Dr. Augusto Augusto Casas

Non-Tenure Track

Department of Information Systems

College of Engineering and Information Technology

He/Him/His/Himself

About

Information Systems professional with 15 years of experience managing projects for implementing Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems and 23 years of college teaching experience. Developed SCADA systems for major gas and oil companies worldwide, including Saudi Aramco, Gazprom, Pertamina, Enron, and Pemex. Taught a variety of information systems, computer science, and finance courses. Held an Associate Professor Tenured position at St Thomas Aquinas College and an Associate Professor non-tenured position at the University of Connecticut. Former Adjunct at Columbia University and New York University (NYU), and instructor at the Summer Oxbridge program at Harvard and Columbia Universities. Completed the Quality Matters Online Teaching certificate program. Received Fulbright Specialist Grant in 2022 and 2024.

Research interests

Effective teaching and learning strategies
WealthTech
Teaching Information Systems with Cases

Teaching interests

Information Systems
Cybersecurity
Data Science/Analytics

Education

  • Graduate Certificate, Higher Education TeachingHarvard University Derek Bok Center (2024)
  • Ph D, Information SystemsNova Southeastern University (2002)
    Application of Artificial neural Networks to the Tactical Asset Allocation Model
  • MBA, Business AdministrationUniversity of Connecticut (1992)
  • BS, Electrical ENgineeringPontificia Universidad Javeriana (1983)