Mary Ann Cummings
Contact Info
Dr. Mary Ann Cummings
Gianforte School of Computing
253C Norm Asbjornson Hall
(406) 994-3547
Education
- BS Computer Science, James Madison University, 1984
- BS Math, James Madison University, 1984
- MS Computer Science, Naval Post Graduate School, 1990
- PhD Software Engineering, Naval Post Graduate School, 2015
- Disseration: Identifying and Quantifying Emergent Behavior Through System of Systems Modeling and Simulation
Courses Taught at MSU
CSCI107, CSCI112, CSCI215, CSCI232, CSCI338, CSCI446, ESOF322
Other MSU Involvement
Faculty advisor, Association of Women in Computing, 2018-present
Faculty advisor, Women in Business, 2022-present
Task Force member for the development of navMSU, 2021-present
Member, Gender Equity Alliance, 2022-present
Member, graduate student committees, 2022-present
Bio
I was born and raised in Virginia Beach, Virginia. After receiving my BS in Computer Science in 1984, I went to work for Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) in Dahlgren, Virginia right after graduation as a computer scientist. While at NSWCDD, I developed software for a Naval system. For 8 years (2002-2010), I worked for Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) as a program manager in charge of the development for that same Naval system . I came back to NSWCDD in 2011. While pursuing my PhD, I led a team that developed a patented Modeling and Simulation framework for the development of System of Systems simulations. In 2017 I received the NAVSEA scientist of the year award and the Navy League Rear Admiral Parsons award for Scientific and Technical Progress for that work. One interesting note, as part of my career at NSWCDD and SSP, I got to go underway on 2 submarines, 2 ships and 1 aircraft carrier for 1-2 weeks at a time. I retired from NSWCDD at the end of 2017 and came to MSU to teach in January 2018.