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Associate Vice Chancellor & Chief Technology Officer
UNCG Information Technology Services

Lecturer
Computer Science

Office: McNutt 112C (Building 57 on this map)

Office Hours: By appointment

Email: jnwhitwo <at> uncg.edu

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Bio

Jeff received his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.  He has 14 years of professional experience in the Information Technology field with a focus on Systems Infrastructure and Architecture and is currently the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Enterprise Infrastructure and Chief Infrastructure Architect at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Teaching

Current

Spring 2021

CSC339 – Concepts of Programming Languages

Previous

Spring 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

CSC101 – Introduction to Computer Concepts

Spring 2016

CSC230 – Elementary Data Structures and Algorithms – Advanced syntax of high level language taught in CSC 130. Emphasis on modularization and abstraction. Big-O analysis of algorithms. Design and use of abstract data types with various implementations.

Research Projects

  • CC* Networking Infrastructure: Gate City Research Network – A Multi-Institution Science DMZ (NSF Aware #1925623) – $499,912

Interest Areas

  • Hybrid Cloud Computing
  • Infrastructure Security
  • Big Data Processing Systems
  • Technology in Emerging Markets

Publications

“Security Problems and Challenges in a Machine learning-based Hybrid Big Data Processing Network Systems.” Whitworth, Jeff, and Shan Suthaharan. (SIGMETRICS Big Data Workshop)

Certifications

GIAC Certified Windows Security Administrator – GCWN (Analyst 2527)

GIAC Certified Enterprise Defender – GCED (Analyst 1757)

Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Server Infrastructure

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