Designing for Six Sigma
Mara Martinez (left) with Dr. Jamison V. Kovach
At the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Greater Houston Section professional development meeting in June, Mara Martinez, UH alumnus, and Dr. Jamison V. Kovach presented Designing an Information Management Process for ASQ Houston Using Design for Six Sigma.
Mara earned her Master's in Supply Chain and Logistics in spring 2015. She participated in the College of Technology Graduate Research Day and received a first place award for this project. Her advisor, Jamison V. Kovach, is an associate professor at the University of Houston. Dr. Kovach is certified in Six Sigma Black Belt training and directs the Lean Six Sigma program for the College of Technology.
UH Technology Alumnus Presents Insider Tips at DEF CON 23 Conference: Are we really safe?
Used to protect everything from residential communities to commercial offices, access control systems are ubiquitous and people depend on them to make sure that secured areas are only accessible to authorized users. In his talk, "Are we really safe? Bypassing Access Control Systems", at DEF CON 23 in Las Vegas, August 6-9, UH College of Technology computer information systems alum Dennis Maldonado, demonstrated how and where access control systems are used, exposing the tips, tricks and attack methods used in bypassing common access control systems-from physical attacks, and RFID, to wireless, telephony, and network. Maldonado is a security consultant for KLC Consulting.
View the presentation slides for Hacking Access Control Systems.
Team Wins Best Paper Award at International Tourism Conference
In collaboration with the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management graduate student, Yoohee Hwang, and Dr. Ki-Joon Back, College of Technology Retailing and Consumer Science Program professor Dr. Jungkun Park co-authored "How Do Potential Medical Tourists Expect? Assessing Expectation Based on Gap Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling". The team received a Best Paper Award at the 78th TOSOK International Tourism Conference, Seoul, Korea.