Automated Systems, Data, and Sustainable Computing

Dr. Tiako is a Full Professor of Computer Science (CS), Director of the Center for IT R&D, and President of Tiako University, a small campus under establishment in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Dr. Tiako was brought to the US (in 2001) by Oklahoma State University as a CS Faculty before serving as founding Director of the Center for IT Research and CS Professor at Langston University (until 2016).  In the US, he participated in research and educational projects, such as MSEIP (Department of Education), DEPSCoR (DoD), DURIP (DoD), and GENI (BBN-NSF). Before coming to the US, Dr. Tiako worked in France, where he taught CS courses and did research respectively at the University of Lorraine, University Rennes, and INRIA (the French national institute for research in information technology).

Dr. Tiako received a Ph.D. in Software Engineering in 1999 from the University of Lorraine (INPL), France. His research includes Knowledge-Based Systems, Business Process Modeling, E-Commerce, Social Networks, and Distributed Software Development. In France, he participated in research and educational projects such as NATO PCIS II (US Navy and French DoD), SIMES (European Union INCO), and SCRATCHY (Texas Instruments). Dr. Tiako has authored more than 70 technical papers and is the editor of 3 books. He began supervising Undergraduate students in 1992, advising Graduate and Doctoral students in 1999, and hiring and mentoring Postdoctoral fellows in 2006.

Dr. Tiako is IEEE Senior Member and a Past Chair for IEEE Oklahoma City Section. He chaired or served on the Program Committee of more than 100 International Conferences/Workshops since 1999, including Chair for the 1999 & 2000 ISAS Team-based Software Development Workshops in Orlando, FL, USA; Chair for 2005 Oklahoma Information Technology Symposium; Chair for the 2011 Oklahoma Computing Conference; Technical Chair for the 2012 and 2020 IEEE Green Conference; and Chair for the 2021 OkIP Conferences in Oklahoma City, OK, USA. He also co-edited six proceedings volumes resulting from services as conferences’ Program Chair. As a volunteer Community Organizer in Neighborhood Associations, he is currently Vice-President of Canyon North and a Member of Metro Park in Oklahoma City, OK, USA.