Michael J. Williams

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Biography

Dr. Michael J. Williams is a Professor of Management in the Department of Marketing, Management and Operations, David. B. O’Maley College of Business at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida.  He has been with Embry-Riddle since 1984 and his academic areas of expertise include information systems, radio frequency identification (RFID), intermodal transportation, and aviation maintenance management. Dr. Williams holds a Ph.D. in Computer Technology from Nova Southeastern University,  and a Masters of Aviation Management from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.  Certifications include: Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA), FAA A&P Mechanic, FAA Part 107 sUAS, and CompTIA RFID+.   His research interests include: aircraft maintenance, aviation management, radio frequency identification (RFID), information systems, and intermodal transportation systems.  Dr. Williams’ work has appeared in such publications as the Journal of Air Transportation, World Review of Science, Technology & Sustainable Development, World Review of Intermodal Transportation Research, Multimodal Transport Security: Frameworks and Policy Applications in Freight and Passenger Transport, and the International Journal of Aviation, Aeronautics, and Aerospace.

Education

• Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Computing Technology in Education, Nova Southeastern University
• M. - Master in Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• B. - Bachelor in Professional Aeronautics: Aircraft Maintenance, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
• A. - Associate in Aviation Maintenance Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Ratings and Certificates

• Mechanic - Federal Aviation Administration
• Remote Pilot - Federal Aviation Administration
• Accredited Senior Appraiser - American Society of Appraisers

Currently Teaching

• BA 320: Business Information Systems
• BA 215: Transportation Principles

Courses Taught

AMT-202 Aircraft Wood, Fabric, and Finishes
AMT-208 Aircraft Landing Gear Systems
AVMT-111 Applied Science for the Aviation Technician
AVMT-112 Aviation Regulations, Records, and Documents
AVMT-115 Direct Current Electricity
AVMT-213 Aircraft Instruments and Communication/Navigation Systems
AVMT-214 Aircraft Composite Structures
AVMT-217 Aircraft Non-Metalic Structures
BA-201 Principles of Management

BA-120 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems
BA-125 Foundations in Business Data Analytics

BA-215 Transportation Principles
BA-230 Advanced Computer-Based Systems

BA-320 Business Information Systems

BA-395 Intermodal Transportation

BA-399 Airline Management and Marketing
BA-419 Aviation Maintenance Management
BA-503A Business Foundations - Management
BA-521 Global Information Systems
BA-616 Electronic Commerce

BA-699 Intermodal Transportation
IT-109 Introduction to Computers

UNIV-101 Student Success

Research Projects

• A Database Management System for General Aviation Safety

Publications

• Rapid Generation of Kilonova Light Curves Using Conditional Variational Autoencoder (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2024)
• Panama Canal expansion and Florida seaports (Michael J. Williams, Dawna L Rhoades) Pure Portfolio (2024)
• Importance nested sampling with normalising flows (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2023)
• Unpacking Merger Jets (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2023)
• A Database Management System for General Aviation Safety (Massoud Bazargan, Michael Williams, Alan Stolzer) Faculty Research Projects (2022)
• All-sky search for continuous gravitational waves from isolated neutron stars using Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo O3 data (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
• A Database Management System for General Aviation Safety (Massoud Bazargan, Michael Williams, Alan Stolzer) Faculty Research (2022)
• Narrowband Searches for Continuous and Long-duration Transient Gravitational Waves from Known Pulsars in the LIGO-Virgo Third Observing Run (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
• Search for Gravitational Waves Associated with Gamma-Ray Bursts Detected by Fermi and Swift during the LIGO-Virgo Run O3b (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
• The effect of a safety crisis on safety culture and safety climate (Dawna L Rhoades, Michael J. Williams, Anke Arnaud) Pure Portfolio (2022)
• Search for intermediate-mass black hole binaries in the third observing run of Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2022)
• Search for Lensing Signatures in the Gravitational-Wave Observations from the First Half of LIGO-Virgo's Third Observing Run (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Constraints from LIGO O3 Data on Gravitational-wave Emission Due to R-modes in the Glitching Pulsar PSR J0537-6910 (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Searches for continuous gravitational waves from young supernova remnants in the early third observing run of advanced LIGO and Virgo (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• A bayesian inference framework for gamma-ray burst afterglow properties (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Generalised gravitational wave burst generation with generative adversarial networks (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Search for anisotropic gravitational-wave backgrounds using data from Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo's first three observing runs (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Upper limits on the isotropic gravitational-wave background from Advanced LIGO and Advanced Virgo's third observing run (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Observation of Gravitational Waves from Two Neutron Star-Black Hole Coalescences (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Diving below the Spin-down Limit (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Nested sampling with normalizing flows for gravitational-wave inference (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• All-sky search in early O3 LIGO data for continuous gravitational-wave signals from unknown neutron stars in binary systems (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2021)
• Bayesian inference for compact binary coalescences with BILBY (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2020)
• Gravitational-wave Constraints on the Equatorial Ellipticity of Millisecond Pulsars (Michael J. Williams, Michele Zanolin) Pure Portfolio (2020)
• Safety and Security in Brazilian Aviation (Dawna L Rhoades, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2018)
• Matching Matched Filtering with Deep Networks for Gravitational-Wave Astronomy (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2018)
• Modernizing the Supply Chain of Airbus by Integrating RFID and Blockchain Processes (Michael D. D Santonino III, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2018)
• Assuring intermodal security using RFID tags on cargo containers (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2017)
• Airline distribution systems (Michael J. Williams, Dawna L Rhoades) Pure Portfolio (2017)
• Multimodal Freight Transportation Security in Brazil (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2016)
• Air Cargo Security in Brazil and China (Michael J. Williams, Chunyan Yu, Li Zou) Pure Portfolio (2014)
• High-Speed Rail: Will it Change the Dynamics of US Intercity Passenger Travel? (Michael J. Williams, Dawna L Rhoades) Pure Portfolio (2013)
• Innovation for Sustainability: The Transformation of the Transportation System (Anke Arnaud, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2010)
• The Human Resource Implications of Computers (Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2008)
• Imperfect Substitutes: Competitive Analysis Failure in US intercity Passenger Rail (Dawna L Rhoades, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2006)
• Meeting the Needs of the Aviation Industry Through Aviation Maintenance Technician Schools (Michael J. Williams, Dawna L Rhoades) Pure Portfolio (2006)
• The effect of line maintenance activity on airline safety quality (Dawna L Rhoades, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2005)
• Selling Space: Revitalising Interest in Aerospace Technology Careers (Dawna L Rhoades, Michael J. Williams) Pure Portfolio (2004)

Professional Experience

Florida Air National Guard, Aircraft Technician, 1982-83.
U.S. Air Force, Aircraft Technician, 1976-1982

Memberships and Credentials

COMPTIA RFID+ Certification – 2011

Awards, Honors and Recognitions

Outstanding Teacher Award Nominee, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Campus, Spring 2007.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2006 edition.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2005 edition.
Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, 2004 edition.
Faculty Appreciation Award, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Senior Class, Spring 2001.
Volusia County Volunteer Firefighter/EMT, 1993-2003
FAA Designated Mechanic Examiner, 1990-2001.
Department of Technology Chair’s Award, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Spring 1998.
Faculty Appreciation Award, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Senior Class, Spring 1994.
Aircraft Maintenance Instructor of the Year.  Aircraft Technician Education Council (ATEC) presented in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1992.
AMT Faculty Member of the Year, Aircraft Maintenance Technology Department, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1992.
Aircraft Maintenance Technology Fellowship Award.  Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1984.

Labs

• Radio Frequency Identification