Michael McGuire

Michael McGuire is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Towson University's College of Science and Mathematics. He holds a Ph.D. in Information Systems from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (2010), with supporting degrees in Information Systems (MS, 2005) and Geography & Environmental Planning (BS, 1996).

• Education: Ph.D. & MS in Information Systems (UMBC), BS in Geography (Towson)
• Department: Computer and Information Sciences
• School: College of Science and Mathematics
• Email: mmcguire@towson.edu

His research focuses on spatio-temporal data mining, sensor database systems, and environmental informatics applications. Current work examines deep learning approaches for climate prediction, including convolutional neural networks for tornado day forecasting and transformer models in hurricane intensity analysis. Earlier publications explore information visualization through eye-tracking studies and multi-criteria decision systems for route planning.

Recent publications highlight machine learning applications in environmental contexts, with 2024 studies on knowledge graphs and 2023 work on federated learning. The 2022 tornado prediction papers demonstrate CNN capabilities in meteorological modeling, while 2021 eye-tracking research shows feature engineering approaches for visual processing tasks.

Dr. McGuire's technical expertise spans distributed database systems, cloud computing architectures, and human-computer interaction through eye gaze analysis. His 2018-2020 publications compare SQL/NoSQL storage for climate data and develop safe route planning algorithms using Fuzzy TOPSIS and other decision frameworks.