David Yates

  • Associate Professor, Computer Information Systems
  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst
  • M.S. in Computer Science, Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science concentration, Tufts University

Professional Memberships

  • Beta Gamma Sigma 2011-03-01 - Present
  • Awards and Honors

  • Distinguished Paper Award, EDSIGCon
  • Best Paper Nomination, Fiftieth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • Best Paper Nomination, Forty-Eighth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • (Faculty Co-advisor) Student Cluster Competition, Bentley – Northeastern - MIT Team, ISC 14, http://goo.gl/KVVzsS
  • (Faculty Co-advisor) Student Cluster Competition, Commodity Track, Overall Winning Team, ACM/IEEE SC 13, http://goo.gl/E4tx3O
  • Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, Bentley University
  • Best Research Paper Nomination, Fourteenth Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o)
  • Best Paper Nomination, Forty-Fifth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • Joined AACSB international honor society, Beta Gamma Sigma (BGS)
  • Best Paper Award, Forty-Forth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • Best Paper Nomination, Forty-Third Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS)
  • Invited to workshop on Future Directions in Networked Sensing Systems: Fundamentals and Applications, National Science Foundation (NSF)
  • Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award, Bentley University
  • Scholarly Contributions and Creative Productions

    Journal Articles


  • Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2025). On Becoming: Why Disposition Distinguishes Information Systems Education from Training. A Commentary on Model Curricula (invited article). Information Systems Education Journal, (23) 1 70-93. (Link)
  • Frydenberg, M. E., Yates, D. J. (2024). Teaching the Metaverse: Applying TPACK to a Multidisciplinary First Year Seminar Course Design.. Information Systems Education Journal,, (22) 5 18-45. (Link)
  • Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J., Babb, J. S. (2022). Beyond Competency: The Imperative to Foster Professionalism in Computing Graduates. Information Systems Education Journal, (20) 5 67-81. (Link)
  • Purao, S. R., Murungi, D. M., Yates, D. J. (2021). Deliberative Breakdowns in Social Representation Processes: Evidence from Reader Comments in Partisan News Sites. ACM Transactions on Social Computing
  • Mentzer, K., Frydenberg, M. E., Yates, D. J. (2020). Teaching Applications and Implications of Blockchain via Project-Based Learning: A Case Study. Information Systems Education Journal, (18) 6 57-98. (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., Frydenberg, M. E., Waguespack, L. J., McDermott, I., OConnell, J., Chen, F., Babb, J. S. (2019). Dotting i’s and Crossing T’s: Integrating Breadth and Depth in an Undergraduate Cybersecurity Course. Information Systems Education Journal, (17) 6 41-62. (Link)
  • Waguespack, L. J., Babb, J. S., Yates, D. J. (2018). Triangulating Coding Bootcamps in IS Education: Bootleg Education or Disruptive Innovation?. Information Systems Education Journal, (16) 6 48-58. (Link)
  • Frydenberg, M. E., Yates, D. J., Kukesh, J. S. (2018). Sprint, then Fly: Teaching Agile Methodologies with Paper Airplanes. Information Systems Education Journal, (16) 5 22-36. (Link)
  • Alexander, M. M., Kirschner, C., Scholten, P. A., Yates, D. J. (2018). Health Privacy and (Lack Of) Legal Protections in a Technology-Driven Economy. North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology, (19) 1
  • Waguespack, L. J., Schiano, W. T., Yates, D. J. (2016). Trust = Utility + Security: Designing for that Elusive Quality in Cloud Computing. Design Principles and Practices — Annual Review, (10) 25-40. (Link)
  • Gulati, G. J., Williams, C. B., Yates, D. J. (2014). Predictors of On-line Services and e-Participation: A Cross-National Comparison. Government Information Quarterly, (31) 4 526-533. (Link)
  • Schiano, W. T., Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2013). Apache Web Server: Applying Lessons from Physical Architecture to Enable Systems to Thrive. The International Journal of Design Management and Professional Practice, (7) 1 12-Jan. (Link)
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2012). Different Paths to Universal Access: The Impact of Policy and Regulation on Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds. Journal of Telecommunications Policy, (36) 9 749-61. (Link)
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2011). Strategy, Competition, and Investment: Explaining the Global Divide in E-Government Adoption with Policy Variables. Electronic Government: An International Journal, (8) 3-Feb 124-43. (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., Weiss, J. W., Gulati, G. J. (2010). Universal Broadband: An Analysis of Global Stakeholders and the Pursuit of the Common Good. International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy, (1) 2 25-43. (Link)
  • Waguespack, L. J., Schiano, W. T., Yates, D. J. (2010). Translating Architectural Design Quality from the Physical Domain to Information Systems. Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal, (4) 1 179-194.
  • Yates, D. J. (2010). Universal Broadband: An Analysis of Global Stakeholders and the Pursuit of the Common Good. International Journal of Innovation in the Digital Economy, (1) 2 25-43. (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., Nahum, E. M., Kurose, J. F., Shenoy, P. (2008). Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems (Extended Version). Pervasive and Mobile Computing, (4) 6 851-870. (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T., Tawileh, A. (2008). How Open Source Software and Wireless Networks are Transforming Two Cultures: An Investigation in Urban North America and Rural Africa. The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge, and Society, (4) 6 145-158. (Link)
  • Almeida, J. M., Almeida, V., Yates, D. J. (1997). WebMonitor: A Tool for Measuring World-Wide Web Server Performance. First Monday, (2) 7 (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D., Hluchyj, M. G. (1994). On Per-session End-to-end Delay and the Call Admission Problem for Real-time Applications with QOS Requirements. Journal of High Speed Networks, (3) 4 429-458. (Link)
  • Murungi, D. M., Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J. Individual Deliberative Capacity and Fake News. Journal Of the Association For Information Systems Forthcoming
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., , ., Gulati, G. J., Yates, L. Broadband Internet Affordability and the Global Digital Divide, An Information Ethics Perspective. Forthcoming
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. The Role of Social Justice and the Global Digital Divide and Broadband Affordability. Journal of Business Ethics 22. Forthcoming
  • Books


  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J. (). Internet Broadband Affordability, (The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet) , 3 Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage (Link)
  • Book Chapters


  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Williams, C. B. (2017). Understanding the Impact of Politication Structure, Governance and Public Policy on e-Government Social Inclusion and Usability of Innovative ICT-enabled Services. New York, NY: Routledge (Link)
  • Skaletsky, M. ., Pick, J. B., Sarkar, A., Yates, D. J. (2017). Digital Divides: Past, Present and Future Companion to Management Information Systems. London, U. K.: Routledge (Link)
  • Yates, D. J. (2017). Digital divides The Routledge Companion to Management Information Systems. Routledge (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., Weiss, J. W., Gulati, G. J. (2012). Universal Broadband: An Analysis of Global Stakeholders and the Pursuit of the Common Good (Reprint) Digital Economy Innovations and Impacts on Society. Hershey, PA: IGI Global (Link)
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T., Tawileh, A. (2011). How Open Source Software and Wireless Networks are Transforming Two Cultures: An Investigation in Urban North America and Rural Africa (Reprint) Emerging Digital Spaces in Contemporary Society: Properties of Technology. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan (Link)
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Tawileh, A. (2010). Towards E-participation in the Middle East and Northern Europe Comparative E-Government: An Examination of E-Government across Countries. Berlin: Springer (Link)
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Tawileh, A. (2010). Explaining the Global Digital Divide: The Impact of Public Policy Initiatives on E-Government Capacity and Reach Worldwide Politics, Democracy and E-Government: Participation and Service Delivery. Hershey, PA: IGI Global
  • Yates, D. J., Xu, J. (2009). Sensor Field Resource Management for Sensor Network Data Mining Intelligent Techniques for Warehousing and Mining Sensor Network Data. Hershey, PA: IGI Global (Link)
  • Yates, D. J. (1997). Measuring the Behavior of a World-Wide Web Server High Performance Networking VII. Springer US (Link)
  • Conference Proceedings


  • Frydenberg, M. E., Yates, D. J., Noonan, A. (2023). “Living in the Metaverse: A Multidisciplinary Course Design and Pedagogy” Proceedings of the ISCAP Conference Albuquerque NM
  • Babb, J. S., Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2023). “On Becoming: Why Disposition Distinguishes Education from Training” Proceedings of the Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals Conference Wilmington, NC
  • Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J., Babb, J. S. (2021). “Beyond Competency: The Imperative to Foster Professionalism in Computing Graduates” Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals
  • Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J., Babb, J. S. (2020). “Reflections from Recent Graduates on a Computer Information Systems Culminating Experience” Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals Wilmington, North Carolina
  • Mentzer, K., Fallon, K., Prichard, J., Yates, D. J. (2020). “Measuring and Unpacking Affective Polarization on Twitter: The Role of Party and Gender in the 2018 Senate Races”
  • Murungi, D. M., Yates, D. J., Purao, S. R., Yu, J., Zhan, R. (2019). “Factual or Believable? Negotiating the Boundaries of Confirmation Bias in Online News Stories”
  • Murungi, D. M., Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J. (2018). “Beyond Facts: A New Spin on Fake News in the Age of Social Media” 24th Americas Conference on Information Systems, New Orleans, LA New Orleans, LA
  • Babb, J. S., Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J. (2018). “Approaching Recursively-Emergent Wicked Problems in Information System Design with a Designerly Epistemology of Practice” Associatiation of Business Information Systems Alburquerque, NM
  • Waguespack, L. J., Babb, J. S., Yates, D. J. (2018). “In Search of a Cure for a Psychosis in Information Systems Design: Co-created Design and Metaphorical Appreciation” HICSS
  • Babb, J. S., Nørbjerg, J., Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2017). “The Empire Strikes Back: The End of Agile as We Know It? (Extended Version)” Association for Information Systems Atlanta, GA
  • Waguespack, L. J., Babb, J. S., Yates, D. J. (2017). “'Refactoring' Refactoring” HICSS
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2016). “Affordable Broadband: Bridging the Global Digital Divide in Developed and Developing Countries, A Social Justice Approach” Academy of Management
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2016). “Affordable Broadband: Bridging the Global Digital Divide, A Social Justice Approach” HICSS
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W., Marabelli, M., Huang, J. (2015). “Determinants of Mobile Broadband Affordability: A Cross-National Comparison”
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Marabelli, M. (2015). “Determinants of Mobile Broadband Diffusion: A Focus on Developing Countries”
  • Choudrie, J., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2015). “Investigating Mobile Broadband Affordability in Developing Countries: A Cross-National Comparison” ACM Singapore
  • Weiss, J. W., Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Yates, L. E. (2015). “Mobile Broadband Affordability and the Global Digital Divide, An Information Ethics Perspective” HICSS
  • Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J., Schiano, W. T. (2014). “Towards a Design Theory for Trustworthy Information Systems”
  • Williams, C. B., Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2013). “Predictors of On-line Services and e-Participation: A Cross-National Comparison” Digital Government Society of North America Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2013). “Understanding the Impact of Policy, Regulation and Governance on Mobile Broadband Diffusion”
  • Keville, K. L., Garg, R., Yates, D. J., Arya, K., Cooperman, G. (2012). “Towards Fault-Tolerant Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing in the Cloud”
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Williams, C. B. (2012). “Understanding the Impact of Political Structure, Governance and Public Policy on e-Government” Shidler College of Business Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2011). “Different Paths to Universal Access: The Impact of Policy and Regulation on Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds”
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2011). “Different Paths to Broadband Access: The Impact of Governance and Policy on Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds”
  • Unal, E., Yates, D. J. (2010). “Enterprise Fraud Management Using Cloud Computing: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework” Association for Information Systems Pretoria, South Africa
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2010). “Towards Universal Broadband: Understanding the Impact of Policy Initiatives on Broadband Diffusion and Affordability” Association for Information Systems Pretoria, South Africa
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Tawileh, A. (2010). “Explaining the Global Digital Divide: The Impact of Public Policy Initiatives on Digital Opportunity and ICT Development”
  • Yates, D. J., Keville, K., Centauro, R., McGonagle, T. (2009). “Towards Green Computing and Communication”
  • Centauro, R., Keville, K. L., Khanna, G., Yates, D. J. (2009). “Workflow and Resource Management for Energy-Efficient Supercomputing”
  • Centauro, R., Keville, K. L., Khanna, G., Yates, D. J. (2009). “The Green Team Supercomputer”
  • Yates, D. J., Nahum, E., Kurose, J., Shenoy, P. (2008). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems”
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T., Tawileh, A. (2008). “How Open Source Software and Wireless Networks are Transforming Two Cultures: An Investigation in Urban North America and Rural Africa”
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (1964). “The Role of Social Justice and the Global Digital Divide and Broadband Affordability” Academy of Management, 78th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL Chicago, IL
  • Yates, D. J. (1964). “Unpacking and Comparing Political Discourse on Reddit During the 2016 and 2020 U.S. Presidential Election Campaigns”
  • Digital and Electronic Media, Social Media, Blogs, Podcasts


  • 2014. "Gabriel Consulting Group article at http://goo.gl/JqglnX"
  • 2014. "Gabriel Consulting Group article at http://goo.gl/gXb47o"
  • 2014. "Gabriel Consulting Group article at http://goo.gl/s1rNqx"
  • 2014. "Bentley University Observer Magazine article at http://www.bentley.edu/observer/campus-news/students/supercomputing-success"
  • 2014. "Bentley University Press Release at http://www.bentley.edu/newsroom/latest-headlines/business-knowhow-launches-bentley-northeastern-student-team-supercomputing"
  • 2011. "Bentley University Press Release at http://www.bentley.edu/newsroom/latest-headlines/bentley-university-professors-receive-best-paper-award-hawaii"
  • Other Scholarly Work


  • Yates, D. J. (2019). SAGE Encyclopedia of the Internet, Vol 3. Sage, (Vol 3) .
  • Yates, D. J. On the Tradeoff between Data Quality and Energy Expended for Sensor Network Applications. Forthcoming.
  • Yates, D. J. Scalable Content Delivery for Networked Servers. Forthcoming.
  • Northeastern University, G.Solar-Powered Supercomputing. Forthcoming.
  • Yates, D. J. Re-conceptualizing Disinformation. MIS Quarterly Forthcoming.
  • Presentations


  • Ream III, A. F., Yates, D. J. (1964). “An Analysis of the Scope of Cybersecurity Education for Computer Information Systems Students” Presented at the ISCAP/EDSIG Information Systems & Computing Academic Professionals (EDSIGCon) Baltimore, MD
  • Yates, D. J., Babb, J. S. (2023). “Using Competencies to Specify Cybersecurity Computing Curricula” Presented at the EDSIGCon Albuquerque, NM
  • Ream III, A. F., Yates, D. J. (2023). “The Design of Complementary Information Security and Cybersecurity Courses” Presented at the Computing Education + Information Systems Applied Research ISCAP 2023 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
  • Ream III, A. F., Yates, D. J. (1964). “The Design of Complementary Information Security and Cybersecurity Courses” Presented at the Computing Education + Information Systems Applied Research ISCAP 2024 Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
  • Babb, J. S., Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2022). “Distinguishing Education from Training: Dispositions as First-Class Citizens of the IS Curriculum” Presented at the EDSIGCon Clearwater, FL
  • Yates, D. J. (2022). “Model Computing Curriculum 2020 and Implications for Cybersecurity Curricula” Presented at the EDSIGCon Clearwater, FL
  • Yates, D. J. (2021). “CompOps (Compliance Operations): Regulatory Cultural Change” Presented at the Linux Foundation Open Source Strategy Forum New York, NY
  • Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J., Murungi, D. M. (2019). “Uncovering the Processes of Hyper-Partisan Polarization” Presented at the Harvard University Dataverse Community Meeting Cambridge, MA
  • Flynn, P. M., Yates, D. J., Weiss, J. W. (2019). Presented at the Bentley Research Colloquium on Social In/Justice & Inequality, "Remedies", Panel Co-Chair
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2019). “Global Broadband Internet Access as a Moral Right for All: Addressing the Social Injustices of Affordability, Pathways to Resolution” Presented at the Bentley University Bentley University Colloquium on Social In/Justice & Inequality, "Mechanisms" Waltham, MA
  • Murungi, D. M., Yates, D. J., Purao, S. R., Yu, J., Zhan, R. (2019). “Factual or Believable? Negotiating the Boundaries of Confirmation Bias in Online News Stories” Presented at the 2019 Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Maui, Hawaii
  • Murungi, D. M., Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J. (2018). “Collective Intelligence, Cognitive Bias and Crowd Spin Doctoring ‚Äì Fake News in the Age of Social Media” Presented at the Boston Area Information Systems Workshop Lowell, MA
  • Murungi, D. M., Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J. (2018). “How can we reduce the threat of Fake News?” Presented at the Bright Internet Global Summit 2018 San Francisco
  • Yates, D. J., Crenshaw, F. (2018). “DevOps Workshop: Speed and Reliability” Presented at the Agility Conference Boston, MA
  • Murungi, D. M., Purao, S. R., Yates, D. J. (2018). “Beyond Facts: A New Spin on Fake News in the Age of Social Media” Presented at the Association for Information Systems 2018 Americas Conference on Information Systems New Orleans, LA
  • Garfield, M. J., Yates, D. J. (2017). “Battling the Digital Divide: Tech Goes Home” Presented at the North American Case Research Association 2017 North American Case Research Association Chicago, IL
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T. A. (2017). “Agile and DevOps for Network Operations” Presented at the Agility Conference Chicago, IL
  • Maiorana, D. B., Yates, D. J. (2017). “Designing a Checklist to Assure Security and Privacy in the Cloud: A Case Study” Presented at the 11th International Conference of Design Principles and Practices Toronto, ON, Canada
  • Yates, D. J. (2017). “The Role of Social Media in the 2016 Presidential Election: Going Viral All the Way to The White House” Presented at the Fiftieth Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) Waikoloa, Big Island, HI
  • Yates, D. J. (2016). “Determinants of Mobile Broadband Diffusion: A Focus on Developing Countries” Presented at the University of Redlands School of Business Seminar Series Redlands, CA
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, J. G. (2016). “Affordable Broadband: Bridging the Global Digital Divide, A Social Justice Approach” Presented at the Academy of Management Pushing social frontiers with IT Social frontiers Anaheim, CA
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T. A. (2016). “Why Your Alma Mater Should Teach DevOps: A Call to Arms” Presented at the DevOpsDays Atlanta Atlanta, GA
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2016). “Affordable Broadband: Bridging the Global Digital Divide, A Social Justice Approach” Presented at the 49th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Koloa, Kauai, HI
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T. A. (2015). “DevOps: What, Why, Who, When, ‚Ķ And why you should care” Presented at the Boston Tech Summit Cambridge, MA, http://goo.gl/kNgML4
  • Waguespack, L. J., Schiano, W. T., Yates, D. J. (2015). “Trust = Utility + Security: Designing for that Elusive Quality in Cloud Computing” Presented at the 9th International Conference of Design Principles and Practices Chicago, IL
  • Weiss, J. W., Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Yates, L. E. (2015). “Mobile Broadband Affordability and the Global Digital Divide, An Information Ethics Perspective” Presented at the 48th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Koloa, Kauai, HI
  • Gulati, G. J., Williams, C. B., Yates, D. J. (2014). “Predictors of On-line Services and E-Participation: A Cross-National Comparison” Presented at the Bentley Research Council Bentley Research Colloquium, Big Data: Applications, Infrastructures, and Implications Bentley University, Waltham, MA, http://goo.gl/cbLQZp
  • Gulati, G. J., Williams, C. B., Yates, D. J. (2014). “Predictors of On-line Services and e-Participation: A Cross-National Comparison” Presented at the International Political Science Association 23nd World Congress of Political Science Montreal, Quebec
  • Gulley, O. D., Simon, D. P., Yates, D. J. (2014). “Bitcoin. Big Deal or Big Scam?” Presented at the Hughey Center for Financial Services and Bentley Finance Department Panel on Bitcoin. Big Deal or Big Scam? Bentley University, Waltham, MA, http://goo.gl/gExh4d
  • Gulati, G. J., Williams, C. B., Yates, D. J. (2014). “Institutions, Policy, and Governance: Explaining E-Government Implementation Across Nations” Presented at the 55th International Studies Association Annual Conference Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J., Schiano, W. T. (2014). “Towards a Design Theory for Trustworthy Information Systems” Presented at the 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Waikoloa, Big Island, HI, http://goo.gl/ykK7iS
  • Eshelman, E., Kaeli, D., Keville, K. L., Yates, D. J. (2013). “2013 in Review -- HPC & GPU Supercomputing” Presented at the Microsoft & Microway HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge, MA, http://goo.gl/HRuZOU
  • Keville, K. L., Garg, R., Yates, D. J., Arya, K., Cooperman, G. (2013). “Towards Fault-Tolerant Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing in the Cloud” Presented at the ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference, EE HPC Working Group Denver, CO, USA
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2013). “Different Paths to Universal Broadband Access: Understanding Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds” Presented at the Bentley Research Council First Annual Bentley Research Colloquium Bentley University, Waltham, MA, http://goo.gl/oIhIZb
  • Abed, M., Aleman, J., Charlebois, C., Havey, B., Hentschel, N., Hu, R., Joseph, J., Kerr, S., Shah, N., Swamy, T., Veber, D., Keville, K. L., Ukidave, Y., Kaeli, D., Englander, I. S., Yates, D. J. (2013). “SC 13 Student Cluster Competition Presentations” Presented at the Microsoft & Microway HPC & GPU Supercomputing Group of Boston Microsoft NERD Center, Cambridge, MA, http://goo.gl/nsTC9y
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2013). “Understanding the Impact of Policy, Regulation and Governance on Mobile Broadband Diffusion in the Developing World” Presented at the 41st Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Arlington, VA
  • Williams, C. B., Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2013). “Predictors of On-line Services and e-Participation: A Cross-National Comparison” Presented at the Digital Government Society of North America 14th Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research (dg.o 2013) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
  • Schiano, W. T., Yates, D. J., Waguespack, L. J. (2013). “Apache Web Server: Applying Lessons from Physical Architecture to Enable Systems to Thrive” Presented at the 7th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices Chiba, Japan, http://bit.ly/YbEDu5
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2013). “Understanding the Impact of Policy, Regulation and Governance on Mobile Broadband Diffusion” Presented at the 46th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Wailea, Maui, HI, http://bit.ly/SrAvEx
  • Keville, K. L., Yates, D. J. (2012). “Towards Fault-Tolerant Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing in the Cloud” Presented at the IEEE High Performance Extreme Computing Conference (HPEC) Boston, MA, http://bit.ly/TT7c0C
  • Keville, K. L., Garg, R., Yates, D. J., Arya, K., Cooperman, G. (2012). “Towards Fault-Tolerant Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing in the Cloud” Presented at the IEEE International Conference on Cluster Computing Beijing, China, http://bit.ly/SNeFgk
  • Weiss, J. W., Yates, D. J. (2012). “Bridging the Global Broadband Divide in Informal and Formal Economies” Presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting Boston, MA, http://bit.ly/QpoziO
  • Keville, K. L., Yates, D. J. (2012). “Towards Fault-Tolerant Energy-Efficient High Performance Computing in the Cloud” Presented at the Harvard University High Performance Computing Journal Club Cambridge, MA, http://bit.ly/TT9oVY
  • Yates, D. J. (2012). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems” Presented at the Northeastern University CCIS Systems Seminar Series Boston, MA, http://bit.ly/UZ3j9L
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Williams, C. B. (2012). “Understanding the Impact of Political Structure, Governance and Public Policy on e-Government” Presented at the Shidler College of Business Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2011). “Different Paths to Broadband Access: The Impact of Governance and Policy on Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds” Presented at the 44th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Koloa, Kauai, HI, http://bit.ly/MSOsu9
  • Keville, K. L., Williams, M., Yates, D. J. (2011). “Cluster Design for Energy-Efficient High-Performance Computing” Presented at the ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference, Disruptive Technologies Forum Seattle, WA, USA
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2011). “Different Paths to Universal Access: The Impact of Policy and Regulation on Broadband Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds” Presented at the 39th Research Conference on Communication, Information and Internet Policy Arlington, VA
  • Yates, D. J., Weiss, J. W., Gulati, G. J. (2010). “Towards Universal Broadband: Understanding the Impact of Policy Initiatives on Broadband Diffusion and Affordability” Presented at the 18th European Conference on Information Systems Pretoria, South Africa
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J. (2010). “Explaining the Global Digital Divide: The Impact of Public Policy Initiatives on Digital Opportunity and ICT Development” Presented at the Hawaii International Conference for Computer Systems Manoa, HI
  • Higgins, M., Keville, K. L., Khanna, G., Yates, D. J. (2010). “Solar-Powered Supercomputing” Presented at the ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference, Disruptive Technologies Forum New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Unal, E., Yates, D. J. (2010). “Enterprise Fraud Management Using Cloud Computing: A Cost-Benefit Analysis Framework” Presented at the 18th European Conference on Information Systems Pretoria, South Africa, http://bit.ly/SVYVCi
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J. (2010). “Different Paths to Universal Broadband: The Impact of Political Structure, Governance and Policy Initiatives on Broadband Internet Diffusion in the Developed and Developing Worlds” Presented at the Third International Workshop on Global Internet Governance Montreal, QC, Canada
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2010). “Towards Universal Broadband: Understanding the Impact of Policy Initiatives on Broadband Diffusion and Affordability” Presented at the Suffolk University Dept. of Communications Seminar Series Boston, MA
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2010). “Towards Universal Broadband: Understanding the Impact of Policy Initiatives on Broadband Diffusion and Affordability” Presented at the Bentley University CIS/IPM Research Seminar Series Waltham, MA, http://bit.ly/SVZ8FG
  • Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J., Schiano, W. T. (2010). “Translating Architectural Design Quality from the Physical Domain to Information Systems” Presented at the 4th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices Chicago, IL
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Tawileh, A. (2010). “Explaining the Global Digital Divide: The Impact of Public Policy Initiatives on Digital Opportunity and ICT Development” Presented at the 43rd Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences Koloa, Kauai, HI, http://bit.ly/Qpw0Xk
  • Yates, D. J. (2009). “Is There Such a Thing as a Green Network?” Presented at the IEEE Enterprise Networking and Services Conference Honolulu, HI, USA
  • Schiano, W. T., Waguespack, L. J., Yates, D. J. (2009). “Lessons for IT Architecture from Physical Architecture” Presented at the CHIMIT Baltimore, MD
  • Centauro, R., Keville, K. L., Khanna, G., Yates, D. J. (2009). “Workflow and Resource Management for Energy-Efficient Supercomputing” Presented at the Computer-Human Interaction for Management of Information Technology Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., Weiss, J. W. (2009). “Towards universal broadband: Understanding the impact of policy initiatives on broadband diffusion and affordability by Yates, D. J., Gulati, G. J., & Weiss, J. W” Presented at the ECIS (European Conference on Information Systems) Pretoria, South Africa
  • Yates, D. J., Keville, K., Centauro, R., McGonagle, T. (2009). “Towards Green Computing and Communication” Presented at the Fifth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society Huntsville, AL, USA
  • Gulati, G. J., Yates, D. J., Tawileh, A. (2009). “Explaining the Global Digital Divide: The Impact of Public Policy Initiatives on E-Government Access and Reach Worldwide” Presented at the International Association for Media and Communication Research Mexico City, Mexico
  • Centauro, R., Keville, K. L., Khanna, G., Yates, D. J. (2009). “The Green Team Supercomputer” Presented at the ACM/IEEE Supercomputing Conference, Disruptive Technologies Forum Portland, OR, USA
  • Yates, D. J. (2008). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems”
  • Yates, D. J. (2008). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems”
  • Yates, D. J., Nahum, E., Kurose, J., Shenoy, P. (2008). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Pervasive Sensing Systems” Presented at the Sixth IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Hong Kong, China
  • Yates, D. J., McGonagle, T., Tawileh, A. (2008). “How Open Source Software and Wireless Networks are Transforming Two Cultures: An Investigation in Urban North America and Rural Africa” Presented at the Fourth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society Boston, MA, USA
  • Yates, D. J., Kurose, J., Nahum, E., Shenoy, P. (2007). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Wireless Sensor Networks” Presented at the IEEE International Workshop on Sensor Networks and Systems for Pervasive Computing White Plains, NY, USA
  • Yates, D. J. (2007). “Wireless Network Technologies in the Mobile Enterprise”
  • Yates, D. J. (2007). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Wireless Sensor Networks” Presented at the Bentley University CIS Research Seminar Series Waltham, MA
  • Yates, D. J. (2006). “Data Quality and Query Cost in Wireless Sensor Networks”
  • Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Nahum, E. M., Shenoy, P. (2005). “Data Caching and Dissemination in Sensor Networks”
  • Yates, D. J. (2005). “Scalable Data Delivery for Networked Servers and Wireless Sensor Networks”
  • Yates, D. J. (2005). “Scalable Data Delivery for Networked Servers and Wireless Sensor Networks”
  • Yates, D. J. (2004). “HTTP 1.1: Protocol, Implications, Performance” Presented at the 13th International World Wide Web Conference New York, NY
  • Yates, D. J. (2004). “Web Server Clusters” Presented at the 13th International World Wide Web Conference New York, NY
  • Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Nahum, E. M., Shenoy, P. (2004). “Data Caching and Dissemination in Sensor Networks” Presented at the First Collaborative Adaptive Sensing of the Atmosphere (CASA) Research Workshop Estes Park, CO, USA
  • Heddaya, A. A., Mirdad, S. A., Yates, D. J. (1997). “Diffusion-based Caching along Routing Paths” Presented at the 2nd International Web Caching Workshop Boulder, CO, http://bit.ly/YMlQWr
  • Nahum, E. M., Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D. (1997). “Cache Behavior of Network Protocols” Presented at the ACM SIGMETRICS Conference on Measurement and Modeling of Computer Systems Seattle, WA, http://bit.ly/10vJKtj
  • Almeida, J. M., Almeida, V., Yates, D. J. (1997). “Measuring the Behavior of a World-Wide Web Server” Presented at the Seventh IFIP Conference on High Performance Networking (HPN) White Plains, NY, http://bit.ly/10n6CY7
  • Yates, D. J., Almeida, V., Almeida, J. M. (1997). “On the Interaction between an Operating System and a Web Server” Presented at the Third Technical Conference on Telecommunications R&D Lowell, MA, http://bit.ly/WAWMV4
  • Yates, D. J., Nahum, E. M., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D. (1996). “Networking Support for Large Scale Multiprocessor Servers” Presented at the ACM SIGMETRICS Conference on Measurement and Modeling of Computer Systems Philadelphia, PA, http://bit.ly/X9nNQ2
  • Nahum, E., Yates, D. J., O'Malley, S., Orman, H., Schroeppel, R. (1996). “Parallelized Network Security Protocols” Presented at the Internet Society Symposium on Network and Distributed System Security (SNDSS) San Diego, CA, http://bit.ly/Y5vCmz
  • Yates, D. J., Nahum, E. M., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D. (1995). “Networking Support for Large Scale Multiprocessor Servers (Extended Abstract)” Presented at the IEEE Workshop on the Architecture and Implementation of High Performance Communication Subsystems Mystic, CT
  • Nahum, E. M., Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D. (1994). “Performance Issues in Parallelized Network Protocols” Presented at the USENIX Symposium on Operating Systems Design and Implementation Monterey, CA, http://bit.ly/Y5uvDw
  • Yates, D. J., Kurose, J. F., Towsley, D., Hluchyj, M. G. (1993). “On Per-session End-to-end Delay Distributions and the Call Admission Problem for Real-time Applications with QOS Requirements” Presented at the ACM SIGCOMM Symposium on Communications Architectures and Protocols San Francisco, CA, http://bit.ly/13HL6Sh
  • Service

    Service: Department


  • Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Externship on Generative AI as a Catalyst for Growth for Deloitte Consulting Externship 1/1/24 - 5/31/24
  • Program Advisor for Cybersecurity Minor Program Advisor 7/1/23 - 6/30/25
  • Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Externship on AI for Real Cyber Defense for Deloitte Consulting Externship 1/1/22 - 5/31/22
  • Committee Member for CIS Department Faculty Senator 7/1/20 - 6/30/24
  • Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Externship on Digital Twins for Deloitte Consulting Externship 1/1/20 - 5/31/20
  • Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Externship on Artificial Intelligence for Deloitte Consulting Externship 1/1/19 - 5/31/19
  • Faculty Advisor, Deloitte Consulting Externship on the Internet of Things for Deloitte Consulting Externship 1/1/16 - 5/31/16
  • Committee Member for CIS Department Recruiting Committee (chaired committee a few times) 7/1/14 - 12/31/22
  • Committee Member for CIS Department Research and Scholarly Activity Committee 1/1/08 - 11/30/22
  • Committee Member for CIS Department Marketing Committee 1/1/07 - 12/31/21
  • Member of ad hoc committees for CIS Department curriculum committees 1/1/06 - Present
  • Service: Professional


  • Conference/Workshop Session Chair for Information Systems and Computing Academic Professionals (ISCAP) 3/1/23 - 11/30/25
  • Session Chair for Information Systems Education meetings (with Kevin Mentzer and Jeffry Babb) for EDSIG Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education (EDSIGCon) 3/1/22 - 11/30/25
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, EDSIG Conference on Information Systems and Computing Education (EDSIGCon) 3/1/22 - 11/30/25
  • Task Force Member for Advance IT Minnesota, Minnesota State Center of Excellence in IT Education 3/1/16 - 2/28/17
  • Minitrack Co-Chair for Data Analytics, Data Mining & Machine Learning for Social Media (with Jennifer Xu, Dominique Haughton, Xiangbin Yan, Kevin Mentzer, Jeffry Babb, and Natalie Gerhart) for Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2/1/12 - 1/31/25
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2/1/11 - 2/28/25
  • Conference/Workshop Session Chair for Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) 2/1/11 - 1/31/12
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, IEEE Workshop on Information Quality and Quality of Service for Pervasive Computing (IQ2S) 3/1/11 - 3/31/11
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 3/1/10 - 4/30/10
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, IEEE Workshop on Information Quality and Quality of Service for Pervasive Computing (IQ2S) 3/1/10 - 4/30/10
  • Invited Lecture/Presentation for Department of Communications, Suffolk University 3/1/10 - 3/31/10
  • Invited Lecture/Presentation for CIS/IPM Departments, Bentley University 2/1/10 - 2/28/10
  • Committee Member for Technical Program Committee, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom) 3/1/09 - 3/31/09
  • Officer, Secretary for IEEE Communication Society Technical Committee on Enterprise Networking & Services 1/1/07 - 12/31/11
  • Service: University


  • Committee Member for Data Privacy Committee 1/1/21 - Present
  • Committee Member for Faculty Evaluation Procedures Committee 7/1/21 - 6/30/22
  • Committee Member for Technology Adoption Committee 8/1/20 - 12/31/21
  • Committee Member for Honors Faculty Council 1/1/19 - 12/31/19
  • for Executive Committee Member, 2019 Bentley Research Colloquium (Social In/Justice) 9/1/18 - 4/30/19
  • for Associate Editor for Fusio: The Bentley Undergraduate Research Journal 3/1/19 - 12/31/20
  • Committee Member for Undergraduate Curriculum Advisory Group 12/1/17 - 12/31/18
  • Committee Member for Hughey Center Advisory Board 11/1/17 - 10/31/18
  • Executive Committee Member, Bentley University Thought Leadership [Stage II] in Data Innovation Network for Bentley Research Networks 10/1/15 - 8/31/18
  • Co-Principal Investigator, Bentley University Thought Leadership Network [Stage II] on Security and Privacy in the Context of Data Innovation for Bentley Research Networks 10/1/15 - 8/31/18
  • Program Organizer for Workshop on Security and Privacy in a Data-intensive, Interconnected, and Insecure World (co-organized with Xinru Page) 1/1/16 - 6/30/16
  • Committee Member for Bentley University Teaching and Scholarly Activities Committee 9/1/14 - 8/31/16
  • Task Force Member for Bentley University Professional MBA Review Task Force 10/1/10 - 6/30/11
  • Committee Member for Board of Trustees Information Services Committee 5/1/09 - 5/31/11
  • Task Force Member for Bentley University Sustainability Task Force 1/1/09 - 7/31/20