Students have access to these facilities to communicate with researchers and colleagues at other sites. To support computer architecture courses and to provide for hardware research, the department operates a microcomputer laboratory. This facility is equipped with microcomputer lab systems and digital electronics lab stations. The laboratory contains several PCs interfaced to electronic equipment. The department also provides several systems for instruction and research involving operating systems as well as a number of specialized devices, such as robots and video interfaces, which are available for advanced study and research.
All departmental facilities are available to students registered for computer science courses.
With the exception of scheduled laboratories, most facilities are available on a 24-hour basis. He specializes in operating systems, computer architecture and advanced computer networks. Professor Stoneback has been principal investigator or co-principal investigator on two National Science Foundation grants and principal investigator on five Pennsylvania state technology grants awarded to the Computer Science Department. One of his present research interests is the application of object-oriented techniques to the design of operating systems. Before joining the Moravian faculty in 1981, Professor Stoneback worked as a member of technical staff for Bell Laboratories and as an engineer for the Boeing Company.