Computing Education

Addressing retention, diversity, and persistence in computing through educational approaches are targeted. Overall, the objective is developing a skilled and diverse workforce in computing for the future.

Affiliated Faculty

Carl Alphonce, PhD
PhD, University of British Columbia
343 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4739
alphonce@buffalo.edu
Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Computational linguistics; computer science undergraduate education, natural language syntax; parsing
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343 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4739
alphonce@buffalo.edu
Mike Buckley, MS
MS Electrical Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, 1983
356 Davis Hall
mikeb@buffalo.edu
Eminent Teaching Professor Emeritus
Co-Director, Center for Socially Relevant Computing (CSRC)
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Areas: Embedded systems; factory automation; software engineering; wireless telecommunications
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356 Davis Hall
mikeb@buffalo.edu
Adrienne Decker, PhD
PhD, University at Buffalo
140P Capen Hall
Phone: (716) 645-8963
adrienne@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor
Teaching Areas: Engineering Education; Undergraduate Engineering
Department of Engineering Education
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus: Effectiveness of pre-college computing education; Introductory programming education (CS1/CS2); Broadening participation in computing and gaming; Assessment in computing education; History of computing, computing education, and computer games
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140P Capen Hall
Phone: (716) 645-8963
adrienne@buffalo.edu
Paul Dickson, PhD
PhD, University of Massachusetts
348 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1591
pauldick@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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348 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1591
pauldick@buffalo.edu
Farshad Ghanei, PhD
PhD, University at Buffalo
332 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4754
farshadg@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Energy-aware systems; embedded and mobile systems; operating systems
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332 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4754
farshadg@buffalo.edu
Jesse Hartloff, PhD
PhD, University at Buffalo
344 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4729
hartloff@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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344 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4729
hartloff@buffalo.edu
Matthew Hertz, PhD
PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
352 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4736
mhertz@buffalo.edu
Associate Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Computer science education; runtime systems; dynamic memory management
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352 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4736
mhertz@buffalo.edu
Andrew Hughes, PhD
PhD, University at Buffalo
ahughes6@buffalo.edu
Volunteer Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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Alan Hunt, MS
MS, University at Buffalo
354 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-3184
ahunt@buffalo.edu
Professor of Practice
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Software; IT systems
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354 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-3184
ahunt@buffalo.edu
Russ Miller, PhD
PhD, Binghamton University
338F Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4737
miller@buffalo.edu
UB Distinguished Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Adjunct Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Senior Research Scientist at the Hauptman-Woodward Medical Research Institute
Adjunct Professor
Department of Structural Biology
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Research Topics: High-performance computing; parallel algorithms and architectures; cyberinfrastructure; grid and cloud computing; computational crystallography; molecular structure determination; computational geometry
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338F Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4737
miller@buffalo.edu
Kris Schindler, PhD
PhD, Electrical Engineering, University at Buffalo
346 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-3185
kds@buffalo.edu
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Computer architecture; networking; VLSI systems
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346 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-3185
kds@buffalo.edu
Alina Vereshchaka, PhD
PhD, University at Buffalo
350 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1586
avereshc@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
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350 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1586
avereshc@buffalo.edu
Jennifer Winikus, PhD
PhD, Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University
351 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4757
jwinikus@buffalo.edu
Assistant Professor of Teaching
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Computer engineering outreach and education, data fusion, digital and embedded systems
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351 Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-4757
jwinikus@buffalo.edu
Lukasz (Luke) Ziarek, PhD
PhD, Computer Science, Purdue University
338E Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1596
lziarek@buffalo.edu
Co-Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Research Topics: Concurrency/parallelism; real-time java; session types for distributed systems; visual debugging
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338E Davis Hall
Phone: (716) 645-1596
lziarek@buffalo.edu

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