I teach a wide variety of undergraduate courses related to computer science, high performance computing, web development, bioinformatics, and engineering, including:• Java Programming & Algorithm Design I & II (equivalent to CS1/CS2 course sequence)• Introduction to Computational Science• General Application Development with HTML & JavaScript• Database Systems Management (SQL, MySQL, some PHP/MySQL)• Introduction to Computational Biology (includes topics in molecular biology, Linux, and Python)• High Performance Computing (MPI, OpenMP, CUDA, etc.)• Database-Driven Applications Development (Android, iOS, PHP/MySQL)• Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics • Introduction to Data Mining I am also heavily involved in working with undergraduate students on various research activities, such as:• Crowdsourcing for Large-Scale Image Annotation• Graph Algorithms & Optimization for Effective Time Management• Design of Effective User Interfaces and Experiences (UI/UX)• Virtual Reality & Augmented Reality• Design of Computer-Based Tools for Enhancing Learning Outside of the Classroom• Analysis of the Effects of Engineered Dunes on Coastal Plant Species Proliferation• Digital Image Processing & Acquisition• Video Games as Virtual Tourism ExperiencesService activities have included:• Faculty Advisor for USCB Chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)• Organization of K-12 STEM Outreach Programs (e.g., SharkBytes)• Member & Mobile App/Web Developer, USCB Student Research & Scholarship Day Committee• Co-PI, Student Advisor, Web Developer, National Science Foundation S-STEM Scholarship Program at USCB• Design & Development of the USCB Marketing Toolbox (logos, color schemes, slide templates, etc.)• Development & Design of numerous Marketing & Communications Materials for the Computational Science and Studio Art programs and for the University at large• Member of USCB Library Committee

PhD, Bioinformatics & Genomics

Data mining workflow development