• David Smith

    Associate Professor

    David Smith is an associate professor at Khoury College. His research spans the fields of natural language processing, computational linguistics, information retrieval, machine learning, digital libraries, digital humanities, and political science.

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  • Katherine Socha

    Associate Teaching Professor

    Katherine Socha is an associate teaching professor at Khoury College. She is passionate about ensuring her students develop the mathematical foundations needed to understand advanced computational concepts, and teaches courses on discrete structures and algorithms.

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  • Ellen Spertus

    Teaching Professor

    Ellen Spertus is a teaching professor at Khoury College. She had previously served as a professor of computer science and periodic department head at Mills College, and her research spans domains ranging from parallel computing to online communities to computer science education.

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  • Jay Spitulnik

    Associate Teaching Professor, Director of Health Informatics Graduate Program, Jointly Appointed with Bouvé College of Health Sciences

    Jay Spitulnik is an associate teaching professor at Khoury College, and the director of the Health Informatics graduate program. He brings a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and 10 years of project management experience in the healthcare industry to questions of project management technology, organizational behavior, and statistics in patient care.

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  • Jessica Staddon

    Professor of the Practice, Director of Computing Programs, Strategic – Oakland

    Jessica Staddon is a professor of the practice and the director of graduate computing programs, strategic at Khoury College, based in Oakland. Her research explores AI safety, security, and privacy, and her role with Khoury College encompasses elements of teaching, research, and partnership development.

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