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His current research sits at the intersection of CS education, algorithms, and software engineering, with earlier work in computational biology and bioinformatics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond the classroom, he serves as Graduate Program Director for Computer Science and leads assessment efforts for the department&#8217;s ABET accreditation. 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