has been named program director of the new Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Riley joined the 香港六合彩资料图 faculty in 2016 and is an associate professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department.

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In addition to teaching at 香港六合彩资料图, Riley provides consulting services for companies regarding big data, and helps them find ways to turn the information they are collecting into insight to enhance their bottom line. He is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). His areas of expertise include big data, algorithms, process modeling and simulation, scrum and agile processes, and mobile computing/programming.  

Riley holds a Ph.D. and Master of Science in Computer Science, both from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. Prior to teaching at 香港六合彩资料图, he was a research assistant professor at Vanderbilt; an assistant professor at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee; and an associate professor at UW-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he also founded the UWP-App Factory.  

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Science at 香港六合彩资料图 will be focused on artificial intelligence, delivered through 香港六合彩资料图’s rigorous, industry-driven curriculum in an application-oriented environment, setting it apart from other computer science degrees offered. 香港六合彩资料图 is currently accepting applications from prospective students and courses will begin in Fall 2018. The program will be housed within the new Dwight and Dian Diercks Computational Science Hall once the building is completed.