Department Head and Associate Professor, Computer Science
byrdvl@jmu.edu
Contact Info
Education
- Ph.D. Computing and Information Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2010
- M.S. Computing and Information Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham 2006
- M.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1995
- B.S. Computing and Information Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1992
Experience
- 2023 Associate Department Head, Computer Graphics Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University
- 2022 Associate Professor, Computer Graphics Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University
- 2015 Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Graphics Technology, Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University
- 2011 Research Associate, Visualization Scientist, Director of Advanced Visualization Division, Clemson Computing & Information Technology/Cyberinfrastructure Technology Integration Department
- 2011 Professor, Jefferson State Community College, Department of Computer Science
- 2008 Graduate Level Co-op, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Functional Genomics and Systems Biology Research Group, Yorktown Heights, New York
- 2006–2010 Research Assistant of Computer and Information Sciences, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alabama2006–2010 Research Assistant of Computer and Information Sciences, School of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Scholarly Interest and Research Topics
- Data Visualization
- Data Visualization Pedagogy
- Data & Visual Analytics
- Data Science
- High Performance Computing
College of Integrated Science and Engineering
