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Education:
D.Ed., Penn State
University, Computer Science, 1974
Background:
Gerald L. Engel received his bachelors degree
from Hampden-Sydney College, masters from Louisiana
State University and doctorate in computer science
from Pennsylvania State University.
Gerald L. Engel is the Leonhardt Professor of
Computer Science and Engineering at the University
of Connecticut, Stamford. His research interests
involve computer science and engineering education
as well as social, ethical and professional issues
in the computing fields.
Professor Engel has been active in the accreditation
of academic programs in computing from the beginning
of such efforts. He served on the working
group that developed into the Computing Sciences
Accreditation Board (CSAB). He was the first
chair of the Computer Science Accreditation Commission
(CSAC). Additionally he has been a program
evaluator for both CSAC and the Engineering Accreditation
Commission (EAC) of ABET. Professor Engel
chaired the task force that led to the CSAB/ABET
integration. Additionally he has been actively
involved in the development of curriculum guidelines
in computer science and computer science and engineering. Among
the numerous awards for his work has been the 2000
Merwin Distinguished Service Award of the IEEE
Computer Society and 1999 Meritorious Service
Award of the IEEE Education Society.
Gerald L. Engel served as President of the IEEE
Computer Society and President of the IEEE Society
on the Social Implications of Technology. Additionally
he has served as a Director of the IEEE and ABET. He
is currently chair of the Conferences Committee
of the IEEE and a Trustee of the International
Federation for Information Processing.
He was elected IEEE Fellow in 2002 “for
contributions to computer science and engineering
education.” He is also a Fellow of
the Association for Computing Machinery and CSAB
Inc. .
Expertise:
Computer Science, Computer Education, Ethics &
Computers, Social Issues in Computing, Government
Science Policy and Accreditation.
Research Interests:
- Computer Education
- Social and Ethical Impacts of Computing
Professional Societies:
- IEEE (Fellow), ACM (Fellow)
- Vice President, IEEE Society on the Social
Impacts of Technology
- Chair, Sterring Comittee for the Frontiers
in Education Conference
- ABET and CSAB Evaluator
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