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I have a Ph.D. in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Engineering, and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. Currently I serve as Professor of Computer Science at School of Engineering and Computing, National University. I am also the Program Lead for MS in Computer Science and have also served recently as the lead for BSc in Information Systems, the co-Lead for MSc Computer Science and Program Lead for MSc in Database Administration programs. My association with ABET (Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology) US dates back to 2001, as a certified program evaluator for BSc in Computer Science and BSc in Information Systems. At present i serve as Program Evaluator for BSCS and BSIS programs, I also served as the Commissioner for the Computer Accreditation Commission (CAC). Previously, I have taught at 6 different countries for over 30 years. I have been privileged to be part of the DESY Group (Deutches Elecktronen Synchrotron), Hamburg Germany, as a research fellow, and worked with an MIT group, led by a Nobel laureate.

On the research side, I have been fortunate enough to secure a number of grants and have served on numerous international Ph.D. Thesis committees, been a member of the editorial boards for 7 international journals, and served as the Chair and Co-Chair for 12 international conferences. For recognition of my research activities, I have been invited to a number of international conferences as Invited Speaker, chaired panel discussions and numerous international conference sessions. I have served on more than 200 international conference program committees. Furthermore, I have published number of articles in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences. I am also an active member of ACM, ASEE, ASEE/PSW and CSAB.

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Ashley Pratt was born in Fontana, California and from an early age she had high expectations for herself. One of her first career aspirations was to be an astronaut, she begged to attend science camps, requested telescopes and NASA memorabilia for every birth day and Christmas gift. It wasn't until her sophomore year of high school that her aim changed, her grandmother was diagnosed with the early stages of dementia. This caused Ashley's goals to shift focus to medicine. She graduated high school and majored in Neuroscience at University California Riverside, learning all that she could about the brain and how it functions, and treatments and causes of dementia. After graduating she worked in medicine for 4 years before realizing engineering was actually her passion and she wanted to find a way to tie her medical background in with her vigor for engineering. This lead her to purse and obtain a Masters of Software Engineering from National University. Currently, Ashley is on track to developing and maintaining a surgical navigation system and robotic arm for her current company and continually searches for ways to help others who have family members with dementia.

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Sophie Nguyen graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a Bachelor's in Cognitive Science specializing in Clinical Aspects of Cognition and from National University with a Master's in Computer Science specializing in Software Engineering. Sophie works for Los Angeles County in handling client management and developing subject-matter programs for employees. Sophie enjoys a good TV binge, and learning languages through observations and self-teaching.

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