Alexander Hicks
Graduate Research Assistant
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlexander Hicks is a PhD student and Graduate Research Assistant in Computer Science at Virginia Tech with nine years of software engineering experience and a research focus on Computer Science Education. He brings practical industry experience from internships at McKesson and The Library Corporation, where he worked on API-driven front-end redesigns and forensic cybersecurity analysis. Comfortable moving between research and applied engineering, he leverages full-stack development skills and security-minded thinking to inform pedagogical tools and studies. A UVA alumnus who began at community college, he combines a breadth of educational perspectives with hands-on technical practice to improve how computing is taught and learned.
9 years of coding experience
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Virginia TechAssociate's degree, General Studies, Associate's degree, General Studies at Lord Fairfax Community CollegeBachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science, Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science at University of Virginia
Github Skills (14)
java10
communications9
science9
splice9
php9
lti9
google-map8
jekyll8
python8
computer-science7
google-maps6
django6
html3
kubernetes-cluster2
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
awhicks/OpenDSA-LTI
Aug 2020 - Apr 2025
OpenDSA implementation using LTI communications
Contributions:26 pushes in 4 years 9 months
communicationslti
CSGraduateCouncil-VirginiaTech/csgc-website
Oct 2020 - Jan 2023
Computer Science Graduate Council Website
Contributions:39 reviews, 45 commits, 70 PRs in 2 years 3 months
sciencegraduate-councilgraduatecouncildepartment
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