Summary
Andrew Freeman is an assistant professor of computer science and multimedia systems researcher with nine years of experience focused on next-generation video representations, codecs, and streaming protocols. He combines academic rigor from a PhD at UNC Chapel Hill with practical engineering—building end-to-end systems from CNN-based vision models at AWS to scalable cloud ETL and visualization pipelines for retail clients. Andrew consults as an expert witness on image/video compression and streaming, and serves as fractional director of AI research at a startup, bridging deep technical research with industry impact. Based in Waco, Texas, he has a track record of publishing and presenting work dating back to UAV vision systems as an undergraduate, signaling a long-standing interest in efficient multimedia on constrained platforms.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Mckinney High School
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Mathematics, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science and Mathematics at Samford University
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Spanish, English