Brian Canada
Professor Of Computational Science
South Carolina, United States
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Top SchoolBrian Canada is a Professor of Computational Science and Chair of the Department of Computer Science & Mathematics at the University of South Carolina Beaufort, bringing 11 years of academic and leadership experience. He blends a PhD in Bioinformatics and Genomics with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering to teach and build curriculum spanning high-performance computing, web and mobile development, bioinformatics, and data mining. As a faculty leader he directs departmental strategy while mentoring undergraduates in research projects from crowdsourced image annotation to VR/AR and coastal ecology modeling. His background includes industry experience in engineering and data-mining internships, enabling a practical, application-driven approach to computational education. Known for designing interdisciplinary tools and university-wide outreach materials, he often bridges technical development with communication and student scholarship initiatives. Based in South Carolina, he balances rigorous research and pedagogy with hands-on mentoring that consistently translates complex computational methods into classroom-ready learning experiences.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Integrative Biosciences: Bioinformatics and Genomics, PhD, Integrative Biosciences: Bioinformatics and Genomics at Penn State University
French
Github Skills (4)
github8
git8
patch6
subversion5
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
doctorcanada/plants_vs_zombies-greenfoot
Dec 2014 - Dec 2014
Contributions:3 commits in 1 day
doctorcanada/multinomial_ci_python
Jul 2019 - Aug 2019
Contributions:19 pushes, 3 branches in 1 day
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