Summary
James Skon is a professor of computer science and longtime academic leader based in Columbus, Ohio, with nine years counted in his current professional timeline and a career extending back to the 1980s. He combines rigorous research—now affiliated with Karolinska Institutet—with hands-on software architecture experience from senior roles such as CTO and Principal Software Architect, bridging academia and industry. At Kenyon College he teaches and conducts research informed by a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Linguistics, and AI from Ohio State University, reflecting a rare interdisciplinary footing. His background designing online education platforms and leading technology teams gives him practical expertise in building scalable learning systems and research software. Colleagues would describe him as a scholar-engineer who moves fluidly between teaching, research, and product-focused engineering.
10 years of coding experience
36 years of employment as a software developer
B.A., Computer Science, B.A., Computer Science at Mount Vernon Nazarene College
Ph. D., Computer Science, Linguistics, A.I., Ph. D., Computer Science, Linguistics, A.I. at The Ohio State University