Summary
Jules White is a senior academic and technology leader with 13 years of experience advancing cloud, mobile, and AI-enabled systems, currently serving as Senior Advisor to the Chancellor on Generative AI and a professor at Vanderbilt University. He has progressed through faculty and strategic leadership roles at Vanderbilt—including Associate Dean for Strategic Learning Programs—and earlier held an assistant professorship at Virginia Tech, blending research, teaching, and institutional program-building. Jules brings hands-on software craftsmanship to his work, evidenced by open-source contributions such as a backend VideoServlet example for an Android cloud programming course that demonstrates practical Java servlet, testing, and API design. He focuses on translating cutting-edge research in generative AI into campus-wide strategy and curricular innovation, with a pragmatic understanding of production backend systems. Based in Nashville, he combines academic rigor with applied engineering to help organizations adopt responsible, scalable AI solutions.
13 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
Coursera
Brown University
Vanderbilt University
Bayside Academy