Summary
Luke Hindman is a Clinical Assistant Professor and experienced software engineer with over a decade of industry and academic experience building and teaching systems-level software. Since 2016 he has designed and delivered courses in Java, C, Python, Systems Programming, Cloud Computing, and Operating Systems in both in-person and online formats while maintaining hands-on expertise in production infrastructure and automation. His industry background includes designing and managing on-premise and AWS web-farm infrastructures and rolling custom automation tooling in Python, Perl, and shell to support 24x7 services. Now a PhD candidate researching neuromorphic computing and spiking neural network simulation, he focuses on silicon-realizable models and learning algorithms that could reshape computing paradigms. He’s passionate about lowering the barrier for new researchers through accessible resources and bridges practical systems experience with cutting-edge computational neuroscience. Based in Boise, Idaho, Luke combines veteran operational judgment with a research-driven curiosity that spans both code and hardware.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Computer Science at Boise State University