Summary
Yanilda Peralta is an experienced computer science educator and practitioner with 11 years of experience teaching and developing curriculum across CUNY institutions and STEM programs in the New York City area. As an adjunct lecturer and lead instructor she translates complex CS and engineering concepts into accessible, hands-on learning while mentoring students toward practical, ethical careers in technology. Her background blends classroom instruction, curriculum design as a CUNY subject-matter expert, and hands-on software consulting—having built websites, Android apps, and backend APIs for clients and programs. Yanilda’s work in startup acceleration and summer research internships shows she pairs academic rigor with product-minded execution, and she often integrates industry tools like Python, Flask, AWS, and Java in classroom projects. A humanitarian at heart, she focuses on empowering underrepresented students through community-building programs such as Girls Who Code and CodeDay.
10 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS Computer Science, Master of Science - MS Computer Science at Lehman College
Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer Science, Associate of Science (A.S.) Computer Science at CUNY Bronx Community College
Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering, Master of Engineering - MEng Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering at University of Ottawa
German, English, Italian, Spanish