Research/Areas of Interest:

computer science education, distributed systems, operating systems, networked systems, software development, secure systems and networking

Education

  • Ph.D. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States, 2015
  • M.S. Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, United States, 2010
  • B.S. Computer Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, United States, 2002

Biography

Dave Lillethun is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Tufts University. He enjoys teaching in the areas of programming, operating systems, networking, and distributed systems and has additional interests in computer science education, cybersecurity, and computing and society. Lillethun has worked with both undergraduate and graduate students on projects in distributed systems for live stream analysis as well as security topics related to this and to the Internet of Things (IoT). He received his BS in Computer Science from Northwestern University and his MS and PhD from Georgia Tech, and his prior work experience includes teaching at Georgia Tech and Seattle University.