Shameless self-promotion

I am a Chicago-based educator, researcher, and college manager. In 1999, I earned a PhD in Electrical [and Computer] Engineering from Colorado State University. My work was in optical information processing (optical computing, the unsung sibling of quantum computing). I’ve worked as a professor, dean, and provost prior to my teaching position at Loyola University Chicago. My funding record to date stands at $17m in grants and contracts. I am an expert in database design, competency-based education, and online learning modalities.

At Loyola I teach a range of introductory and senior-level courses in computer science.

As a consultant, I have worked with small and medium-size enterprises on technology and strategy. I have served as a consulting expert in intellectual property litigations, and as credentials expert on immigration cases.

In my free time, I am a photographer, diver, aviator, amateur radio operator, and the guardian of two dogs (Mina and Arlo).

Reach me at leo@cs.luc.edu.

A note for students: My pop culture framework spans the 1980s and the 1990s; I am slowly progressing through the 2000s. If you want to understand half the things I utter in class, watch a few episodes of the following: Frazier, Star Trek the Next Generation, MASH, and Doctor Who. I know who Happy Potter is. There are three, and only three, Star Wars movies. Don’t even try to debate otherwise with me – seriously. In terms of literature, I quote often from The Lord of the Rings, Ulysses, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.