Yusuf Pisan
Background
Dr. Pisan earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Northwestern University. Before joining UWB in 2017, he was an Associate Professor at the University of Technology Sydney where he established the Games Studio research group and started the Interactive Entertainment conference series. He has been a Visiting Professor at Harvey Mudd College (HMC), IT University of Copenhagen (ITU), and Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI).
Research
Computer Science Education, Computer Games, Artificial Intelligence
Awards
- Distinguished Teaching Award, University of Washington Bothell, 2023
- UTS Learning and Teaching Award, University of Technology Sydney, 2006
Courses
- CSS 132/133 Computer Programming for Engineers
- CSS 142/143 Computer Programming
- CSS 342/343 Data Structures, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics
- CSS 382 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- CSS 385 Introduction to Game Development
- CSS 422 Hardware and Computer Organization
- CSS 430 Operating Systems
Education
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
GradCert – Educational Studies (Higher Education)
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Ph.D. – Title: An integrated architecture for engineering problem solving
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
B.S. – Computer Science