Faculty and Advisory Board | Software Engineering | Master’s … – Brandeis University
Faculty and Advisory Board
Proven professionals from the cutting edge.
Our Software Engineering faculty understand the challenges of today’s software and information technology industry. Outside of the classroom, they deliver IT solutions and manage co…….
Faculty and Advisory Board
Proven professionals from the cutting edge.
Our Software Engineering faculty understand the challenges of today’s software and information technology industry. Outside of the classroom, they deliver IT solutions and manage complex enterprise and digital systems for leading organizations. The faculty carefully structure our software engineering courses based on the topics and technology trends they experience in practice. As you proceed through the curriculum, you will gain both the theoretical foundation and practical experience of applying technology to real-world problems, to help you advance your career goals.
Meet Our Featured Faculty
Dr. Aline Yurik is the program chair for Brandeis GPS Master of Software Engineering program. She has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in computer science, software engineering and information technology for over two decades. In parallel with teaching, Dr. Yurik works in the software and information technology industry as a director of software engineering. She has been involved in a number of information technology projects in healthcare, financial and telecommunication industries. Dr. Yurik’s area of expertise is business transformation for a digital enterprise, with the focus on core business processes, transactions and portals.
Dr. Yurik teaches courses in programming, design, architecture, information technology strategy and health information technology topics. Dr. Yurik was also a judge at the TechTogether Boston 2019 hackathon.
Dr. Yurik has a PhD in Computer Science, Master of Arts in Computer Science, Master of Science in Information Technology, and Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science, all from Brandeis University.
Erik works as a Senior Support Specialist for InterSystems Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1978, InterSystems is the leading provider of data technology for extremely critical data in the healthcare, finance and logistics sectors. Its cloud-first data platforms solve interoperability, speed and scalability problems for large organizations around the globe.
Prior to InterSystems, Erik worked in power-systems development for Comprehensive Power, Inc. in Massachusetts and in QA, testing, and release management at EMC, Bell & Howell, IBM, Micrognosis and Eastman Kodak Co.
Erik’s teaching in the Master of Software Engineering program includes software development, software process, testing and release management.
Robert “Kirk” Lipscomb is a Technology Manager with forty years’ experience in software development. He is currently Sr. Project Lead for Karthik Consulting, leading a DevSecOps Transformation on a Cyber-security project for the United States Space Force. Kirk has owned a software consulting firm and has managed development teams in a variety of industries. He has a strong track record of successful agile transformations, even in industries like defense contracting where he managed a team supporting military operations on-site in Baghdad, Iraq. Kirk has a BS in Computer Science from Texas A&M and an MBA in Technology Management from the University of Colorado.
