Biography
Dr. Healey holds joint appointments as Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Goodnight Distinguished Professor of Analytics in the Institute for Advanced Analytics, both located at North Carolina State University. Dr. Healey’s research focuses on visualization, data analytics, text analytics, sentiment analysis, machine learning, cognitive psychology, graphics, and social media analytics. He has graduated 15 Ph.D. and 26 MS students, and received $6M in funding from agencies including NSF, DoD, NSA, ARO, and various industrial sources. Dr. Healey has published 100 peer-reviewed articles. He is an IEEE and ACM Senior Member, and a member of NC State’s Academy of Outstanding Teachers, the top teaching honour at the university.
Research Areas
- Data Sciences and Analytics
- Graphics, Human Computer Interaction, & User Experience
- Information and Knowledge Management
- Scientific and High Performance Computing
Education
| 1996-1998 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Computer Science, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA |
| 1992-1996 | Ph.D., Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1990-1992 | M.Sc., Department of Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
| 1985-1990 | B.Math, Department of Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada |
Awards
- IBM Faculty Award - 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- Member, Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society - 2007
- Senior member, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) - 2007
- Senior member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - 2007
- NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers inductee - 2003
- National Science Foundation Faculty Early CAREER Award - 2001
Publications