Biography
Adam Gaweda received two Bachelor degrees from the University of North Carolina – Wilmington. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Theatre with a focus on Performance. He also holds an M.S in Computer Science and Information Systems from UNC Wilmington. Gaweda earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University. Prior to joining NCSU, he was the Lead Software Development Instructor for Cape Fear Community College and a Systems Analyst & Research Developer for Efficient Energy Technology, a smart-thermostat company out of Leland, NC.
During his M.S. at UNCW, Gaweda’s research focused primarily on biometric identifiers for individuals including individual identification based on facial dynamics and artificial face aging. However, after find a passion for teaching, his Ph.D. research (Typos) studied lower-level practice exercise types commonly found in CS courses and determining how to provide students with deliberate practice to improve their skills.
He now focuses his efforts into Phospædia ("light learning") and hemisphere synchronization research to study CS education and Internet Addiction.
He was also hit by a truck.
Research Areas
- Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Agents