User:Cbrooks

Name: Chris Brooks

Position: Professor, Computer Science and Associate Dean for Academic Operations, University of San Francisco

email: cbrooks@usfca.edu

I'm new to POSSE and HFOSS, but have been involved with or used free and open-source software for over 20 years. I'm very interested in ways that computing and technology can be used to address problems of social justice and inequality. Previously, I was the director of Community Connections, a technology-oriented community-engaged learning project here at USF where students used their skills in direct service of community needs. We worked with local computer labs to provide job training and support and tutoring, and led a yearly immersion trip to Tacna, Peru to partner with K-12 schools there to bridge the digital divide.

My research areas include artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational economics, and multiagent systems.

Outside of work, I love hiking, running, the Grateful Dead, science fiction, and playing dungeons and dragons with my 10-year-old son.