R. Pito Salas
Associate Professor of the Practice of Computer Science
Degrees
Brandeis University, B.A.Expertise
Applied Computer Science: Software Engineering, Software Development methodologies, Large scale software systems architectures, Mobile Robotics, Software Entrepreneurship .Profile
As Professor of the Practice at Brandeis University I teach Software Entrepreneurship, Software Engineering, Software Design and Robotics. The thread running through this is "Applied Computer Science". I believe strongly that our students need to learn and become aware of how they can have a real impact on the world, in my case, by applying their Computer Science education. As a result, I invest a lot of time and energy to provide experiential experiences outside the classroom, team experiences as part of courses, and in general a connection to the outside world. My own interests are in Software Engineering of Large Systems, Open Source Software, new and innovative Computer Programming languages.Before teaching I worked in a variety of roles in the Software Industry. I was the co-founder and former Chief Technology officer of eRoom Technology, Inc, an early an internet-based project collaboration application. While working at Lotus Development I was responsible for the work that led to Lotus Improv, credited by some with being the first appearance of the so-called "Pivot Table". Further, with my own firm, I have consulted to technology companies and developing new products.
Links of interest
- Personal Technical Web Page
- Software Engineering Course Web Site
- Software Entrepreneurship Course Web Site
- Mobile Robotics Lab Course Web Site
Webpage
Courses Taught
| COSI | 12b | Advanced Programming Techniques |
| COSI | 105b | Software Engineering for Scalability |
| COSI | 119a | Autonomous Robotics Lab |
| COSI | 165a | Software Entrepreneurship |
| COSI | 166b | Capstone Project for Software Engineering |
| COSI | 167b | Software Engineering Laboratory |
Scholarship
Salas, R. Pito. "Second Chances: Does Allowing Homework Resubmissions Affect Student Learning?." Frontiers in Education, 2018, San Jose CA. Oct 6, 2018.
Salas, R. Pito. "Teaching Entrepreneurship in Computer Science: Lessons Learned." Frontiers in Education, Indianapolis, IN, USA. Oct 18, 2017.
Hickey, Timothy, Salas, R. Pito Salas. "The Entrepreneur’s Bootcamp: A New Model For Teaching Web/Mobile Development and Software Entrepreneurship." The 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education, SIGCSE’13, Denver, Colorado, USA. ACM, 2013.