"Computer Science and X": An Interview with Steve Cooper

Authors

  • Andrea Slobodien Stanford University

Keywords:

sts, computer science, public policy, ethics, education, gender

Abstract

Steve Cooper is an Associate Professor (Teaching) in the Computer Science Department at Stanford University. He earned his PhD and MS in Computer Science from Syracuse University and his BA in Mathematics and Chemistry from Cornell University. His research areas lie in program visualization and semantics. Together with Randy Pausch and Wanda Dann, he developed Alice, a freeware object-oriented educational programming language aimed at appealing to populations not normally exposed to computer programming. From 2007-2009, Dr. Cooper worked in the National Science Foundation's Division of Undergraduate Education, within its Education and Human Resources Directorate. There, he worked as a program manager, and worked on the CCLI, ATE, NSDL, and S-STEM programs. He also serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Computer Science Teachers Association.

This interview explores the intersection of Computer Science with Public Policy, Ethics, Education, and Gender, and discusses the future of computing and its role in our lives. 

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Published

2013-06-04

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2013)

Section

Interviews

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