Monday, June 3, 2024

Faculty Spotlight Matthew Rodriguez

 

Matthew Rodriguez joined our faculty this past fall in the Mathematics, Computer Science and Digital forensics department as an assistant professor.

A native of Pennsylvania, Assistant Prof. Rodriguez went to Wilson High School near Reading, PA. He then attended Carnegie Mellon University, earning his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science. After receiving his degree, he worked as a Software Developer for Amazon, Barclaycard and Entech Consulting before entering Lehigh University as a graduate student. At Lehigh University, he attained his master’s degree in computer science.

Before joining the Commonwealth University team, he worked as a secondary instructor and research assistant at Lehigh University. He is currently on the verge of attaining his PhD in Computer Science.

His research interests include concurrent and parallel computing, data structures, algorithms, and programming languages. He has been a participant in multiple Ludum Dare competitions. These are game jam competitions where participants are given a theme and must create a video game within a specified time limit, usually two or three days.

When asked what he enjoys about teaching, he stated that “he enjoys having a positive impact on students and teaching them skills that will help them become successful in their chosen careers. He also likes giving students the freedom to choose projects they are passionate about in the capstone software engineering class.”

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