Ian Harris

Dr. Ian G. Harris is a Professor and Vice Chair of Undergraduate Education in the Computer Science Department at the University of California, Irvine. He earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1990, followed by a Master’s and PhD in Computer Science from the University of California, San Diego in 1992 and 1997, respectively. Prior to joining UC Irvine, he was a faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 1997 until 2003. His research interests encompass hardware design verification, security, and the application of natural language processing to security challenges.In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Dr. Harris actively participates in various program committees for leading conferences in his field, including the IEEE/ACM Design Automation Conference and the IEEE International Conference on Computer-Aided Design. He teaches several courses related to programming and embedded systems, such as "Getting Started with Go" and "Interfacing with the Arduino." Dr. Harris is committed to advancing education in computer science while contributing to critical research areas that enhance security and reliability in technology applications.