Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 331-4373
Office: MAK D-2-208

Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, Michigan State University, 2019

Asynchronous Courses: AI 201-3

Dr. Denton Bobeldyk is an experienced educator and researcher whose interests include pattern recognition, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and biometrics. He is passionate about advancing these fields through both teaching and scholarship. Dr. Bobeldyk has served as a scholarly reviewer for leading conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition and the IEEE International Conference on Biometrics Theory, Applications and Systems. He also reviews for journals such as IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Transactions on Image Forensics and Security. 

In the classroom, he enjoys making complex subjects like artificial intelligence, operating systems, and algorithms accessible to students. Outside of academia, Dr. Bobeldyk spends time with his family, enjoys wave jumping on Lake Michigan, and plays pickleball. His oldest son is currently a student at GVSU.

• Fredericks, E. M., Bobeldyk, D., & Moore, J. M. (2025). Crafting generative art through genetic improvement: Managing creative outputs in diverse fitness landscapes. In Genetic Programming Theory and Practice XXI (pp. n.p.). Springer.
• Minai, G., Bobeldyk, D., & Leidig, J. (2023). Incorporating ML in interaction-intensive workflows. In Proceedings of the 34th IEEE VIS Conference. IEEE.
• Minai, G., Bobeldyk, D., & Leidig, J. (2024). Evaluating the impact of diverse marine environments on image classification performance. In IEEE OCEANS 2024 - Halifax. IEEE.

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