Graduate Program Director, Applied Computer Science 
Professor, Department of Computer Science

Email: [email protected]
Phone: (616) 331-3639
Office: MAK C-2-206
Website: Personal Website

Education
Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1995

Asynchronous Courses: CIS 343-1

Dr. Jagadeesh Nandigam is a professor in the Department of Computer Science. He serves as the graduate program director for the Master of Science in Applied Computer Science. With a strong commitment to both teaching and research, Dr. Nandigam brings deep expertise in software engineering, software security, programming languages, and natural language processing. His teaching portfolio includes courses such as Structure of Programming Languages, Introduction to Software Engineering, Secure Software Engineering, and Fundamentals of Software Practice. Through his leadership, he supports graduate students in developing practical and research skills that meet the evolving needs of the computing industry.

• Tao, Y. and Nandigam, J., Discovering Unanticipated Uses of Interactive Applications to Improve Usability and Enhance Functionality, 13th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability (DUXU 2024), Held as part of the 26th HCI International Conference (HCII 2024), June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61362-3_15
• Patil, R., Boit, S., Gudivada, V. N., & Nandigam, J. (2023). A Survey of Text Representation and Embedding Techniques in NLP. IEEE Access, 11, 36120–36146. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3266377
• Tao, Y., & Nandigam, J. (2016). Programming case studies as context for active learning activities in the classroom. 2016 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE 2015, Eire, PA, USA, October 12-15, 2016, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2016.7757450