Month: September 2020

By Bryan Hay LINK TO ARTICLE

Christian López would never say anything to disparage his native Dominican Republic (DR), but he’s quick to offer that driving conditions in the DR require a heightened sense of alertness.

“While the DR has some of the most wonderful beaches in the world, there are areas that need improvement, just like any other country,” says López, assistant professor of computer science. “The traffic situation in DR is very similar to a lot of developing countries that have experienced exponential growth of population in the last few decades, but urban planning and infrastructure systems have not managed to keep up with the growth. These are some of the reasons for the traffic situation in DR.”

(L-R) Raysa Vasquez, professor of computer science at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, Radhamés Silverio, dean, Faculty of Sciences at Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo, and Christian Lopez, assistant professor of computer science at Lafayette College.

By Bryan Hay LINK TO ARTICLE

“Engineer Jelissa Kamguem ’23 broke out of her comfort zone this summer, applying data-science skills to develop a software to help those leading virtual meetings”…

Motivated by her experience last semester in an Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Mining course taught by Christian López, assistant professor of computer science, Kamguem wanted to learn more about interactive technologies and pursued the program at Affectiva….

…Kamguem credits López for inspiring her to learn more about computer science and the value of data mining, skills that can apply to many disciplines. “After the course with Prof. López, I wanted to know more,” she says.

“Jelissa’s experience shows that if you get out of your comfort zone and put in the time and effort, you can achieve anything,” López says.