I am interested in consulting on challenging software development and integration projects that give me the opportunity to take emerging technologies to the next level and apply them to business problems. I am available for full-time consulting during the summer break (mid-May to late August) and winter break (mid-December to mid-January). I am also available on a reduced but flexible basis during the academic year. For more details, please visit
http://www.linkedin.com/in/laufer.
If your organization is hiring in the areas of computer science or information technology, please contact me to have your announcements forwarded to current students and alumni at Loyola University Chicago. For more information on our academic programs and what to expect from our bachelor's and master's-level graduates, please visit
http://www.cs.luc.edu/academics.
If you are planning to enhance your career potential by obtaining an advanced degree, you may wish to consider Loyola's rigorous, professionally-focused Master of Science programs in Software Technology and Information Technology. Details are available at
http://www.cs.luc.edu/academics/graduate.
My Specialties:
Programming languages; software architecture, components, frameworks, and design patterns; concurrent and distributed systems, including service-oriented and event-oriented architectures; mobile and embedded computing; human-computer interaction; and educational technology.
Current Activities:
+ Applied research in the above-mentioned areas, including publication of peer-reviewed articles and supervision of student research. Engaged in the development and delivery of computer science courses, especially at advanced levels. Involved in strategic department service, including the shaping of undergraduate and graduate curricula.
+ Co-director of Loyola's Emerging Technology Laboratory (ETL), an environment for innovation through experimentation and collaboration. Please visit
http://www.etl.luc.edu/ for more information.
+ Senior project personnel on the federally funded Community Information Technology Entrepreneurship Project (CITEP), focused on accounting software for not-for-profits and small businesses.
+ Program Committee Member, IEEE International Conference on Web Services (ICWS 2007).
+ Department Editor for Scientific Programming, IEEE Computing in Science & Engineering (CiSE).
Patents:
Co-inventor on U.S. patents 6,529,863 and 6,609,089, Method and apparatus for providing interactive services with multiple interfaces, Lucent Technologies, 2003.
