Karl Wiegand
CONTACT CREDENTIALS INDUSTRY RESEARCH
Credentials
"Simplicity is a great virtue but it requires hard work to achieve it and education to appreciate it. And to make matters worse: complexity sells better."
- Edsger W. Dijkstra (EWD896)
Education
Ph.D. in Computer Science (in progress)
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel

M.S. in Computer Science, 2010
Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Advisor: Dr. Rupal Patel
- Instructor of Record, Spring 2009
- Student Volunteer, ACM SIGCHI 2009
- Student Volunteer, ACM SIGIR 2009

Master of Software Engineering, 2007
Seattle University, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Roshanak Roshandel
- Awarded IBM/NSF Travel Fellowship to attend ACM SIGSOFT 2006 / FSE 14
- Awarded ONR NREIP funding to conduct robotics research at SPAWAR, San Diego, 2007
- Awarded Microsoft grant to study business intelligence in higher education, 2007

B.S. in Technical Writing, 2002
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Advisor: Dr. Dave Farkas

Security Clearance
Details provided on an appropriate basis; please contact for more information.

Certifications
Bartending Certificate, 1/31/2008
ABC Bartending Schools, Tukwila, WA

Class 12 Mixologist Permit (120352503), through 2/1/2013
Washington State Liquor Control Board, Olympia, WA

CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider, through 6/28/2013
American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay, Boston, MA

Ham Radio License: Amateur Extra Class (K9PKW), through 7/6/2021
Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC

Zend Certified Engineer: PHP 5 (ZEND010988, 230540589), 6/28/2009
Zend Technologies, Cupertino, CA