Specialties: human computer interaction, virtual humans, virtual reality

Software Engineer @ From August 2015 to Present (5 months) Greater Boston AreaGraduate Teacher of Record @ For the 2013 school year, I taught CPSC 1110: Introduction to Programming for Non-Majors. This course is a 3 credit hour class that teaches the basics of C programming in a Linux environment. I was responsible for all lecture content, assignment and exam creation, office hours, and grading. Fall 2013 Enrollment: 45 Spring 2014 Enrollment: 27 For the 2014 school year, I will be teaching CPSC 1010: Computer Science 1 (for majors). This class is a three credit hour course that will also teach the basics of C programming. I will also supervise a lab section. Fall 2014 lecture enrollment: 44 Fall 2014 lab enrollment: 23 Spring 2015 lecture enrollment: 35 Spring 2015 lab enrollment: 21 From August 2013 to May 2015 (1 year 10 months) Graduate Research Assistant @ From August 2009 to May 2015 (5 years 10 months) Research Intern @ From May 2013 to August 2013 (4 months) Greater Los Angeles AreaResearch Intern @ I worked on a project called Haptics And Medical Simulation (HAMS) where we investigated the potential use of a haptic device to help train laparoscopic surgery. I was responsible for a thorough literature review and writing reports for the funding agency. Additionally, I developed preliminary prototypes using the haptic device. From 2011 to 2011 (less than a year) REU Student @ Completed two Computer Science REUs and one Cognitive Science REU under the direction of Dr. Larry F. Hodges. Implemented two virtual character systems, ran usability studies, and presented results. Also participated in the STARS Alliance for leadership and diversity in computing. Through STARS, I developed material for teaching Girl Scouts about Internet Safety and participated in other computing outreach events. From May 2006 to May 2009 (3 years 1 month) REU Student @ Completed a REU opportunity with Dr. Scott McCrickard. Implemented a storyboarding system for use in HCI product design, ran a usability study, and presented results. From May 2008 to July 2008 (3 months)

Ph.D., computer science @ Clemson University From 2009 to 2015 Master of Science (MS), Computer Science @ Clemson University From 2009 to 2012 BS, computer science @ Winthrop University From 2005 to 2009 Lauren Dukes is skilled in: Virtual Reality, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Science, Computer Vision, OpenGL, Image Processing, Python, C++, Usability Testing, Computer Graphics, C, Software Engineering, Programming, Algorithms, Simulations, HTML, Linux