General Information
Biography
Dr. Santos holds a B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering Technology (EET) from DeVry Institute of Technology [now DeVry University] (1998),a B.Sc. (double-major) in Computer Engineering and Mathematics from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (2012), and obtained his Ph.D. also from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with specialization in Computer Engineering (2020). During his academic residency at UNL, he has thought courses ranging from Microprocessor Applications, Embedded Systems-focused C programming, Assembly Language Programming, PCB Design, and Mobile Robotics. He also was the lead software architect for the "CEENBoT-API", a C-programming library for UNL's highly-successful CEENBoT Mobile Robotics Platform v2.21, which was successfully used in the K-12 space as an outreach tool towards STEM fields (2011-2020). Dr. Santos has also worked as a Test Engineer for the Mixed-Signal Group at Linear Technology Corporation (now Analog Devices). Today, Dr. Santos is now a Lecturer of Computer Science courses at the College of Information Science & Technology (IS&T) at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and teaches systems-based courses which include C programming, Digital Design and Computer Organization, Communication Networks, Operating Systems, and Computer Architectures.
Teaching Interests
C Programming, Digital Design and Computer Organization, Communication Networks, Operating Systems, Computer Architectures, Robotics
Research Interests
Biomedical Signal Compression, IoT, Feature-preserving Compression, Machine Learning, GPU Computing, Image and Signal Processing
Service Summary
Undergraduate Program Committee (UPC) member (since Fall 2021) for CS department.
Education
BS, DeVry Institute of Technology (DeVry University), Phoenix, AZ, Electronics Engineering Technology (EET), 1995
BS, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, Computer Engineering, 2012
Ph D, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Omaha, Computer Engineering, 2020