Jose Santos

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

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