This fall, CSE is welcoming a new lecturer: Bhuvana Gopal!
Bhuvana Gopal is a University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Computer Science and Engineering alumna. She obtained her Master of Science degree in computer science from the department in 2002, and worked as a senior/lead software engineer/technical lead for more than 15 years in the Lincoln and Omaha areas. She has worked in several domains including healthcare, law enforcement, construction and commercial software, in both the public and private sectors. She holds a second Master of Science degree in medical physics from Anna University, Chennai, India as well as a Radiation Safety Officer Certification from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Austria, Vienna and Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Mumbai, India. She also worked as a Medical Physicist for three years before falling in love with software engineering and pursuing a career as a software engineer.
After more than 15 years in the software industry, she joined the Jeffrey S. Raikes School of Computer Science and Management in 2017 as the Assistant Director of Design Studio, the school's prestigious capstone program. After three productive years, she is now joining the Department of Computer Science and Engineering as a lecturer in the fall of 2020. She is currently working on her doctoral degree in computer science, with a focus on software engineering education. She’ll be teaching CSCE 361 and will serve as a Senior Design tribe lead. In addition, she’ll be developing and teaching Security in Practice — a new course in the spring of 2021.
“I like to bring cutting edge technical practices as well as evidence-based pedagogies to my classroom when I teach, and I strive to make the classroom as collaborative and productive as possible,” Gopal said.
In addition to being an alumna, Gopal is married to CSE professor Dr. Byrav Ramamurthy. Together, they enjoy training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and cooking. Gopal also loves to play the piano and sing, and she used to teach classical South Indian vocal music.
Though she has been involved with CSE in many ways and worked with its members previously, Gopal is looking forward to joining the department in her new role this fall.
“I love being at CSE. It is one of the best places to work and study,” Gopal said. “There is a longstanding culture of friendliness and cooperation combined with a relentless pursuit of academic excellence which makes this a truly fantastic place to be. I look forward to a long and fruitful career with our department in the years to come.”