2026 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

1. Dr. Farzana Rahman Syracuse University [biography]

   Dr. Rahman is an Associate Professor of Teaching in the EECS Department at Syracuse University whose research focuses on effective and inclusive pedagogies in undergraduate and K–12 computing education. Her work examines active-learning strategies, project-based instruction, and accessible approaches to teaching next-generation computing that improve student learning, persistence, and engagement. She has received numerous honors for her contributions, including the 2024 Meredith Teaching Recognition Award, the 2023 College Educator of the Year Award from the Technology Alliance of Central New York, the 2025 SU Chancellor’s Citation Award, and the 2025 IEEE Region 1 Teaching Award.
   Dr. Rahman leads multiple federally and industry funded research initiatives supported by NSF, Google Research, NCWIT, Google TensorFlow, and AAC&U. As the department’s diversity spokesperson, she directs the Google Research–funded Research Exposure on Socially Relevant Computing (RESORC) program, which has engaged over 200 undergraduates in computing research and skill development. She serves as an Associate Editor for ACM Transactions on Computing Education and as an Associate Program Chair for ACM SIGCSE. Her scholarship has been published in ASEE, ACM SIGCSE, IEEE RESPECT, and IEEE FIE.

2. Yang Liu Rochester Institute of Technology [biography]

   Ph.D. candidate in Computing and Information Science at Rochester Institute of Technology. His research spans machine learning, accessibility-centered computing education, and CS education research. He applies statistical methods to uncover potential biases in human–computer interaction, with particular emphasis on identifying implicit biases that are often overlooked.

3. Daniel Krutz Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) [biography]

   Daniel Krutz is an Associate Professor at Rochester Institute of Technology, Department of Software Engineering and Center for Cybersecurity. Krutz has a secondary appointment as a Courtesy Associate Professor at the University of Florida, Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering. Krutz is the Director of the Autonomy, WARfare, and Engineering (AWARE) Lab, which supports several externally funded projects for the NSF, NSA and the DOD. Krutz's research interests include Quantum Information Systems, Self Adaptive Systems, and Computing Education. Krutz is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award (2022). Krutz received a research faculty fellowship at the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). Krutz continues to advise high level DOD programs in the areas of AI and strategic reasoning.

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