Dave Sullivan

Biography

"Dave Sullivan grew up in the Boston area, and he was an undergraduate physics concentrator at Harvard. After graduation, he taught physics and math at the secondary-school level for six years before returning to graduate school. Dr. Sullivan received both his master’s and doctoral degrees in computer science from Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. In his doctoral thesis, he developed a methodology for using probabilistic-reasoning techniques to automate software tuning. Dr. Sullivan has taught at Boston University since the fall of 2006, and he was promoted to the rank of senior lecturer in 2013. He has taught a variety of courses, including CS 111, CS 112, and CS 460, and he has also developed CS 105, a novel course that offers students from other majors a data-centric introduction to computer science, with a focus on databases and data mining. In addition, Dr. Sullivan launched and continues to coordinate the undergraduate course-assistant program, in which experienced undergrads offer one-on-one assistance to students in the department’s introductory courses."

Research Interest

CS 111, CS 112, and CS 460, and he has also developed CS 105, a novel course