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Gregory Kesden is an Associate Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, specializing in software systems, distributed systems, networks, cloud computing, operating systems, and forensic computer science. He has extensive experience teaching a variety of courses including introductory Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), programming, data structures, and advanced undergraduate and graduate systems classes. Throughout his career, he has served as head coach of Carnegie Mellon’s internationally renowned programming team, director of regional programming contests, teaching assistant program coordinator within the School of Computer Science, associate director of the MS CS program, and director of master's programs in computer science engineering at the University of California San Diego (UCSD). After beginning his academic career at Clemson University, he spent 16 years as faculty within the School of Computer Science at CMU before returning to the College of Engineering in 2017. His teaching excellence has been recognized with several awards, including the SCS Simon Award for Teaching Excellence, the SCS Habermann Educational Service Award, the ACM Coach of the Year Award, and the ECE Joel & Ruth Spira Excellence in Teaching Award.
Carnegie Mellon University • Pittsburgh, PA
Teaching courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, mentoring students and leading instructional programs.
Admission is extremely competitive with no strict GPA cut-offs; holistic review is used.