Dr. Langdon White

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Langdon White is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Boston University in the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences. With over 20 years of experience in the software industry, he has held various roles including CTO, Chief Architect, and Technical Marketing Manager at Red Hat, Inc. There, he was involved in re-architecting Fedora, a Linux distribution, to enhance its flexibility in a containerized environment. He also served as an Engineer in Residence at BU Spark! and the Hariri Institute. In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Langdon is an advocate for implementing 'perpetual beta' and DevOps methodologies to create resilient and usable web applications. He has been active in publishing and speaking at professional industry conferences. He teaches CAS CS 200, which prepares students for internships and jobs in the software development industry.

Research Interests

Requirements for Boston University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.88
TOEFL
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
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  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume
  • LSAT or GRE scores
  • Transcripts through LSAC
Specialization Notes

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