Matthew Anderson Assistant Professor

Teaching at Union College

Courses

• Intro to CS: Game Development (CSC 105), Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019
• Intro to CS: Can Computers Think? (CSC 106), Spring 2016.
• Intro to CS: Scientific Computing (CSC 108), Fall 2019.
• Intro to CS for Engineers (CSC 109), Fall 14, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Spring 2017.
• Data Structures Lab (CSC 150L), Spring 2015, Winter 2017.
• Modeling & Simulation (CSC 235), Winter 2015.
• CS of Computer Games (CSC 245), Winter 2017.
• Algorithm Design & Analysis (CSC 250), Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
• Operating Systems (CSC 335), Spring 2015, Spring 2018.
• Theory of Computing (CSC 350), Fall 2015, Fall 2017.
• Programming Languages (CSC 370), Fall 2014, Winter 2017, Fall 2018.
• Computer Graphics (CSC 385), Winter 2018.
• Special Topics: Computer Security (CSC 483), Winter 2018.

All course material accessible on Union's Nexus (Moodle). Guest access can be permitted upon request.

Independent Studies

• Programming Languages, Summer 2016
• Computational Complexity Theory Reading Group, Summer 2017
• Quantum Computing, Fall 2018.
• Operating Systems (3), Spring 2019.

Senior Projects

• D. Agadzhanova. Improving Polynomial Time Approximation Algorithms for TSP. 2019.
• N. Lockwood. Geometry-Mapped Line Stylization. 2019.
• R. Quiogue. Preventing Browser Fingerprinting by Randomizing Canvas. 2019.
• I. Scilipoti (with A. Cass). A Virtual Reality Interface for Terrain Modeling. 2019.
• H. Aung. Generative Adversarial Networks for Dynamic Rendering of Terrain Textures. 2018. (Poster)
• D. Lee. Blockchain Consensus: Secure and Fast Transactions. 2018. (Poster)
• S. Manwaring. Combining VR and Gamification to Improve Academic Performance. 2018. (Poster)
• A. Pieper. Heuristic Algorithms for Bike Route Generation. 2018. (Poster)
• L. Badini. Program Satisfaction Based on the Perception of Bugs as Features. 2017. (Poster)
• J. Enquist. The Effects of Intermittent Gaming On Word Memorization. 2017. (Poster)
• Y. Lan. Detecting Confusion Using Eye-Tracking and Machine Learning Techniques. 2017. (Poster)
• J. Cohen. SoundByte: An iOS Application to Enhance Music Discovery. 2016. (Poster)
• J. Curbow. Blending Two Automatic Playlist Generation Algorithms. 2016. (Poster)
• J. Loew. Examining the Viability of MINIX 3 as a Consumer Operating System. 2016. (Poster)
• S. DiIorio. Optimizations for Rendering Realistic Lens Flares in Polynomial Optics. 2015. (Poster)
• A. Ivarson (with J. Spinelli). Examining Self-Modifying Code. 2015. (Poster)
• J. Kline (with W. Zwicker). Analysis of the PeerRank Method for Peer Grading. 2015. (Poster)

Teaching at UW-Madison

Instructor

• CS 302 - Introduction to Programming

Teaching Assistant

• CS 302 - Introduction to Programming
• CS 367 - Introduction to Data Structures
• CS 412 - Introduction to Numerical Methods
• CS 640 - Introduction to Computer Networks
• CS 704 - Principles of Programming Languages