Rate My Professor Yusuf Pisan

Yusuf Pisan is a Teaching Professor in Computer Science within the Computing & Software Systems Division, School of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics at the University of Washington Bothell. He holds a BS in Computer Science from Northwestern University in 1992, a PhD in Computer Science from the same institution in 1998 with a dissertation titled 'An integrated architecture for engineering problem solving,' and a Graduate Certificate in Educational Studies (Higher Education) from Macquarie University in 2001. Pisan joined the University of Washington Bothell in September 2017 as Senior Lecturer, advancing to his current role. Previously, he served as Associate Professor and Director of the Games Studio in the School of Software at the University of Technology Sydney from 2008 to 2017, where he formed and led the studio and founded the Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment series in 2004, chairing it multiple times and fostering the Australian games community. Earlier appointments include Senior Lecturer and Co-director of Creativity & Cognition Studios at UTS, Senior Lecturer and Lecturer at Macquarie University, ARC Research Fellow at the University of New South Wales, and Research Assistant at Northwestern University's Institute for the Learning Sciences. He has held visiting professorships at Harvey Mudd College, University of Southern California, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and IT University of Copenhagen.