Amanpreet Kapoor, M.S.

Assistant Instructional Professor

Bio

Amanpreet Kapoor is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education, and he teaches computing undergraduate courses in the Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE). He received his M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Florida in 2016 and a B. Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering from Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, India in 2015.

Kapoor’s research interests include Computing Education, Informal Learning Environments, and Identity Formation. His current work focuses on understanding computing students’ professional identity formation in formal, non-formal, and informal learning spaces. This research enables him to develop tools, curricula, and instructional strategies that foster students’ formation of computing identities and scaffold students’ learning of computing equitably. Previously, Kapoor was a Solution Analyst at Deloitte Consulting and a UI Software Engineering Intern at Siemens Healthineers.

Primary Research Area

CS Education Research

Research Areas

CS Education Research, Educational Technologies, Human-Centered Computing

Education

M.S. in Computer Science, 2016, University of Florida
B.Tech. in Computer Science, 2015, Jaypee University of Engineering & Technology, India

Research Interests

Computing Education, Informal Learning Environments, Identity Formation, Employment

Publications

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