Craig E Wills| Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Craig

Wills

Computer Science

Professor

Affiliated Department or Office

Cybersecurity

Education

BS University of Nebraska 1982

MS Purdue University 1984

PhD Purdue University 1988

Expert Bio

Prof. Wills is a professor and former head of the Computer Science Department. His research primarily focuses on Internet application performance and measurement with more recent work examining issues related to Internet privacy. This work has led to a number of research publications and presentations as well as visibility in venues such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and NPR Science Friday.

Research areas/Expertise

Internet Measurement

Media Coverage

The Computer-Science Boom is Straining Colleges. But it Could Save Some, Too.

Chronicle of Higher Education (the)

The Computer-Science Boom is Straining Colleges. But it Could Save Some, Too.

Craig Wills, professor and head of computer science, spoke with The Chronicle of Higher Education about the surge of students enrolling in computer science programs.

Junior AI researchers are in demand by universities and industry

Nature

Junior AI researchers are in demand by universities and industry

Nature reported on the increased demand of AI researchers by universities and businesses, citing a report by Craig Wills, professor and department head of computer science, who has been studying the increase in unfilled tenure track faculty positions in this field.

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