Youwen Ouyang

Principal Investigator

About

Create and implement education opportunities and career pathways for students, with passion toward supporting those who are traditionally underrepresented in computing related fields.

Country

United States

City

San Marcos

Industry

Higher Education

Skill

C++, Java, Python, Computer Science, Higher Education, Software Development, Microsoft Office, C, SQL, XML, Android, JavaScript, Microsoft Excel, Xcode, Android SDK, Objective-C, Swift, iOS, Linux, University Teaching

Experience

Principal Investigator

From Curiosity to Career Readiness: Embedding Data Science in Sociology

2023-7 - Present · 3 yrs 3 mos

The goal of this 3-year, interdisciplinary collaboration project is to design, implement, refine, and institutionalize a pedagogical and curricular innovation that will create a bridge and remove barriers for social science students to pursue data science careers.

Professor of Computer Science

California State University San Marcos

1997-8 - Present · 29 yrs 2 mos

Department Chair

California State University San Marcos

2014-1 - 2019-6 · 5 yrs 6 mos

San Marcos, CA

Founder and director

Women's Hackathon @ CSUSM

2014-4 - Present · 12 yrs 6 mos

San Marcos, CA

Plan, promote, recruit, and host 12-hour events designed to inspire young women to explore careers in tech. Working in team and with support from tech professionals, students propose and design innovative solutions for selected non-profit organizations.

Principal Investigator and Director

Building Social Capital and Professional Efficacy for Computer Science Scholars

2017-10 - 2023-9 · 6 yrs

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1742618

Principal Investigator and Director

Giving Ownership of Active Learning to Students in Computer Science

2019-7 - 2022-12 · 3 yrs 6 mos

https://calearninglab.org/project/giving-ownership-of-active-learning-to-students-in-computer-science/

Principal Investigator and Director

Inspiring Commitment for STEM Career Paths through Extended Women's Hackathon

2016-9 - 2022-8 · 6 yrs

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1615255

Faculty in Residence

Google

2019-6 - 2019-6 · 1 mo

Mountain View, CA

Software Engineering Lead

"Si Se Puede!", DoE Project

2017-4 - 2019-5 · 2 yrs 2 mos

San Marcos, CA

Design, promote, recruit, and launch the Bachelor's in Software Engineering program at CSUSM.

Principal Investigator & Director

Cyberinfrastructure for Quality Understanding and Engagement for Students and Teachers

2012-1 - 2016-12 · 5 yrs

https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1135555

Co-Principal Investigator

Activate Computational Thinking, NSF Funded Project

2012-7 - 2016-6 · 4 yrs

Greater San Diego Area

Designed and implemented professional development for middle school teachers to create science classroom activities that integrate computational thinking learning experiences for students.