Michael Oudshoorn holds a PhD in computer science from the University of Adelaide, in addition to bachelor’s degrees in computer science (honors) and computer science and applied mathematics.

Michael currently serves as High Point University’s founding dean of engineering and is a full professor in computer science. During his time there, Michael has developed and introduced degrees in electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, mechatronic engineering, general engineering, cybersecurity, and data science. He previously held positions at Northwest Missouri State University, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Montclair State University, the University of Texas at Brownsville, Montana State University, and the University of Adelaide. While serving as associate dean at the University of Adelaide, he was responsible for recruiting international students and maintaining international relationships for the twinning and articulation programs in place and supported by the engineering faculty.

Michael’s primary teaching areas include programming languages, compilers, and software engineering. He has made significant contributions to scholarly articles covering journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, and textbooks. He has also contributed significantly to articles related to teaching computer science and the value of accreditation.

Michael is an active member in professional societies and organizations, including IEEE, ACM, ASEE, and ABET. He regularly contributes to conferences and reviews manuscripts. Recently, he served on the ACM/IEEE/AAAI 2023 Computer Science Curriculum Task Force as a member of the steering committee, the lead on the foundations of programming languages knowledge area, and a member of the distributed systems knowledge area. In 2022, he was recognized as a member of the 2022 Class of IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributors. These members have made significant technical contributions, through either applied or pure computing, to the computing profession, computing community, and humanity. Michael is also a commissioner on ABET’s Computing Accreditation Commission and has previously served as a member of the executive committee.