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  • Title:
    Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Department:
    Computer Science
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Mihaela Malita, Ph.D.

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Background

Dr. Mihaela Malita conducted her doctoral research focusing on learning models. Formerly a faculty member at Saint Anselm College, she holds the distinguished title of Professor Emerita. Dr. Malita has taught as a visiting professor at Smith College and Amherst College in Massachusetts. She played a pivotal role as a leading member of the technical team that spearheaded the establishment of Bright Scale, a Silicon Company. Additionally, she co-founded CSTA-NH (Computer Science Teacher Association for the New Hampshire Chapter) in 2010 and hosted High School Programming Contests from 2006 to 2022.

Degrees

  • Ph.D., University of Bucharest, Romania
  • M.S., University of Bucharest, Romania
  • B.S., University of Bucharest, Romania

Academic Philosophy

“As an educator in the field of Computer Science, my philosophy revolves around nurturing a deep understanding of fundamental concepts while encouraging curiosity and innovation,” says Dr. Malita. “I believe in fostering an environment that promotes critical thinking, problem-solving, and collaboration. By blending theoretical knowledge with practical applications, I aim to equip students with not just technical skills but also the ability to adapt to the rapidly evolving landscape of technology. My goal is to inspire a passion for lifelong learning and ethical considerations in utilizing technology for the betterment of society.”

Specialties

  • Parallel programming
  • Programming languages
  • Programming through art

Courses Taught

  • CS585 Java Programming
  • CS597 Multimedia and Web Development
  • CS612 Information Technology
  • CS699 Professional Seminar

Recent Publications and Proceedings

  1. Mihai Antonescu, Mihaela Malita, Gheorghe M. Stefan, “Avoiding Latencies of Log-Depth Parallel Computational Patterns”, ISPDC 2023, The 22nd IEEE International Symposium On   Parallel and Distributed Computing, Bucharest, July 10-13, 2023.
  2. Mihaela Malita, Gheorghe M. Stefan, “A Recursive Hierarchy for Accelerator-Level Parallelism”, Proceedings of the 8th World Congress on Electrical Engineering and Computer Systems and Sciences (EECSS’22), Prague, Czech Republic – July 28- 30, 2022. Best Award Paper.
  3. Mihaela Malita, George-Vladut Popescu, Gheorghe M. Stefan, “Pseudo-Reconfigurable Heterogeneous Solution for Accelerating Spectral Clustering”, 2020 IEEE International Conference on Big Data, Dec 10-13, 2020.
  4. Mihaela Malita, Ethel Schuster, “From Drawing to Coding: Teaching Programming with Processing”, The Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges Northeast Region (CCSCNE),

 

 

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