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Instructors' Bios
Instructor: Donald Ferguson
Don is an adjunct professor in the Dept. of Computer Science. Don has been an adjunct professor for a total of 15 semesters over many years. Don has taught every spring and fall semester since fall 2014. This is Don's 11th time teaching W4111 - Introduction to Databases. Don also usually teaches a Topics in SW Engineering -- Cloud Computing course in in the fall semester. In addition to being an adjunct professor, Don was a full-time Professor of Practice in Computer Science during 2018.
Don has a long history in the software industry. Don worked for IBM from 1985 to 2007, and became an IBM Fellow in 2001. Don has also been a Microsoft Technical Fellow, Dell Senior Fellow, and CTO for CA technologies. Don was the co-founder and CTO for Seeka TV. Don is currently Chief SW Architect and Ansys Fellow, at Ansys, Inc.
Don got his undergraduate, masters and Ph.D. from Columbia University.