Daniel Ford

Daniel Ford serves as Assistant Professor and Department Chair at Linfield University, where he has been a faculty member since 2004.

His educational background includes:

• B.A. in Liberal Studies from University of California, Santa Barbara
• M.B.A. from Cornell University
• M.I.T. from UCLLN (Belgium)
• M.C.S. from Colorado State University

Professor Ford's research spans artificial intelligence, theoretical computer science, computational complexity, and graph theory. He teaches core computer science courses in algorithms, programming, and database systems, leveraging four years of prior industry experience at Siemens Nixdorf in Belgium.

He actively mentors students through the Linfield College Computer Science Club, which consistently qualifies for the International Collegiate Programming Contest, and provides direct training for cybersecurity competitions including the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition and National Cyber League.

Professor Ford champions diversity in computing as a member of the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Academic Alliance. No scientific awards were documented in the provided materials.