David Wright

David Wright serves as the Director of Project Management and Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at North Carolina State University. He also holds the role of Associate Director of the NC State site of the Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics, focusing on large-scale research initiatives and university-industry collaboration.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science (2012)
• M.S. in Computer Science (2003)
• B.S. in Computer Science (2001)

His research interests span Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data Sciences, Healthcare IT, Software Engineering, and the Philosophy of Science. His work emphasizes practical applications in knowledge graph optimization, research ethics, and industry-academic partnerships.

Key publication trends include empirical studies on data cleaning, knowledge graph enhancement, and frameworks for security metrics, often bridging technical rigor with ethical considerations in computing.

Wright teaches CSC 379: Ethics in Computing, integrating civil discourse and debate into his pedagogy. He holds a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and contributes to university-industry collaboration strategies.