Robin Hillyard

Robin Hillyard is an Associate Teaching Professor at the College of Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA. With a PhD in Computer Science (1978) from the University of Cambridge and a BA/MA in Engineering Science from University College, Oxford, his career spans academia, industry, and startups. He teaches courses like Big Data System Engineering with Scala and Program Structure and Algorithms.

• Academic Integrity: Advocates for ethical standards in education, emphasizing original work despite modern challenges.
• Research Focus: Interests include sorting algorithms (e.g., Huskysort for optimizing array accesses), genetic algorithms (Darwin framework), and blockchain applications for combating fake news.
• Open Source Contributions: Active in Scala and Java projects such as LaScala, HuskySort, and Darwin on GitHub.