Rodney Howell

Rodney Howell is an Associate Professor and Undergraduate Programs Director in the Department of Computer Science at Kansas State University (KSU). He holds a Ph.D. (1988) and B.S. (1984) in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Austin and Wichita State University, respectively. His research expertise includes Real-Time Systems, Self-Stabilization, Petri Nets, and Computational Complexity. He authored the textbook Algorithms: A Top-Down Approach (2023) and has directed seven Master’s theses.

Key awards include the Kansas State Scholarship (1980–1984), McGregor Scholarship (1980–1984), and Microelectronics and Computer Development Fellowship (1984–1986). He has organized the KSU High School Programming Contest since 1992 and contributed to grants such as the NSF-funded Software Control Laboratory (1993–1995).

His advising includes students like Muralidhar Venkatrao, Thiagarajan Rajagopalan, and Vineet Tadakamalla. His work spans over 30 years at KSU, including roles like Special Assistant to the Dean (2019–2020) and involvement in academic outreach.