Chris Braun

Chris Braun is a Visiting Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Bowdoin College. He teaches CSCI 1101 - Introduction to Computer Science and CSCI 2101 - Data Structures and Advanced Programming I in the Fall 2024 semester. His research focuses on applying computer science techniques to medical, biological, and educational challenges, including data science analysis of the U.S. opioid epidemic, RNA sequencing studies in Arabidopsis thaliana, and healthcare data analytics for hepatic vein stenting candidates.

Education:

• PhD, Indiana University
• BA, Valparaiso University

Research interests span interdisciplinary applications of machine learning and data mining, with a commitment to advancing both scientific discovery and computer science education. His work bridges computational methods with real-world medical and educational problems.