Craig Evans

Craig Evans serves as a Lecturer at the School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, teaching undergraduate database courses and professional development. He holds an MS in Library and Information Science from the same institution, with office located at Room 303, 501 E. Daniel St., and contactable via csevans2@illinois.edu.

Education:

• MS, Library and Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

His research integrates database technologies, social network analysis, and unmanned aviation systems, drawing from 25+ years of cross-industry experience in IT consulting, manufacturing, and drone operations. He emphasizes how aggregated data insights transcend individual data points, with specific interests in data curation, information retrieval, and network science.

Publications from 2002-2016 reveal consistent focus on social network dynamics, including corporate communication patterns, sentiment analysis applications, and entity resolution challenges. Earlier work explores adaptive web interfaces and wiki-based collaboration, demonstrating enduring engagement with information systems design and human-computer interaction evolution.

Evans teaches multiple sections of Intro Database Concepts & Apps (IS206), Consulting for Info Pros (IS380A), and Graph Databases (IS390GDB), connecting academic theory to real-world industry contexts through his extensive professional background.

Professionally, he is an FAA Certificated Part 107 Pilot who co-founded a university-spinoff drone operations business, actively applying academic research to entrepreneurial unmanned aviation systems development.