John Heaps

John Heaps, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), part of the College of Sciences. His contact information includes his office location (NPB 3.328) and email John.Heaps@utsa.edu. He teaches courses in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Privacy and Vulnerability Compliance.

Dr. Heaps holds a Ph.D. and B.S. in Computer Science, both from UTSA. His research focuses on applying natural language processing to privacy policy analysis, cybersecurity frameworks, and automated software vulnerability detection. His work bridges NLP techniques with software engineering challenges in privacy compliance and access control systems.

His recent publications (2017–2023) emphasize cybersecurity automation, vulnerability measurement, and policy-driven security models. While no specific scientific awards are listed, his contributions to privacy and software security reflect ongoing impactful research. No grants, advising records, or lab affiliations are documented in the provided text.