Sirong Lin

Sirong Lin is an Associate Teaching Professor and Transfer Coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Lowell's Kennedy College of Sciences, Miner School of Computer and Information Sciences. After earning her Ph.D. in Computer Science from Virginia Tech, she worked in the IT industry as a user-interaction designer and software engineer before transitioning to academia. Her teaching focuses on introductory computer science courses.

Her educational background includes:

• B.S. from Beijing University of Technology
• M.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Dr. Lin's research centers on Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), with emphasis on user interaction design, computer-supported cooperative work, and computer-supported collaborative learning. She actively investigates pedagogical approaches in Computer Science Education to enhance technology-mediated teaching and learning experiences.