Professor Kenneth M. Anderson is Chair of the Department of Computer Science and holds the Palmer Endowed Chair at the University of Colorado Boulder's College of Engineering & Applied Science. He co-directs Project EPIC, a $4M NSF-funded initiative on social media use during mass emergencies, and serves as Co-Director of the Center for Software and Society. Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of California, Irvine (1997) Joined CU Boulder in 1998; tenured in 2005 Former Associate Dean for Education (2016-2019) Former Associate Chair (2010-2013) His research bridges software engineering, crisis informatics, and human-computer interaction. Current projects focus on large-scale social media analytics, crisis response systems, and software architecture for data-intensive environments. Recent publications explore multilingual social media analysis (ML-EPIC), bug fix patterns in software development (FIXR), and collaborative big data platforms. Themes include disaster risk communication, data modeling challenges, and asynchronous analysis tools. ATLAS Fellow (2010) As department chair, he spearheaded initiatives for inclusivity, including creating a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and establishing the NSF Broadening Participation in Computing plan. He oversees major academic reforms and departmental operations.












