Introduction

E-mail address: shoffmann@neo.tamu.edu

Class standing: 2nd year Master's student

Why are you taking this class?
Sketch recognition sounds like an interesting topic, so I would like to learn more about it. Also, I have had classes with Dr. Hammond in the past and really enjoyed them, so I thought it'd be nice to take another class taught by her.

What experience do you bring to this class?
I have experience with multiple programming languages, especially C++ and Java, from working on various types of projects (including design, AI, game development, etc.)

What are your professional life goals?
I would like to work in the game development industry. Within that field, I simply want to program, preferably working in areas that I enjoy such as dealing with artificial intelligence or human-computer interaction. In addition, I would like to be able to inspire and help others in the field of computer science.

What are your personal life goals?
My personal goals are to achieve my professional goals and to make decisions that both make me happy and that I can be proud of.

What do you want to do after you graduate?
After graduation, I will be working as a software developer for a large software company.

What do you expect to be doing in 10 years?
I expect to still be programming in 10 years. I would like to be developing video games, hopefully doing something that allows me to apply both my knowledge of AI and physics within that field.

What do you think will be the next biggest technological advancement in computer science?
I think that there will be advancements in how we actually interact with devices. Recently, we have had smart phones, tablets, and all other sorts of mobile devices become the "next big thing". While a new type of device is entirely possible as the next advancement, I think that we're more in need of improvements on how we actually interact with and perceive interacting with the devices that we currently use.

If you could travel back in time, who would you like to meet and why?
There are so many great people that have influenced the world to be how it is today, so I don't think that I could pick just one person to meet. It would have to be someone with great, novel ideas that maybe was not entirely understood at the time so that I could discuss with them how and why they came up with those ideas. But if I could travel back in time, why can't I travel forwards, as well? I think that would be much more entertaining, to see how things have changed and improved in a future that I would not normally be able to see within my lifetime.

Describe your favorite shoes and why they are your favorite?
My favorite shoes are my purple Converse, because they are purple. And cool.

If you could be fluent in any foreign language that you're not already fluent in, which one would it be and why?
I would like to be fluent in German, because I find it to be a very interesting language that sounds really cool.

Give some interesting fact/story about yourself.
I have a physics minor that I'm still trying to find a good use for.