About Us

       CS-CAMP is a program of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education (CEEE), and is funded by the National Science Foundation.

        The Primary Investigator for CS-CAMP is Richard Tapia. Dr. Tapia is a mathematician and professor in the Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics at Rice University in Houston, Texas. He is internationally known for his research in the computational and mathematical sciences and is a national leader in education and outreach programs. His current Rice positions are Noah Harding Professor of Computational and Applied Mathematics; Associate Director of Graduate Studies, Office of Research and Graduate Studies; and Director of the Center for Excellence and Equity in Education. You can read more about him at his webpage.

        The Co-Primary Investigator for CS-CAMP is Keith Cooper.  Dr. Cooper is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Rice. Dr. Cooper is the leader of the Scalar Compiler group at Rice, often called (affectionately) the Massively Scalar Compiler Project. The Scalar Compiler group investigates issues that relate to optimization and code generation for modern machines. You can read more about him at his webpage.

       CS-CAMP's Program Manager, Michael Sirois, taught at Lanier Middle School (in the Houston Independent School District) for 23 years before coming to Rice in the Fall of 2002. He has worked for CEEE's summer program, GirlTECH/TeacherTECH, as a Master Teacher since 1998. You can read more about him at his webpage.