Alexander Gebhard

Alexander Gebhard

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Marquette University

Biography

Currently, I am a senior studying Computer Science at Marquette University.

Throughout college, I have been exploring new fields in Computer Science, both in my classes and outside of school. At Marquette, I am involved with Marquette’s computing honors society, Upsilon Pi Epsilon, Student Conduct Board, Cyber Security Club, and MU Habitat for Humanity. I am President of Marquette’s ACM (Association for Computing Machinery) chapter. I have been on the Dean’s List for the past 6 semesters (Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021). Recently, I’ve been working with Dr. Dennis Brylow as an Undergraduate Research Assistant in developing TA-Bot, Marquette’s automated assessment tool used to facilitate student learning in computer science courses. In my free time, I like to bike, play volleyball, and work one of my personal projects (see Projects tab).

After I graduate in May 2022, I hope to pursue a graduate program in Computer Science to obtain a PhD.

Interests

  • Computer Science Education
  • Cybersecurity
  • Networking
  • Operating Systems

Education

  • Current Student, 2018 - Present

    Marquette University

  • High School Diploma, 2018

    Frankin High School

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Teaching Assistant

Marquette University

Aug 2020 – Present
I run labs, create assignments, and grade assignments for students in Marquette’s COSC3250: Operating Systems class.
 
 
 
 
 

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Marquette University

Jun 2020 – Present
I work with other researchers and Dr. Dennis Brylow in developing an operating system (in C and Assembly language), called Embedded Xinu, used to teach college classes around the world.
 
 
 
 
 

Website Migration Intern

Marquette University

Sep 2018 – Dec 2019
I worked with other developers from Marquette’s Office of Marketing and Communication to migrate Marquette’s old PHP webpages to the new content management system(CMS).
 
 
 
 
 

Full Stack Development Intern

iit/SourceTech

Aug 2016 – May 2020
iit/SourceTech offers access to resident/patient outcome information, production tools, inventory control, internet-based procurement, and an online financial summary and analysis tool. I worked with C#, VB.NET, SQL, Javascript, WinForms, Entity Framework, ASP.NET MVC, Vue, and jQuery. I also worked with other developers using SCRUM(more recently Kanban) development process.

Awards

Upsilon Pi Epsilon Induction

Marquette University May 2020
Upsilon Pi Epsilon (UPE) is the honor society for computing disciplines. Induction to UPE requires candidates to be in the top 35% of their class and recieve at least two recommendations from faculty and/or peers.

Dean’s List (Fall 2018 - Present)

Marquette University Dec 2018
The Dean’s List requires a minimum course load of 12 credits and minimum grade point average of 3.7.

AP Scholar with Honor

College Board Jul 2018
Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams.

Eagle Scout

Boy Scouts of America Oct 2017
Eagle Scout is the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America.

2nd FBLA Cybersecurity Test for Wisconsin

Future Business Leaders of America Apr 2017
Scored 1st in Wisconsin Region 7 and 2nd in the state of Wisconsin for the Future Business Leaders of American Cybersecurity test.

Projects

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Crypto Knight

A website that uses the browser’s JavaScript Crypto API to generate hashes for text or files.

OCSP Assessor

A tool that gets the status of a website’s certificate using Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP).

Recent Publications

Algorithmic Bias in Facial Recognition

A research paper on the bias in accuracy of facial recognition when subjects are of different race or gender.

Effect of Workplace Surveillance on Communication

A whitepaper paper on the effects of workplace surveillance on communication.

My Values as a Programmer

A paper on the value I hold as a future professional in the Computer Science field.