Education
BS, Animal Science, University of Connecticut
MS, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut
Background
Dr. Ellis’ research interests include software engineering education, open source software, and tools for biological data analysis. Dr. Ellis is one of the founding members of the Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS) project, which focuses on involving students in FOSS projects that improve the human condition. Dr. Ellis has been PI/Co-PI on five NSF projects that support student involvement in HFOSS projects.
Interests
- Software engineering education
- Student Involvement in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software
- Student involvement in Computing for Social Good using Open Source Software
Scholarly Works
Journal Articles
Ellis, H.J.C., "Give your students edit access to their course syllabus," chapter in: The Open Organization Workbook - Open Organization Guide for Educators, pp. 118-125, Red Hat, Sep. 2019.
Ellis, H.J.C., Hislop, G.W., Jackson, S., and Postner, L. 2015. Team Project Experiences in Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software (HFOSS). Trans. Comput. Educ. 15, 4, Article 18, Dec. 2015, 23 pages. DOI=http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2684812
Conference Proceedings
Postner, L., Burdge, D., Ellis, H.J.C., Jackson, S., and Hislop, G.W., "Impact of HFOSS Education on Instructors", ACM ITiCSE, Aberdeen, Scotland, July 2019
Postner, L., Ellis, H.J.C., and Hislop, G.W., “Humanitarian Applications Increase Interest and Motivation of Women in Computing,” 53rd ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, SIGCSE '23, Toronto, Canada, Mar. 2023.
Wurst, K., Radkowski, C., Jackson, S., Ellis, H.J.C., Burdge, D., and Postner, L., "LibreFoodPantry: Developing a Multi-Institutional, Faculty-Led, Humanitarian Free and Open Source Software Community," Paper. 50th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, SIGCSE '20, Portland, OR, Mar. 2020.
Dziallas, W., Fincher, S., Ellis, H.J.C., Hislop, G.W. and Postner, L. “Adopting a New Practice: Open Source Experiences in the Classroom,” Paper. 2022 Frontiers in Education Conference, Upsala, Sweden, Oct. 2022.
Courses Taught
- CS 490 Software Engineering
- CS 492 CS Capstone
- CS 210 Software Design
- CS/IT 102 Introduction to Programming
- LA 100 Freshman Seminar
