General Information

• Position: Professor
• E-mail: jliu@my.lamar.edu
• Phone: 880-7741
• Room: 87

Education

• Ph.D. Computer Science & Engineering, Sep. 2004 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, 2004
• M.S. Computer Science & Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA 2003
• B.E. Computer Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, 1997

Research Interests

• Computer Architecture
• Embedded Systems

Selected Publications

Liu, C. Lin, E.P. Hasson, and Z.D. Barnett, “Computer Science Learning made Interactive – A One- Week Alice Summer Computing Workshop for K-12 Teachers,” Proc. 42nd Annual IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2012), pp. 128-133, Seattle, WA, Oct. 3-6, 2012.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, J. Mann, “An INSPIRED Game Programming Academy for High School Students”, Proc. 42nd Annual IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2012), pp. 122-117, Seattle, WA, Oct. 3-6, 2012.

Liu and J. Zhang, “Interconnect compression and its benefits for multi-core systems,” Proc. 25th IEEE International System-on-Chip Conference (SOCC 2012), pp. 165-170, Niagara Falls, NY, Sept. 12-14, 2012.

Liu, C. Lin, P. Potter, E.P. Hasson, Z.D. Barnett, and M. Singleton, “Going Mobile with App Inventor for Android – A One-Week Computing Workshop for K-12 Teachers,” 44th ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2013), accepted.

Liu, E.P. Hasson, Z.D. Barnett, and P. Zhang “A Survey on Computer Science K-12 Outreach: Teacher Training Programs,” Proc. 41st Annual IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2011), pp. T4F-1 – T4F-6, Rapid City, SD, Oct. 12-15, 2011.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, J. Mann, “INSPIRED High School Academies for Broadening the Computing Pipeline”, ACM Transaction on Computing Education (TOCE) , article 7, vol. 11, no. 2, 2011.

Liu, C. Lin, E.P. Hasson, Z.D. Barnett, “Introducing Computer Science to K-12 through A Summer Computing Workshop for Teachers, ” 42nd ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2011), pp. 389-394, Dallas, TX, Mar. 9-12, 2011.

Lin, J. Liu, E.P. Hasson, Z.D. Barnett, “A Computing Workshop for Updating Middle School Computer Science Programs,” 5th Annual Edition of International Technology, Education and Development Conference(INTED 2011).

K. Doss, V. Juarez, D. Vincent, P. Doerschuk, and J. Liu , “Work in Progress - A Survey of Popular Game Creation Platforms Used for Computing Education,” Proc. 41st Annual IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2011), pp. F1H-1 – F1H-2, Rapid City, SD, Oct. 12-15, 2011.

Liu, J.Y. Zhang, and N.R. Mahapatra, “Interconnect System Compression Analysis for Multi-core Architectures,” Proc. 23rd Annual IEEE International ASIC/SOC Conference (ASIC/SOC 2010), pp. 317-320, Las Vegas, NV, Sep. 27-29, 2010.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, and J. Mann, “INSPIRED Broadening Participation in Computing: Most Successful Strategies and Lessons Learned,” Proc. 40th Annual IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE 2010), pp. T2H-1 - T2H-6, Arlington, Virginia, Oct. 27-30, 2010.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, J. Mann, "Increasing Participation of Females and Minorities in Computing", IEEE Computer, pp. 110-113, vol. 24, 2009.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, J. Mann, “INSPIRED broadening participation: first year experience and lessons learned,” Proc. 14th Annual ACM SIGCSE Conference on innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education (ITiCSE 2009), pp. 238-242, Paris, France, July 06 - 09, 2009.

P. Doerschuk, J. Liu, J. Mann, “INSPIRED Computing Academies for Middle School Students: Lesson Learned”, Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing (Tapia 2009), pp. 52-57, Portland, OR, Apr. 1-4, 2009.

Liu and N.R. Mahapatra, “The Role of Interconnects in the Performance Scalability of Multicore Architectures,” Proc. 21st Annual IEEE International System-on-Chip conference (SOCC 2008), pp. 21-24, Newport Beach, CA, Sept. 17-20, 2008.