Alice Fischer, Ph.D.

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Professor, Computer Science

Computer Science
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department
Tagliatela College of Engineering
Education

Ph.D. in Computer Science, Harvard University
M.A. in Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
B.A. in Mathematics, with Distinction University of Michigan

Published Books and Articles

Books

A. Fischer and F. Grodzinsky, The Anatomy of Programming Languages, Prentice Hall.
 
Fischer, A., Eggert, D., and Ross, S., Applied C, an Introduction and More, McGraw Hill,   1116 pages.  Also translated and published in traditional Chinese for Taiwan and Hong Kong, and in simplified Chinese for the Republic of China.

Conference Papers

A. Fischer,  R. Morelli, M. Cohen, J.Chiarella, A Gap in the Path to Professional Competence,  Panel discussion at  Consortium for Computing in Small Colleges,6th Annual Northeastern Conference.

A. Fischer, Finding the Mid-Path, presented at the International Software Engineering Society conference, Wuhan, P.R. China and published in the Wuhan Journal of Natural Science

Fergany, T., Eggert, D. and Fischer, A., Web-Based Learning Environment for the C-Programming Language,  The IEEE Educational Software Workshop.

A. E. Fischer and M. J. Fischer, Mode Modules as Representations of  Domains, Proceedings of the ACM Principles of Programming Languages Conference.

T. E. Cheatham, A. E. Fischer, and P. Jorrand, BASEL, the Base for an Extensible Language,   Proceedings of the ACM / IEEE  Fall Joint Computer Conference.

Courses Taught
  • CS 107 Computers and their Applications
  • CS 110 Introduction to Programming / C
  • CS 166 Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science
  • CS 210 Java Programming
  • CS 226 Data Structures with Collections
  • CS 416 Social and Professional Issues in Computing
  • CS 604 Introduction to Programming / C
  • CS 610/ CS 212 Intermediate C Programming
  • CS 617 Java Programming
  • CS 626/ CS 526 Object Oriented Principles and Practice / C++
  • CS 628/ CS 428 Object Oriented Design
  • CS 636/ CS 536 The Structure of Programming Languages
  • CS 655/ CS 441 Web/Database Application Development
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In the Media

In the Media

Alice Fischer, a professor of computer science, comments on her recollections of the 20 years of attacks by the Unabomber as news spread of the death of Ted Kaczynski this weekend in federal prison.

In the Media

Alice Fischer, professor of computer science, talks about a significant gift she and her husband made to the University to establish an endowed chair in computer science. Brian Otis, vice president for advancement, says the $2 million gift will be used to develop a legacy of devotion to teaching.

In the Media

Longtime University of New Haven professor Alice Fischer, Ph.D. and her husband have made a $2 million gift to the University to create an endowed chair in computer science that will be used to recruit and retain a prestigious faculty member who will teach core computer science skills and champion computer science education at the University.

In the Media

Longtime University of New Haven professor Alice Fischer, Ph.D. and her husband have made a $2 million gift to the University to create an endowed chair in computer science that will be used to recruit and retain a prestigious faculty member who will teach core computer science skills and champion computer science education at the University.

In the Media

Longtime University of New Haven professor Alice Fischer, Ph.D. and her husband have made a $2 million gift to the University to create an endowed chair in computer science that will be used to recruit and retain a prestigious faculty member who will teach core computer science skills and champion computer science education at the University.

In the Media

Longtime University of New Haven professor Alice Fischer, Ph.D. and her husband have made a $2 million gift to the University to create an endowed chair in computer science that will be used to recruit and retain a prestigious faculty member who will teach core computer science skills and champion computer science education at the University.

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