Dr. Sussan Einakian is a Lecturer in Computer Science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. She holds a Ph.D. and Master’s in Computer Science from the University of Alabama in Huntsville, and a Bachelor’s in Software Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Her expertise includes programming, data structures, and Oracle database administration. Dr. Einakian’s research focuses on information visualization, with several published works. She is also active in student mentorship and interdisciplinary projects, and is a member of IEEE and ACM.