About Me
Welcome to my website! My full name is Jennifer Alexandra
Thompson, but I always use my middle name, Alexandra (al-eks-AHN-dra). I am originally from
Toronto, Canada and I spent a lot of my life growing up in Dallas,
Texas. I am also a second generation Romanian immigrant on my mom's side.
I've always been fascinated in exploring how technology can help people in so many capacities; like speeding up grocery lines with self-checkout machines and automatically reminding someone of important birthdays through smart phone notifications. When I took a love to coding in high school, I knew I wanted to pursue a computer science degree and find more ways to improve people's lives through technology.
Currently, I'm a Computer Science Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech. My primary research interest is Computer Science Education and I aim to become a university professor.
I've always been fascinated in exploring how technology can help people in so many capacities; like speeding up grocery lines with self-checkout machines and automatically reminding someone of important birthdays through smart phone notifications. When I took a love to coding in high school, I knew I wanted to pursue a computer science degree and find more ways to improve people's lives through technology.
Currently, I'm a Computer Science Ph.D. student at Virginia Tech. My primary research interest is Computer Science Education and I aim to become a university professor.
Education
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August 2017 - Started Honours Bachelor of Science (HBSc) in Computer Science at the University of Toronto Mississauga
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March 2021 - "Exploring How Students Use an Online Learning Environment" Poster @ SIGCSE '21
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May 2022 - Completed HBSc @ UTM, with Distinction
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August 2022 - Started Ph.D. in Computer Science at Virginia Tech
Fun Facts
- I have been a huge gamer my entire life. I play games on my gaming computer, Nintendo Switch, PS4, Wii and Steam Deck. Here's a really long list of my game recommendations.
- I love learning French and have been learning on-and-off for many years. I love to travel to Montréal, Canada in my spare time and practice my french.
- I'm really into playing tabletop roll-playing games (TTRPGs), like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Shadowrun and Vampire: The Masquerade.
Documents:
Would you believe I wrote this website from scratch? Check it out here! 