FIG Instructor: Michal Young
Hi, I’m Michal Young. I’m a computer scientist specializing in software engineering, but with eclectic interests that include the ways our programming languages help or hinder problem-solving. I look forward to exploring the relations between human language and computational processing of natural and artificial languages with you. This is not a well-explored topic with textbooks full of knowledge that has been accumulated and refined over time. That’s the point: I want to bring you along as I think about how to think about these topics, what questions to ask, and how to find and evaluate provisional answers.
In addition to programming, my passions include coffee (I roast my own) and long distance cycling. I have ridden up to 270 miles in a 24 hour period. I have completed three grand randonnées, 1200km (750 miles) in 90 hours: The Cascade 1200, the Rocky Mountain 1200, and Paris-Brest-Paris (which is pictured here).
Email: michal@uoregon.edu