Alvaro Monge

(he/him/his)

Teaching Professor, Assistant Dean and Director of Computing Programs - California

Alvaro Monge
  • PhD in Computer Science, University of California San Diego
  • BS in Computer Science; University of California, Riverside

Alvaro Monge is a teaching professor, as well as the assistant dean and director of computing programs for California campuses, in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in California.

Before joining Northeastern in 2021, and before his 22-year stint at California State University, Long Beach, Monge taught at the University of Dayton. He has worked on applied research projects to improve web content for people with low vision and has assisted marine biologists in studying juvenile white sharks. For three years, he helped create the EngageCSEdu living collection of instructional materials (now a part of the ACM Education Board) that applies research-based engagement practices.

At Khoury College, Monge teaches introductory programming, data structures, discrete structures, database systems, and web development. He is passionate about supporting students and has worked on projects supported by Google, the US Department of Education, and the National Center for Women and Information Technology to increase the retention and graduation rates of female and Latinx computing students. To the same end, Monge participated in a 2018 Google program aimed at preparing underrepresented students for tech internships and jobs.

Monge is a member of the ACM Education Advisory Committee and has co-chaired ACM SIGCSE's Technical Symposium.