Manuel A. Pérez Quiñones

Visiting Professor

  • Human–computer interaction
  • Computer science education
  • Diversity in computing
  • DSc, George Washington University
  • MS in Computer Science, Ball State University
  • BA in Computer Science, Ball State University

Manuel A. Pérez Quiñones is a professor at UNC Charlotte, as well as a visiting professor at the Center for Inclusive Computing and the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University.

Quiñones's research interests include human–computer interaction, CS education, and diversity in computing. He has published over 100 refereed articles and supervised 10 PhDs and many MS students. Before joining UNCC, he worked at Virginia Tech, the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, the US Naval Academy, and the Naval Research Lab. He is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Quiñones has held several administrative positions in academia, including associate dean of the College of Computing and Informatics at UNCC, associate chair of the CS Department at Virginia Tech, and associate dean of the graduate school and director of the Office for Graduate Recruitment and Diversity Initiatives at Virginia Tech.

Quiñones is an NSF CAREER Awardee and a featured TEDx UNCC speaker. In 2011, he was recognized with the Dean's Award for Excellence in Service at Virginia Tech. He has also received numerous recognitions for his service to computing diversity efforts, including ACM Distinguished Member for his contributions to computing education, the CRA A. Nico Habermann Award for his contributions aimed at increasing the numbers and successes of underrepresented members in the computing research community, and the Richard A. Tapia Achievement Award for Scientific Scholarship, Civic Science, and Diversifying Computing.

Quiñones served as chair of several conferences, including the ACM Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference and the SIGCSE Technical Symposium. He also serves on the SIGCSE Board, Advisory Board for CMD-IT, Steering Committee for BPCNet.org, and the Committee on Women in Science, Engineering and Medicine at the National Academies.