Sam Keene is a professor of computer science at The Cooper Union. He received his Ph.D. in electrical engineering  from Boston University, where his research has focused on cross-layer techniques to resolve collisions in wireless random-access networks. He also received an interdisciplinary certificate in computational science,  He currently teach a wide rangeof classes at The Cooper Union, ranging from intro coding to graduate level machine learning. His research is broadly focused around signal processing and machine learning, with applications mostly in healthcare and environmental monitoring, He also has several  interdisciplinary collaborations with the schools of Architecture and Art, with a focus on teaching students how work collaboratively to make cool stuff. Some classes focus on interactive work using AI and machine learning for creative applications, others are focused on working with non-profits on data visualization and analysis. He also runs a secret brewery in one of the labs.