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Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost

Sarah Heckman

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Sarah Heckman

Acting Executive Director, Data Science and AI Academy

2299 Engineering Building II (EB2)

919.515.2042

Bio

Sarah Heckman is acting executive director for the NC State Data Science and AI Academy, and an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at NC State University. She serves as Director of Undergraduate Programs and was the first teaching-track faculty member hired in the department. Heckman is a three-time graduate of NC State, earning her bachelor’s, master’s and Ph.D. degrees in computer science.

Her teaching focuses on core courses in software engineering and programming languages. Her research interests include computer science education and software engineering. As a graduate student, she was a three-time recipient of the IBM Ph.D. Fellowship.

Heckman has received the NC State Outstanding Teacher Award and the Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award as a representative of the College of Engineering. She is a member of the NC State Academy of Outstanding Teachers.

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