Bryan Y. Hernández-Cuevas

SOUTH ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER, SHELBY LN · TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401 · byhcuevas at gmail dot com

I am a Computer Science Ph.D. student and researcher at The University of Alabama. Software Developer at Inteldot. My research passions include topics such as machine learning education, human computer interaction, m-learning, and physiological computing.

Education

The University of Alabama

Doctor of Philosophy, Computer Science
August 2018 - Present

University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo

Bachelor of Science, Computer Science

Magna Cum Laude

August 2014 - May 2018

Research

Physiological Signals and Gamification Applied to Machine Learning Education

The University of Alabama

Research and development of systems leveraging physiological signals and gamification elements to teach machine learning to novices. Focus area within doctoral program.

2020 - Present

Physiological-Based Mobile Educational Systems

The University of Alabama

Research and development of mobile learning applications leveraging physiological signals to enhance student educational experiences.

2019 - Present

Brain-Drone Race

Human-Technology Interaction Lab, The University of Alabama

The Brain-Drone Race is a competition featuring users' cognitive ability and mental endurance. Competitors are required to out-focus opponents in a drone drag race influenced by electrical signals emitted from the brain.

August 2018 - Present

DEVELOPING MOBILE APPS TO ENHANCE THE COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BIOLOGY ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES

Mobile Applications Center, University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Developing mobile applications to enhance learning across distinct STEM fields, currently Biology.

August 2017 - May 2018

Improving Student Services through Student Development of Computing Solutions

Mobile Applications Center, University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo

Mobile systems implemented to solve irregular study room reservations on UPRA’s library and other services.

January 2016 - May 2018

Experience

Teaching Assistant

The University of Alabama

Assist the lead professor with class, assignments, exams, and projects. Reinforce lessons through office hours for individuals or groups of students.

Courses:

  • Undergraduate and Graduate Level Intro. to Robotics
  • Undergraduate and Graduate Level Brain-Computer Interfaces
  • Undergraduate Level Software Engineering
August 2020 - Present

Software Developer

Inteldot

Design, implement and test software solutions based on the client's desire. Project management, full-stack web and mobile development.

January 2018 - September 2021

Software Engineer

Turba, Inc.

Project management for all involved projects, requirements elicitation, design specifications, testing, code and peer reviews, coding guidelines, validation.

January 2019 - Present

Software Developer

CINCO Engineering, Inc.

Design, implement and test a software that allows Quality Managers in the Life Sciences Industry to efficiently implement and manage a Quality Risk Management Program. Full-stack developer for any needed platform to successfully create the project.

May 2018 - May 2019

Skills

Programming Languages & Tools
Workflow
  • Research-first design and development
  • Functional and usable, UX-based development
  • Agile Development & Scrum
  • Agile Development & Scrum

Honors & Awards

  • ALSAMP Bridget to the Doctorate (2018 & 2019)
  • Collaborative Research Experience for Undergraduates (CRA-W) - Research Grant (2017 - 2018)
  • PR-LSAMP - Research Grant (2016 - 2018)
  • ICDE Student Travel Grant for Paris, France - NSF and IEEE (2018)
  • UPRA Honor Program - 5% of CS students (2017 - 2018)
  • Most Outstanding Researcher Award - UPRA Honor Roll (2018)
  • Mathematics Department Highest GPA Award - UPRA Honor Roll (2018)

Publications

  • B. Hernández-Cuevas, and C. Crawford, “A Systematic Literature Review of Physiological-Based Mobile Educational Systems” in IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies (IEEE TLT '21). 2021.

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  • B. Hernández-Cuevas, and C. Crawford, “Towards Applying Real Time Physiological Data and Gamification to Machine Learning Educational Systems” in Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE '21). 2021.

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  • B. Johnson, B. Hernández-Cuevas, U. Singh, C. Crawford, V. Vikas, and A. Denham, “Towards Web-based Environments for Prototyping Social Robot Applications” in International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI '21). 2021.

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  • B. Hernández-Cuevas, A. Mehul, W. Egbert, C. Crawford and A. Denham, “Changing Minds: Exploring Brain-Computer Interface Experiences with High School Students” in Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. 2020.

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  • B. Hernández-Cuevas, E. Sawyers, L. Bentley, C. Crawford and M. Andujar, “Neurophysiological Closed-loop Control for Competitive Multi-Brain Robot Interaction” in International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems. 2019.

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  • B. Hernández-Cuevas, E. López-Collazo, Y. Ríos-Correa, and E. Latorre-Navarro, “Guidelines for the most effective methods to develop applications for higher mobile learning” in E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education. Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2018, pp. 1172–118.

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