Professor of Computer Science
434.544.8157
briggs.w@lynchburg.edu
Hobbs-Sigler Hall 104
Dr. Briggs joined the University of Lynchburg in 1998.
Dr. Briggs’s web pages for students
Education
- PhD, Computer Science – University of Texas at Arlington
- MS, Computer Science – Georgia Institute of Technology
- BS, Mathematics and Physics – Mercer University
Professional Interests
- Machine planning and learning
- Game development
- Web development
- Congressional districting
Current work includes learning rules for reactive planning and maintaining the SSDL graphics and games wrapper library for C++20 for Lazy Programmers, an introductory text.
Recent Teaching Areas
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Languages
- Critical Thinking
- Discrete Mathematics
- Games Programming
- Introduction to Computing
- Programming I and II (in C++)
- Programming in Python
- Senior Project
- Web Programming
