My Interview Subjects

This post concerns the people I have asked to interview for Project 2.

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1. The names of the two people you're scheduled to interview for Project 2

I anticipate to interview Tosiron Adegbija and Ali Akoglu for project 2.

1. The names of the organization(s) your interviewees work for, as well as their job titles

Both Professor Adegbija and Professor Akoglu are Assistance Professors at the University of Arizona Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

1. Any higher education degree that your interviewees hold and the names of the institutions that issued them

Professor Adegbija:

Ph.D.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2015. 

M.S.: Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Florida, 2011.

B.S.: Electrical Engineering, University of Ilorin, Nigeria, 2005.

Professor Akoglu:

PhD: Computer Science, Arizona State University, 2005.

BS: Computer Engineering, Purdue University, 1998.

1. How many years your interviewees have worked in the field professionally

Professor Adegbija has been in the field for around a year according to his graduation date, and Professor Akoglu has been in the field for 11 years now.

I haven't heard back from them yet, but the interviews will take place before next Sunday.

1. A list of 8 to 12 interview questions (for each interviewee) that are written to specifically reflect the interviewee's background, position and publication history

Questions for Professor Adegbija:

1. What was your primary motivation for entering Electrical and Computer engineering? Was it the passion for the field?

2. I was unable to find details surrounding your Ph.D. dissertation/thesis. What was it about? 

3. Recall the most difficult experience that you have had in your profession to this point.

4. What is the most important coding language that you would recommend to the first-year programmer?

5. What is the easiest programming language to learn?

6. What is the number one challenge that you/ your team face on a day-to-day basis?

7. What, in your opinion, is the greatest issue in the field to this date?

 

8. Can we utilize Electrical and Computer Engineers to benefit other fields outside of simply strict computation, such as agriculture, public health, transportation, art, etc.?

Questions for Professor Akoglu:

1. Where did you receive your Master's degree from?

2. In an age with increasing types and styles of programming, what language would you suggest as your first?

3. Which programming language would be the most beneficial overall to learn given your work experience?

4. What is the number one limitation that you find while programming hardware wise? Is it the memory, the processor, etc.?

5. Upon visiting your website, I looked into one of your past programs that dealt with "Self-healing gadgets". What exactly was your motivation for this research topic?

6. Can you cite a specific time when you thought that this profession wasn't for you? How did you overcome it? Or have you been interested in the field all along?

7. Who do you cite as your primary inspiration for entering the field? Was it your family? Was it someone pertaining to the field? Or maybe was is the passion for the work?

8. What is your opinion surrounding the recent controversy surrounding drones? Do you feel that they pose and imminent threat to the general public, or is that media hype?