About Me
David Li studied astrophysics at Johns Hopkins University and then received an M.S. in computer science from Brandeis University. He brings 20+ years of experience as principal and senior executive from industry to NJIT.
Education
M.S.
; Brandeis University
; Computer Science
; 2001
Ph.D. ; Johns Hopkins University ; Astrophysics ; 1999
B.S. ; Wuhan University ; Physics ; 1998
Ph.D. ; Johns Hopkins University ; Astrophysics ; 1999
B.S. ; Wuhan University ; Physics ; 1998
Awards & Honors
2023 Award for Excellence in Teaching, NJIT Ying Wu College of Computing
2025 Fall Courses
DS 636 - DATA ANALYTICS WITH R PROGRAM
DS 637 - PYTHON AND MATHEMATICS
DS 637 - PYTHON AND MATHEMATICS
Teaching Interests
Data Science, including data analytics, big data, machine learning and deep learning
Past Courses
CS 636: DATA ANALYTICS WITH R PROGRAM
CS 677: DEEP LEARNING
DS 636: DATA ANALYTICS WITH R PROGRAM
DS 637: PYTHON AND MATHEMATICS FOR MACHINE LEARNING
DS 669: REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
DS 677: DEEP LEARNING
CS 677: DEEP LEARNING
DS 636: DATA ANALYTICS WITH R PROGRAM
DS 637: PYTHON AND MATHEMATICS FOR MACHINE LEARNING
DS 669: REINFORCEMENT LEARNING
DS 677: DEEP LEARNING
Research Interests
Among his current research interests are the cross-industry applications of machine learning and big data. He has published and presented at IEEE conferences, Analytical Chemistry and ACS national meetings.