K.-Y. Daisy Fan
Senior Lecturer, Computer Science

Contact Information

Office hours:

When classes are in session, please click here. Or contact my administrative assistant for an appointment.

Administrative assistant:

Randy Hess
rbhess @ cs.cornell.edu, 1.607.255.0985, Upson Hall 5147

Teaching

Book

Insight Through Computing: A MATLAB Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering with Van Loan

Software

MATLAB-based Simulator for the iRobot Create with Salzberger and Kress-Gazit

Courses

• CS1112 Introduction to Computing Using MATLAB
• CS1132 Transition to MATLAB
• CS/INFO 1305 Computation and Culture in a Digital Age
• CS100J Introduction to Computer Programming (Java)
• Explorations in Engineering Seminar

Research

My research interests include the application of systems analysis techniques for water resources and environmental problems.  Problems I have investigated include stochastic multiple-reservoir optimization and river basin water quality control.

Publications

• Insight Through Computing: A MATLAB Introduction to Computational Science and Engineering. 2010. Society of Industrial and Applied Mathematics. With C. Van Loan.
• A New Start: Innovative Introductory AI-Centered Courses at Cornell. In AAAI Symposium on Using AI to Motivate Greater Participation in Computer Science (AAAI tech report SS-08-08), Palo Alto, California, March, 2008. With E. Breck, D. Easley, J. Kleinberg, L. Lee, J. Wofford, and R. Zabih.
• A comparison and evaluation of personal response systems in introductory computer programming. In Proceedings of the 2006 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, Illinois, June, 2006. With C. Van Den Blink.
• First Programming Course in Engineering: Balancing Tradition and Application. Computers in Education Journal, Vol. 13, No. 3 (July-September), 2004, pp. 55-60. With D. I. Schwartz.
• Introductory Programming Using MATLAB. MATLAB News & Notes, October, 2002. With D. I. Schwartz.
• "The CURIE River Basin: Introduction to Engineering in a Social Context." In Proceedings of the 2001 ASEE Annual Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June, 2001. With K. S. Athreya and R. J. Burt.
• Stochastic Multiple-Reservoir Optimization Using Regression Dynamic Programming. In Proceedings of 2001 World Water & Environmental Resources Congress, Orlando, Florida, May, 2001. With C. Shoemaker and D. Ruppert.