Bio

Kendall Giles reading at artspace in Richmond, Virginia

(Photo by Beth Morelli)

I am a writer, computer scientist, educator, and participant observer of all things geek. My goal is to live an epic life.

I have an undergraduate degree from Virginia Tech, a graduate degree from Purdue, and a PhD from Johns Hopkins University.

Feel free to read through the archives or say hello. I look forward to hearing from you.

Kendall Giles playing bagpipes

Trivia

  • My Erdos Number is 4, via four different paths.
  • Ate haggis and lived to tell about it.
  • Like playing around with odd music instruments, like the eigenharp pico and the bagpipe. Re: the bagpipe–it’s like wrestling with a pig, and then music comes out.
  • Private pilot
  • My academic genealogy.
  • Walked through the Paris sewers.

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