Ray Toal

Dr. Toal's teaching responsibilities and research interests focus on the core areas of computer science --- software systems, data organization, knowledge representation, language, learning, and intelligence --- with a focus on programming language design. He is currently in charge of the capstone software engineering laboratory, providing students with experience in open source software development using agile methodologies drawn from years of consulting at both startup and established technology companies. His publications include several papers done with undergraduate students and faculty in other departments. Dr. Toal has been on the faculty since 1986 and has received both university and national teaching awards.
Dr. Toal received his B.S. from LMU in 1985, completed his M.S. in 1986 and was awarded his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1993.