Curriculum Vitae

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Professional Experience

Director, Innovation Center

Adelphi University, 2024–Present

  • Transformed Adelphi University's Innovation Center into a university-wide hub for interdisciplinary collaboration and emerging technology.
  • Designed and implemented programming in artificial intelligence, extended reality, and digital studies, including workshops, panel discussions, and experiential learning initiatives.
  • Led partnerships with academic departments, external organizations, and community groups.
  • Established hands-on technology initiatives, including 3D printing services and interactive exhibits, and created software supporting university operations.
  • Identified revenue opportunities, pursued grant funding, and secured external support.
  • Trained and supervised full-time staff and student workers.

Associate Chair, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Adelphi University, 2023–2025

  • Supported departmental operations, initiatives, and curriculum planning.

Faculty, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Adelphi University, 2006–Present

  • Professor, 2017–Present
  • Associate Professor, 2012–2017
  • Assistant Professor, 2006–2012

Areas of Expertise
  • Foundations and Applications of Artificial Intelligence
  • Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality
  • Computer Graphics and GPU Programming
  • Multimedia and Video Game Development
  • History of Mathematics and Digital Archiving
  • Number Theory and its Applications

Education

Ph.D., Mathematics, Dartmouth College, 2006
M.A., Mathematics, Dartmouth College, 2003
M.A., Mathematics, Boston University, 2001
B.A., Mathematics, Boston University, 2001

Selected Scholarship

Books

  • Stemkoski, L. and Cona, J. Developing Graphics Frameworks with Java and OpenGL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2022.
  • Stemkoski, L. and Pascale, M. Developing Graphics Frameworks with Python and OpenGL. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2021.
  • Stemkoski, L. Java Game Development with LibGDX. 2nd edition. New York: Apress, 2018.
  • Stemkoski, L. and Leider, E. Game Development with Construct 2. New York: Apress, 2017.

Articles & Other Work

  • Stemkoski, L. “AI offers higher risks (and some rewards) in hiring cycle.” Innovate Long Island, December 2, 2025.
  • Abriata, Luciano, et al. “MoleculARweb: a Website for Chemistry and Structural Biology Education Through Interactive Augmented Reality.” Journal of Chemical Education, Volume 98, Issue 7, 2021.
  • Giuffre, C. and Stemkoski, L. “Virtual Temari: Artistically Inspired Mathematics.” Journal of Humanistic Mathematics, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2020.
  • Stemkoski, L. Creating Platform-Style Video Games with Construct, video series, Springer, 2019.

Selected Grants
  • $299,012 — National Science Foundation, 2009
    MSP-Start: Science and Math Applied Real-problem Teaching — Co-Principal Investigator
    with Sean Bentley (P.I.), Brumsic Brandon, and Elizabeth DeFreitas
  • $52,390 — New York State Department of Education, 2008
    Excelsior Scholars Program — Co-Principal Investigator
    with Beth Christensen, Gary Schecter, and Andrea Ward
  • $25,000 — Epic Games Education MegaGrant, 2020
    Developing 3D Graphics Frameworks in Python and OpenGL: An Open-Access Textbook
  • $4,800 — Adelphi Collaborative Faculty Development Grant, 2019
    Virtual Reality: Experiences and Education
    with Cindy Maguire, Ann Holt, and John Drew

Recent Undergraduate Research Directed

2025–2026

  • “Constructing Neural Networks from First Principles”
  • “Simulating Translucent Color Filters in Virtual Reality”

2024–2025

  • “Tactile Augmented Reality Engineering”
  • “Interactive Data Visualization for Global Data Sets”
  • “Designing Video Games to Build Intuition in Physics”

2023–2024

  • “Star-Shaped Regions in Non-Euclidean Geometries”
  • “Philosophy of Mathematics: Provability and Truth”
  • “Advanced 3D Game Development”
  • “Machine Learning and Procedurally Generated Stories”
  • “Interactive Web-Based Music Applications”

2022–2023

  • “Procedurally Generated Music and Computer Graphics”
  • “Interactive Animations for Mathematics Education”

Leadership & Service

University

  • Faculty Senate Committee on Artificial Intelligence, 2024–Present
  • Faculty Senate, Department Senator, 2019–2023
  • College of Arts and Sciences Strategic Plan Implementation Committee, 2020–2022
  • Provost Search Committee, Co-Chair, 2021
  • University General Education Committee, 2020–2021
  • Faculty Senate Vice-Chair, 2019–2021
  • Admissions and Retention Committee, Chair, 2017–2020

Professional

  • Reviewer, CRC Press, 2020–2022
  • Reviewer, College Mathematics Journal, 2020
  • Associate Editor, Convergence, 2013–2017
  • Liaison, Mathematical Association of America (MAA), 2009–2015