Dr. Stephanie Blanda

Stephanie Blanda ’09

Assistant Professor of Mathematical Sciences

Email: blanda@lvc.edu

Phone: 717-867-6084

Office Location: Clyde A. Lynch 283-C

B.S., Lebanon Valley College; Ph.D. Penn State University

Expertise:
Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics

Research & Practice Areas:
Data Science, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, and AI

I earned my B.S. with a double major in mathematics and computer science at Lebanon Valley College and my Ph.D. in mathematics with a minor in computational science from Penn State University. Since returning to LVC, my focus has been on computer science and, more recently, data science. During the summer, I run a coding camp for rising high school juniors and seniors. I am a Project NExT Fellow and am passionate about teaching and mentoring undergraduate students.

Publications

  • Stephanie A. Blanda, “An Inquiry-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Undergraduate Cryptology,” PRIMUS 34.1 (2024): 65-77.
  • Stephanie A. Blanda.  Spiking Neural Networks and Image Recognition [abstract].  In: Volume II: Compendium of Abstracts by ARL Summer Student Research Symposium, August 2011; Adelphi, MD. p 10, ARL-TM-2011a.
  • David W. Lyons, Scott N. Walck, and Stephanie A. Blanda. Classification of nonproduct states with maximum stabilizer dimension. Phys. Rev. A, 77:022309, 2008. arXiv:0709.1105v3 [quant-ph].

Presentations:

  • Programming I and II
  • Algorithms & Data Structures
  • Modern Database Systems
  • Cryptography
  • Programming Language Labs: C#, Flutter/Dart, Java, Kotlin
  • Calculus III
  • Linear Algebra
  • Statistics and Data Analysis
  • First Year Experience – Exploring the Wizarding World