Authors of Head First Algorithms and Data Structures
Eric Freeman is a faculty member in the Department of Arts and Entertainment Technologies at The University of Texas at Austin and a co-founder of WickedlySmart, where he helps organizations build AI and software-development capability through training, strategy, and hands-on implementation.
He advises O’Reilly’s Head First series, where he is a coauthor of the 20+ year bestseller Head First Design Patterns and seven other titles. Previously, he was CTO of Disney Online and held several executive positions across Disney’s internet division over a decade. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Yale and has been an MIT TR35 honoree, a NASA Graduate Research Fellow, a Dr. Dobb’s Jolt Award winner, and a two-time recipient of Disney’s Innovator Award.
Eric lives in Austin, Texas, with his wife, daughter, two large Great Danes, and a black cat named Sebastian.
Elisabeth Robson is a software engineer, writer, and trainer. She has been passionate about technology since her days as a student at Yale University, where she earned a Master of Science in computer science.
She is currently cofounder of WickedlySmart, where she focuses on creating educational and teaching content for software development and emerging technology topics, ...
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