The Team
Co-Instructor
Luis Felipe R. Murillo (lfrmurillo@nd.edu)
Luis Felipe R. Murillo's research work is dedicated to the study of computing from an anthropological perspective. Based on long-term ethnographic field research alongside technoscientific expert communities, his research explores questions of ethics, openness, and collaboration. Across projects spanning hacker collectives to open technology development projects at CERN, Dr. Murillo’s work investigates how computer experts design and implement digital technologies as responses to pressing social, political, and environmental issues. He published several articles on the moral economy of computer hacking and published a book on the topic more recently: "Common Circuits: Hacking Alternative Technological Futures" (Stanford University Press, 2025).
Office Hours
Tuesday and Thursday 5:00 - 6:30PM, and by appointment
Office Location
238 Corbett Family Hall
Co-Instructor
Walter Scheirer (walter.scheirer@nd.edu)
Walter Scheirer is the Dennis O. Doughty Collegiate Professor of Engineering in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Notre Dame. His research is currently concentrated in several socially relevant areas, including artificial intelligence, media forensics, and information security. As an interdisciplinary scholar, his work is not exclusively technical, and takes a serious and critical look at the human element of various technologies within these spaces. He has published over one hundred technical articles and three scholarly books, including the book A History of Fake Things on the Internet (Stanford University Press, 2023), in which computer hackers feature prominently. His writing on technology has been featued in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Nature, and Comment. As a teacher, he emphasizes thought beyond the classroom, bringing students and technologists together in dialogue.
Office Hours
Tuesday 12:00 - 1:45 PM, and by appointment
Office Location
Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering Room 182D
Teaching Assistants
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Rex Stayer-Suprick (rstayers@nd.edu)
Originally from Wisconsin, I recently completed my undergrad last year, here at Notre Dame. I have decided to return to the University to finish my Master's in Computer Science in 2025-26. This year, I am working with Professor Scheier, researching Open Set Recognition as it relates to Computer Vision. My interest areas include Autonomous Systems, Computer Vision, Game Development, and GenAI. In my spare time, you can find me reading, cooking, wakeboarding, or hanging with my friends. Once in a while, you may find me plugging away at a personal game development project!
Office Hours: Thursday 3:30 - 5:30PM, and by appointment
Office Location: Fitzpatrick 182