Concordia University Wisconsin

Department of Computer Science

Computer Science Work and Projects Highlights Page

Showcasing the talented student workers and faculty driving innovation in the Computer Science program at Concordia University Wisconsin.

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Faculty & Staff

Meet the team overseeing our Computer Science student workers and projects.

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Prof. Brandon Kellogg

Assistant Professor of Computer Science

Brandon is a new Assistant Computer Science Professor at the college. He is the liaison between the CS department and the AI/Quantum Innovation Lab. Brandon also oversees the student workers.

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Prof. Josh Locklair, PhD

Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Locklair holds an MSIT degree from CUW and PhD from Capella University. He teaches a number of undergraduate AI courses, including Artificial Intelligence, Advanced Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning. He manages projects and acts as a student mentor in the AI lab.

Student Researchers/Workers

Our student workers contribute to real-world projects and gain hands-on experience in computer science.

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Brady Messick

Brady Messick is a Data Science major with a minor in Artificial Intelligence at Concordia University Wisconsin. He is currently working on the full-stack development of a charting application for the Nursing Department, focusing on building a scalable and user-friendly system to support clinical documentation and improve workflow efficiency.

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Benjamin Wrenn

Ben is a junior and an accelerated CS Scholars student who is getting degrees in Cyber Security, AI, and Robotics, as well as a master's in Software Engineering. He helps to lead the CS Student Researchers/Workers, and his focus is on AI agent automation and Virtual Reality development projects for the nursing program.

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Carson Motowski

Carson is a Cybersecurity major at CUW working to serve others with his personal talents and abilities. Having a Christ-focused mindset in this field has always been a very important aspect in order to serve others in a Christian manner. He helps to lead the student workers and is involved in a VR-AI application for the nursing department. His favorite verse is Romans 8:28.

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Ephraim Young

Ephraim currently serves as the president of the Computer Science Club. The club hosts weekly meetings to explore interesting topics in computer science and gain hands-on experience with industry tools.

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Koffy'e Chappel

Koffy'e is a gifted freshman student in the CS program. Her curiosity, intellect, and hunger for research makes her an excellent addition to the program! She's currently providing programming assistance for Dr. Reid's drug discovery project.

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Logan Montgomery

Logan is involved in quite a few projects across the CS department spectrum. He is intelligent, capable, and helpful with anything asked of him. Notably, Logan is currently involved with a VR-AI assisted application for a nursing project within the college.

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Srujana Challuri

Srujana is a Master's student in Computer Science with three years of professional software development experience at Accenture. At CUW, she is developing automated content workflows and a full-stack website for the Concordia Bible Institute using Python and Supabase. She also built and deployed an AI Resume Builder using React, Groq, and Firebase. Srujana is currently assisting in Dr. Reid's drug discovery project.

Interested in a Project or Student Worker Position?

Have a prospective project idea or know a student who would be a great fit for our team? Reach out to either of us — we'd love to hear from you.