Robert Scheyder

Lecturer

What Robert Scheyder does: He teaches computer programming in languages such as C++, Python, and MATLAB for custom programs at the ELP. 

Experience: He has taught at the ELP since 2015. Prior to that, he taught electrical engineering technology at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has extensive experience in computer/information systems engineering and project management. He is currently co-owner and managing partner of ScheyderWeb LLC. He is proficient in Mathematica, MATLAB, Maple, C++, Python, and other languages. He is a Macintosh guru, a Linux user, and a Microsoft realist.

Travels: He was born in New York City but quickly moved to New Jersey after that and now lives downtown in Philadelphia. He has travelled extensively throughout Austria and Germany and China.

Education:

  • Pursuing interdisciplinary graduate studies in Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, the University of Pennsylvania
  • BA in Philosophy of Science and Mathematics, cum laude, University of Pennsylvania

Talk to Robert about: Computer programming, philosophy of science and mathematics, restoring legacy NeXT and Macintosh computers, and maintaining an antique Porsche