Belmont University

Alex Hoffman

Alex Hoffman

Assistant Professor of Business Systems & Analytics

Jack C. Massey College of Business

Location: Jack C. Massey Center 444

alex.hoffman@belmont.edu

Biography

Alex Hoffman is an Assistant Professor of Business Systems & Analytics at Belmont University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and M.B.A. from The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and his B.S. in Computer Science from Hardin-Simmons University. Dr. Hoffman’s teaching interests center around data analytics and programming including courses on Python, Data Visualization, ML/AI, and Big Data with a focus on teaching students how to bring together management and technology teams in organizations.

His research includes early computer science education, especially for students with disabilities, eye tracking behavior, human computer interaction, and programming languages. Prior to his career in academia, Dr. Hoffman was an early-stage startup founder and leader at multiple companies, leading teams in engineering, product, design/UX, marketing, operations, and cyber security. He led and coached numerous teams both in the United States and abroad, ushering many products and teams from early, pre-release or concept stage through mass release to customers.

  • PhD, Computer Science, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
  • MBA, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
  • BS, Computer Science, Math Minor, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX

  • Kalodio – Las Vegas, NV – Founder & CEO
  • Wiper – New York, NY – Co-Founder & VP, Product & Engineering
  • Unison Technologies – New York, NY – VP, Product Engineering     
  • QuickOffice – Dallas, TX & Kharkov, Ukraine – Director of Engineering                                           
  • Nortel Networks – Richardson, TX – Member of Scientific Staff

  • Stefik, A., Allee, W., Contreras, G., Kluthe, T., Hoffman, A., Blaser, B., Ladner, R., “Accessible to Whom? Bringing Accessibility to Blocks,” Conference: 2024 ACM SIGCSE, March 2024
  • Hoffman, A. Et al. “Bountychain: Toward Decentralizing a Bug Bounty Program with Blockchain and IPFS,” International Journal of Networked and Distributed Computing. June 2021
  • Austria, A., Park, C., Hoffman, A., Kim, Y., “Performance and Cost Analysis of Sia, a Blockchain-Based Storage Platform,” Conference: 2021 IEEE/ACIS 6th International Conference on Big Data, Cloud Computing, and Data Science (BCD), September 2021
  • Hoffman, A., Becceril, E., Moreno, K., Kim, Y. “Decentralized Security Bounty Management on Blockchain and IPFS,” IEEE CCWC 2020, March 12, 2020.
  • Hoffman, A. and Berghel, H., “Moral hazards in cyber vulnerability markets,” Computer, vol. 52, no. 12, pp. 83–88, 2019.

  • Keynote speaker (invited): American Printing House for the “Blind National Coding Symposium”, Dec 2024
  • Best Paper: “Accessible to Whom? Bringing Accessibility to Blocks,” 2024 ACM SIGCSE
  • Best Paper: “Decentralized Security Bounty Management on Blockchain and IPFS,” IEEE CCWC 2020

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