Dr. Gomes is an assistant professor of computer science at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Dr. Gomes’s research interests pertain to bioinformatics and application of machine learning algorithms to process big data. Dr. Gomes’s current research is focused on the application of deep learning and high throughput computing for processing medical and biological data. Dr. Gomes enjoys teaching computer science courses and fostering the spirit of student-faculty collaborative research on campus.