An Undergraduate Course in Intellectual Property Law

David G. Novick, Mike Loya Distinguished Chair in Engineering and Professor of Computer Science, earned his J.D.at Harvard University in 1977 and his Ph.D. in Computer and Information Science at the University of Oregon in 1988. Before coming to UTEP he was on the faculty of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Oregon Graduate Institute and then Director of Research at the European Institute of Cognitive Sciences and Engineering. At UTEP he has served in a number of positions including as Chair of the Department of Computer Science, Associate Provost, and Associate Dean of Engineering for Graduate Studies and Research. He currently serves as co-director of the Loya Center. His research focuses on interactive systems, especially human interaction with intelligent virtual agents, and on interaction in support of innovation. He served as General Co-chair of the ACM Conference on Universal Usability 2000, Program Chair of ACM SIG-DOC 2003 and General Chair of ACM SIGDOC 2007, and organized SIGCHI’s series of events in Natural Language Interfaces. He has authored or co-authored over 65 refereed publications and over $16 million in funded grant proposals.