Thomas Everson

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Thomas Everson is a pioneering researcher at the intersection of cybersecurity, robotics, and CS education. His work focuses on developing innovative, experiential learning approaches that integrate secure coding, ethical hacking, and humanoid robotics—specifically using the NAO robot—to make complex technical fields accessible and engaging. Everson’s major contributions include designing and evaluating integrated cybersecurity-plus-robotics lesson plans, as demonstrated in his 2020 study, which explores the pedagogical merits of teaching both disciplines simultaneously to college and pre-college learners. He also led the Microsoft DigiSpark outreach project at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, creating hands-on workshops that combine robotics with secure coding to attract K-12 female students into computer science. While his most-cited works (each with 2 citations) are early-stage, they represent foundational efforts in a niche area—showing how tangible, robot-based activities can demystify cybersecurity concepts. Everson’s work is notable for its practical, inclusive approach, directly addressing the gender gap in CS through engaging, interdisciplinary curricula that bridge theory and hands-on application.