Dr. John Lewis is a leading author and educator in the field of computer science. He has written market-leading textbooks on program design and Java software. After getting his undergraduate degree, M.S., and Ph.D. in computer science at Virginia Tech, Lewis joined the faculty of the Department of Computing Sciences at Villanova University. Currently, he is a Virginia Tech He has received numerous teaching awards, including the University Award for Teaching Excellence and the Goff Award for Outstanding Teaching. His professional interests include multimedia, object-oriented technologies, and software engineering.