Tyler Allen is a Gainesville, FL, computer science major who studies at the University of Florida and is also a research assistant with the institution’s engineering education department. Among Tyler Allen’s areas of focus are application and web development, and he has experience spanning backend and frontend software development. His present research activities, also undertaken through the physics department at Santa Fe College, focus on enhancing education though technology.

Mr. Allen’s research in Gainesville, FL, has a particular focus on ways in which gamification effects how engineering students respond to education. He has created an Android-based alternate reality application that enables students to better visualize concepts presented in class. He is also developing multiple apps that take into account team research in encouraging increased classroom participation.

Mr. Allen’s work at Santa Fe College includes creating a new experiential lab that employs a Raspberry Pi and Python in teaching students circuits and programming. He has utilized tools such as 3-D printing, C++ programming, and hexapod robot demonstrations as a way of generating student interest in technology and science.