Education

PhD, Universite Henri Poincare, Computer Science, Nancy, France, 1999

Computer Science

MS, Universite Henri Poincare, Computer Science, Nancy, France, 1995

Computer Science

BS, Universite Henri Poincare, Computer Science, Nancy, FR, France, 1993

Computer Science

Scheduled Courses

Spring 2015:

• CS 389: Software Engineering
• CS 389: Software Engineering

Research Interests

Programming (Distributed and parallel implementations on distributed memory machines.); Theoretical computer science: Automated deduction and theorem proving; Simplification strategies and detection of redundant information; Efficient implementation of automated deduction and theorem proving; Formal software verification; Software Engineering (Testing and quality assurance; Global software development; Mobile application development); Mobile for Social Change (M$D)

Awards and Honors

• Pace University, October 1, 2004 - Pace University Presidential Release Time Award

LICENSURES & CERTIFICATES

• Scrum Alliance, May 1 - Scrum Master
  

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

• User Experience Professionals Association , September 2013
  
• Association for Computing Machinery, Special Interest Group Technical Standards Committee [ACM SIGCSE Member] , January 1 , 2003
  
• Pace University, Computer Science & Information Systems [Integrating Mathematical Reasoning into Computer Science Cirricula] , January 1 , 2003
  A Working Group on Integrating Mathematical Reasoning into Computer Science Cirricula (http://www.cs.geneseo.edu/~baldwin/math-thinking/)
• Association for Computing Machinery, University and College Computing Services [ACM Member] , January 1 , 2002
  
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Computer Society [IEEE Member] , January 1 , 2002
  

Contract, Grants, and Sponsored Research

• Scharff, C. & Jordan, M. (2014, August 1). Cartodb climate grant. CartoDB , Pace University , $3,800.00 . Funded,CartoDB for Data 4 Development
• Scharff, C. (2013, October 1). Phones and tablets. BlackBerry , Pace University , $6,500.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2012, January 1). A global perspective on mobile innovations for smarter energy. IBM Smarter Energy Faculty Innovation Award , Pace University , $10,000.00 . Funded,2011 IBM Smarter Energy Faculty Award
• Scharff, C. (2011, January 1). Faculty innovation award, a global perspective on mobile innovations for smarter energy. IBM Smarter Planet Faculty Innovation Award , Pace University , $10,000.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2011, January 1). Jumpstarting the global mobile computing lab at pace university. Thinkfinity, Verizon Foundation , Pace University , $10,000.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2010, September 16). Ibm south africa, in support of a mobile development competition in senegal. Pace University , $9,000.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2010, September 9). Google, in support of a bootcamp and mobile application development competition in senegal. Pace University , $12,000.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2010, September 1). Jumpstarting a global mobile computing lab. Pace University , Pace University , $10,000.00 . Funded,2010 Pace University Thinking Grant
• Scharff, C. (2010, July 1). Phones and tablets donation . BlackBerry , Pace University , $4,999.00 . Funded,
• Scharff, C. (2010, September 1). Support for mobile development courses, workshops, boot-camps and competition . Google , Pace University , $2,793.00 . Funded,5 HTC G1 phones. 2010 Google Africa Grant

Publications

• Scharff, C. & Agbessi, C. (2014, February 17). Enhancing primary education with mobile phone applications for teachers and pupils: results in senegal. http://www.unesco.org/new/en/unesco/themes/icts/m4ed/unesco-mobile-learning-week-2014/
• Scharff, C., Agbessi, C., Ahouansou, L., Cheung, C. & Ndiaye, A. (2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 8). Mjangale: a mlearning model for primary schools in senegal. http://kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:709233
• Scharff, C., Cheung, C. & Preira, J. (2014, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 9). Mobilesenegal: experience in building a mobile community. , pages 310. http://m4d2014.net
• Niang,, I., Scharff, C. & Wamala, C. (2014, March 31). Proceedings of4th international conference on m4d mobile communication for development: m4d 2014, general tracks. , pages 318. http://kau.diva-portal.org/smash/record.jsf?pid=diva2:709233
• Scharff, C. (2014, March 29). Mjangale: enhancing primary education with mobile apps. http://m4d2014.net
• Scharff, C. (2014, March 12). Beyond the walls: how mobile computing is enabling personalized learning. http://asmarterplanet.com/blog/2014/03/mobile-learning.html
• Kenny, M. & Scharff, C. (2013, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 17). Mobile applications for a sustainable future: how are mobile developers contributing to solving the problem?. http://iima.org
• Scharff, C. (2013, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 16). Enhancing primary education with mobile apps for teachers and pupils: findings and results from senegal. http://www.meducationalliance.org/page/2013-meducation-alliance-international-symposium
• Scharff, C. (2013, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 3). Building capacity in mobile technology in senegal. http://fulbrightevents.org
• IENG, V., BORMY, C. & Scharff, C. (2012, December 6). Sms solutions to improve students'life: case study at the royal university of phnom penh. , pages 06. http://www.rupp.edu.kh/acis2012/
• Scharff, C., Heng, S. & Kulkarni, V. (2012, December 6). Stress level on global software projects using waterfall and scrum: a preliminary comparison. http://www.academia.edu/2034266/Stress_Level_on_Global_Software_Projects_using_Waterfall_and_Scrum_A_Preliminary_Comparison
• Scharff, C. (2012, September 7). Mobilesenegal: 5 years of capacity building with impact. http://www.gem2.org/sites/default/files/
• Gotel, O., Scharff, C. & Kulkarni, V. (2012, June 09). Mixing continents, competences and roles: five years of lessons for software engineering education.. Academic Journal. Vol 6 (Issue 3) , pages 199-213. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6226946&searchWithin%3Dp_First_Names%3Achristelle%26searchWithin%3Dp_Last_Names%3Ascharff%26sortType%3Ddesc_p_Publication_Year%26matchBoolean%3Dtrue%26queryText%3D%28p_Authors%3Ascharff%2C+christelle%29
• Scharff, C., Heng, S. & Kulkarni, V. (2012, June 09). On the difficulties for students to adhere to scrum on global software development projects: preliminary results. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6226946&searchWithin%3Dp_First_Names%3Achristelle%26searchWithin%3Dp_Last_Names%3Ascharff%26sortType%3Ddesc_p_Publication_Year%26matchBoolean%3Dtrue%26queryText%3D%28p_Authors%3Ascharff%2C+christelle%29
• Scharff, C. (2011, August 5). http://www.cmswire.com/cms/social-business/ibms-focus-on-developer-communities-supports-a-greater-cause-012250.php
• Su, S. & Scharff, C. (2011, August 3). Know yourself and beyond: a student's global software development project experience with agile methodology.
• Scharff, C. (2011, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 28). http://gigaom.com/collaboration/ibm-jazz-supporting-communities-speeding-development/
• Scharff, C. (2011, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 28). http://www.baselinemag.com/c/a/Education/Colleges-Work-With-Industry-Partner-585910/
• Scharff, C. (2011, May 1). An evolving collaborative model of working in students' global software development projects.
• Su, S., Shah, P., Michel, A., Stottlemyer, K., Gerhard, B., Hadaya, A. & Scharff, C. (2011, May 1). Enriching students' learning experiences through a mobile lab initiative.
• Scharff, C. (2011, May 1). Guiding global software development projects using scrum and agile with quality assurance.
• Scharff, C. (2011, February 17).
• Phal, D., Kong, M., Khim, C., Srun, S., Traxler, J. & Scharff, C. (2011, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1). Awareness on sexually transmitted diseases (stds): showcasing a mobile solution designed for young cambodian people.
• Scharff, C., Preira, J. & Tamgno, J. (2010, November 1). Mobile innovations for improving life on campus: showcasing mobile solutions designed for students by students in senegal.
• Scharff, C., Gotel, O., Sunetnanta, T., Kulkarni, V. & Say, M. (2010, November 1). Preparing students with key competencies and skills for a global labor market: a case study of virtual transnational lesson delivery through a global software development project.
• Scharff, C., Gotel, O. & Kulkarni, V. (2010, August 1). Transitioning to distributed development in students' global software development projects: the role of agile methodologies and end-to-end tooling.
• Gotel, O., Kulkarni, V., Say, M., Scharff, C. & Sunetnanta, T. (2010, June 1). Quality indicators on global software development projects: does 'getting to know you really matter?.
• Hang Su, S. & Scharff, C. (2010, May 1). Know yourself and beyond: a global software development project experience with agile methodology.
• Scharff, C. (2010, May 1). Scrum to support mobile application development projects in a just-in-time learning context.
• Scharff, C. & Kulkarni, V. (2010, March 9). From student to software engineer in the indian it industry: a survey of training.
• Scharff, C. (2010, March 9). Software engineering education goes global. http://cseet2010.dei.uc.pt/images/5/59/21ChristelleScharff_-_GlobalTutorial.pdf

PRESENTATIONS

• Scharff, C. & Preira, J. M. (2014, June 10). westafrica.comworldseries. Brainstorming the west african app scene. Dakar, Senegal
• Scharff, C. (2013, November 5). The Annual Global Venture Lab Academic Summit Meeting. Mobile development across borders: success and challenges for co-located and distributed teams. Berkeley University, Berkeley, CA, USA

COLLEGE SERVICE

• Pace University, Computer Science & Information Systems [Committee Member]
  
• Pace University, Computer Science & Information Systems [Committee Member]