Computer Science
Kriangsiri (Top) Malasri
Associate Professor of Teaching and Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
Email onlyDunn Hall 396kmalasri@memphis.eduHighest Degree
MS, Computer Science, The University of Memphis, 2007
Teaching Interests
CS0/CS1/CS2, discrete math
Biography
Top joined the Department of Computer Science in Fall 2007 after finishing his MS at the University of Memphis. As a graduate student, he spent a year in the NSF-funded Tri-P-LETS project working with local high-school teachers to improve their computer science curricula.
At the UofM, he has taught a wide variety of computer science courses at the undergraduate level. Since Fall 2011, he has also coordinated academic advising for the Department's undergraduate students. He has been active in many of the Department's recruitment and outreach activities, including the Cyber Ambassadors Tech Camp, Creative Game Design Camp, GenCyber Boot Camps, Programming Challenge, Computational Thinking Summer Camp for Girls, and 100 Girls of Code. He is a frequent collaborator with Memphis nonprofit CodeCrew on teacher training and curriculum development initiatives.
Top has received the Thomas W. Briggs Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award (2012), Alumni Association Distinguished Advising Award (2013), College of Arts and Sciences Award for Teaching Excellence (2014, 2024), College of Arts and Sciences Award for Advising Excellence (2015), and Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award (2017).