Brandon Lopez

Instructor of Computer Science

Morganton

Joined NCSSM in August 2026

Brandon Lopez serves as an Instructor of Computer Science on our Morganton campus. He completed his master’s in computer science at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering and his bachelor’s in computer engineering from Florida International University. Before joining NCSSM, Brandon taught computer science at Augusta Preparatory Day School and the Brunswick School in Connecticut. He has worked with the MIT Beaver Works Summer Institute on their Quantum Software course and previously served as a senior research technician at FIU’s Neural Dynamics of Control Laboratory, where he developed software tools for processing neuropsychological survey data. His research interests include computer science education, machine learning, immersive technology, and quantum computing.