• Office Address: 346 Min H. Kao Building
• Phone: 865-974-0864
• E-mail: apuretsk@utk.edu

Education

• PhD in Computer Science: 2010, UTK (Dissertation Title: “A Visual Approach to Automated Text Mining and Knowledge Discovery”)
• MS in Computer Science: 2006, UTK (PILOT Title: “Programmable Microorganisms”)
• BS in Computer Science (Summa Cum Laude, minors in Psychology and History): 2004, UTK

Andrey Puretskiy is a Teaching Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He earned his bachelor’s degree Summa Cum Laude in computer science in 2004, his MS in computer science in 2006, and his PhD in computer science in 2010, all from the University of Tennessee. His MS Thesis research involved bio-inspired computing (complex systems and self-organization). His dissertation research focused on Data Analytics, Datamining, and Visualization. In 2010, he joined CDE Dosimetry Services, Inc. as a full-time Research Associate, where he contributed to their research in radiopharmaceuticals, internal dosimetry, and image analysis. In 2012, Puretskiy began teaching Computer Science and Computing courses full-time, starting at Pellissippi State Community College and joining the faculty of the University of Tennessee in 2022. His research interests include Bio-inspired Computing, Self-organization in Complex Systems, Visualization for Data Analytics, and Computer Science Education. In the course of his research, he has authored or co-authored multiple papers and a book chapter. 

• Bio-inspired Computing
• Self-organization in Complex Systems
• Visualization for Data Analytics
• Computer Science Education