Dr. Daqing "DQ" Hou is a Professor and Chairperson in Department of Software Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). His research interests include Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, and Software Education. His software engineering research focuses on finding ways to produce better software faster, including software education (focused on Project-based Learning, or PjBL). This often entails empirical studies, tools building, and consideration of human factors. He is also interested in using software to solve real-world problems, for example, behavioral biometrics (keystroke dynamics, mouse dynamics, mobile behavioral biometrics, etc), smart housing, and smart energy.