Introduction
SermonAudio and Bob Jones University are cooperating in a mutually beneficial relationship to advance God's kingdom and to inspire the next generation.
The Computer Science Department at Bob Jones University will be periodically hosting lectures for the SermonAudio Technology Lecture Series that will feature informative and educational presentations focusing on the latest advancements and trends in technology utilized by the SermonAudio platform.
Upcoming Event
The next lecture will be on OCTOBER 27, 2025 at 7 pm.
Plumbers, Preachers, and Programmers:
Culture and Coding
Brantley Coile
Every year there are 40,000 entry level jobs for computer science majors. Trouble is that there are 700,000 plus computer science majors in the country.
In his talk, "Plumbers, Preachers, and Programmers: Culture and Coding," Brantley Coile will share a perspective that might give a Christian computer science major an advantage over those other majors.
How?
The business of developing software, like all human activities in the world, is greatly affected by the common culture. Many professional Christians have been very successful in applying God's truth in their occupations, giving them an advantage over their non-believing colleagues. They know true truths.
Brantley explains how the current culture has affected how we create software and what to do about it.
Brantley Coile has created technologies related to network protocols, operating systems, and compilers. He invented network translation today used by every cable and fiber modem. He created the first commercial virtual private network (VPN), and the ATA-over-Ethernet block storage protocol. Over a career that touches six of the eight decades of computer history, his products have earned almost ten billion dollars. He is a member of Heritage Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Royston Georgia.
Event Details
This event is primarily targeted to the entire CS student class and faculty of BJU but will be webcast for broader enjoyment. It will be held in The Vault on the second floor of the Mack Building. Seating is limited and there will be a door prize.
Bob Jones University
www.bju.edu
The Vault // SermonAudio
vault.sermonaudio.com
Past Events
David Larsen is excited to share about the blessings and challenges of developing tools to create word-for-word mapping of every word in the KJV and NASB Bible text to the Greek, Hebrew, and Aramaic source texts. He will focus on the challenges of working with Biblical data, the principles of data-driven architecture, functional user-interface design, data validation workflows, and model-view-controller design patterns.
Dr. Kindall is a quantitative analysis expert who has over 20 years of experience in the industry. An equity trend trader with a background in physics and computational finance, he is a frequent conference speaker and published author. He presented a talk on Computational Finance and highlighted the importance of computer science in valuation, hedging, and risk management.
Dr. Schaub serves as Chief Technology Officer of SermonAudio, as well as an adjunct faculty member in the BJU Department of Computer Science. His talk titled "Building Apps for the International Market" focused on the challenges that developers face when they create applications intended for use by users that speak different languages. He described specific programming techniques that address these challenges.
Founder and CEO of Cornerstone Payment Systems, spoke on the topic "AI as Artificial Moral Agents." Nick was formerly the President and Chief Operating Officer of PMT (Formerly PMTS: NASDQ), President and Chief Operating Officer of Nova Information Systems (Formerly NYSE: NIS), and has held various other senior executive roles with public and private companies.
Inventor and pioneer in the computing industry, spoke on the topic "Three Godly Men That Changed Computer History." Among his accomplishments, Brantley holds the fundamental patent on the Network Address Translation (NAT) protocol. He also invented the first firewall and load balancer for CISCO.
