Dr. Scharff is a Professor of Computer Science at Pace University. She has a Ph.D. in Symbolic Artificial Intelligence from INRIA (French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation) in France. Her research focuses on AI, global software engineering and ICTD. She was awarded grants from NSF, IBM, Microsoft, VentureWell, and Google. She has been a Fulbright scholar in Senegal in 2012 and 2019.
PhD, Computer Science, Universite Henri Poincare, Nancy, France, and French Institute for Research in Computer Science and Automation, Nancy, France, Nancy, France, 1999
Computer Science
MS, Universite Henri Poincare, Nancy, France, Computer Science, Nancy, France, 1995
Computer Science
BS, Universite Henri Poincare, Nancy, France, Computer Science, Nancy, FR, France, 1993
Computer Science
Programming (Distributed and parallel implementations on distributed memory machines)
Theoretical computer science
Artificial Intelligence: Automated deduction and theorem proving; Simplification Strategies and detection of redundant information; Efficient implementation of automated deduction and theorem proving; Formal software verification; Deep learning; Machine Learning; Image Generation with StyleGAN and StableDiffusion
Global software development; Socialization in Distributed Teams; Software Testing
User-centered design in mobile application development; Mobile for Development (M4D); ICTD (Information and Communication Technology for Development); Digital literacy
Senegal Chic & Tech
[Art - Exhibition, Curator] Goethe-Institut Senegal, Musée de la Femme Henriette Bathily, Dakar, Senegal
New York Academy of Science (NYAS) Scientist Fellow
Scharff, C. September 2023 - August 2024. New York Academy of Science (NYAS), Local. .
Faculty Center Fellow
Scharff, C. December 2021 - August 2022. Pace University, Pace University. .
Improving Information Literacy for Children in Developing Countries with Culturally-grounded Mobile Apps
Scharff, C. Google Research, Private. Not Funded.
Design: What can we learn from other disciplines?
Scharff, C. & Sarris, S. Federal. Not Funded.
Increasing Study Abroad Participation Through Short-term Exchange and Project -based Remote Collaboration
Scharff, C. & Hill, J. Federal. Not Funded.
Reading Acquistion in Schools (REAPS)
Scharff, C. Federal. Not Funded.
Tech Girls 2015 Program at Pace University in New York City
Scharff, C., Hill, J. & Sarris, S. Federal. Not Funded.
The HIV and Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Epidemics in Women: A Mounting Health Disparity
Scharff, C. & Roye, C. F. Federal. Not Funded.
Designing and Testing An Interactive and Cultural-grounded Mobile Learning Solution for Literacy and Numeracy for Primary Education in Senegal: A Collaboration between Pace University and the Aalto Design Factory
Scharff, C. Private. Not Funded.
Effective Patient-Provider Communication on Diabetes Cases in Senegal
Scharff, C. Federal. Not Funded.
CIS 101: Intro. to Computing - LC
CIS 101: Introduction to Computing
CIS 101: Introduction to Computing - LC
CISC 101: Introduction to Computing
CS 113: Mathematical Structures for CS
CS 241: Data Structures/Algorithms I
CS 361: Prgrmmng Lang/Implementation
CS 361: Programming Lang/Implementatn
CS 374: Intro to Mobile App Dvlpmnt
CS 387: Database Design
CS 389: Software Engineering
CS 397: Directed Readings in CS
CS 397: Mobile Phone Prog & Entrepren
CS 397: Topic:Mobile App & Development
CS 490: Ind Study in Computer Science
CS 491: Software Engineering
CS 600: Indpndnt Study in Grad CS
CS 606: Fndmntl Cmptr Sci II with Java
CS 611: Prin of Programming Lang
CS 612: Cncpts & Strctrs:Intrnt Cmptng
CS 623: Database Management Systems
CS 631: Mobile Phone Prog & Entrep
CS 632: Directed Readings in CS
CS 632: Topic:Mobile App & Development
CS 639: Mobile Application Development
CS 641: Mobile Web Content & Dev
CS 643: Mobile Innovations for Global
CS 668: Analytics Capstone Project
CS 676: Algorithms for Data Science
CS 691: Cmptr Scnce Capstone Project
CS 692: Computer Science Project II
CS 696: Topic: AI Ethics
CS 701: Advanced Algorithms
CS 777: Sftwre Rlabilty & Qlty Assrnce
CS 851: Sftwr Validation & Verifcation
CS 901: Software Development Thesis I
CS 902: Software Development Thesis II
IS 600: Grad Independent Study in IS
IS 685: Ethical Issues in AI
IT 605: Database Management Systems
SE 677: Software Reliability & Quality
AI Strategies: A Review of National and Intergovernmental Approaches
Scharff, C., Tretyakov, J., Gaikhe, O., Shah, N. & Scharff, E. (2024). https://link.springer.com/book/9783031786228
Inclusion Ethics in AI: Use Cases in African Fashion
Scharff, C., Brusseau, J., Bathula, K., Lnu, K., Samyak, M. & Gaikhe, O. (2024). https://ojs.aaai.org/index.php/AAAI-SS/article/view/31266
The set-up of contracts in agile software development: state of the art and best practices.
Wautelet, Y., Tsilionis, K., Mogilnijs, A. & Scharff, C. (2024). https://link.springer.com/book/9783031786228
ChatGPT in the Classroom: Experimentation in a Python Class for Non-Computing Majors
Kaleemunnisa, F., Scharff, C., Bathula, K. & Zhumakova, B. (2024).
Analyzing Scrum Team Impediments Using NLP
Kaleemunnisa, F., Scharff, C., Bathula, K. & Chen, K. (2023). https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-48639-5_4
Teaching Coding to Youth in Africa: A Landscape Survey
Scharff, C., Ndiaye, M. & Diop, B. (2023). https://www.elearning-africa.com/includes/programme/programme_detail.php?sessioncode=SKI23&lang=EN
Preparing STEM High School Teachers in Senegal to Integrate Technology into Teaching and Learning
Scharff, C., Ndiaye, M. & Diop, B. (2023).
Innovations in education: towards quality access and common good
Scharff, C. (2022). , pages 2. https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/2022-05/Scharff_Christelle-PaceUniversity-STIForum2022_ThematicSession2.pdf
Preparing High School Teachers for Teaching STEM Online: Exploration in Senegal
Scharff, C., Heng, S., Ndiaye, N. M. & Diop, B. (2022). , pages 11. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031195594
Senegalese Fashion Apparel Classification System using Deep Learning
Seck, A., LNU, K., Bathula, K. M. & Scharff, C. (2022). , pages 11. https://link.springer.com/book/9783031195594
Understanding AI ecosystems in the Global South: The cases of Senegal and Cambodia
Heng, S., Tsilionis, K., Scharff, C. & Wautelet, Y. (2022). International Journal of Management. Vol 64 (Issue 102454) , pages 45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102454
Mobile Device Literacy: Status and Needs of Women in Senegal
Scharff, C. (2020). John Traxler, Helen Crompton (Eds.), , UK:Routledge. , pages 10. https://www.routledge.com/Critical-Mobile-Pedagogy-Cases-of-Digital-Technologies-and-Learners-at/Traxler-Crompton/p/book/9780367204570
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