Keith Shomper, Ph.D.

Keith Shomper, Ph.D., is Senior Professor of Computer Science and a Faculty Cyber Fellow at Cedarville University. He contributes to the development of Cedarville’s computer science and cyber operations curricula and teaches courses in C++, algorithms, low-level programming, Linux system administration and software engineering.

His professional interests include computer science education, programming environments, computer graphics, virtual reality and foundational computing. His scholarly work has addressed virtual environments, haptic rendering, graphical simulation, digital logic education and instructional programming tools.

Shomper also develops cybersecurity education focused on low-level computing and code exploitation. In 2026, he created a course for the Ohio Cyber Range Institute covering arbitrary code execution, exploitation techniques and countermeasures for students and other learners developing cybersecurity skills.

Before joining Cedarville in 2003, Shomper served for 20 years in the U.S. Air Force and held teaching assignments at the Air Force Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He earned a Ph.D. in computer science from The Ohio State University, a master’s degree from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado.