Mario Harper

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Assistant Professor


Mario Harper

Contact Information

Office Location: EL 178
Phone: 435-797-0947
Email: mario.harper@usu.edu
Additional Information:

Educational Background

PhD, Computational Science, Florida State University, 2018
MS, Computational Science, Florida State University, 2017
MS, Financial Economics, Utah State University, 2015
BA, Economics, Utah State University, 2014
BS, Mathematical Physics, Utah State University, 2014

Publications | Books

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | Journal Articles

    Academic Journal

    An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

    Publications | MultiMedia

    Software

      An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

      Publications | Other

      Other

        An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.

        Teaching

        ECE 5930, 6930 - AI Architecture, Spring 2026
        ECE 5930, 6930 - Robot Reasoning, Spring 2026
        ECE 5930, 6930 - AI Deployment, Fall 2025
        USU 1010 - Connections, Fall 2025
        ECE 5930, 6930 - Reinforcement Learning, Fall 2025
        CS 2810 - Computer Systems Organization and Architecture I, Spring 2025
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering (CI), Spring 2025
        CS 5060 - Full Title* Decision Making: Algorithms Under Uncertainty, Fall 2024
        USU 1010 - University Connections, Fall 2024
        CS 5060 - Full Title* Decision Making: Algorithms Under Uncertainty, Spring 2024
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering, Spring 2024
        CS 6510, 5510 - Robot Intelligence, Fall 2023
        CS, CS 5510, 6510 - Robot Intelligence, Fall 2023
        CS 5060 - Full Title* Decision Making: Algorithms Under Uncertainty, Spring 2023
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering, Spring 2023
        CS 5510, 6510 - Robot Intelligence, Fall 2022
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering, Spring 2022
        CS 5510, 6510 - Robot Intelligence, Fall 2021
        , Spring 2021
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering, Spring 2021
        CS 3450 - Introduction to Software Engineering, Spring 2021
        CS 5890 - Robot Intelligence, Fall 2020
        CS 5890, 6890 - Topics in Computer Science (Topic), Fall 2020

        Graduate Students Mentored

        Erik Cleon Sanders, Electrical & Computer Engr, January 2026
        Chandler Justice, Electrical & Computer Engr, December 2025
        Jacob Gordon Morrey, Electrical & Computer Engr, November 2025
        Kyle Reese, Electrical & Computer Engr, October 2025
        Jackson Alan Gardner, Electrical & Computer Engr, October 2025
        Bradley Rod Jensen, Electrical & Computer Engr, June 2025
        Jacob Haight, School of Computing, August 2023
        Kyler Nelson, School of Computing, August 2023
        Kobra Bohlourihajar, School of Computing, August 2022
        Colton Hill, School of Computing, August 2022
        Ryan Anderson, School of Computing
        Taylor Anderson, School of Computing
        Johnathan Kunz, School of Computing, November 2021
        Huzeyfe Kocabas, School of Computing
        Robbie Buck, School of Computing
        Chad MacIntire, School of Computing
        Laurel Bingham, School of Computing
        Tayler Baker, School of Computing
        Christopher Allred, School of Computing
        Trey Crowther, School of Computing 2023
        Carter Bailey, School of Computing - May 2022