Xavier Caddle is the Fulbright LASPAU recipient for this academic year and he will be pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at the University of Central Florida, beginning in the fall of 2020.
The Fulbright LASPAU programme is affiliated with Harvard University, administered by the Latin American Scholarship Programme of American Universities (LASPAU), and is geared towards instructors at institutions of higher education.
Caddle is a part-time lecturer in the Department of Computer Science, Mathematics and Physics at the University of the West Indies (The UWI). He has worked for approximately ten years in the financial industry, as well as executed various roles and responsibilities for other clients.
He completed both his undergraduate and graduate studies at the Cave Hill Campus, earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with First Class Honours in 2008 and completed a Master of Philosophy in Computer Science in 2014.
When he is not lecturing, Caddle lends his technical expertise to FinTech businesses to assist them in developing secure financial solutions.
The Fulbright programme is the flagship international educational exchange sponsored by the United States government, and is designed to increase mutual understanding among the people of the United States and the people of other countries.
The Fulbright Foreign Student programme enables graduate students, young professionals, and artists from abroad to research and study in the United States for one year or longer at U.S. universities or other appropriate institutions. (PR/SAT)
