I am an assistant professor in computer science at the University of Montana in Missoula, Montana. You can reach me at lucia.williams (at) umontana.edu.

In spring 2024, I am teaching CSCI 432/532. See my teaching page for all of my course materials.

From fall 2022-fall 2023, I was an assistant research/teaching professor at the University of Montana.

I earned my PhD at Montana State University as well, advised by Brendan Mumey. My research focuses on the design and analysis of algorithms for DNA sequencing and analysis. In fall 2021, I visited the graph algorithms team within the algorithmic bioinformatics group at the University of Helsinki in Finland. See my research page for more detail on my research pursuits.

Before my PhD, I worked as a data scientist at an online advertising company in Seattle, after earning undergraduate degrees in applied math and urban planning. Outside of work, my main hobby is playing and coaching Ultimate Frisbee. I also enjoy human-powered outdoor adventures.