Instructional Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi's School of Engineering's Department of Computer and Information Science.

Christopher Burger is an Instructional Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science within the School of Engineering at the University of Mississippi. He earned his PhD in Engineering Science from the University of Mississippi in 2024. His work centers on applied predictive modeling, with a focus on the verification, validation, and interpretation of machine learning models. He also maintains broader interests in industrial and systems engineering, biological computation, and applied ballistics.

Active research areas include:

• Explainable AI (XAI), with a current focus on Natural Language Processing

• Emergent behaviors in large language models, including self-output detection

• Predictive modeling with non-visual spectrum data, with a current focus on digital night vision

• Machine learning methods in quality control, including the application of conformal prediction

• Applications of AI and machine learning in higher education

• Malware detection and attribution