Amber Settle


Amber Settle is an American computer scientist and professor of education and theory in the department of Computer Science at DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois. She is known for her work in computer science education and her continuing service and leadership in Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education. She is currently serving as Past Chair on the ACM SIGCSE Board having been elected Chair from 2026-2019. SIGCSE is the premier international organization for computer science educators serving over 2700 members from more than 60 countries. Before being elected Chair, she served on the SIGCSE Board for six years, during which she served as Treasurer for three.

She is known for her work on computational thinking and education. In 2015, she received the DePaul School of Computing Spirit of Inquiry Award for her work on Computational Thinking across the Curriculum.
In 2011, she was awarded the ACM Women Senior Member Award for her leadership, technical, and professional accomplishments.

Selected publications