The mission of Applications Quest is to help institutions of higher education realize their diversity objectives in a manner that is effective, measurable, reproducible, and in conformity with the law.
As with many of the institutions we serve, we recognize the value of diversity to all students and to the American system of education.
Founder
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert, Founder and Chief Technology Officer 
Dr. Juan E. Gilbert is the Total System Services Inc. Distinguished Associate Professor in the Computer Science and Software Engineering Department at Auburn University, where he directs the Human-Centered Computing (HCC) Lab. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Systems Analysis from Miami University in Ohio, and a Master of Science and PhD. from the University of Cincinnati, both in computer science.
Dr. Gilbert has published more than 40 articles, conducted more than 90 seminars, and obtained more than $4 million dollars in external funding during his seven years at Auburn University. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE Computer Society and serves on the IEEE Board of Governors. He is also the Editor for the “Broadening Participation in Computing” column in Computer magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE Computer Society.
Dr. Gilbert was named one of the nation's top African-American Scholars by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, has been the recipient of the Black Engineer of the Year Special Recognition Award. In that same year, Dr. Gilbert received the American Society for Engineering Education Minorities in Engineering Award. At Auburn University, Dr. Gilbert has been honored with the Auburn University Alumni Engineering Council Junior Faculty Research Award, the Auburn Outstanding Minority Achievement Award and the Auburn University Outstanding Minority Service Award. He was also recognized as a rising star by the College of Engineering at Auburn University.
In 2006, Dr. Gilbert was honored with a mural painting in New York City by City Year New York, a non-profit organization that unites a diverse group of 17 to 24 year-old young people for a year of full-time, rigorous community service, leadership development, and civic engagement.
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