Michael Loceff (born 1952) was a writer and co-executive producer of the hit television series24, which aired on the Foxtelevision network. He worked on the show for six and a half seasons, but left after the writer's strike.
In 2015, Professor Loceff also published a very detailed Volume 1 book on quantum computing called "A Course in Quantum Computing for the Community College 〈c | Q | c〉[1]"
He is now retired.
Trivia
Loceff has sneaked in several subtle references to his teaching career on 24. Milo Pressman's CTU password is "foothill94022." 94022 is the postal code for Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California. In a previous episode of the show, a character used the secret password "Etudes", the name of his online teaching software.[2]