Computer Science Faculty

Jianhua Ruan, Ph.D.

Jianhua Ruan, PhD

Interim Department Chair

Professor

Jianhua.Ruan@utsa.edu

SP1 340D

Taslima Akter, Ph.D.

Taslima Akter, PhD

Assistant Professor

Taslima.Akter@utsa.edu

SP1 410G

Hend Alkittawi, M.S.

Hend Alkittawi, MS

Senior Lecturer

Hend.Alkittawi@utsa.edu

NPB 3.316

Alyas Almaawi, PhD

Alyas Almaawi, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

alyas.almaawi@utsa.edu

Samuel Ang, Ph.D.

Samuel Ang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Samuel.Ang@utsa.edu

NPB 3.222

Fatma Arslan, Ph.D.

Fatma Arslan, PhD

Professor of Instruction

Fatma.Arslan@utsa.edu

NPB 3.350

Rajkumar Banoth, Ph.D.

Rajkumar Banoth, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

Rajkumar.Banoth@utsa.edu

NPB 3.204

Mohammad Imran Chowdhury, Ph.D.

Mohammad Imran Chowdhury, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

MohammadImran.Chowdhury@utsa.edu

NPB 3.358

Kevin Desai, Ph.D.

Kevin Desai, PhD

Assistant Professor

Kevin.Desai@utsa.edu

SP1 340L

Ali Dogru, Ph.D.

Ali Dogru, PhD

Professor of Instruction

Alihikmet.Dogru@utsa.edu

NPB 3.214

Amanda Fernandez, Ph.D.

Amanda Fernandez, PhD

Associate Professor, Kay and Steve Robbins Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award

Amanda.Fernandez@utsa.edu

NPB 3.326

Mauricio Gomez, Ph.D.

Mauricio Gomez, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

Mauricio.Gomez@utsa.edu

NPB 3.208

John Heaps, Ph.D.

John Heaps, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

John.Heaps@utsa.edu

NPB 3.328

Dhireesha Kudithipudi, Ph.D.

Dhireesha Kudithipudi, PhD

Professor

MATRIX AI Consortium Director

Dhireesha.Kudithipudi@utsa.edu

SP1 310E

210-458-8539

Palden Lama, Ph.D.

Palden Lama, PhD

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Advisor of Record

Palden.Lama@utsa.edu

NPB 3.306

Byron Long, Ph.D.

Byron Long, PhD

Associate Professor of Instruction

Byron.Long@utsa.edu

NPB 3.332

Panagiotis (Panos) Markopoulos

Panagiotis (Panos) Markopoulos, PhD

Associate Professor and Cloud Technology Endowed Fellow

panagiotis.markopoulos@utsa.edu

SPI 340E

Fred Martin, Ph.D.

Fred Martin, PhD

Professor and Interim Dean

Fred.Martin@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108D

Peyman Najafirad, Ph.D.

Peyman Najafirad (Paul Rad), PhD

Associate Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Partnerships

Peyman.Najafirad@utsa.edu

SP1 310G

210-458-8043

Ziad Najem, Ph.D.

Ziad Najem, PhD

Professor of Instruction

Ziad.Najem@utsa.edu

NPB 3.340

John  Ortiz, M.S.

John Ortiz, MS

Assistant Professor of Practice

John.Ortiz@utsa.edu

NPB 3.222

210-458-4177

Linda Rutherford, M.S.

Linda Rutherford, MS

Assistant Professor of Practice, Kay and Steve Robbins Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award

Linda.Rutherford@utsa.edu

NPB 3.316

Amin Sahba, Ph.D.

Amin Sahba, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Amin.Sahba@utsa.edu

NPB 3.316

Ramin Sahba, Ph.D.

Ramin Sahba, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Ramin.Sahba@utsa.edu

NPB 3.316

William Severa, Ph.D.

William Severa, PhD

Associate Professor

william.severa@utsa.edu

NPB 3.314

Jessica Sherette, Ph.D.

Jessica Sherette, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Jonathan.Sherette@utsa.edu

NPB 3.222.07

Murtaza Ahmed Siddiqi, Ph.D.

Murtaza Ahmed Siddiqi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction and Graduate Advisor of Record for Cybersecurity Science MS

MurtazaAhmed.Siddiqi@utsa.edu

NPB 3.308

Sam Silvestro, Ph.D.

Sam Silvestro, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Sam.Silvestro@utsa.edu

NPB 3.336

210-458-5542

Natalie Sjelin

Natalie Sjelin

Interim Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security Director

natalie.sjelin@utsa.edu

NPB 3.138

Rocky Slavin, Ph.D.

Rocky Slavin, PhD

Assistant Professor

Rocky.Slavin@utsa.edu

SP1 310R

Maryam Tabar, Ph.D.

Maryam Tabar, PhD

Assistant Professor in Computer Science

maryam.tabar@utsa.edu

SPI 410E

Kumar Thummapudi, Ph.D.

Kumar Thummapudi, PhD

Assistant Professor of Instruction

Kumar.Thummapudi@utsa.edu

NPB 3.222

Juan Valadez, M.S., MBA

Juan Valadez, MS, MBA

Associate Professor of Practice

Juan.Valadez@utsa.edu

NPB 3.302

Ruxin (Daisy) Wang, Ph.D.

Ruxin (Daisy) Wang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Ruxin.Wang@utsa.edu

SPI 410D

Wei Wang, Ph.D.

Wei Wang, PhD

Associate Professor

Wei.Wang@utsa.edu

NPB 3.342

210-458-5667

Xiaoyin Wang, Ph.D.

Xiaoyin Wang, PhD

Professor and Graduate Advisor of Record for Computer Science MS

Xiaoyin.Wang@utsa.edu

NPB 3.310

210-458-7061

Mimi Xie, Ph.D.

Mimi Xie, PhD

Assistant Professor

Mimi.Xie@utsa.edu

NPB 3.334

210-458-5550

Ke Yang, Ph.D.

Ke Yang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Ke.Yang@utsa.edu

SP1 410F

Timothy Yuen, Ph.D.

Timothy Yuen, PhD

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies

Professor

Timothy.Yuen@utsa.edu

MB 2.210G

Zijie Zhang, Ph.D.

Zijie Zhang, PhD

Assistant Professor

Zijie.Zhang@utsa.edu

SP1 410H

Dakai Zhu, PhD

Dakai Zhu, PhD

Professor

Assistant Department Chair

Graduate Advisor of Record for PhD

Dakai.Zhu@utsa.edu

NPB 3.338

210-458-7453

Computer Science Staff

Placeholder

Brandon Davis

Senior Systems Administrator

Brandon.Davis2@utsa.edu

NPB 3.220

Brian Hogan

Brian Hogan

CS Academic Computing Manager

Brian.Hogan@utsa.edu

NPB 2.223

Debra Leal

Debra Leal

Senior Management Analyst

Debra.Leal@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108G

210-458-4173

Elizabeth Miller

Elizabeth Miller

Administrative Associate II

Elizabeth.Miller2@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108E

210-458-5667

Anne Rozelle

Anne Rozelle

Administrative Services Officer II

Anne.Rozelle@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108C

210-458-4434

Placeholder

Vacant

Student Development Specialist I

Placeholder

Trace Wicklein

Systems Administrator

Trace.Wicklein@utsa.edu

Postdocs

Buddhi Ashan Mallika Kankanamalage, Ph.D.

Buddhi Ashan Mallika Kankanamalage, Ph.D.

PI: Dr. Sushil K. Prasad

Research: parallel and distributed computing for GIS operations over large datasets

Buddhi Ashan Mallika Kankanamalage, Ph.D.

Raveen Wijewickrama, Ph.D.

PI: Dr. Murtuza Jadliwala

Research: micromobility, mobile sensing, privacy and security, human-computer interactions, AI-generated content

Retired Faculty

Tom Bylander, Ph.D.

Tom Bylander, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Specialization

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Expert Systems
  • Machine Learning

Larry Clark, M.S.

Larry Clark, M.S.

Lecturer III

Bernard Ku, Ph.D.

Bernard Ku, Ph.D.

Professor of Instruction

Areas of Specialization

  • Computer and Mobility/LTE Networks
  • Information Security
  • IP Based Service Design and Modeling

Hugh Maynard, Ph.D.

Hugh Maynard, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Areas of Specialization

  • Computer and Information Security

Steven O'Hara, Ph.D.

Steven O'Hara, Ph.D.

Lecturer III

Areas of Specialization

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Compilers
  • Programming Languages