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

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

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

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, M.S., MBA

Assistant 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, Ph.D.

Dakai Zhu, PhD

Professor, Assistant Department Chair, and Graduate Advisor of Record for PhD

Kay and Steve Robbins Faculty Teaching Fellowship Award in Computer Science

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

Karina Rojas

Karina Rojas

Student Development Specialist I

Karina.Rojas@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108.03

Anne Rozelle

Anne Rozelle

Administrative Services Officer II

Anne.Rozelle@utsa.edu

NPB 3.108C

210-458-4434

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