FACULTY
LEADERSHIP
DEPARTMENT CHAIR
Dr. Alex Ryba
Chair, Professor
Ph.D., 1985, Cambridge University, England
Research interests
Computational Group Theory, Computational Algebra, Group Theory, Combinatorial Game Theory.
Contact
alexander.ryba@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3501
Science Building, A222
Office Hours
W 10:00am-11:00am
MEET THE TEAM
FULL-TIME FACULTY
Ph.D. 2001, University of Maryland College Park
Research interests
Computer Systems and Networks, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Software Engineering, High Performance Computing
Contact
cuneyt.akinlar@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3505
Queens Hall, 205F
W 10:00am-12:00pm
Ph.D. 1992 (Mathematics), University of Michigan
Research interests
Cryptanalysis, Analytic Number Theory.
Contact
kent.boklan@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-4993
Science Building, A214
TTh 6:45pm-7:15pm
Ph.D. 1971, New York University
Research interests
Algorithm design and development, simulation methodology, and analytic modeling.
Contact
tbrown@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3503
Science Building, A216
M 9:30am-10:15am
Contact
xinying.chyn@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3482
Science Building, A328
Office Hours
MW 11:00am-12:00pm in SB-A227
Education
Ph.D. 2004, City University of New York
Research interests
Operating Systems, Computer Vision, Graph Theory
Science Building, A108
T 12:00pm-1:00pm
W 9:15am-10:00am
W 12:00pm-12:45pm
Ph.D. 1989, New York University
Research interests
Biomedical Imaging, Computer Vision, Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Processing.
Ph.D. 2013, State University of New York at Stony Brook
Research interests
Algorithms and mathematical techniques for handling large sets of data that are either centralized, distributed or visual.
Science Building, A102
F 2:00pm-5:00pm
Ph.D. 2017, City University of New York
Research interests
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Applied Algebra, Computational Medicine.
Kahrobaei, Delaram
Professor
Ph.D. 2004, City University of New York
Research interests
Post-Quantum Algebraic Cryptography, Information Security, Data Science, Applied Algebra
Science Building, A112
TTh 12:30pm-1:30pm
Kong, T. Yung
Professor
D.Phil. 1986, Oxford University, England
Research interests
Geometrical and topological problems related to computer vision, graphics, and image processing (especially digital topology).
Science Building, A106
MW 3:25pm-4:00pm in SB-A106
MW 7:50pm-8:15pm in PH-113
Li, Jun
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2017 University of Toronto
Research interests
Distributed computing, information theory, machine learning, distributed storage.
Science Building, A342
T 11:00am-12:00pm
Lord, Kenneth
Doctoral Lecturer
Ph.D. 1995 City University of New York
Research interests
Operating Systems, Applications of Computers to Linguistics and Music, Web Programming.
Mitchell, Tim
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2014 New York University
Research interests
Designing fast and reliable algorithms and software for robust control and stability analysis of dynamical systems.
Obrenic, Bojana
Associate Professor
Education
Ph.D. 1993, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Research interests
Algorithm Design (especially for parallel and concurrent systems), Databases, Computational Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Distributed Computing.
Science Building, A326
M 10:30am-12:10pm
Phillips, Tsaiyun I.
Professor
Ph.D. 1984, University of Maryland
Research interests
Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Image Processing, Document Image Analysis, Document Image Databases, Performance Evaluation for Recognition Systems.
Science Building, A218
TTh 4:30pm-5:00pm
TTh 6:30pm-7:00pm
Rahman, Md Mahbubur
Assistant Professor
Ph.D. 2020, Wayne State University
Research interests
Internet-of-Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Distributed Systems, Real-Time and Embedded Systems.
Science Building, A210
TTh 12:00pm-12:30pm
Rozovskaya, Alla
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2013, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research interests
Applying machine learning and natural language processing techniques for developing data-driven intelligent learning systems.
Science Building, A332
MW 3:30pm-4:30pm
Smith-Thompson, Anne
Lecturer
Science Building, A114
CS 313/323: M 1:30pm-2:30pm
CS 316: T 12:30pm-1:30pm
CS 343: Th 12:30pm-1:30pm
Steinberg, Oren
Lecturer
Queens Hall, 205M
TTh 3:00pm-4:00pm
Svadlenka, John
Doctoral Lecturer
Ph.D. 2020, City University of New York
Research interests
Matrix Approximation, Dimensionality Reduction, Algorithm Design for Big Data
Science Building, A336
T 1:30pm-2:30pm
Th 4:40pm-5:40pm
Svitak, Joseph
Deputy Chair, Doctoral Lecturer
Ph.D. 2008, City University of New York
Research interests
Genetic algorithms, optical character recognition, and finite state automata.
Science Building, A330
TTh 2:30pm-3:30pm
Sy, Bon K.
Professor
Ph.D. 1988, Northeastern University
Research interests
Database Systems and Information Retrieval, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems, Scientific Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Expert Systems, AI in Rehabilitation and Medicine, Knowledge-Based Systems for Medical Diagnosis.
Science Building, A104
TTh 1:30pm-2:30pm in SB-A219
Telang, Gaurish
Doctoral Lecturer
Ph.D. 2019, Stony Brook University
Research interests
Discrete and computational geometry
Queens Hall, 205K
MW 2:00pm-3:00pm
Tsai, Charlene
Associate Professor
Ph.D. 2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Research interests
Biomedical image analysis, Computer vision, Data science in literacy education, Intelligent tutoring
Science Building, A118
TTh 9:45am-10:30am
Waxman, Jerry
Professor
Ph.D. 1973, New York Univesity
Research interests
Algorithms, Computer Science Education
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ADJUNCT FACULTY
Adjunct Faculty
CS Adjunct Faculty
| Name | Title | Office (SB) | Office Hours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abreu, Andy | Lecturer (adj) | A201 |
W 8:20pm-9:20pm TTh 6:20pm-7:20pm |
andy.abreu@qc.cuny.edu |
| Alayev, Yosef | Asst. Professor (adj) | A201 | yosef.alayev@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Bedoya, Kevin | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | kevin.bedoya@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Boateng, Justin | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | justin.boateng@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Bournias, Themistokles | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | themistokles.bournias@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Cesaretti, Paul | Sub-Lecturer | A227 | MW 11:00am-12:00pm | paul.cesaretti@qc.cuny.edu |
| Connor, Timothy | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | TTh 6:15pm-7:00pm in SB-A135B | timothy.connor@qc.cuny.edu |
| Fried, Matthew | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | T 9:00am-10:00am | matthew.fried@qc.cuny.edu |
| Gao, Tianyu | Grad Asst B | A201 | TTh 9:00am-9:30am | tgao@gc.cuny.edu |
| Gomes, Russell | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | W 6:30pm-7:30pm | russell.gomes@qc.cuny.edu |
| Greenberg, Aryeh | Lecturer (adj) | A201 |
TTh 9:45pm-10:45pm F 2:00pm-3:00pm |
aryeh.greenberg@qc.cuny.edu |
| Heller, Peter | Lecturer (adj) | OL | TTh 8:00am-9:00am | peter.heller@qc.cuny.edu |
| Huang, Xiuyi | Lecturer (adj) | A208 | Su 12:00pm-1:00pm | xiuyi.huang@qc.cuny.edu |
| Huang, Zhewen | Grad Asst B | A207a | MW 11:00am-11:30am | zhuang5@gradcenter.cuny.edu |
| Jagdeo, Mellisa | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | MW 6:00pm-6:30pm in SB-B131 | mellisa.jagdeo@qc.cuny.edu |
| Landau, Gerald | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | gerald.landau@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Law, Raymond | Sub-Lecturer | A201 | raymond.law@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Mistretta, Lauren | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | lauren.mistretta@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Tse, Ricky | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | chi.tse@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Upadhyay, Vivek | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | Th 9:20pm-10:20pm in SB-C207 | vivek.upadhyay@qc.cuny.edu |
| Wang, Yun | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | MW 12:15pm-1:15pm | yun.wang@qc.cuny.edu |
| Wu, Sophie | Lecturer (adj) | A201 |
T 12:30pm-1:00pm Th 6:00pm-6:30pm |
shuyuan.wu@qc.cuny.edu |
| Yang, Kelly | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | kangmei.yang@qc.cuny.edu | |
| Yeh, Jackson | Lecturer (adj) | OL | MW 9:45pm-10:15pm | jackson.yeh@qc.cuny.edu |
| Zhou, Jerry | Lecturer (adj) | A201 | M 10:00am-11:00am | xinglong.zhou@qc.cuny.edu |
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ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Academic Advisors
Academic Advisors
| Name | Advisor | Office | Office Hours | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akinlar, Cuneyt | Undergrad | QH-205F | W 10:00am-12:00pm | 718-997-3505 | cuneyt.akinlar@qc.cuny.edu |
| Chyn, Xinying | Undergrad | SB-A227 | M 2:00pm-3:00pm | 718-997-3482 | xinying.chyn@qc.cuny.edu |
| Kong, T. Yung | Graduate | SB-A106 | MW 3:25pm-4:00pm | 718-997-3478 | tkong@qc.cuny.edu |
| Smith-Thompson, Anne | Undergrad | Online | F 3:00pm-4:00pm | 718-997-3476 | anne.smiththompson@qc.cuny.edu |
| Svadlenka, John | Undergrad | SB-A336 | Th 1:30pm-2:30m | 718-997-3523 | john.svadlenka@qc.cuny.edu |
| Telang, Gaurish | Undergrad | QH-205K | W 1:00pm-2:00pm | 718-997-3570 | gaurish.telang@qc.cuny.edu |
| Tsai, Charlene | Undergrad | SB-A118 | Th 9:30am-10:30am | 718-997-3497 | chialing.tsai@qc.cuny.edu |




