FACULTY

The diverse academic, industrial, and professional backgrounds of the full-time and adjunct faculty allow the Computer Science Department to offer a wide range of courses for our students. In addition, the research programs of full-time faculty enrich the College’s intellectual life and create opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students.
LEADERSHIP

DEPARTMENT CHAIR

Dr. Alex Ryba

Chair, Professor

Education
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

Office
Science Building, A222

Office Hours
W 10:00am-11:00am

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FULL-TIME FACULTY

Dr. Cuneyt Akinlar, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Akinlar, Cuneyt

Doctoral Lecturer

Education
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

Office
Queens Hall, 205F
Office Hours
W 10:00am-12:00pm
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Boklan, Kent D.

Professor

Education
Ph.D. 1992 (Mathematics), University of Michigan

Research interests
Cryptanalysis, Analytic Number Theory.

Contact
kent.boklan@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-4993

Office
Science Building, A214
Office Hours
TTh 6:45pm-7:15pm
Dr. Theodore Brown, Professor, Computer Science
Brown, Theordore

Professor

Education
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

Office
Science Building, A216
Office Hours
M 9:30am-10:15am
Xinying Chyn, Lecturer, Computer Science
Chyn, Xinying

Lecturer

Contact
xinying.chyn@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3482

Office
Science Building, A328

Office Hours
MW 11:00am-12:00pm in SB-A227

Dr. Simina Fluture, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Fluture, Simina

Doctoral Lecturer

Education
Ph.D. 2004, City University of New York

Research interests
Operating Systems, Computer Vision, Graph Theory

Contact
simina.fluture@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3489
Office
Science Building, A108
Office Hours
T 12:00pm-1:00pm
W 9:15am-10:00am
W 12:00pm-12:45pm
Dr. Robert Goldberg, Professor, Computer Science
Robert Goldberg

Professor

Education
Ph.D. 1989, New York University

Research interests
Biomedical Imaging, Computer Vision, Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Processing.

Contact
robert.goldberg@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3480
Office
Science Building, A110
Office Hours
Mayank Goswami, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Goswami, Mayank

Associate Professor

Education
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.

Contact
mayank.goswami@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3264
Office
Science Building, A102
Office Hours (Zoom)
F 2:00pm-5:00pm
Dr. Jonathan Gryak, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Gryak, Jonathan

Assistant Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2017, City University of New York

Research interests
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning, Applied Algebra, Computational Medicine.

Contact
jonathan.gryak@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3487
Office
Science Building, A116
Office Hours
Dr. Delaram Kahrobaei, Professor, Computer Science
Kahrobaei, Delaram

Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2004, City University of New York

Research interests
Post-Quantum Algebraic Cryptography, Information Security, Data Science, Applied Algebra

Contact
delaram.kahrobaei@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3481
Office
Science Building, A112
Office Hours
TTh 12:30pm-1:30pm
Dr. T. Yung Kong, Professor, Computer Science
Kong, T. Yung

Professor

Education
D.Phil. 1986, Oxford University, England

Research interests
Geometrical and topological problems related to computer vision, graphics, and image processing (especially digital topology).

Contact
tkong@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3478
Office
Science Building, A106
Office Hours
MW 3:25pm-4:00pm in SB-A106
MW 7:50pm-8:15pm in PH-113
Dr. Jun Li, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Li, Jun

Associate Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2017 University of Toronto

Research interests
Distributed computing, information theory, machine learning, distributed storage.

Contact
jun.li@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3484
Office
Science Building, A342
Office Hours
T 11:00am-12:00pm
Dr. Kenneth Lord, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Lord, Kenneth

Doctoral Lecturer

Education
Ph.D. 1995 City University of New York

Research interests
Operating Systems, Applications of Computers to Linguistics and Music, Web Programming.

Contact
kenneth.lord@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3485
Office
Science Building, A120
Office Hours
N/A
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Mitchell, Tim

Associate Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2014 New York University

Research interests
Designing fast and reliable algorithms and software for robust control and stability analysis of dynamical systems.

Contact
tim.mitchell@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3492
Office
Science Building, A102
Office Hours
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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.

Contact
bojana.obrenic@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3479
Office
Science Building, A326
Office Hours
M 10:30am-12:10pm
Dr. Tsaiyun I. Phillips, Professor, Computer Science
Phillips, Tsaiyun I.

Professor

Education
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.

Contact
tsaiyun.phillips@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3524
Office
Science Building, A218
Office Hours
TTh 4:30pm-5:00pm
TTh 6:30pm-7:00pm
Dr. Md Mahbubur Rahman, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Rahman, Md Mahbubur

Assistant Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2020, Wayne State University

Research interests
Internet-of-Things, Cyber-Physical Systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Distributed Systems, Real-Time and Embedded Systems.

Contact
mdmahbubur.rahman@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3483
Office
Science Building, A210
Office Hours
TTh 12:00pm-12:30pm
Dr. Alla Rozovskaya, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Rozovskaya, Alla

Associate Professor

Education
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.

Contact
alla.rozovskaya@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3562
Office
Science Building, A332
Office Hours
MW 3:30pm-4:30pm
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Smith-Thompson, Anne

Lecturer

Contact
anne.smiththompson@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3476
Office
Science Building, A114
Office Hours (Zoom)
CS 313/323: M 1:30pm-2:30pm
CS 316: T 12:30pm-1:30pm
CS 343: Th 12:30pm-1:30pm
Oren Steinberg, Professor, Computer Science
Steinberg, Oren

Lecturer

Contact
oren.steinberg@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3509
Office
Queens Hall, 205M
Office Hours
TTh 3:00pm-4:00pm
Dr. John Svadlenka, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Svadlenka, John

Doctoral Lecturer

Education
Ph.D. 2020, City University of New York

Research interests
Matrix Approximation, Dimensionality Reduction, Algorithm Design for Big Data

Contact
john.svadlenka@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3523
Office
Science Building, A336
Office Hours
T 1:30pm-2:30pm
Th 4:40pm-5:40pm
Dr. Joseph Svitak, Deputy Chair, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Svitak, Joseph

Deputy Chair, Doctoral Lecturer

Education
Ph.D. 2008, City University of New York

Research interests
Genetic algorithms, optical character recognition, and finite state automata.

Contact
joseph.svitak@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3486
Office
Science Building, A330
Office Hours
TTh 2:30pm-3:30pm
Dr. Bon K. Sy, Professor, Computer Science
Sy, Bon K.

Professor

Education

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.

Contact
bon.sy@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3477
Office
Science Building, A104
Office Hours
TTh 1:30pm-2:30pm in SB-A219
Dr. Gaurish Telang, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Telang, Gaurish

Doctoral Lecturer

Education
Ph.D. 2019, Stony Brook University

Research interests
Discrete and computational geometry

Contact
gaurish.telang@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3570
Office>
Queens Hall, 205K
Office Hours
MW 2:00pm-3:00pm
Dr. Chialing (Charlene) Tsai, Associate Professor, Computer Science
Tsai, Charlene

Associate Professor

Education
Ph.D. 2003 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Research interests
Biomedical image analysis, Computer vision, Data science in literacy education, Intelligent tutoring

Contact
chialing.tsai@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3497
Office
Science Building, A118
Office Hours
TTh 9:45am-10:30am
Dr. Jerry Waxman, Professor, Computer Science
Waxman, Jerry

Professor

Education
Ph.D. 1973, New York Univesity

Research interests
Algorithms, Computer Science Education

Contact
jerry.waxman@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3507
Office
Science Building, A118

Office Hours

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ADJUNCT FACULTY

Adjunct Faculty

CS Adjunct Faculty

Name Title Office (SB) Office Hours Email
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 Email
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
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SUPPORT STAFF

The administrative and computing staff play an essential role in the Computer Science Department’s mission of providing a high-quality educational experience for our students.
Xiuyi Huang, Administrative Coordinator, Computer Science
Xiuyi Huang

Administrative Coordinator

Email: xiuyi.huang@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-3502

Randi Kefaliakos, Department Secretary, Computer Science
Randi Kefaliakos

Department Secretary

Email: randi.kefaliakos@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-3566

Peter Chen, Systems and Network Manager, Computer Science
Peter Chen

Systems & Network Manager

Email: peter.chen@qc.cuny.edu
Phone: 718-997-3514