FACULTY

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
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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
Science Building, JH-210P
Office Hours
W 11:00am-1:00pm
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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
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
W 10:30am-11:15am
Xinying Chyn, Lecturer, Computer Science
Chyn, Xinying

Lecturer

Contact
xinying.chyn@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3482
Office
Science Building, A328
Office Hours
W 3:30pm-4:30pm 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
Computer Vision, Cryptography, and Graph Theory

Contact
simina.fluture@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3489
Office
Science Building, A108
Office Hours
M 12:15pm-1:30pm in SB-A108
W 8:40am-9:10am in PH-113
Th 12:15pm-1:45pm in SB-A108
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
W 12:00pm-1:00pm
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, A101
Office Hours
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
TTh 12:30pm-1:30pm
Dr. Delaram Kahrobaei, Professor, Computer Science
Kahrobaei, Delaram

Assistant 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 9:45am-10:45am
Dr. T. Yung Kong, Professor, Computer Science
Kong, T. Yung

Professor

Education
Ph.D. 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 4:45pm-5:20pm in SB-A106
MW 7:50pm-8:15pm in PH-113
Dr. Jun Li, Assistant Professor, Computer Science
Li, Jun

Assistant 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
Th 1:00pm-2:00pm
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
MW 11:00am-12:00pm
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Mitchell, Tim

Assistant 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, JH-210R
Office Hours
M 2:00pm-3:00pm
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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.

Contact
bojana.obrenic@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3479
Office
Science Building,A326
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 12:10pm-12:40pm
TTh 3:10pm-3:40pm
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 11:45am-12:15pm
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 4:30pm-5:00pm
MW 6:15pm-6:45pm
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Smith-Thompson, Anne

Lecturer

Contact
anne.smiththompson@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3476
Office
Science Building, A114
Office Hours
MTWTh 12:30pm-1:30pm
Oren Steinberg, Professor, Computer Science
Steinberg, Oren

Lecturer

Contact
oren.steinberg@qc.cuny.edu
Tel: 718-997-3509
Office
Science Building, JH-210J
Office Hours
TTh 2:30pm-3:00pm
TTh 4:30pm-5:00pm
Dr. John Svadlenka, Doctoral Lecturer, Computer Science
Svadlenka, John

Professor

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
MTWTh 2:15pm-2:45pm
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
MW 3:30pm-4:30pm
TTh 4:00pm-4:30pm
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-2:00pm 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
Science Building, JH-210K
Office Hours
W 11:15am – 1:15pm
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 9:30am-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
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ADJUNCT FACULTY

Adjunct Faculty
wdt_ID Name Title Office (SB) Office Hours Email
1 Abreu, Andy Lecturer (adj) A201 W 8:15pm-9:15pm andy.abreu@qc.cuny.edu
2 Alayev, Yosef Asst. Professor (adj) A201 yosef.alayev@qc.cuny.edu
3 Baci, Nikola Sub-Lecturer A201 MTWTh 10:30am-11:15am nikola.baci@qc.cuny.edu
4 Boateng, Justin Lecturer (adj) A201 Th 1:30pm-2:30pm justin.boateng@qc.cuny.edu
5 Cesaretti, Paul Sub-Lecturer A227 M 10:00am-11:00am; M 3:00pm-4:00pm paul.cesaretti@qc.cuny.edu
6 Connor, Timothy Lecturer (adj) A201 MW 6:15pm-6:45pm in SB-A103 timothy.connor@qc.cuny.edu
7 Fang, Fei Lu Lecturer (adj) A201 feilu.fang@qc.cuny.edu
8 Fried, Matthew Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 11:00am-12:00pm matthew.fried@qc.cuny.edu
9 Gao, Tianyu Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 10:00am-10:30am tgao@gc.cuny.edu
10 Gomes, Russell Lecturer (adj) A201 MW 4:00pm-5:00pm russell.gomes@qc.cuny.edu
11 Greenberg, Aryeh Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 9:45pm-10:15pm aryeh.greenberg@qc.cuny.edu
12 Heller, Peter Lecturer (adj) - TTh 9:45am-10:45am peter.heller@qc.cuny.edu
13 Hill, Dalvin Assoc. Professor (adj) - dalvin.hill@guttman.cuny.edu
14 Huang, Xiuyi Lecturer (adj) A208 Su 12:00pm-1:00pm xiuyi.huang@qc.cuny.edu
15 Jagdeo, Mellisa Lecturer (adj) A201 MW 5:30pm-6:00pm in SB-A201; MW 9:00pm-9:30pm in SB-B131 mellisa.jagdeo@qc.cuny.edu
16 Landau, Gerald Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 12:00pm-12:30pm gerald.landau@qc.cuny.edu
17 Law, Raymond Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 9:15pm-10:15pm;Sa 12:00pm-1:00pm raymond.law@qc.cuny.edu
18 Patel, Nil Lecturer (adj) A201 T 3:25pm - 3:55pm, Th 5:00pm - 5:30pm nil.patel@qc.cuny.edu
19 Roday, Robert Lecturer (adj) - TTh 6:15pm-6:45pm robert.roday@qc.cuny.edu
20 Sendrowicz, Martin Lecturer (adj) A201 M 6:00pm-8:00pm martin.sendrowicz@qc.cuny.edu
21 Tao, Xiaopeng Asst. Professor (adj) A201 T 10:00am-12:00pm in A135 xiaopeng.tao@qc.cuny.edu
22 Teitelman, Lawrence Lecturer (adj) A201 lawrence.teitelman@qc.cuny.edu
23 Tse, Ricky Lecturer (adj) A201 chi.tse@qc.cuny.edu
24 Upadhyay, Vivek Lecturer (adj) A201 W 9:30pm-11:30pm; Th 8:00pm-9:00pm vivek.upadhyay@qc.cuny.edu
25 Wang, Yun Lecturer (adj) A201 MW 12:00pm-1:00pm yun.wang@qc.cuny.edu
26 Wu, Sophie Lecturer (adj) A201 T 1:30pm-3:00pm; Th 1:30pm-2:00pm shuyuan.wu@qc.cuny.edu
27 Xu, Xinmiao Lecturer (adj) A201 MW 1:00pm-2:00pm xinmiao.xu@qc.cuny.edu
28 Yang, Kelly Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 2:30pm-3:00pm kangmei.yang@qc.cuny.edu
29 Yeh, Jackson Lecturer (adj) - MW 9:15pm-10:15pm; TTh 9:45pm - 10:15pm jackson.yeh@qc.cuny.edu
30 Zhou, Lily Lecturer (adj) A201 TTh 11:30am-12:30pm lizheng.zhou@qc.cuny.edu
31 Zhou, Jerry Lecturer (adj) A201 xinglong.zhou@qc.cuny.edu
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ACADEMIC ADVISORS

Academic Advisors

Academic Advisors

Name Advisor Office (SB) Office Hours Phone Email
Chyn, Xinying Undergrad A328 W 3:30pm-4:30pm in SB-A227 718-997-3482 xinying.chyn@qc.cuny.edu
Kong, T. Yung Graduate A106 MW 4:45pm-5:20pm in SB-A106
MW 7:50pm-8:15pm in PH-113
718-997-3478 tkong@qc.cuny.edu
Lord, Kenneth Undergrad A120 MW 11:00am-12:00pm 718-997-3485 kenneth.lord@qc.cuny.edu
Smith-Thompson, Anne Undergrad A114 MTWTh 12:30pm-1:30pm 718-997-3476 anne.smiththompson@qc.cuny.edu
Svadlenka, John Undergrad A336 MTWTh 2:15pm-2:45pm 718-997-3523 john.svadlenka@qc.cuny.edu
Tsai, Charlene Undergrad A118 TTh 9:30am-10:30am 718-997-3497 chialing.tsai@qc.cuny.edu
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SUPPORT STAFF

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