Our faculty & staff

Full-Time Faculty
Bashira Akter Anima
Bashira Akter Anima
Assistant Teaching Professor
(775) 682-5066
banima@unr.edu
WPEB 317
1358
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning
George Bebis
George Bebis
Foundation Professor
(775) 784-6463
bebis@unr.edu
WPEB 411
1358 1357 computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning
Full-Time Faculty Cybersecurity and Network Systems
Niusen Chen
Niusen Chen
Assistant Professor
niusenc@unr.edu
WPEB 315
1358 1360
Professional Staff
Christina Chong
Christina Chong
Administrative Assistant 2
(775) 784-6997
christinachong@unr.edu
WPEB 401
1355
Full-Time Faculty Data and Software Systems
Sergiu Dascalu
Sergiu Dascalu
Professor
dascalus@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 311
1358 1352
Professional Staff
Zach Estreito
Zach Estreito
Research Computing Engineer He, him, his
(775) 682-6093
zestreito@unr.edu
WPEB 421
1355
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems robotics, human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, engineering education
David Feil-Seifer
David Feil-Seifer
Professor He, him, his
(775) 784-6469
dfseifer@unr.edu
WPEB 303
1358 1357 robotics, human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, engineering education
Department Chair Data and Software Systems
Eelke Folmer
Eelke Folmer
Professor and Chair, Virtual Reality
(775) 784-7592
efolmer@unr.edu
WPEB 403
1359 1352
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Emily Hand
Emily Hand
Associate Professor, Graduate Director
(775) 682-8256
emhand@unr.edu
WPEB 415
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Data and Software Systems
Fred Harris, Jr.
Fred Harris, Jr.
Associate Dean of Faculty and Academic Affairs; Foundation Professor of Computer Science & Engineering
(775) 784-6571
fred.harris@unr.edu
WPEB 455
1358 1352
Full-Time Faculty
Rui (Zoey) Hu
Rui (Zoey) Hu
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6716
ruihu@unr.edu
WPEB 319
1358
Professional Staff
Alisa Kader
Alisa Kader
NSHE Specialist 1
(775) 784-6425
alisak@unr.edu
WPEB 401
1355
Full-Time Faculty
Erin Keith
Erin Keith
Lecturer II
(775) 784-6701
ekeith@unr.edu
WPEB 433
1358
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Hung (Jim) La
Hung (Jim) La
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6862
hla@unr.edu
WPEB 305
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Cybersecurity and Network Systems
Nancy LaTourrette
Nancy LaTourrette
Senior Lecturer; Deputy Director, Cybersecurity Center; CAE-CD alternate point of contact
(775) 784-4014
nancy@unr.edu
WPEB 419
1358 1360
Full-Time Faculty
Ping Liu
Ping Liu
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5459
pingl@unr.edu
WPEB 431
1358
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Sushil Louis
Sushil Louis
Professor
(775) 784-4315
sushil@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 409
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Parikshit Maini
Parikshit Maini
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6713
pmaini@unr.edu
WPEB 301
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Mircea Nicolescu
Mircea Nicolescu
Professor
(775) 784-4356
mircea@unr.edu
WPEB 413
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems
Monica Nicolescu
Monica Nicolescu
Professor, Undergraduate Director
(775) 784-1687
monica@unr.edu
WPEB 307
1358 1357
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Robotics, UAVs, Perception, Path Planning, Navigation, Control
Christos Papachristos
Christos Papachristos
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8282
cpapachristos@unr.edu
WPEB 309
1358 1357 Robotics, UAVs, Perception, Path Planning, Navigation, Control
Full-Time Faculty Cybersecurity and Network Systems Cybersecurity, Wireless Networks, Game Theory, Interdisciplinary
Shamik Sengupta
Shamik Sengupta
Professor; Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Professor; Executive Director, Cybersecurity Center; CAE-CD point of contact
(775) 784-6953
ssengupta@unr.edu
WPEB 313
1358 1360 Cybersecurity, Wireless Networks, Game Theory, Interdisciplinary
Full-Time Faculty
Ankita Shukla
Ankita Shukla
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5318
ankitas@unr.edu
WPEB 435
1358
Full-Time Faculty Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Computer Vision, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Assistive Technology
Alireza Tavakkoli
Alireza Tavakkoli
Professor
(775) 682-8426
tavakkol@unr.edu
WPEB 417
1358 1357 Computer Vision, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Assistive Technology
Professional Staff cyber, cybersecurity, information security
Jay Thom
Jay Thom
Senior Information Security Engineer
(775) 784-6905
jthom@unr.edu
WPEB 321
1355 cyber, cybersecurity, information security
Professional Staff
Josh Watson
Josh Watson
Lecturer on Digital Forensics
jwatson2@unr.edu
1355
Full-Time Faculty Data and Software Systems
Lei Yang
Lei Yang
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6872
leiy@unr.edu
WPEB 427
1358 1352
Full-Time Faculty
Xiaoxue Zhang
Xiaoxue Zhang
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6905
xiaoxuez@unr.edu
WPEB 321
1358

Affiliate faculty

Adjunct faculty

Emeritus faculty

 

Computational Linguistics faculty

This is the faculty list for the interdisciplinary Computational Linguistics program.

Computational Linguistics
Emily Hand
Emily Hand
Associate Professor, Graduate Director
(775) 682-8256
emhand@unr.edu
7969
Computational Linguistics
Ian Clayton
Ian Clayton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6378
iclayton@unr.edu
7969
Computational Linguistics
Casilde A. Isabelli
Casilde A. Isabelli, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Liberal Arts; Professor, Hispanic Linguistics
(775) 784-6155
isabelli@unr.edu
7969
Computational Linguistics
Ignacio Montoya
Ignacio Montoya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6309
ignaciomontoya@unr.edu
7969
Computational Linguistics
Elena Shimanskaya
Elena Shimanskaya
Assistant Professor, French; Basic French Language Program coordinator
(775) 682-6443
eshimanskaya@unr.edu
7969

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