Our faculty & staff

Full-Time Faculty
Bashira Akter Anima
Bashira Akter Anima
Assistant Teaching Professor
(775) 682-5066
banima@unr.edu
WPEB 317
1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning
George Bebis
George Bebis
Foundation Professor He, him, his
(775) 784-6463
bebis@unr.edu
WPEB 411
1357 1358 computer vision, pattern recognition, machine learning
Full-Time Faculty
Batyr Charyyev
Batyr Charyyev
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6721
bcharyyev@unr.edu
WPEB 323
1358
Professional Staff
Christina Chong
Christina Chong
Administrative Assistant 2
(775) 784-6997
christinachong@unr.edu
WPEB 401
1355
Data and Software Systems Full-Time Faculty
Sergiu Dascalu
Sergiu Dascalu
Professor
dascalus@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 311
1352 1358
Data and Software Systems
Sara Davis
Sara Davis
Lecturer She, her, hers
(775) 784-4503
sarad@unr.edu
WPEB 315
1352
Professional Staff
Zach Estreito
Zach Estreito
Research Computing Engineer He, him, his
(775) 682-6093
zestreito@unr.edu
WPEB 421
1355
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty robotics, human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, engineering education
David Feil-Seifer
David Feil-Seifer
Professor, Graduate Director He, him, his
(775) 784-6469
dave@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 303
1357 1358 robotics, human-robot interaction, socially assistive robotics, engineering education
Department Chair Data and Software Systems
Eelke Folmer
Eelke Folmer
Professor and Chair he, him, his
(775) 784-7592
efolmer@unr.edu
WPEB 403
1359 1352
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Emily Hand
Emily Hand
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8256
emhand@unr.edu
WPEB 415
1357 1358
Data and Software Systems Full-Time Faculty
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
1352 1358
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
(775) 784-6701
ekeith@unr.edu
WPEB 433
1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Hung (Jim) La
Hung (Jim) La
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6862
hla@unr.edu
WPEB 305
1357 1358
Cybersecurity and Network Systems Full-Time Faculty
Nancy LaTourrette
Nancy LaTourrette
Senior Lecturer; Deputy Director, Cybersecurity Center
(775) 784-4014
nancy@unr.edu
WPEB 419
1360 1358
Full-Time Faculty
Ping Liu
Ping Liu
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5459
pingl@unr.edu
WPEB 431
1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Sushil Louis
Sushil Louis
Professor
(775) 784-4315
sushil@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 409
1357 1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Parikshit Maini
Parikshit Maini
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-6713
pmaini@unr.edu
WPEB 301
1357 1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Mircea Nicolescu
Mircea Nicolescu
Professor
(775) 784-4356
mircea@cse.unr.edu
WPEB 413
1357 1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty
Monica Nicolescu
Monica Nicolescu
Professor, Undergraduate Director
(775) 784-1687
monica@unr.edu
WPEB 307
1357 1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty Robotics, UAVs, Perception, Path Planning, Navigation, Control
Christos Papachristos
Christos Papachristos
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-8282
cpapachristos@unr.edu
WPEB 309
1357 1358 Robotics, UAVs, Perception, Path Planning, Navigation, Control
Cybersecurity and Network Systems Full-Time Faculty Cybersecurity, Wireless Networks, Game Theory, Interdisciplinary
Shamik Sengupta
Shamik Sengupta
Professor; Ralph E. and Rose A. Hoeper Professor; Executive Director, Cybersecurity Center
(775) 784-6953
ssengupta@unr.edu
WPEB 313
1360 1358 Cybersecurity, Wireless Networks, Game Theory, Interdisciplinary
Full-Time Faculty
Ankita Shukla
Ankita Shukla
Assistant Professor
(775) 682-5318
ankitas@unr.edu
WPEB 435
1358
Intelligent and Autonomous Systems Full-Time Faculty Computer Vision, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Assistive Technology
Alireza Tavakkoli
Alireza Tavakkoli
Associate Professor
(775) 682-8426
tavakkol@unr.edu
WPEB 417
1357 1358 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) 784-6953
jthom@unr.edu
WPEB 321
1355 cyber, cybersecurity, information security
Data and Software Systems Full-Time Faculty
Lei Yang
Lei Yang
Associate Professor
(775) 682-6872
leiy@unr.edu
WPEB 427
1352 1358
Full-Time Faculty
Xiaoxue Zhang
Xiaoxue Zhang
Assistant Professor
(775) 784-6905
xiaoxuez@unr.edu
WPEB 321
1358

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