Sergiu Dascalu
Professor- Department: Computer Science & Engineering
- Email: dascalus@cse.unr.edu
- Building: WPEB
- Room: 311
- Mail stop: 0171
- Website: Sergiu Dascalu's website
- Website: Sergiu Dascalu's Google Scholar page
Dr. Sergiu Dascalu is a professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). He received a Ph.D. degree in computer science (with a focus on software engineering) from Dalhousie University, Canada, and a Master’s degree in automatic control and computers from the Polytechnic of Bucharest, Romania. At UNR, he is co-director of the Software Systems Lab with Dr. Fred Harris.
Since joining UNR in 2002, Dr. Dascalu has worked on many research projects funded by federal agencies (NSF, NASA, DoD-ONR) as well as industry. He has published over 60 journal articles and over 240 peer-reviewed conference papers. He has advised 13 Ph.D. and more than 60 Master’s degree students who graduated. He has been on the examination committee of 40 Ph.D. graduates, including seven at universities from other countries (Australia, Canada, England, India, Malaysia).
Dr. Dascalu has received several awards, including the 2009 Nevada Center for Entrepreneurship Faculty Advisor Award, the 2011 UNR Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award, the 2011 UNR Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher of the Year Award, the 2014 CoEN Faculty Excellence Award, the 2019 UNR Vada Trimble Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award, and the 2025 UNR Paul and Judy Bible Teaching Excellence Award. He contributed in various roles to the organization of more than 150 conference, symposium and workshop events. Between 2020 and 2023, he has served as a member of the UNR Senate. He is a senior member of the ACM.
- Ph.D., Dalhousie University, 2001, Canada, 2001
- M.S., Polytechnic of Bucharest, Romania, 1982
Prospective graduate students
Graduate students with a high motivation for research and a strong mathematical background and/or a sound software development background, and/or a penchant for integrating arts in the realm of digital technology (e.g., visual arts, music, literature – storytelling and narratives) are welcome to apply. Please note, however, that responses to inquiries are dependent on current funding resources.
Research interests
- Human-computer interaction
- Data visualization
- Brain-computer interaction
- Virtual reality
- Data science
- Software for scientific research
- Software requirements and design
- Simulation environments
- Computer-aided education