People

• Professor Susan McRoy chairs our computer science department.
• Dean’s Office
• Undergraduate Advising
• Undergraduate Tutoring and Academic Support
• Graduate Academic Support

• Steven Aspenleiter, Northwestern Mutual
• Allen Baylor, Miller Coors
• Dan Curtis, Johnson Controls
• Aly Farooqui, IBM
• Michael Fox
• Jon Hopkins, Archiblox
• Douglas Knutzen
• Jeff Krueger, Dedicated Computing
• Perry Lea, Microsoft
• John Lehsten, Astronautics
• John Morency, Trisept Solutions
• Nicholas Stay, Rockwell Automation
• Carol Tumey, MSOE

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning
Focus: Intelligent systems that learn from data and support decision-making.

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)
• Machine Learning & Applied AI
• Autonomous Agents
• Text Mining & Information Extraction
• AI for Health & Biomedical Informatics
• User Modeling & Information Retrieval

Representative faculty: Rohit Kate, Jake Luo, Susan McRoy, Amol Mali, Zhen Zeng

Data Science & Health Informatics
Focus: Large-scale data analysis with real-world impact, especially in healthcare.

• Health Big Data & Predictive Analytics
• Biomedical & Health Informatics
• Data Science Methods
• Scientific Computing in Biomedicine

Representative faculty: Jake Luo, Rohit Kate, Zeyun Yu

Algorithms, Theory & Foundations of Computing
Focus: Core computational theory that underpins reliable and efficient systems

• Algorithm Design
• Graph Algorithms & Graph Theory
• Combinatorial Optimization & Combinatorics
• Logic & Formal Methods

Representative faculty: Christine Cheng, John Boyland

Programming Languages & Software Systems
Focus: Tools and languages for building correct, efficient, and secure software

• Programming Languages
• Compilers
• Type Systems & Type Inference
• Static Analysis
• Domain-Specific Programming
• Concurrency

Representative faculty: John Boyland, Tian Zhao

Cybersecurity & Secure Intelligent Systems
Focus: Security, trust, and resilience in modern AI and distributed systems

• AI System Security
• Edge Intelligence & Security
• Secure Distributed Computing
• AI & Cybersecurity Education

Representative faculty: Zhen Zeng

Computer Vision, Graphics & Visualization
Focus: Visual computing and geometric modeling for science and medicine

• Image Processing & Analysis
• 3D Geometric Modeling
• Visualization
• Virtual & Augmented Environments

Representative faculty: Zeyun Yu, Jerald Thomas

Human–Computer Interaction & Virtual Reality
Focus: Immersive, interactive technologies that enhance human experience

• Virtual Reality (VR)
• 3D User Interaction
• Immersive Collaboration
• VR-Assisted Therapy

Representative faculty: Jerald Thomas

Robotics, IoT & Intelligent Systems
Focus: Connected, autonomous, and intelligent physical systems

• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Robot Motion Planning
• Autonomous Systems
• Intelligent Game & Simulation Environments

Representative faculty: Amol Mali

Nano-Enabled Computing & Intelligent Devices
Focus: Computing and sensing at the nanoscale

• Nano-Electronic Materials
• Intelligent Sensors
• Communication & Energy-Harvesting Devices

Representative faculty: Nikolai Kouklin