Jonathan Engelsma, Ph.D. - Director

Jonathan Engelsma is the founding director of GVSU’s Applied Computing Institute (ACI).  ACI provides applied computing services and collaboration opportunities in cybersecurity, apps, data science, health informatics, high-performance computing, and beyond to industry partners  In addition to his leadership of ACI, Jonathan serves as a professor of computer science in the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems, where he teaches courses in distributed systems, mobile computing, and web development.   Prior to joining the faculty at GVSU, Jonathan spent almost two decades working in the tech industry and has numerous publications and patents in mobile computing-related areas. Jonathan earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Michigan State University in 1993.

Dr. Engelsma can be found via the following methods:

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Robert Adams, Ph.D. - Professor

Dr. Adams is a professor in the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems, where he also serves as the program director of the Masters in Computer Information Systems graduate program. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky in 1999. His research focus includes the broad range of issues including computer science capstone pedagogy, and global software engineering. He is also interested in how computing can help other disciplines, being involved with projects in such diverse fields such as Latin and musicology.

Dr. Adams can be found via the following methods:

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Hans Dulimarta, Ph.D. - Professor

Dr. Dulimarta is currently an associate professor at GVSU’s School of Computing and Information System.  His research interests are in computer graphics and mobile applications.  In recent years, Hans has served as a consultant on a number of industry-sponsored software development projects. He earned his PhD in Computer Science at Michigan State University, thanks to a scholarship provided by the Indonesian government. As a scholarship awardee, he was required to return and work for the Indonesian government after finishing his doctoral studies. After completing the employment requirement as a university professor in Indonesia, he decided to come back to return to USA and chose West Michigan as the home for his family.

Dr. Dulimarta can be found via the following methods:

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Andrew Kalafut, Ph.D. - Associate Professor

Dr. Kalafut’s teaching and research focuses on networking and security.  He completed his Ph.D. in computer science at Indiana University in 2010, where he focused on cyberfraud detection through infrastructure analysis.

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Zach DeBruine, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

Dr. Zachary DeBruine is an Assistant Professor of Computing at Grand Valley State University within the Applied Computing Institute. Dr. DeBruine is leading research in collaboration with academic and industry partners to develop high-performance machine learning algorithms to analyze big biological data.

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Rahat Ibn Rafiq, Ph.D. - Assistant Professor

Dr. Rafiq is currently an assistant professor in the School of Computing. His research interests are mostly concentrated on social computing, data mining, cybersafety, ubiquitous computing and distributed systems. Prior to joining GVSU, Rahat worked at ThoughtSpot, a startup based in Palo Alto, California for 14 months. He earned his PhD from University of Colorado Boulder where he was one of the co-founding members of CUCyberSafety Lab. His PhD dissertation is titled “Scalable and Timely Detection of Cyberbullying in Online Social Networks”.

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Guenter Tusch, Ph.D. - Professor

Dr. Tusch is a professor in the GVSU School of Computing and Information Systems, where he also serves as the chair of the Masters in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics graduate program. The program is member of AMIA’s Academic Forum and listed in the Top 25 Master’s in Healthcare Informatics Degrees ranked by mba-healthcare-management.com. His current research fields are classification and data mining in biomedical and bioinformatics applications with focus on integrated decision-support systems and their effective implementation; another focus is on microarray and NGS data analysis and temporal data mining in biomedical informatics, with more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. Dr. Tusch earned a MS in Computer Science from the University and a PhD in Medical Informatics from the Medical School in Hannover, Germany. He received formative training with Ted Shortliffe, MD, PhD, at Stanford University. He held leading positions in the healthcare industry and academic positions in informatics, computer science and abdominal and transplantation surgery.

Dr. Tusch can be found via the following methods:

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Julie Goldstein, MFA - Assisstant Professor

Julie comes to Grand Valley from her most recent position as the Academic Director of Media at The Art Institute of Colorado, where she spearheaded the Game Art and Design program. She has also developed a media production company, which has served clients such as Carnegie Speech, Eisenhower Fellowships, The Franklin Institute, and Healthology. Julie also works with experimental animation, and her films have been exhibited worldwide. Her current research involves motion capture and virtual reality. Julie sees herself as a bridge between old and new technology and is an avid collector of antique cameras and films.

Professor Goldstein can be found via the following methods:

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Paul Doyle, MBA - ACI Mentor-in-Residence

Paul Doyle is a serial-entrepreneur and current mentor-in-residence at the ACI. Paul has extensive experience in, High Tech start-ups, banking & payments, social networks, social media, training, security, and records & information management. Paul is known for helping organizations with the increasingly regulatory environment. He is familiar with regulations such as GDPR, CCPA, NIST 800-171 CMMC, HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11, Sarbanes-Oxley, TREAD Act, Graham-Leach-Bliley, etc.

Paul Doyle can be found via the following methods:

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Andrea Gonzales Osorio - Graduate Assistant

Fullstack Developer

 

Griffin Going - Graduate Assistant

Fullstack Developer

Griffin can be found via the following methods:

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Isaac Beasley - Graduate Assistant

Isaac Beasley is currently our ACI Webmaster / full-stack developer. Isaac graduated in 2022 with a BS in Information Technology and is pursuing an MS in Cybersecurity here at GVSU. He has a wide array of tech experience in cybersecurity, system administration, digital marketing, video production, graphic design, UI/UX, and web development. Furthermore, he is a member of the Computing Club and former Esports Club VP and Coach for the competitive team(s).

Isaac can be found via the following methods:

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Luis Gomez - Graduate Assistant

Fullstack Developer

Meghan Harris - ACI Resident

Fullstack Developer

Meghan can be found via the following methods:

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Sarah Wight - ACI Undergraduate Research Assistant

Sarah is a junior at GVSU pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science with minors in Engineering Sciences and Mathematics. Sarah has been interning at at Koops Automation Systems as a Systems Analyst intern. When she's not solving complex computing and engineering problems, you can find Sarah on the volleyball court, as one of GVSU Women's Volleyball players. In her free time, Sarah enjoys hiking, reading, and trying new cuisines.

Sarah can be found via the following methods:

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Vishnu Mano - ACI Resident

Vishnu is a City High Middle School senior pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma with higher level concentrations in Mathematics, Biology, and History. Vishnu started a parking data analytics startup, Spotter, two years ago and is currently working with multiple parking distributors across West Michigan. During his free time, Vishnu enjoys competing in public forum debates, working with Kaufman Interfaith Institute, stand-up paddleboarding, playing the violin, and playing basketball. At school, he spends his time as co-captain of the Speech & Debate Team and president of the Coding Club.

Vishnu can be found via the following methods:

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