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College of Computing Faculty & Staff Directory

Welcome to the Grand Valley State University College of Computing Faculty and Staff Directory. This page provides a complete list of our faculty and staff, including contact information, departments, areas of expertise, and biographies. Whether you are a current student, prospective student, industry partner, or fellow researcher, you can connect with the people who drive innovation and excellence in computing at GVSU. A new searchable directory with filters — allowing you to sort by department, research interests, or name — will be available soon. Until then, browse this directory to find the right contact and learn more about the exceptional educators, researchers, and staff in the College of Computing.

First Name

Last Name

Office Address

Department

Email

Expertise

Bio & Semester Schedule

D. Robert

Adams

MAK C-2-112

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Meet Dr. Adams

Turah 

Adams

MAK D-2-108

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Imtiaz

Ahmad

MAK C-2-210

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Artificial Intelligence, Human-Computer Interaction, Usable Privacy

MEET DR. AHMAD

Chris

Babbitt

MAK D-2-212

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Allison 

Bazaire

MAK C-2-122

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Denton

Bobeldyk

MAK D-2-208

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Machine Learning

MEET DR. BOBELDYK

Vijay

Bhuse

MAK D-2-224

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected] 

MEET DR. BHUSE

Sorio

Boit

MAK C-2-212

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET DR. BOIT

Elizabeth

Brand

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Xiang

Cao

MAK D-2-204

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Systems Networking, IoT, Edge Computing, Vehicular Networks, Data Storage

MEET DR. CAO

Erin

Carrier

MAK C-2-211

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Numerical Analysis, Parallel Computing, CS Pedagogy, Machine Learning

MEET DR. CARRIER

Anirudh 

Chowdhary

EC 618C

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR CHOWDHARY

Craig

Clay

MAK D-2-202

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR CLAY

Zachary 

DeBruine

DCIH 530L

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Machine Learning

MEET DR. DEBRUINE

Colin

DeKuiper

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Academic Advising, Student Support

MEET COLIN DEKUIPER

Marie

Delamater

DCIH 530E

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Byron

DeVries

MAK C-2-209

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Software Engineering & Programming Languages, Evolutionary Computation, Parallel Processing, Computability, Algorithms, CS Pedagogy 

MEET DR. DEVRIES

William

Dickinson

MAK C-2-415

Mathematics and Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Discrete Geometry, Spherical and Hyperbolic Geometry

Meet Dr. Dickinson

Tiehang

Duan

DCIH 530F

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Brain Computer Interface, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Medical Informatics

MEET DR. DUAN

Jiaxin

Du

MAK D-2-240

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Databases & Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computational Social Science, Network Science

MEET DR. JIAXIN DU

Jie

Du

MAK D-2-106

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Evolutionary Computation, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, CS/IS Pedagogy

MEET DR. JIE DU

Hans

Dulimarta

MAK C-2-215

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing, Geometry, Graphics / Visualizations

MEET DR. DULIMARTA

Mostafa

El-Said

MAK D-2-112

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Autonomous Systems

MEET DR. EL-SAID

Jonathan

Engelsma

DCIH 530C

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

MEET DR. ENGELSMA

Austin

Ferguson

MAK C-2-216

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Evolutionary Computation, Evolutionary Theory, Experimental Evolution, Artificial Life

MEET DR. FERGUSON

Paul D.S.

Fink

DCIH 530K

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Accessibility, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics

MEET DR. FINK

Erik

Fredericks

MAK D-2-210

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Software Engineering & Programming Languages, Evolutionary Computation, Graphics / Visualization

MEET DR. FREDERICKS

Reihaneh

Hariri

DCIH 530H

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Natural Language Processing, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Healthcare, Automotive

MEET DR. HARIRI

Kamrul

Hasan

MAK D-2-216

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Machine Learning, Data Mining, Supply Chain Optimization 

MEET DR. HASAN

Alison

Hodgson

MAK C-2-120

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Naureen

Hoque

CHS 160

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, Wireless Security, Artificial Intelligence, Next Generation Networks, Applied Cryptography, Formal Methods

MEET DR. HOQUE

Ali Abdullah

Husain

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Meet dr. husain

Samir

Iqbal

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Meet Dr. Iqbal

Mohammad

Iskandar

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Risk management and threat modeling, Secure software development lifecycle (SSDLC), Ethical hacking and penetration testing, Compliance frameworks (e.g., NIST, ISO, GDPR) Software verification and validation techniques, Requirements engineering and traceability, Managing cross-functional tech teams, Innovation in product lifecycle and validation

Meet Dr. Iskandar 

Arya

Jadhav

MAK D-2-140

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR JADHAV

Andrew

Kalafut

MAK D-2-122

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, Systems and Networking, Cybersecurity Pedagogy, Human-Computer Interaction 

MEET DR. KALAFUT

Cheryl

Kautz

MAK C-2-313

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR KAUTZ

Marouane 

Kessentini

MAK C-2-124

Dean's Office

[email protected]

MEET DEAN KESSENTINI

Rania

Khalsi

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Meet proffesor Khalsi

Talha

Khan

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Human-Computer Interaction, Mixed Reality, Healthcare, Computer Vision

MEET DR. KHAN

Sam

Kiel

MAK C-2-100

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Rebecca

Kolodge

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Larry 

Kotman

MAK C-2-315

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Software Engineering & Programming Languages

MEET DR. KOTMAN

Zachary

Kurmas

MAK C-2-316

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Accessibility & CS Pedagogy, Computer Science Theory, Computer Architecture

MEET DR. KURMAS

Alexander

Lalejini

MAK D-2-206

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Evolutionary Computation, Evolutionary Biology, Artificial Life 

MEET DR. LALEJINI

Joe

LaMontagne

MAK D-2-122

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR LAMONTAGNE

Anthony

Langley

MAK C-2-310

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR LANGLEY

Jonathan 

Leidig

MAK C-2-207

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Graphics / Visualization, Databases, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Information Retrieval 

MEET DR. LEIDIG

Kel

Levick

MAK B-2-225

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Meet Dr. Levick

Haoyu

Li

MAK D-2-220

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Meet Dr. Li

Rodd

Lowell

MAK C-2-124

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR LOWELL

Tejaswi

Manchineella

MAK C-2-312

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

Meet Professor Manchineella

Samah

Mansour

MAK D-2-228

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, IoT Security & Authorization, IoV Security, Machine Learning, Federated Learning, Virtual Reality

MEET DR. MANSOUR

Damian

Martinez

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Atif

Mashkoor

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Kevin 

Maupin

CHS 158

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET DR. MAUPIN

Stochia

McDaniel

MAK D-2-226

Dean's Office 

[email protected]

Dimitri

Melissourgos

MAK D-2-232

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Machine Learning, Privacy, Network Traffic Measurement 

MEET DR. MELISSOURGOS

Jared

Moore

MAK C-2-114

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Evolutionary Computation, Graphics / Visualization, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence 

MEET DR. MOORE

Jagadeesh 

Nandigam

MAK C-2-206

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

MEET DR. NANDIGAM

Hany

Othman

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Meet professor Othman

Rajvardhan

Patil

MAK C-2-208

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Information Retrieval, Data Science, Databases

MEET DR. PATIL

Syed Ali

Qasim

MAK D-2-236

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Security, Privacy, SCADA, IIOT, Medical Devices, Applied Machine Learning, Cybersecurity Education 

MEET DR. QASIM

Rahat Ibn

Rafiq

MAK C-2-213

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Natural Language Processing, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Mobile Computing, Distributed Systems, Social Networks

MEET DR. RAFIQ

Ali

Raza

MAK D-2-218

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Human-Computer Interaction, Learning Analytics, Learning Science, Artificial Intelligence & Education, STEM Education

MEET DR. RAZA

Holli

Reyes

DCIH 540B

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR REYES

John

Reynolds

MAK C-2-308

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Accessibility & CS Pedagogy, STEM Education

MEET DR. REYNOLDS

Gina

Rickert

MAK D-2-108

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Rachel

Salinas

MAK C-2-110

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Suhila 

Sawesi

DCIH 530N

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Health Informatics & Biomedical Ontologies, Applied Machine Learning, Health Data Science, Virtual Reality, Bioinformatics

MEET DR. SAWESI

Gregory

Schymik 

MAK C-2-309

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET DR. SCHYMIK

Charitha 

Subrahmanya

MAK C-2-311

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR SUBRAHMANYA

Kruttika

Sutrave

MAK D-2-230

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, Data Mining

MEET DR. SUTRAVE

Sara

Sutton

MAK D-2-222

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, IoT, Cyber-Physical Systems

MEET DR. SUTTON

Johanna

Swanson

DCIH 540C

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Brock

Thane

DCIH 530

Dean's Office

[email protected]

Christian 

Trefftz

DCIH 530E

Computer Science (CS)

[email protected]

Parallel Computing

MEET DR. trEFFTZ

DeMarcus

Turnbough

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Information Technology Operations, IT Security & Infrastructure, Higher Education Technology, Enterprise Systems Management, Data Protection & Cybersecurity, Technology Strategy & Governance, Digital Transformation in Education, Leadership Development, Organizational Change, Authentic Diversity in Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making.

Meet PROFESSOR Turnbough

Guenter

Tusch

DCIH 530J

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Jackson

VanHaitsma

MAK D-2-108

Shared - CS & IST 

[email protected]

Xinli

Wang

MAK D-2-214

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Cybersecurity, Privacy, Security, Information Technology, Cybersecurity Education, Distributed Computing

MEET DR. WANG

Ira

Woodring

MAK D-2-238

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Accessibility & CS Pedagogy, Game & Simulation Design 

MEET DR. WOODRING

Nick

Woodward

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Romena

Yasmin

MAK D-2-142

Computer Science (CS) 

[email protected]

MEET PROFESSOR YASMIN

Yong

Zhuang

MAK D-2-234

Information Sciences & Technologies (IST)

[email protected]

Machine Learning, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Spatio-temporal Data Analysis 

MEET DR. yong

Emily

Zeliasko

MAK B-3-241

Undergraduate Advising Center

[email protected]

Academic Advising, Student Support

Meet Emily Zeliasko

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