Faculty

Name
Position

  • Shaoen Wu

    Shaoen Wu Department Chair, Professor

    Shaoen WuPosition:
    Department Chair, Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3877
    Email: swu10@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393B


    Research Interests:  Cybersecurity, Internet of Things, Wireless Sensing and Networking, Smart Health

  • William Forsyth

    William Forsyth Lecturer of Information Technology

    BillPosition:
    Lecturer of Information Technology

    Phone: (470) 578-2795
    Email: wforsyt2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 366


     

     

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  • William Haggerty

    William Haggerty Limited Term Instructor

    WILLIAM HaggartPosition:
    Limited Term Instructor

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: whagger1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 124


     

  • R Halstead-Nussloch

    R Halstead-Nussloch Professor

    rich hnPosition:
    Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-5509
    Email: rhalstea@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 361


    Research Interests:  Industry, education, non-profits and government, quality, business processes, project management, cultural change, ergonomics, IT, digital identity and security and all aspects of managing continuous improvement.

     

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  • Jamie Jamison

    Jamie Jamison Lecturer of Information Technology

    jamie jamison headshotPosition:
    Lecturer of Information Technology

    Phone: (470) 578-4275
    Email: jjamiso9@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2 301


     

  • Linh Le

    Linh Le Assistant Professor

    Linh Le Headshot Position:
    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-4311
    Email: lle13@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 339


    Research Interests:  Deep Learning and Machine Learning, particularly, designing new techniques and applying them to solve critical problems.

     

     

  • Zhigang Li

    Zhigang Li Assistant Professor

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    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-4481
    Email: zli8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 378A


    Research Interests: Learning Technologies and STEM Education, which include but are not limited to the discovery, development, and advancement of technologies that can transform learning and the development of new teaching methods that can take advantage of innovative technologies to provide students with an enhanced learning experience.

     

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  • Lei Li

    Lei Li Professor & MSIT Coordinator

    lei liPosition:
    Professor & MSIT Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-3915
    Email: lli13@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393B


    Research Interests: Social Media Data Analytics, Information Security, Web Information Management, IT Education

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  • Darin Morrow

    Darin Morrow Senior Lecturer / CCSE Academic Coordinator for Internships

    Darin MarrowPosition:
    Senior Lecturer / CCSE Academic Coordinator for Internships

    Phone: (470) 578-3144
    Email: dmorro21@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2 328


    Areas of Expertise: Technology Leadership; Information Security; Software Engineering, Computer Science; Program/Project Management, Cloud Technologies

  • Svetlana Peltsverger

    Svetlana Peltsverger Associate Dean of the College of Computing and Software Engineering

    SvetlanaPosition:
    Associate Dean of the College of Computing and Software Engineering

    Phone: (470) 578-3813
    Email: speltsve@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 378C


    Research Interests: Security, Databases, Distributed computing and Privacy

     

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  • Seyedamin Pouriyeh

    Seyedamin Pouriyeh Assistant Professor

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    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-6109
    Email: spouriye@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 391


    Research Interests: Machine Learning and Cybersecurity.

     

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  • Donald Privitera

    Donald Privitera Lecturer of Information Technology

    donald priviteraPosition:
    Lecturer of Information Technology

    Phone: (470) 578-6099
    Email: dprivit2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2 222


     

  • Nazmus Sakib

    Nazmus Sakib Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: nsakib1@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


    Research Interests: Medical Informatics

  • Foster Scotland

    Foster Scotland Lecturer of Information Technology

    Foster ScotlandPosition:
    Lecturer of Information Technology

    Phone: (470) 578-3902
    Email: fscotlan@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2 330


     

  • Hossain Shahriar

    Hossain Shahriar Associate Professor & Director of Research and Graduate Education, Institute for Cyber Workforce Development

    Hossain Shahriar headshotPosition:
    Associate Professor & Director of Research and Graduate Education, Institute for Cyber Workforce Development

    Phone: (470) 578-3866
    Email: hshahria@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 336


    Research Interests: Mobile and Web security, mHealth, Machine Learning in Cybersecurity, Computing Education

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  • Dawn Tatum

    Dawn Tatum Senior Lecturer

    dawnPosition:
    Senior Lecturer

    Phone: (470) 578-3797
    Email: dtatum7@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 358


    Areas of Expertise: Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Project Management, Leadership, Networking, Information Security and Ethics.

     

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  • Shirley Tian

    Shirley Tian Assistant Professor & BSIT/BASIT Program Coordinator

    Xin Position:
    Assistant Professor & BSIT/BASIT Program Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-5168
    Email: xtian2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 378B


    Research Interests:  Social Media Snalytics and Cybersecurity

     

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  • Denise Tucker

    Denise Tucker Limited Term Instructor

    Position:
    Limited Term Instructor

    Phone: (470) 578-6987
    Email: dtucke36@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2-219


     

  • Maria Valero de Clemente

    Maria Valero de Clemente Assistant Professor

    Maria Valero de ClementePosition:
    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-4552
    Email: mvalero2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 312


    Research Interests: IoT for smarth healthcare, distributed computing, signal processing, wireless sensor networks, and cyber-physical systems

     

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  • Samuel Wolde

    Samuel Wolde Limited Term Instructor

    Position:
    Limited Term Instructor

    Phone: (470) 578-4307
    Email: swolde@kennesaw.edu
    Location: R2 221


     

  • Yixin Xie

    Yixin Xie Assistant Professor

    Position:
    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: yxie11@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


    Research Interests: Bioinformatics

  • Ying Xie

    Ying Xie Assistant Department Chair and Professor

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    Assistant Department Chair and Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-2143
    Email: yxie2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 360


    Research Interests: Machine Learning, IoT, Big Data, Healthcare Informatics, and FinTech.

     

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  • Ming Yang

    Ming Yang Professor

    ming yangPosition:
    Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3809
    Email: myang8@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 363


    Research Interests: H.265/HEVC Video Compression, Multimedia Communication, Computer Vision, and Information Security

     

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  • Chi Zhang

    Chi Zhang Professor

    Chi Zhang HeadshotPosition:
    Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-3796
    Email: czhang4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 379


    Research Interests: Health Informatics, Health Analytics, Game-Based Learning, and STEM and IT education

     

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  • Liang Zhao

    Liang Zhao Assistant Professor

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    Assistant Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-4902
    Email: lzhao10@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 392


    Research Interests: Cyber Security, Big Data Computing & Analytics, and Machine Learning.

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  • Jack Zheng

    Jack Zheng Associate Professor

    jack zhengPosition:
    Associate Professor

    Phone: (470) 578-5036
    Email: gzheng@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 383


    Research Interests: Business Intelligence, Data Visualization, Mobile/Web Applications, User Interface Design

Part Time Faculty

Name
Position

  • Bob Brown

    Bob Brown Senior Lecturer (Retired) & Community Outreach Coordinator

    Bob BrownPosition:
    Senior Lecturer (Retired) & Community Outreach Coordinator

    Phone: (470) 578-7505
    Email: rbrow211@kennesaw.edu
    Location: Marietta


    Dr. Brown taught computer science and information technology beginning in 1996. He retired from his teaching duties in 2017 and is now working with the College of Computing and Software Engineering on outreach to schools in the area. Research interests include computer security, cellular automata, and the use of technology in teaching.

     

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  • Lynda Brown

    Lynda Brown Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: lbrown72@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Cole Edgar

    Cole Edgar Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: cedgar2@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Gennadiy Kemelmakher

    Gennadiy Kemelmakher Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: gkemelma@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • James Kollie

    James Kollie Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: jkollie@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Kam Fui Lau

    Kam Fui Lau Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: klau@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Trevor Lewis

    Trevor Lewis Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: tlewis32@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Stevie Prettyman

    Stevie Prettyman Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: sprettym@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Sailaja Pydimarri

    Sailaja Pydimarri Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: spydimar@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Brichaya Shah

    Brichaya Shah Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-7550
    Email: bshah4@kennesaw.edu
    Location: House 3203 - 116


     

  • Vadim Stanovski

    Vadim Stanovski Adjunct Faculty

    Position:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-3803
    Email: vstanovs@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 393


     

  • Richard Windland

    Richard Windland Adjunct Faculty

    Richard WindlandPosition:
    Adjunct Faculty

    Phone: (470) 578-6137
    Email: rwindlan@kennesaw.edu
    Location: J 342


     

Emeritus

  • Professor

Office Manager

Judy Brodell
Position: Office Manager
Phone: 470-578-3803
Email: jbrodell@kennesaw.edu
Location: J393
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