People
Faculty & Staff
Listed below in each entry, the first year is "the year joined UNCG" and the second year is "the year of the highest degree obtained."
Faculty
![Ariyawansa](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/c_ariyaw.jpg)
Chandana (CA) Ariyawansa
Senior Lecturer, 2016
M.S. in Computer Science, University of Massachusetts-Lowell (2018), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2002)
Office: Petty 163
Email: c_ariyaw@uncg.edu
Teaching: Elementary Data Structures, Advanced Data Structures, Foundations of Computer Science, Graphics
![Picture of Rebecca Crellin](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/RebeccaCrellin.jpg)
Rebecca Crellin
Lecturer, 2022
MS Engineering Technology, Murray State University (1986)
Office: Petty 158
Email: rscrellin@uncg.edu
Teaching: Computer Organization and Hardware and Assembly Language, Introduction to Computer Science, Foundations of Computer Science
![Jing Deng](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/deng.jpg)
Jing Deng
Bank of America Distinguished Professor and Department Head, 2008
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cornell University (2002)
Office: Petty 166
Email: jing.deng@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Online Social Networks, Wireless Networks, Network Security
Teaching: Principles of Operating Systems, Principles of Wireless Networks, Network Analysis
![Picture of Amitabha Dey](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/amitabhadey.jpg)
Amitabha Dey
Lecturer, 2023
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Greensboro (2023)
Office: Petty 005
Email: a_dey@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Natural Language Processing; Large Language Models (LLMs); Data Science; Deep Learning
Teaching: Data, Computing, and Quantitative Reasoning (MAC: Quantitative Reasoning), Foundations of Computer Science I, II, Advanced Data Structures, System Programming
![Lixin Fu](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lixin.jpg)
Lixin Fu
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies, 2001
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Florida (2001)
Office: Petty 162
Email: lfu@uncg.edu
Research: Databases, data cube, data mining, machine learning, algorithms and social media
Teaching: Algorithms, databases, and data structures
![Picture of Christine Kikuchi](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/KikuchiUNCG.jpg)
Christine Kikuchi
Lecturer, 2020
M.S. in Computer Science Education, NOVA Southeastern University (1995)
Office: Petty 155
Email: cmkikuch@uncg.edu
Teaching: Introduction to Computer Programming for Non-majors, Foundations of Computer Science I, Introduction to Computer Science, Elementary Data Structures and Algorithms
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Minjeong Kim
Associate Professor and Associate Head, 2018
Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering, Ewha Womans University, Korea (2008)
Office: Petty 159
Email: mkim@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Biomedical Image Analysis, Machine (Deep) Learning, Computer Vision, Computational Neuroscience
Teaching: Digital Image Processing, Deep Learning in Computer Vision, Software Engineering (grad)
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Regis Kopper
Assistant Professor, 2019
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Virginia Tech (2011)
Office: Petty 161
Email: kopper@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Extended Reality Interfaces, Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Human-Centered Design, Human-Computer Interaction
Teaching: Principles of Database Systems; Human-Computer Interface Development
![Picture of Sunny Ntini](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/SunnyNtini.jpg)
Sunny Ntini
Lecturer, 2022
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Greensboro (2021)
Office: Petty 160
Email: sentini@uncg.edu
Teaching: Advanced Data Structures, Software Engineering
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Shivani Palley
Lecturer, 2024
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Charlotte (2023)
Office: Petty 001
Email: srpalley@uncg.edu
Teaching: Introduction to Computer Programming for Non-Majors, Elementary Data Structures and Algorithms, and Data, Computing, and Quantitative Reasoning
![Picture of Yingcheng Sun](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/YingchengSun.jpg)
Yingcheng Sun
Assistant Professor, 2022
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Case Western Reserve University (2019)
Office: Petty 164
Email: y_sun4@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Information Retrieval, Natural Language Processing, Biomedical Informatics, Machine Learning
Teaching: Big Data and Machine Learning
![Picture of Professor Shan Suthaharan](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/shan.jpg)
Shan Suthaharan
Professor and Graduate Program Director, 2001
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Monash University [Australia], (1996)
Office: Petty 156
Email: s_suthah@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Big Data Analytics and Machine Learning, Big Data Privacy and Security, Bayesian Inference and Optimization
Teaching: Computer Networks, Software Engineering, Big Data and Machine Learning, Senior Capstone
![Steve Tate](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/SteveTate.jpg)
Steve Tate
Professor, 2007
Ph.D. in Computer Science, Duke University (1991)
Office: Petty 157
Email: srtate@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Computer Security, Cryptography, Algorithms
Teaching: Cryptography and Security in Computing
![Picture of Qianqian Tong](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/qianqian_tong.jpg)
Qianqian Tong
Assistant Professor, 2023
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Connecticut (2022)
Office: Petty 152
Email: q_tong@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Machine Learning; Stochastic Optimization; Deep Learning; Differential Privacy; Sparse Learning; Graph Convolutional Network (GCN) and Federated Learning
Teaching: Data Science
![Picture of Chunjiang Zhu](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/chunjiang-zhu-768x768-2.jpg)
Chunjiang Zhu
Assistant Professor, 2021
Ph.D. in Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong (2015)
Office: Petty 153
Email: chunjiang.zhu@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Data Analytics, AI for Drug Discovery, Algorithms and Data Structures.
Teaching: Artificial Intelligence and Theory of Computing
Part Time Instructors
* Do not teach every semester and may not be reachable.
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Keir Davis
Part-Time Lecturer, 2020
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Greensboro (2000)
Office: Moore 307
Email: kbdavis@uncg.edu
Teaching: Programming Languages
![](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/1551889737479.jpeg)
John Jenkins
Part-Time Lecturer, 2022
M.S. in Computer Science, North Carolina A&T State University (2018)
Office: Moore 318
Email: jmjenkins@uncg.edu
Teaching: Foundations of Computer Science I, System Programming
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Kevin Liu
Part-Time Lecturer, 2021
M.S. in Information Technology and Management, UNC Greensboro (2007)
Email: h_liu@uncg.edu
Teaching: Senior Capstone
![Jeff Whitworth](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/whitworth.jpg)
Jeff Whitworth
Part-Time Lecturer, 2014
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Greensboro (2013)
Office: McNutt 108G
Email: jnwhitwo@uncg.edu
Website
Teaching: Data Structures and Algorithms
Graduate Teaching Associates
Staff
![Richard Cheek](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/cheek.jpg)
Richard Cheek
System Administrator, 1999
M.S. in Computer Science, UNC Greensboro (2006), A+ Certified, Microsoft Windows and Apple Macintosh Administration
Office: Petty 201
Email: rtcheek@uncg.edu
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![Picture of Taneisha Williams](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/TeneishaWilliams.png)
Taneisha Williams
Administrative Support Associate, 2022
Office: Petty 167 Main Office
Email: tnwilli5@uncg.edu
Emeriti and Emeritae Faculty
![Francine Blanchet-Sadri](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/francine.jpg)
Francine Blanchet-Sadri
Professor Emerita, 1990
Ph.D. in Mathematics, McGill University (1989)
Email: blanchet@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Theoretical Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Combinatorics
![Nancy Green](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/ngreen.jpg)
Nancy Green
Associate Professor Emerita, 1999
Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Delaware (1995)
Email: nlgreen@uncg.edu
Research: AI Ethics, Computational Models of Natural Argument and Rhetoric
![Sue Lea](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/lea.jpg)
![Fereidoon (Fred) Sadri](https://compsci.uncg.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Sadri.jpg)
Fereidoon (Fred) Sadri
Professor Emeritus, 1994
Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science), Princeton University (1980)
Office: Moore 312
Email: f_sadri@uncg.edu
Website
Research: Database and knowledge-base systems, information integration, modeling uncertainty in databases, deductive databases