Computer Science Department
Faculty and Staff
The faculty and staff of the Department of Computer Science are committed to excellence and update the programs to meet the present and future needs of industry and society.
Yonggao Yang, Ph.D., Professor
Department Head
Office: 111G SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9884
Email: yoyang@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Professional Website
Research Areas
Computer Graphics; Virtual reality; Scientific and animation; Smart sensor systems; Smart human computer interface
Sherri Frizell, Ph.D., Professor
Associate Department Head
Office: 326 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9873
Email: ssfrizell@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Human-Computer interaction; Educational Technology; Socially relevant computing; Persistence of African-American and female students in STEM
Dr. Md Shuvo
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Office: S.R. Collins Room 309
Phone: (936)261-9878
Email: mhshuvo@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Computational Biology; Machine Learning; Data Analytics; Artificial Intelligence
Lin Li, Ph.D.
Professor and Graduate Coordinator
Office: 111H SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9882
Email: lilin@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Machine Learning; Data Mining; Computer Networks and Security
Na Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Cybersecurity Concentration Coordinator
Office: 315 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9862
Email: nali@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Cyber Security; Social Computing; Wireless Network; Information Assurance
Ahmed Abdelmoamen Ahmed, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 314 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9876
Email: amahmed@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Parallel and Distributed Systems; Internet of Things (IoT); Sensor-based Systems
Yonghui Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: 305 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9863
Email: yowang@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Image & Video Compression; Artificial Intelligence; Digital Signal Processing; Wavelets;
Noushin Ghaffari, Ph.D.
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Office: 309 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9871
Email: noghaffari@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Computational Biology; Data Science; High Performance Computing; Artificial Intelligence; Algorithms and Method Development
Dr. Lening Wang
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Faculty advisor of CS ACM Student Chapter
Office: S.R. Collins Room 313
Phone: (936)261-9879
Email: lenwang@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Computer Architecture; Machine Learning and Security; High-Performance & Energy-Efficient Computing; Edge Computing; Parallel and Distributed Computing; Internet-of-Things.
Dr. Yuntong Zhang
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor
Office: S.R. Collins Room 311
Phone: (936)261-9872
Email: yuzhang@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Research Areas
Smart Health, Computer Networks, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning
Ravi Iyengar
Lecturer II & Undergraduate Coordinator
Office: 111J SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9875
Email: rniyengar@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Mary Heejin Kim, Ph.D.
Lecturer II
Office: 317 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9859
Email: helim@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Liu Lin
Lecturer II
Office: 310 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9848
Email: lclin@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Sharon Daniels
Lecturer II
Office: 323 SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9862
Email: sedaniels@pvamu.edu
Curriculum Vitae
Ms. Sherma George
Administrative Assistant III
Office: 111F SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9874
Email: shgeorge@pvamu.edu
Robert Thomas, Ph.D.
Senior Lab Coordinator
Office: 111I SR Collins
Phone: (936) 261-9881
Email: rathomas@PVAMU.EDU