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Full-Time Faculty

William Baggett William Baggett, Associate Professor of Teaching
wbaggett@memphis.edu
901.678.3044
Dunn Hall 390

PhD, Cognitive Psychology, The University of Memphis, 1998
Research Interests: Intelligent tutoring systems
Brandon Booth Brandon Booth, Assistant Professor
bmbooth@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 392

PhD, Computer Science, University of Southern California, 2020
Research Interests: Human-centered computing, psychometrics, mobile health, artificial intelligence and games in education, ethical and trustworthy AI
Kathryn Bridson Kathryn Bridson, Assistant Professor of Teaching
kbridson@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 320

MS, Computer Science, The University of Memphis, 2020
Research Interests: Computer science education
Amy Cook Amy Cook, Assistant Professor
ascook@memphis.edu
901.678.4128
Dunn Hall 113

PhD, Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University, 2019
Research Interests: Human-computer interaction
Dipankar Dasgupta Dipankar Dasgupta, Hill Professor in Cybersecurity and Director, Center for Information Assurance
dasgupta@memphis.edu
901.678.4147
Dunn Hall 333/FIT 324

PhD, Computer Science, The University of Strathclyde, 1994
Research Interests: Bio-inspired computing, cybersecurity, trustworthy AI
Scott Fleming Scott Fleming, Department Chair and Associate Professor
Scott.Fleming@memphis.edu
901.678.3142
Dunn Hall 303

PhD, Computer Science, Michigan State University, 2009
Research Interests: Computer science education, software engineering, human-computer interaction
Max Garzon Max Garzon, Professor
mgarzon@memphis.edu
901.678.3136
Dunn Hall 325

PhD, Theoretical Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 1984
Research Interests: Biomolecular and distributed computing, data science
Xiaolei Huang Xiaolei Huang, Assistant Professor
xhuang7@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 111

PhD, Information Science, University of Colorado Boulder, 2020
Research Interests: Natural language processing, machine learning, public health
Nirman Kumar Nirman Kumar, Assistant Professor
nkumar8@memphis.edu
901.678.3135
Dunn Hall 307

PhD, Computer Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, 2014
Research Interests: Algorithms, computational geometry
Santosh Kumar Santosh Kumar, Director, NIH mDOT Center, Director, MD2K Center of Excellence, and Lillian and Morrie Moss Chair of Excellence Professor in Computer Science
Santosh.Kumar@memphis.edu
901.678.2487
Dunn Hall 319/FIT 303G2

PhD, Computer Science, The Ohio State University, 2006
Research Interests: Artificial intelligence (AI) for wearables, mobile sensor big data, sensor-guided behavioral interventions on wearables, behavioral privacy, mobile health (mHealth)
Kriangsiri (Top) Malasri Kriangsiri (Top) Malasri, Associate Professor of Teaching and Undergraduate Advising Coordinator
kmalasri@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 396

MS, Computer Science, The University of Memphis, 2007
Christos Papadopoulos Christos Papadopoulos, Professor and Sparks Family Chair of Excellence in Global Research Leadership
Christos.Papadopoulos@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 137

DSc, Computer Science, Washington University in St. Louis, 1999
Research Interests: Computer networks, network security, multimedia communication, distributed systems
Vinhthuy Phan Vinhthuy Phan, Associate Chair, Associate Professor, and Undergraduate Coordinator
vphan@memphis.edu
901.678.1535
Dunn Hall 309

PhD, Computer Science, Stony Brook University, 2003
Research Interests: Computer science education, bioinformatics, data science
Vasile Rus Vasile Rus, Jack and Jane Morris Professor
vrus@memphis.edu
901.678.5259
Dunn Hall 323/FIT 403B

PhD, Computer Science, Southern Methodist University, 2002
Research Interests: Artificial intelligence/intelligent systems, data science, natural language processing
Salim Sazzed Salim Sazzed, Visiting Assistant Professor
ssazzed@memphis.edu
Dunn Hall 131

PhD, Computer Science, Old Dominion University, 2023
Research Interests: Natural language processing, social computing, bioinformatics, computer vision, data mining
Fatih Sen Fatih Sen, Associate Professor of Teaching
fsen@memphis.edu
901.678.3463
Dunn Hall 301

PhD, Computer Science, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, 2014
Research Interests: Teaching methods, programming languages, databases, web technologies, data science, artificial intelligence, educational technology, blogging, entrepreneurship
Sajjan Shiva Sajjan Shiva, First Horizon Foundation Distinguished Professor
sshiva@memphis.edu
901.678.5667
Dunn Hall 335

PhD, Electrical Engineering, Auburn University, 1975
Research Interests: Software systems, cybersecurity
Brodrick Stigall Brodrick Stigall, Assistant Professor of Teaching
blstgall@memphis.edu

MS, Computer Science, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2018
Research Interests: Voice user interfaces, speech technologies, human-computer interaction, computer science education
Deepak Venugopal Deepak Venugopal, Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
dvngopal@memphis.edu
901.678.1539
Dunn Hall 317

PhD, Computer Science, University of Texas, Dallas, 2015
Research Interests: Machine learning, artificial intelligence
Lan Wang Lan Wang, Dunavant Professor (on Temporary Assignment at NSF as Program Director)
lanwang@memphis.edu
901.678.1643
Dunn Hall 321/375A

PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
Research Interests: Internet architecture, network security, wireless sensor networks
Thomas Watson Thomas Watson, Associate Professor
Thomas.Watson@memphis.edu
901.678.3203
Dunn Hall 315

PhD, Computer Science, University of California, Berkeley, 2013
Research Interests: Theoretical computer science, computational complexity
Myounggyu Won Myounggyu Won, Assistant Professor
mwon@memphis.edu
901.678.2792
Dunn Hall 398

PhD, Computer Science, Texas A&M University, 2013
Research Interests: Cyber physical systems, mobile computing, intelligent transportation systems
Kan Yang Kan Yang, Assistant Professor
Kan.Yang@memphis.edu
901.678.3139
Dunn Hall 305

PhD, Computer Science, City University of Hong Kong, 2013
Research Interests: Data security, blockchain, adversarial machine learning, network security and trust, applied cryptography
Xiaofei Zhang Xiaofei Zhang, Assistant Professor
Xiaofei.Zhang@memphis.edu
901.678.2471
Dunn Hall 318

PhD, Computer Science and Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2013
Research Interests: Graph databases, distributed and parallel computing