Faculty

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Department Chair

Hossain, Dr. Shahadat

Dr. Scient. (Doktor Scientiarum) in Computer Science (University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway)

Professor
Program Chair, Computer Science
Phone
250-960-5548
Office
10-2080

Biography

After receiving a BTech in Textiles from the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, I availed an opportunity to study computational optimization in the Department of Informatics, University of Bergen, Norway under Professor Trond Steihaug.

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Casperson, Dr. David

PhD, MMath, BSc

Associate Professor
Phone
250-960-6672
Office
10-2050

Biography

Dr. Casperson received his Ph.D. and M.Math. in Pure Mathematics from the University of Waterloo, and his B.Sc. in Mathematical Physics from Simon Fraser University. His research areas include computational algebra, Galois theory, universal algebra...

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Chandra, Dr. Shruti

Specially Appointed Visiting Assistant Professor (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan), Postdoctoral Fellowship (University of Waterloo, Canada), PhD (École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne, Switzerland & Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-5418
Office
10-2078

Biography

Dr. Shruti Chandra is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) in Canada. Her research focuses on leveraging social robots to enhance people’s well-being, with...

Chen, Dr. Liang

PhD

Professor, Computer Science and Interdisciplinary Studies
Phone
250-960-5838
Office
10-2046

Biography

Dr. Chen's research areas are: pattern recognition, image processing, computational geometry, intelligent language tutoring system, data mining, bioinformatics; and the computational intelligence fields, including fuzzy systems, neural network, and fast approximate practical algorithms for solving...

Daniel, Dr. Ben

B.Sc (University of Juba); MSc (University of Twente); M.Phil.ED ( University of Oslo); PhD (University of Saskatchewan)

Director, CTLT
Phone
250-960-6655
Office
TAL 3050

Biography

Dr. Ben Kei Daniel is Professor specialising in Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), Research Methodologies, and Educational Technology.

Dr Daniel oversees CTLT's operational and strategic directions. Before joining UNBC, Dr Daniel spent 11 years as...

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Haque, Dr. Waqar

PhD (Computer Science), MSc (Computer Science), MSc (Mech Engineering)

Professor
Phone
250-960-6522
Office
10-2052

Biography

Dr. Haque received his Masters and PhD in Computer Science from Iowa State University, USA. He joined UNBC in 1995 and is presently Full Professor, cross-appointed in the Department of Computer Science and School of...

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Hirt, Dr. Andreas

PhD, MSc (University of Calgary), BSc (University of Northern British Columbia)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-6756
Office
10-2068

Biography

Dr. Hirt received his PhD and MSc from the University of Calgary, specializing in networking, cryptography, and security. He received his BSc from the University of Northern British Columbia. His research interests include networking, cryptography...

Jiang, Dr. Fan

MSc, PhD

Associate Professor
Phone
250-960-6626
Office
10-2030

Biography

Dr. Fan Jiang received both his MSc and PhD in Computer Science from University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. His research areas include big data mining, association rule mining, frequent pattern mining, social network mining, sentiment...

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Kranz, Allan

MSc UNBC, BSc UNBC

Senior Lab Instructor
Phone
250-960-5800
Office
10-2058

Biography

Mr. Allan Kranz received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. in Computer Science from the University of Northern British Columbia. Allan came to UNBC from the area of industrial process control and his experience includes embedded systems...

Saha, Dr. Sajal

PhD (Western University), MSc (Brock University)

Assistant Professor
Phone
250-960-5866
Office
10-2082

Biography

Dr. Sajal Saha is a tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Northern British Columbia, specializing in machine learning for intelligent wireless communications, IoT, and cyberattack detection. His collaborative work with different university and industry...