Department Chair
Hossain, Dr. Shahadat
Dr. Scient. (Doktor Scientiarum) in Computer Science (University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway)
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.
Faculty
Casperson, Dr. David
PhD, MMath, BSc
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...
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)
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
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)
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...
Haque, Dr. Waqar
PhD (Computer Science), MSc (Computer Science), MSc (Mech Engineering)
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...
Hirt, Dr. Andreas
PhD, MSc (University of Calgary), BSc (University of Northern British Columbia)
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
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...
Kranz, Allan
MSc UNBC, BSc UNBC
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
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 Cyber-Attack Detection. His collaborative work with different university and industry...