Computing, Informatics, and Data Science

Faculty and Staff

Contact Us

Department of Computing, Informatics & Data Science

In person: 366 Centennial Hall
Phone: (320) 308-4966
Email: cids@stcloudstate.edu

Mailing Address:
366 Centennial Hall
St. Cloud State University
720 4th Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498

Staff

Cliff Moran

Cliff Moran

  • Office Administrator

(320) 308-4966 | CH 366


Contact for questions about programs or general inquiries.

Computer Science Faculty

Mark Petzold

Mark Petzold

  • Department Chair
  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 2001 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

(320) 308-4182 | CH 366Z


Interests: Speech Synthesis/Detection, Computer Data Communications
Andrew A. Anda

Andrew A. Anda

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 1995, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

(320) 308-2044 | CH 366AE


Interests: High-performance scientific computing, Computing Ethics
Jayantha Herath

Jayantha Herath

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 1988, Keio University (Japan)

(320) 308-2142 | CH 366T


Interests: computer architecture, distributed and parallel computing
Bhaskar Ghosh

Bhaskar Ghosh

  • Assistant Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. University of Louisiana at Lafayette

CH 366V

https://github.com/zosob

Generative Adversarial Networks, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Neuro Symbolic AI, Natural Language Processing , Cybersecurity Analytics, Software Development Lifecycle.
Jie H. Meichsner

Jie H. Meichsner

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 1996, Tohoku University (Japan)

(320) 308-2147 | CH 366U


Interests: neural computation, parallel computing
Ramnath Sarnath

Ramnath Sarnath

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 1994, State University of New York at Buffalo

(320) 308-4960 | CH 366Q


Interests: algorithm analysis and design, data-structures, computational geometry and object-oriented software design

Cybersecurity Faculty

Dave Keller

Dave Keller

  • Professor in Cybersecurity
  • Director of the Cybersecurity Program
  • MS 2018 - Minnesota State University-Moorhead

(320) 308-2221 | CH 366O


Interests: Network Security, Operating System Security, and Cloud Computing
Akalanka Bandara Mailewa

Akalanka Bandara Mailewa

  • Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 2020, Texas Tech University

(320) 308-5695 | CH 366P


Interests: Big Data Security, IoT Security, Cyber-Security, Computer Networking, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessment, Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking, and Software Test Automation
Indira Dutta

Indira Dutta

  • Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity
  • Ph.D. University of Louisiana at Lafayette

CH 366M

Software Engineering Faculty

Bilal Al-Ahmad

Bilal Al-Ahmad

  • Associate Professor of Software Engineering (Leave of Absence 2026 Academic Year)
  • Ph.D. 2015 North Dakota State University

(320) 308-4965 | CH 366AG


Interests: Software Requirements Engineering, Software Design, Software Testing, Software Projects Managements, Software Engineering Education, Machine Learning, and Software Defined Networks
Omar Al-Azzam

Omar Al-Azzam

  • Professor of Software Engineering and Computer Science
  • Director of Software Engineering Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
  • Ph.D. 2012, North Dakota State University

(320) 308-5196 | CH 366Y


Interests: big-data analytics, bioinformatics, data mining
Adriano Cavalcanti

Adriano Cavalcanti

  • Associate Professor of Software Engineering
  • Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering Monash University

(320) 308-4734 | CH 366K


Interests: Biomedical Computing, Brain-Computer Interface, Cloud Computing, Computer Graphics, Mobile technology, Nanorobotics, Robotics
Jalal Khalil

Jalal Khalil

  • Assistant Professor of Software Engineering
  • Director of Computer Science Graduate Programs
  • Ph.D. 2023 University of Alabama at Birmingham

(320) 308-4963 | CH 366X


Interests: Geospacial Data Management, Graph Mining, Data Analytics
Mohammed Mahmoud

Mohammed Mahmoud

  • Associate Professor of Software Engineering
  • Ph.D. 2018 University of North Dakota

CH 366L

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mohammed-Mahmoud-16

Certified Information Technology Specialist. Certified in Professional Communication. Intuit Design for Delight Innovator Certified. Certified in Entrepreneurship and Small Business (ESB). Master Certified in Entrepreneurship. Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Certified.

 

Maninder Singh

Maninder Singh

  • Associate Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 2019, North Dakota State University

(320) 308-4971 | CH 366W

Interests: Software Quality, Requirement Engineering, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Graph Mining, Natural Language Processing, Artificial Intelligence, Empirical Software Engineering.

Statistics and Data Science Faculty

Michael D. Ernst

Michael D. Ernst

  • Professor of Statistics
  • Ph.D. 1997, Southern Methodist University

(320) 308-2175 | CH 367G

Shiju Zhang

Shiju Zhang

  • Associate Professor of Statistics
  • Ph.D. 2005, University of Toledo

(320) 308-1744 | CH 366AF

Cynthia Hollenstein

Cynthia Hollenstein

  • Assistant Professor of Statistics
  • M.S. 1997, Kansas State University

Emeriti Faculty

Bryant A. Julstrom

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. 1987, University of Iowa

Donald O. Hamnes

  • Professor of Computer Science
  • Ph.D. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Ezzat Kirmani

  • Professor of Information Technology Security
  • Ph.D. Illinois Institute of Technology