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Faculty Archive

History

In the fall of 1985, the Department of Computer Science was established. The department emerged with its Bachelor of Science Computer Information Systems Major program from the former Bachelor of Arts Computer Science and Data Processing Minors programs, which were housed in the Department of Mathematics.

Two years later, in fall of 1987, the Department of Computer Science revised the program to offer a Bachelor of Science Computer Science Major. This new major offered three options: Software Design and Applications, Scientific Computing, and Information Systems, as well as a Computer Science Minor.

Over the years, the Department of Computer Science has grown and developed to expose computer science majors to a broad theoretical base while emphasizing the laboratory experience. In winter 2012, the department added a Computational Science Master’s Degree program. Under the computer science major, the department offers specific focuses that may be developed in many areas of computer science; examples include: software engineering, intelligent systems, computational science, computer graphics, visualization and computer vision, human-computer interaction, big data analytics, and cybersecurity. The Department of Computer Science now also has two minors to choose from, Applied Computer Science and Computer Science.

Below is a list of all Computer Science Faculty, past and present, whom have made all of the above possible today.

Faculty Archive Past to Present

Bernard Martin, (1959 - 1993) B.A., M.Ed., Central Washington University; M.S., Ph.D., Oregon State University
- Emeritus Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1959 - 1993
  - CS Dept: 1985-1993 / CS Chair: 1985-1987
- Specialization: Mathematics, Programming Languages
Calvin Gus Wilberg, (1969 - 1993) B.S., M.S., Ohio State University; Ph.D., University of Washington
- Emeritus Professor of Computer Science and Geography - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1969 - 1993
  - CS Dept: 1985 - 1993
- Specialization: Geography, Programing Languages, Information Systems
Thomas Thelen (1970 - 1991) B.S., St. Johns University; Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- Professor of Biology and Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1970 - 1991
  - CS Dept: 1985 - 1991
- Specialization: Computer Science
George Town (1972 - 1996) B.S., M.S., University of Wisconsin
- Emeritus Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1972 - 1996
  - CS Dept: 1985 - 1996 / CS Chair: 1991 - 1994
- Specialization: System Programming
Barry Donahue (1984 - 2001) BME.d., ME.d., Ed.D., Montana State University
- Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1984 - 2017
  - CS Dept: 1985 - 2001 / CS Chair: 1994 - 1998
- Specialization: Formal Language Theory, Compiler Design, Software, Programming Languages
Carl Steidley (1985 - 1993) B.A., M.S, California State University; Ph.D., University of Oregon at Northridge
- Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1985 - 1993
  - CS Dept: 1985 - 1993 / CS Chair: 1987 - 1991
- Specialization: Architecture, Organization, Computer Hardware
Lila Harper (1988 - Present) Ph.D., English - University of Oregon
- Senior Lecture of Computer Science and English
- Years at CWU: 1988 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2000 - 2018
- Specialization: Technical Writing
Bruce Palmquist (1993 - Present) B.A., Augsburg College; M.A., M.S., Ph.D., University of Minnesota
- Professor of Physics and Science Education
- Years at CWU: 1993 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2021 - Present / CS Interim Chair: 2021 - Present
Michelle Kidwell (1994 - 2000) Ph.D., University of Texas at Arlington
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 1994 - 2000
  - CS Dept: 1994 - 2000
- Specialization: Parallel and Distributed Computing, Genetic Algorithms, Parallel Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, Distributed Computing
Edward Gellenback (1994 - 2012) BBA, University of Texas; M.S., California State University, Chico; Ph.D., Oregon State University
- Emeritus Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1994 - 2012
  - CS Dept: 1994 - 2012 / CS Chair: 1998 - 1999
- Specialization: User Interface Design, Web Development, Software Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence
Martha Kurtz (1995 - 2021) B.S., Northern Arizona University; M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison; Ph.D., Arizona State University
- Associate Dean, College of the Sciences - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1995 - 2021
  - CS Dept: 2020 - 2021 / CS Interim Chair: 2020 - 2021
Boris Kovalerchuk (1996 - Present) M.S., Novosibirsk University, USSR; Ph.D., USSR Academy of Science
- Professor of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 1996 - Present
  - CS Dept: 1996 - Present
- Specialization: Artificial Intelligence, Simulation and Optimization, Computer Architecture
Grant Eastman (1998 - 2008) Ph.D., University of Utah
- Associate Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1996 - 2008
  - CS Dept: 1998 - 2008
- Specialization: Systems Design and Analysis, Networking, Computer Architecture
James Schwing (1998 - 2014, 2015 - 2016) B.S., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Ph.D., University of Utah
- Emeritus Professor of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 1998 - 2014, 2015 - 2016
  - CS Dept: 1998 - 2014, 2015 - 2016 / CS Chair: 1999 - 2014
- Specialization: Parallel Algorithms, User Interface Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Aided Design
Aaron Montgomery (2000 - Present) B.A., Pomona College; Ph.D., University of Wisconsin
- Professor of Mathematics
- Years at CWU: 2000 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2015 - 2016, CS Interim Chair: 2015 - 2016
- Specialization: Mathematics, Database
Robert Ota (2000 - 2013) MBA Marketing & Finance - University of Puget Sound
- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 2000 - 2013
  - CS Dept: 2000 - 2013
Isabelle Bichindaritz (2000 - 2003) Ph.D., University of Paris, France
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2000 - 2003
  - CS Dept: 2001 - 2003
- Specialization: Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge Engineering, Case Based Reasoning, Medical Informatics
Diana Springer-Lund (2000 - 2010) B.S. C.S, Central Washington University; M.A., California School of Professional Psychology
- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 2000 - 2010
  - CS Dept: 2003 - 2010
Ritva Kinzel (2003 - 2004) MBA - Washington State University
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2003 - 2004
  - CS Dept: 2003 - 2004
Razvan Andonie (2003 - Present) B.S., M.S., University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Ph.D., University of Bucharest, Romania
- Professor of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2003 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2003 - Present / CS Interim Chair: 2014 - 2015
- Specialization: Neural Networks, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Computational Intelligence, Data Mining
Sarah Abdul-Wahid (2007 - 2011, 2014 - Present) B.S. C.S., Central Washington University; M.S., Idaho State University
- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2007 - 2011, 2014 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2007 - 2011, 2014 - Present
- Specialization: Computational Chemistry, Bio-Inspired Parallel/Distributed Computing, Bioinformatics
Andreas Stefik (2008 - 2009) B.A., Central Washington University; M.A., Ph.D., Washington State University
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2008 - 2009
  - CS Dept: 2008 - 2009
- Specialization: Database, Compiler Theory
Michael Harrod (2008 - Present) M.A., B.A., California State University, San Marcos; Ph.D., University of California, Riverside
- Associate Dean, College of the Sciences
- Years at: CWU 2008 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2018 - 2019 / CS Interim Chair: 2018 - 2019
Anthony Aaby (2010 - 2011) B.A., Mathematics Loma Linda University; M.A., Mathematics Pennsylvania State University; Ph.D., Computer Science The Pennsylvania State University
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2010 - 2011
  - CS Dept 2010 - 2011
- Specialization: Parallel and Distributed Computing, Programming Languages, Natural Language Processing, Theory of Programming, Automated Reasoning
Francois Modave (2010 - 2011) Ph.D., Institut National Polytechnique, France
- Associate Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2010 - 2011
  - CS Dept: 2010 - 2011
- Specialization: Intelligent Systems, Data Analysis
John Anvik (2011 - 2015) Ph.D., University of British Columbia, Canada
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2011 - 2015
  - CS Dept: 2011 - 2015 / CS Co-Interim Chair 2014 - 2015
- Specialization: Software Engineering, Machine Learning, Computer Suppored Collaborative Work
Holly Johnson (2012 - 2015) Ph.D., University of Illinois
- Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2012 - 2015
  - CS Dept: 2014 - 2015
- Specialization: Social Informatics, HCI, Online Information Systems
Edward Lulofs (2013 - 2019) Ph.D., University of California Irvine
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Retired
- Years at CWU: 2013 - 2019
  - CS Dept: 2013 - 2019
Filip Jagodzinski (2013 - 2015) Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2013 - 2015
  - CS Dept: 2013 - 2015
- Specialization: Computational Structural Biology, Web/Server Software Engineering and Application Developer
Tatiana Harrison (2013 - Present) M.S.E.E., St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University, USSR
- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2013 - Present
  - CS Dept 2013 - Present
Rosemary Salter (2015 - Present) Ph.D., Cornell University
- Senior Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2015 - Present
  - CS Dept 2015 - Present
Donald Davendra (2015 - Present) Ph.D., Tomas Bata University, Czech Republic
- Professor of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2015 - Present
  - CS Dept 2015 - Present / CS Chair 2019 - 2021
- Specialization: Optimization, Evolutionary Algorithms, Manufacturing Systems, Chaos Control, Data Analytics
Fabio Guerinoni (2015 - 2017) Ph.D., Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2015 - 2017
  - CS Dept: 2015 - 2017
George Popescu (2015 - 2016) Ph.D., Rutgers University
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2015 - 2016
  - CS Dept: 2015 - 2016
Christos Graikos (2016 - 2018)
- Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2016 - 2018
  - CS Dept: 2016 - 2018 / CS Chair: 2016 - 2018
- Specialization: Image/Video Processing, Analysis, Compression and Transmission
Szilárd VAJDA (2016 - Present) Ph.D., Henri Poincaré University, France
- Associate Professor of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2016 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2016 - Present
- Specialization: Machine Learning, Medical Image Processing, Document Analysis, Data Analytics
Adriano Cavalcanti (2017 - 2021) Ph.D., Monash University, Australia
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2017 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2017 - 2021
- Specialization: Biomedical Computing, Mobile Technology, Robotics/Nanorobotics, Computer Graphics
Arne Leitert (2017 - 2022) Ph.D., Kent State University, Ohio
- Assistant Professor of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2017 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2017 - 2022
- Specialization: Algorithmic Graph Theory, Data Structures and Algorithms, Large Scale Network Analysis
Eric Fleischman (2017 - 2018) BA, University of California Santa Cruz
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2017 - 2018
  - CS Dept: 2017 - 2018
Dmytro Dovhalets (2018 - Present) B.S., Central Washington University; M.S., Central Washington University
- Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2018 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2018 - Present
Douglas McKinley (2019 - 2022) M.S., Oregon State University
- Lecturer of Computer Science - Left CWU
- Years at CWU: 2019 - 2022
  - CS Dept: 2019 - 2022
Bradley Reeves (2022 - Present) MS, Central Washington University
- Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2022 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2022 - Present
Lekan Quadri (2022 - Present) MS, City University of Seattle
- Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2022 - Present
  - CS Dept: 2022 - Present
Solmaz Seyed Monir (2022 - Present) MS, Illinois Institute of Technology
- Lecturer of Computer Science
- Years at CWU: 2022 - Present
  - CS Dept 2022 - Present

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