Faculty

Patricia McDermott-Wells

Patricia McDermott-Wells

Over 45 years as a professional software developer and system software specialist, from mainframes to PCs. Now sharing my passion for technology to help launch the next generation of experts.

Azad M Madni

Azad M Madni

Azad Madni is a University Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering in the University of Southern California. He is the holder of the Northrop Grumman Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering, and the Executive Director of USC’s Systems Architecting...

Christine Lisetti

Christine Lisetti

Dr. Christine Lætitia Lisetti is an Associate Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University, and the director of the Affective Social Computing Laboratory (ascl.cs.fiu.edu). She received her Ph.D....

Wenbin Zhang

Wenbin Zhang

Dr. Wenbin Zhang is an Assistant Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing & Information Sciences at Florida International University, and an Associate Member at the Te Ipu o te Mahara Artificial Intelligence Institute. His research investigates the...

Samira Zad

Samira Zad

Dr. Samira Zad is an Assistant Teaching Professor at the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences. She was an instructor at the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. She received her Ph.D....

Ning Xie

Ning Xie

Ning Xie received his Ph.D. in Computer Science in 2012 from MIT. His research interests are in many aspects of algorithmic and complexity theory, including property testing, local computation algorithms, Fourier analysis of Boolean functions, circuit complexity and...

Yanzhao Wu

Yanzhao Wu

Dr. Yanzhao Wu is an Assistant Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences at Florida International University. He obtained his bachelor’s degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2017 and then received his Ph.D....

Richard Whittaker

Richard Whittaker

Richard's interests are both computer science and economics and he holds Ph.Ds in both fields. His research specializes in the dynamics of complex systems to analyze global financial arbitrage. He has been involved in the development and deployment of algorithmic...

Mark Allen Weiss

Mark Allen Weiss

Mark Allen Weiss is Distinguished University Professor in the Knight Foundation School of Computing and Information Sciences (KFSCIS) and the Interim Vice Dean for the College of Engineering and Computing (CEC) at Florida International University (FIU). He served as...

Jill Weiss

Jill Weiss

Professor Weiss received her M.S. in Computer Science Education from Barry University in 1992, and has worked in the computer industry since 1985 in different capacities, mostly in computer education. She has been involved in all facets of the computer industry,...