Our program’s faculty is one of its greatest strengths. You won’t find another computer science program—online or otherwise—that brings such diverse expertise together in one place. That’s because the Bachelor of Science in Applied Computing is a collaboration between UW Extended Campus and five UW System campuses—UW-Milwaukee, UW-Oshkosh, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, and UW-Stevens Point.
All courses in this online program are developed and taught by University of Wisconsin faculty—the same faculty who teach our on-campus courses.
Ahmad Abuhejleh
Dr. Abuhejleh is a professor of Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He earned his PhD in Information Systems from the University of St. Thomas, a Master’s in Computer Science from Minnesota State University-Moorhead, and a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from the University of Houston. He joined UW-River Falls in 1988. Dr….[ Read More ]
Derrick Edwards
Fulton “Derrick” Edwards; President of AGS Systems; Mr. Edwards has over 35 years’ experience in the commercial software development, consulting, and data analysis industry, and currently serves as the President and Chief Technical Officer of AGS Data Systems. He received his Undergraduate Degree in Software Systems Design from the University of Alabama and his Master of…[ Read More ]
Yazan Alnsour
Yazan Alnsour received his Ph.D. in Information Systems & Computer Science from the University of Colorado – Denver Business School in 2016. He is currently an Assistant Professor of Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh. Yazan’s research interests are in Information Systems Security, Data & text analytics, & Privacy, and the Business…[ Read More ]
John Boyland
A California native, Dr. Boyland came to UWM because of his desire to both teach and do research. Dr. Boyland’s focus has been on enabling programmers to make their software more efficient by finding complex programming errors. He has been the faculty advisor for six student groups, and he was the recipient of a prestigious…[ Read More ]
Irving Duran
Irving Duran received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Information Systems from Clarke University. He received his Master’s in Information Systems from the University of Phoenix. In addition to teaching, Irving is employed full-time at IBM as a Data Scientist in HR Cognitive Solutions team. During his career he has held successful positions in…[ Read More ]
Andy Felt
Dr. Felt is a professor and Department Chair of the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UW-Stevens Point. He received his PhD in Pure and Applied Mathematics from Washington State University, and his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Weimin He
Dr. Weimin He is working as a full professor in the department of Computing and New Media Technologies at University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Dr. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2008. He received his BS. and MS. degrees in Computer Science from Yunnan University, China….[ Read More ]
Michael Eierman
Michael Eierman is Professor of Information Systems at University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. He completed his PhD in Business Administration — Management Information Systems at the University of Minnesota in 1991. His current research areas are: Information Systems Education and Small to Medium Business IT Strategy and Application.
Jacob Gantenbein
Since 2012, Jacob Gantenbein has been teaching Leadership and Management in the classroom for the School of Business at UW-Platteville, as well as the online Leadership and Management program for the Distance Learning Center. Since 2010, he has also taught at Northeast Iowa Community College, leading courses in Marketing, Management, Introduction to Business, Business Law, Personal Finance,…[ Read More ]
Melissa Gavin
Melissa Gavin teaches media and business communication at UW-Platteville, where she received her MS in Project Management. She completed a BA in Political Science at UW-Madison, and after graduation, worked in government research.
Jacob Hendricks
Dr. Hendricks’ is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin River Falls. He completed his Ph.D in Computer Science at the University of Arkansas and his MA in Mathematics at the University of Texas. His research interests are two-fold. First, he is interested in the theoretical modeling of…[ Read More ]
Tim Krause
Dr. Tim Krause is a Professor in the Department of Computing and New Media Technologies at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. He received his PhD from Purdue University in 2008. He received his BS degree from St. John’s University and his MA degree from St. Cloud State University. Dr. Krause has 20 years of industry…[ Read More ]
John Muraski
John Michael Muraski is an Assistant Professor (Fall 2017) of Information Systems in the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, an M.S. in Information Systems from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, an MBA from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and Doctorate of…[ Read More ]
Hossein Najafi
Dr. Najafi is a professor of Computer Science and Information Systems at University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He earned his Ph.D. from University of Minnesota and joined UW-River Falls in 1990. He enjoys teaching courses in artificial intelligence, machine learning, computer programming, computer networks, computer organization, and web development. His main area of research is in…[ Read More ]
Michael Patton
Michael Patton is a Lecturer in the Information Systems department within the College of Business at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh, Oshkosh Campus. He earned his MBA and MSIS from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and his BA in Political Science from the University of Iowa. He has held leadership positions in Information Systems for…[ Read More ]
Jayson Rock
Jayson Rock worked as a software engineer at several Milwaukee area companies before becoming a Senior Lecturer at UW-Milwaukee. He is the coordinator of UWM’s Certificate of Web Development program, and has almost two decades of experience in online education.
David Romano
David Romano. Dr. Romano is a professor of Computer Science and Information Systems at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. He earned his PhD in Mathematics from the University of California at Berkeley, and a Bachelor’s in Mathematics from Oberlin College.
Kevin Schoenecker
Dr. Schoenecker is an assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at UW-Stevens Point. He received his PhD in mathematics from The Ohio State University, and his Master’s in mathematics from Miami University.
Thomas Sharkey
Thomas Sharkey has spent the last 12 years working in the military, manufacturing, information technology, and planning and processes development as a project manager. He currently works as a senior project manager for IBM. In this role, he works on a variety of projects and teaches Agile methodology practices. He enjoys bringing his real-world experience…[ Read More ]
Anthony Varghese
Dr. Varghese is a professor of Computer Science and Information Systems at UW-River Falls. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota in 1992 and joined River Falls in 2002. He started using C++ and Java as soon as they were available and developed object-oriented code for a startup named Physiome Sciences, followed by…[ Read More ]
Guangwu Xu
Dr. Xu is an associate professor of Computer Science. Has been with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee since 2005. He received his PhD in Mathematics from SUNY Buffalo. His current research interests include cryptography, information security, computational number theory, compressed sensing, and algorithms. His early research was on functional analysis and algebra.
Tian Zhao
Dr. Tian Zhao is an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He received his MS degree in economics, MS degree in electrical engineering, and PhD in computer science from Purdue University. His primary research area is programming language design and implementation, type systems, domain specific programming, and program analysis….[ Read More ]
