Faculty
Valpo’s CIS faculty members are talented scholars and practitioners of computing who are deeply committed to teaching.
Faculty Engagement
- George Pati – Surjit S. Patheja Chair In World Religions and Ethics and Professor Of South Asian Religions and Cultures, Chair of the Department of Computing and Information Sciences
- Aysegul Yayimli – Professor of Computing and Information Sciences
- Michael Glass – Associate Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Director of the MS IT Program
- Nicholas Rosasco – Associate Professor of Computing and Information Sciences, Director of the MS CYB Program
- Polly Wainwright – Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences
- Haydar Çukurtepe – Assistant Professor of Computing and Information Sciences
- Saso Poposki – Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences
- Sonja Streuber – Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences
- Robert Wichlinski – Lecturer in Computing and Information Sciences
- Paul Lapsansky – Adjunct Instructor & Director of Technical Services, Central IT
- Peter Sedrak – MS IT Capstone Instructor for IT 670 Professional Development
- Kimberly Jana Tomkiewicz – Program Coordinator for MSIT Programs and Certificates
- Aman Wolde – Adjunct Instructor in the Graduate Programs
CIS professors bring a wealth of professional and academic knowledge to the classroom. The CIS faculty has a diverse background, with varying interests and areas of expertise, including:
- Computer simulation
- Software design
- Artificial intelligence
- Intelligent tutoring systems
- Educational dialogue
- Natural language processing
- Discrete mathematics
- Theories of computation
Each faculty member is involved with one (if not more) of the numerous professional organizations in the field of computer science, keeping our professors abreast of current issues facing the nation’s computer science education.
The CIS faculty strives to develop individual relationships with students through small classes, open office hours, and research projects that involve students, offering valuable insight into the professional world of computing and information technology.