the college of cOMpUtinG inFOrMatics - UNC Charlotte · 2 College of Computing and Informatics from computing to i nformatics: computer Science, Information technology, Bioinformatics,

talent • research • partnership

2013-2014

cOMpUtinG &inFOrMatics

the college of

01 Dean’sMessage

02 LookingToTheFuture

research / edUcatiOn / partnership

03 NewCutting-EdgeDegreePrograms

07 OverviewOfDepartments

08 DegreePrograms

10 Centers,Labs,AndInstitutes

talent

16 TrackingtheH7N9InfluenzaVirus

20 CreatingScientistsOutofAllofUs

24 EmergencyResponseGoesMobile

28 TheRoadtoPersonalizedMedicine

32 MakingWatsonCometoLife

36 TheIntern

40 VisualAnalysisofConsumerBehaviorThroughSocialMedia

44 BringingIndustryandHigherEducationTogether

48 MakingaDifferenceinHaiti

OUr peOple

52 Dean’sAdvisoryBoard

54 Awards

55 ActiveResearchGrants

59 CCIStaff

62 CCIFaculty

table OF cOntents

CollegeofComputingandInformatics 1

This is an incredibly exciting time for the College of Computing and

Informatics (CCI).

Our Data Science and Business Analytics (DSBA) Initiative, in

collaboration with the Belk College of Business and the College of Health

and Human Services, continues to build momentum. Chancellor Dubois

has designated DSBA the top university academic priority, while the UNC

System Board of Governors has identified data science as one of six “game-

changing” areas of research and development within the University.

In addition to our highly-competitive degree programs in computer

science, software and information systems, and bioinformatics, we launched

several innovative education programs last year, including a Bachelor of

Arts with a concentration in Financial Services Informatics, a minor in

Bioinformatics, and a Professional Science Master’s in Health Informatics

(in collaboration with the College of Health and Human Services, and

the University Graduate School). In collaboration with the Belk College of

Business a Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Business Analytics is

now offered, with a PSM in Data Science and Business Analytics planned for

the Fall of 2014.

Growing at a pace of 60% over the last five years, a student population

now in excess of 1,500, CCI is the largest technology program in the state of

North Carolina and one of the largest in the nation. Despite this tremendous

growth we cannot keep up with the demand for our students, yet another

example of how our innovative approach to curriculum is producing the

talent needed to meet the demands of business and society.

There are many exciting developments in our research programs as

well, from breakthrough discoveries in life sciences, to the creation of new

Industry-University Collaborative Research Centers in Cyber-Security and

in Robotics. Our faculty is leading the drive to bring cutting-edge discoveries

into solving complex real-world problems in industry and society. This

past year has been especially fruitful in our partnership development

with industries and government agencies, ranging from financial services,

healthcare, and retail, to national defense and homeland security.

It is our commitment to be a recognized leader in computing and

informatics education and research for the 21st Century economy and

society, a key partner to our community, and a catalyst for our region’s

economic development. We are on track in realizing these strategic goals.

On behalf of my colleagues in the College, I invite you to join us and work

with us.

Yi Deng, Dean College of Computing

and Informatics at

UNC Charlotte

CCI at a glance

100 faculty and staff members

1500+ students, including 115 Ph.D. students

3 departments (Computer Science, Software and Information Systems, Bioinformatics and Genomics)

8 research centers and institutes

9 degree programs at bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. levels

Largest technology program in North Carolina

1CollegeofComputingandInformatics

MESSAGEFROM the dean

CollegeofComputingandInformatics2

from computing to informatics: computer Science, Information

technology, Bioinformatics, financial Informatics, health Informatics,

Data Science and Business Analytics t-shaped talent: fundamental

Knowledge, cutting-edge technology, Soft Skills, Diversity, Market-

orientation • cutting-edge research: computing, Informatics,

Interaction, cyber Security Use-inspired discovery: financial,

health, Biotechnology, energy, homeland Security • partnership:

Interdisciplinary collaboration, Industry, community

cOMpUtinG & inFOrMatics forthe21stCentury


cUrricUlUM ANDpartnerships


The College of Computing and Informatics (CCI) is actively developing innovative programs and initiatives to ensure that the region is well supplied with cutting-edge technology, professionals, and leaders.

Byintegratingtechnology,business,andeducationintotheinterdisciplinarystudycalled

‘informatics’wecancreate21stCenturyleaderswhocanconvert“BigData”intoinsights,helping

businessesbecomemoreprofitable,moreefficient,andmakesmarterdecisionsthaneverbefore.

new CUTTING-EDGE deGree prOGraMs

Data Science and Business Analytics InitiativeThedata-driveneconomyisheretostay.Successinthe21stCenturywilldependoninnovationandcollaboration.In

response,UNCCharlottehascreatedthe data science and business analytics (dsba)Initiativetorespondtothechallenges

ofBigDataandpositiontheCharlotteregionasaleadinghubforinnovationandeconomicdevelopment.NorthCarolinais

uniquelypositionedforthisleadershiproleduetotheconcentrationofdata-drivenindustriesinthestate,includingEnergy,

FinancialServices,Healthcare,Manufacturing,andRetail.LedbytheCollegeofComputingandInformaticsandtheBelkCollege

ofBusiness,withstrategicinputfromtheCollegeofHealthandHumanServices,theDSBAbringstogetherthebestmindsin

academiaandindustry.

This unprecedented collaboration links the science of data with the business of data to

create groundbreaking education, training and research programs.

KeyindustrypartnershaveplayedanactiveroleindevelopingtheDSBA.TheCharlotteChamberhasendorsedtheDSBA

asakeyworkforcedevelopmentinitiative,andtheUNCSystemBoardofGovernorshasidentifieddatascienceasoneofsix

“game-changing”areasofresearchanddevelopmentwithintheUniversity.TheDSBAprovidesadynamicsolutiontothedemand

forindustrytalentbycreatingeducation,training,andresearchprograms

indatascienceandanalyticsintegratedwithbusinessandindustryexpertise.

Theseinterdisciplinaryprogramswilldevelopanewgenerationofdata

scientists,businessanalysts,andmanagerswiththetechnicalandbusiness

skillstotransformdataintosmart,innovativebusinessstrategies.

Professionaldevelopmentprogramswillprovideavaluablebridgeforindustryprofessionalsandexecutivesinterested

inadvancingintheirindustriesorchangingcareers.TheDSBAwillincludeacomprehensivearrayofexecutiveprogramsto

providestate-of-the-arttraininginthestrategicuseofdataforinnovativedecision-making.And,theDSBAInitiativewillinclude

anindustry-universityconsortiumthatintegratesacademicresearchwithbusinessinnovation,drivenbyreal-worldindustry

challenges.UNCCharlottefacultyarealreadycollaboratingwithindustrypartnersonavarietyofBigData-focusedprojects.

Goto dsba.uncc.edutolearnmore.


Inacontinuedefforttodeveloptalentforthe

21stcenturyneedsofbusinessandindustry,UNC

Charlotteisofferingthestate’sfirst-everProfessional

ScienceMaster’s(PSM)degreeinHealthInformatics.

Thisgroundbreakingcurriculum,developed

incollaborationbetweentheCollegeofComputing

andInformaticsandtheCollegeofHealthand

HumanServices,isdesignedtohelpmeetthe

demandforinnovativehealthinformationtechnology

professionalswhoareurgentlyneededtoaddressthe

mountingchallengesfacingthehealthcareindustry.

ThePSMdegreediffersfromatraditional

master’sprogram;itisinterdisciplinaryinits

approachandconsideredtheMBAforscienceand

technology.Inadditiontointegratingthesciencesof

healthandinformatics,thePSMincludesbusiness

“softskills”thathealthcareindustryleadersare

demanding:projectmanagement,communications

skills,teamwork,etc.Areal-worldcapstoneproject

willplacestudentsinthelabsandintheworkplace

laboringdirectlywithindustryleaders.Thiswill

resultinmorewell-roundedgraduatesandposition

themtoimprovethequalityofhealthcare,reduce

medicalerrorsandcosts,andtransformhealthcare

asitisknownintheCharlotteregionandbeyond.

For more information: hi.uncc.edu


Professional Science Master’s Degree in Health Informatics

“Informatics is moving at such a

tremendous pace. UNC Charlotte

is leading the charge in the field,

giving students the ability to not only

accumulate the data, but to analyze

it in a new way that makes sense

of it for the institutions to improve

outcomes and the bottom line.”

Dr. Stephen Wagner

VP, Division of Medical education and Research

carolinas healthcare System and Associate

faculty UNc charlotte.

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Financial Services Informatics

TheCollegeisnowofferingaBachelor

ofArtsdegreewithaconcentrationinFinancial

ServicesInformatics.Thisinnovativeandcutting-

edgeapproachtocurriculum,conceivedbyCCI

alongwithBankofAmerica,WellsFargo(then

Wachovia),andTIAA-CREF,offersstudentsanew

degreeconcentrationinordertoprovidehighly-

trainedgraduateswhocanimmediatelyaddressthe

ever-changingdemandsofthefinancialworldas

outlinedbyfinancialindustryleadersintheCharlotte

region.Thejointdevelopmentofthisprogramagain

emphasizesthecommitmentoftheCollegetoplace

ourhighly-trainedgraduatesintotheITworkforce

wheretheycanbegintoprovidesignificantvalue

immediately.

For More Information: cci.uncc.edu/academics/undergraduate/financial-

services-informatics-concentration

Theseinterdisciplinaryprogramsareatthe

intersectionofthedisciplinesofbiology,chemistry,

mathematicsandstatistics,computingand

informatics,andengineering.Thedegreesinclude

additionaltraininganddemonstratedcompetence

inbothlifesciencesandscientificprogramming.

Theseprogramsarestructuredtoprovidestudents

withtheskillsandknowledgetodevelop,evaluate,

anddeploybioinformaticsandcomputational

biologyapplications.Theyaredesignedtoprepare

studentsforemploymentinacademiaandin

thebiotechnologysector,wheretheneedfor

knowledgeablelifescientistswithquantitativeand

computationalskillshasexplodedinthepastdecade.

For More Information:

bioinformatics.uncc.edu/degree-programs

bioinformatics.uncc.edu/educational-opportunities/professional-science-

masters-bioinformatics

Professional Science Master’s in Bioinformatics and Ph.D. in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology



TheproposedProfessionalScienceMaster’sdegree

inDataScienceandBusinessAnalyticsisacollaboration

betweentheCollegeofComputingandInformaticsand

theBelkCollegeofBusiness.Itisaninterdisciplinary

programattheintersectionofbusiness,computerand

informationsciences,statistics,andoperationsresearch.

Studentsenteringtheprogramwillhavecompletedan

undergraduatedegreeineconomics,business,computer

science,informationtechnologyoraquantitativediscipline

suchasmath,statisticsorengineering.Theprogramgives

studentsanunderstandingofbusinesstheoryandpractice

aswellasdeepinformaticsandanalyticsskills,providing

studentswiththeknowledgeandabilitytoleadinthe

development,evaluation,anddeploymentofbusiness

analyticsandinformaticsapplications.Theprogramis

designedtograduatestudentswell-equippedforemploymentin

awidevarietyofdataintensiveindustriessuchasfinancial

services,energy,retail,manufacturing,andhealthcare,

wheretheneedforbusinessanalystswithquantitativeand

computationalskillsisgrowingatanexplosivepace.

UNCCharlotteisnowofferingagraduatecertificate

inDataScienceandBusinessAnalytics(DSBA).This

collaborationbetweentheCollegeofComputingand

InformaticsandtheBelkCollegeofBusinesswillprovide

post-baccalaureatestudentswiththeopportunityto

pursuegraduatestudiesinthishighlysought-afterfield.

ThecertificateinDSBAisopentoallstudentswhohold

aB.S.orM.S.degreeinanyscientific,engineeringor

businessdisciplineandareeithercurrentlyenrolledina

graduatedegreeprogramatUNCCharlotteorcompleted

theirundergraduatedegreewithaminimum3.0GPA.

Studentswillcompletefivegraduatecoursestoearnthe

certificate,studyingtopicssuchasBigDataanalytics

forcompetitiveadvantage,databasesystems,network

science,anddecisionmodeling.TheDSBAcertificateis

UNCCharlotte’slatestacademicprogramrelatedto“BigData.”

For More Information: dsba.uncc.edu/academic-programs/graduate-certificate

TheCollegeofComputingandInformaticsand

theBelkCollegeofBusinesshaveengagedinastrategic

partnershipwithBankofAmericathatinvolvesstudents

performingworkfortheBankandparticipatingincareer-

orientedstudywhilepursuingtheirundergraduate

degrees.TheAppliedTechnologyProgram(ATP)provides

real-worldexperiencesinthefinancialserviceindustry.

Studentsdevelopakeyunderstandingoftechnology,as

it’susedinthefield,andtheylearnhowtointegratethat

technologywithinthefinancialservicesindustry.For

studentswhoarealwayseagertounderstandhowtheir

academiclearningimpactsthebusinessworldandactively

pursuecourseworkthatenhancestheirjobprospects,the

ATPoffersareal-worldworkandstudyexperiencethat

greatlyenhancesthequalityoftheireducationandtheir

marketabilityaftergraduation.

For More Information: atp.uncc.edu

Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Degree in Data Science and Business Analytics

Applied Technology Program

Graduate Certificate in Data Science and Business Analytics

“The Applied Technology Program (ATP) is

a perfect example of what can happen as a

result of private and public collaboration.

When you see the quality of our students, it

becomes quite obvious the program is a win-

win situation for both Bank of America and

the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

We look forward to continuing this unique

relationship with the University and to grow

the program for years to come.”

Jim Kelly

Senior Vice President and

corporate Strategy executive

Bank of America

(Fall 2014)


Department of BioinformaticS

anD GenomicS

BioinformaticsandGenomicsisone

ofthemajordriversoftheemerging

biomedicalandbiotechnologyrevolution.

ThisDepartmentisoneofthefewofits

typeintheU.S.andisattheforefront

of21stCenturybiologicalsciences,from

plantgenomicstoecologytomedicine.

Theseprogramsfocusonapplyingnew

computationaltechniquestoimportant,

butverydifficult,problemsinbiology

andbiomedicine.Facultyhaveactive,

federally-fundedresearchprogramsin

genomics,structuralbiology,molecular

biophysics,systemsbiology,and

biotechnologyplatformdevelopment.

TheDepartmentplaysacritical

roleinthedevelopmentofarobust

biotechnologyindustryintheCharlotte

regionthroughitsBioinformaticsService

DivisionattheNorthCarolinaResearch

CampusatKannapolis,NC.

Research Areas• Plantgenomics

• Metagenomics

• Proteomicsandmetabolomics

• Structuralbioinformatics

• Molecularbiophysics

• Micro-arraydataanalysisand

genomicvisualization

• Highperformancecomputing

• Systemsbiology

Highlights• ThePh.D.degreeinBioinformat-

icsandComputationalBiology

becamethe19thdoctoralpro-

gramatUNCCharlottein2011

• Oneofthefewstand-alone

BioinformaticsandGenomicsde-

partmentsintheUnitedStates

• BioinformaticsResearchCenter

offersfully-equippedbiological

laboratoriesaswellashighper-

formancecomputinglaboratories

bioinformatics.uncc.edu

Department of SoftWare anD

information SyStemS

TheDepartmentofSoftwareand

InformationSystems(SIS)isapioneer

ininformationtechnologyresearchand

educationwithanemphasisondesigning

anddeployingintegrated,secure,reliable,

andeasy-to-useITsolutions.SISoffersa

wideselectionofcoursesininformation

technology,informationsecurityand

privacy,human-computerinteraction,

webdevelopment,andsoftware

engineering.

Research Areas• Informationsecurityandprivacy

• Analysis,design,andmodeling

ofinformationsystems

andnetworks

• Human-ComputerInteraction

• Social,ethical,andpolicy

issuesrelatedtoinformation

technology

Highlights• AnnuallyhoststhepremierCyber

SecuritySymposiuminthere-

gion,whichaddressesthelatest

issuessurroundingcybercrime

• Winnerofthe2006National

CollegiateCyberDefense

Competition

• Since2001,SIShasbeenthe

recipientofalmost$6millionin

grantsfromthefederally-funded

ScholarshipforServiceprogram

thatprovidesfullscholarshipsto

studentsstudyinginformation

securitywithguaranteedcivilian

governmentjobsupongraduation

sis.uncc.edu

Department of

computer Science

TheDepartmentofComputerScience

(CS),with30facultymembersandover

1,000students,isoneofthelargestin

theSoutheast.Itsnew,lab-based,multi-

pathcurriculumishelpingtodevelop

theworkforcetomeetthe21stCentury

demandsofindustry.Thesehighly-

trainedindividualswillbepursuingcareer

opportunitiesinbanking,insurance,

analytics,gaming,datawarehousing,

webservices,biomedicalinformatics,

healthcare,andenergy.

Research Areas• Visualizationandanalytics

• Databasesandknowledge

discovery

• Gamedesignanddevelopment

• Artificialintelligence

• Robotics

• Wirelessnetworking

Highlights• TheCharlotteVisualization

Centerisoneofonlyfiveinthe

U.S.supportedandfundedby

theDepartmentofHomeland

Securityinthegrowingnewfield

ofvisualanalytics

• Graduateprogramisoneofthe

top100asratedbyU.S.News

andWorldReport

• Cutting-edgeresearcheffortsin

visualizationandvisualanalytics,

robotics,machineintelligence,

seriousgames,mobilenet-

workedsystemsanddatabases,

andknowledgediscovery

cs.uncc.edu

OVERVIEWOF departMents

CollegeofComputingandInformatics8 CollegeofComputingandInformatics8

ThePh.D.programintheCollegeof

ComputingandInformatics(CCI)isthelargest

andfastest-growingatUNCCharlottewithalmost

130doctoralstudents.Theprogramisuniquely

designedtotrainPh.D.studentsininnovative,

interdisciplinaryresearchofsocietalrelevance,

centeredoncomputingandinformatics.The

programisstaffedwithastrongmultidisciplinary

facultyofinternationalstature,whichoffers

opportunitiesforstudentstodevelopadvanced

competenciesinanumberofrelatedfields.

Studentswhoaspiretodoacademicresearchand

teachingwillbenefitimmenselyfromthediverse

facultyandexposuretopracticalapplicationsfor

theirspecialties.

Over 80% of Ph.D. students

are fully-funded through

assistantships and fellowships.

reSearch funDinG

Highly-competitivefacultywithover

$30millioninactiveresearchawards.

•NationalScienceFoundation(NSF)

•NationalInstituteofHealth(NIH)

•DepartmentofDefense(DoD)

•DepartmentofEnergy(DoE)

•DepartmentofHomelandSecurity(DHS)

•ArmyResearchOffice(ARO)

•Majorindustrialfunders

Ph.D. Program

The College of Computing and Informatics focuses on balancing the fundamental science of computing with cutting-edge technology.

deGree prOGraMs

cci.uncc.edu/academic-programs/phd

CollegeofComputingandInformatics 9CollegeofComputingandInformatics 9

deGree prOGraMs

Undergraduate Programscomputer science

• BSComputerScience

• BAComputerScience

• BAComputerScience,FinancialServices

InformaticsConcentration

• CertificatePrograminComputer

GameDevelopment

software and information systems

• BASoftwareandInformationSystems

• BASoftwareandInformationSystems,

FinancialServicesInformaticsConcentration

cci.uncc.edu/academic-programs/bachelors

department of bioinformatics and Genomics

• Minor

bioinformatics.uncc.edu/degree-programs/undergraduate-

minor-bioinformatics-and-genomics

Collaborative Programs ProfessionalScienceMaster’sinHealthInformatics

college of computing and Informatics

college of health and human Services

• GraduateCertificateinDataScienceandBusinessAnalytics


Belk college of Business

• DualMasterofArchitectureIII/MasterofSciencein

ComputerScienceorInformationTechnology


college of Arts + Architecture

Graduate Programsbioinformatics and Genomics

• Ph.D.inBioinformaticsandComputationalBiology

• ProfessionalScienceMaster’sinBioinformatics

• CertificateinBioinformaticsTechnology

• CertificateinBioinformaticsApplications

computer science

• Ph.D.inComputingandInformationSystems,

ComputerScienceTrack

• MSComputerScience

• CertificateinAdvancedDatabasesand

KnowledgeDiscovery

• CertificateinGameDesignandDevelopment

software and information systems

• Ph.D.inComputingandInformationSystems,Softwareand

InformationSystemsTrack

• MSInformationTechnology

• CertificateinManagementofInformationTechnology

• CertificateinInformationSecurityandPrivacy

• CertificateinHealthInformationTechnology

cci.uncc.edu/academic-programs/masters

cci.uncc.edu/academic-programs/phd

deGree prOGraMs

hi.uncc.edu

dsba.uncc.edu/academic-programs/graduate-certificate

coaa.uncc.edu/academics/school-of-architecture/degrees/master-of-architecturecomputer-science-or-information-techn


With over 50 research faculty supported by 150 Ph.D. students, post-docs, and research associates, CCI offers a highly-competitive, collaborative research effort, that bridges fundamental research with critical scientific, societal, and national defense challenges.

centers, labs, AND institUtes

The Bioinformatics Research Center (BRC)

TheBioinformaticsResearchCenter(BRC)

offersspaceforbothwetanddrylaboratories

andincludescorefacilitiesformolecularbiology,

proteomics,andcomputing.Additionalgenomics

andproteomicscorefacilitiesareavailablethrough

aUNCCharlottepartnershipwiththeCarolinas

MedicalCenter.TheBRChasalsotakenaleadership

roleindevelopingBioinformaticsprogramsin

collaborationwiththedevelopersoftheNorth

CarolinaResearchCampus,abillion-dollar,350-

acreresearchparkthatishometotheresearch

programsofalargenumberofprivatebiotechnology

companiesaswellasuniversityandmedicalresearch

programs.

For more information: brc.uncc.edu

TheUniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte

andGeorgeMasonUniversityhaveformedthe

CenterforConfigurationAnalyticsandAutomation

(CCAA)undertheNationalScienceFoundation’s

(NSF’s)Industry/UniversityCooperativeResearch

Center(I/UCRC)Program.TheCenterenables

collaborativeindustryandgovernmentdirected

researchinconfigurationanalyticsandautomation

capabilitiesandtheirintegrationfortheefficient,

accurate,andtimelyoperationsmanagement

anddefenseofcomplexnetworkedinformation

technologysystemsandenvironments;andthe

encouragementanddevelopmentoftop-quality

graduateswithknowledgeandexperienceinthisfield.

For more information: ccaa-crc.org

Center for Configuration Analytics and Automation



TheCharlotteVisualizationCenterstrives

todevelopandpromotethescienceofvisual

analyticsandtoadvanceinteractivevisualization

asanintegrativedisciplinethatisindispensablefor

attackingkeyreal-worldapplications.TheCenteris

oneoffiveregionalcentersacrosstheUnitedStates

thatissupportedandfundedbytheDepartmentof

HomelandSecurity.TheVisCenterisalsoaformal

partnerinconjunctionwithtwooftheDepartmentof

HomelandSecurity’sCentersofExcellence.

For more information: viscenter.uncc.edu

TheCCICenterforEducationInnovation

(CEI)isestablishedintheCollegeofComputingand

Informaticsforthedevelopmentandcoordination

ofexternally-fundedprojectsthatincorporate

strategiesandnewtechnologiesforinnovationin

computingandinformaticseducation.ThisCenter

buildsonandextendstheeffortsoftheDiversity

InInformationTechnologyInstitute(DITI)andthe

StudentsinTechnology,Academia,Research,and

Service(STARS)Alliance,whereDITIhasafocus

onincreasingdiversityinthestudentsthatchoose

computingasacareerpathandSTARSestablishes

educationalpracticesandprogramsthatbroadenthe

skillsofcomputingstudents.

For more information: cei.uncc.edu

The Charlotte Visualization Center

CCI Center for Education Innovation (CEI)


Complex Systems Institute

TheComplexSystemsInstitute(CSI)brings

togetheracademia,industry,andfederalagencies

toadvancecomputingsimulation,analysis,and

modeling.ToolsdevelopedbyCSImembers

helpanalystsmodelinfrastructureandsocial

networks,visualizeandunderstandhowindividual

networksbehave,andunderstandmultiple-network

interdependencybehavior,includingsecond-and

third-ordereffectsandunintendedconsequences.

TherearetwocenterswithintheInstitute.

TheComplexityLaboratoryfocusesondynamic

non-linearsystemsandthedevelopmentoftools

andtechniquesforstudyingcomplexityinnatural,

physical,andsocialdomains.TheDefenseComputing

Centerisresponsiblefordefense-andintelligence-

relatedresearch,emphasizingsystem-of-systems

modelingandsimulationforanalysisofcomplex

problemsandphenomena.

For more information: complexity.uncc.edu



TheDefenseComputingCenterconductsbasicand

appliedresearchincomputing-relateddisciplinesto

addresssociety’sdefense,intelligence,andsecurity

challenges.ResearchwithintheCenteremphasizes

integratedmodelingandsimulationforanalysisof

complexproblemsandphenomena,withapplication

areasincludingcriticalinfrastructureprotection,

multi-networkinterdependencyandconsequence

analysis,andinformationinfrastructurebehavior

analysis.

For more information: complexity.uncc.edu

The Defense Computing Center

TheCyberDefenseandNetworkAssurability

(CyberDNA)Centeroffershigh-impactquality

researchandeducationintheareaofnetwork

security,defense,assurability,andprivacy.Specific

domainsofinterestinclude:assurableandusable

networksecurityconfiguration,securityautomation,

securityevaluationandoptimization,security

policysynthesis,andproblem/threatdiagnosis.

Inaddition,theCyberDNACenterseeksnovel

scalableauthentication,accountabilityandprivacy

techniquesforemergingtechnologies,aswellas

criticalinfrastructurenetworks.TheCyberDNA

Centeroffersanexcellenteducationalenvironment

throughconferences,seminars,mentoring,and

securitylabsandtestbeds,whichattractmany

graduateandundergraduatestudentstopursue

rigorousresearch.

For more information: cyberDNA.uncc.edu

The Cyber Defense and Network Assurability (CyberDNA) Center

IndustryUniversityCooperativeResearch

Center,I/UCRC,isaNationalScienceFoundation

(NSF)-fundedconsortiumofcompaniesand

universitiesworkingtogetheronindustry-relevant

researchinanemergingfield.TheSSR-RCistheonly

NSFI/UCRCfocusedonroboticstechnologieswitha

focusonsuchtopicsashealthcare,manufacturing,

homelandsecurity,andemergencypreparedness

andresponse.ThemissionsoftheSSR-RCisto

conductpartner-oriented,multi-disciplinaryresearch

oncomputation-drivenroboticandsensorsystems

augmentedbydataanalysis,toimprovethesafety,

capabilityandwell-beingofhumans.

For more information: ssrrc.uncc.edu

Safety, Security, and Rescue Research Center



The Distributed Artificial Intelligence Research Laboratory

The Future Computing Lab

The Human-Computer Interaction Lab

TheDistributedArtificialIntelligence

ResearchLaboratoryisconcernedwiththedesign

anddevelopmentofreasoningtechniquesfor

resource-boundedsingle-andmulti-agentsystems.

Labmembersconductresearchinmeta-cognition,

monitoring,andcontrolofcomputation,safety

inmulti-agentsystems,reinforcementlearning,

resource-boundedreasoning,andreasoningunder

uncertainty.

For more information: dair.uncc.edu

TheFutureComputingLabexcelsinresearch,

teaching,andlearningincomputerscience,and

engageswiththebroadercommunityatUNC

Charlotte,andbeyond,toimpactprogressin

computingandinformationtechnology.Thisisa

distinguishedresearchlabinmanystrategicareas

ofcomputersciencesuchascomputer-human

interaction,digitalhuman,virtualenvironments,

biomedicalimageanalysis,andcomputervision.

Thelabrecruitsandtrainsthemosttalented

students,andprovidesleadershipincomputingand

informationtechnology.

For more information: fcl.uncc.edu

TheHuman-ComputerInteractionLab

investigatesnovelwaysforpeopletointeractwith

computersandthroughcomputers,withtheir

environments.Ourresearchcoversabroadrange

ofareasrelatedtoHuman-ComputerInteraction,

suchasNovelInteractionandMultimedia,Computer

SupportedCooperativeWork,andPrivacy.We

collaboratewithresearchersinanumberofareas

relatedtoHCI,suchasvisualization,virtualreality,

gaming,andtechnicalcommunications.

For more information: hci.uncc.edu



ThemissionoftheLaboratoryofInformation

Integration,Security,andPrivacy(LIISP)istoadd

valuetotheuniversity,community,andsociety

throughinnovativeeducationalprograms,research

anddevelopmentintheareasofinformation

integration,security,andprivacy.Weaimtobeone

oftheleadingacademicinstitutionforresearchin

informationintegration,security,andprivacyand

provideinnovativeeducationandtrainingprograms

ininformationintegration,security,andprivacy.

For more information: liisp.uncc.edu

Laboratory of Information Integration, Security, and Privacy (LIISP)

Interaction Design (InDe) LabTheInDeLabinvestigateshownovelinterface

technologiescanbeappliedtochangethewaywe

think,workandbehave.Wecombinemethodologies

frominteractiondesign,human-centeredcomputing

anddesigncognitiontoexplorenewapproachesto

learning,participatingandcreating.Ourcurrent

researchfocusesincludetangibleandgestural

interaction,crowd-sourcing,citizenscience,and

computationalandcognitivestudiesofcreativity.

TheIntelligent,Multimedia,andInteractive

Systems(IMI)Labfocusesoninvestigatingnovel

technologiesandmethodologiestoenableand

supportintelligentinteractionsforeffectiveuse

ofinformationvariousformsandforoptimal

performanceoftasksinvolved.Thiscaninclude

computers,robots,andothermachinesthat

interactintelligentlywithhumans,thephysicalworld,

andeachother.

For more information: imilab.uncc.edu

The Intelligent, Multimedia, and Interactive Systems (IMI) Lab



TheNetworkingResearchLabconducts

researchintheareasofmobilenetwork

architecturesandprotocols,mobilecomputing

(models,algorithms,andmiddleware),survivable

networks,wirelessadhocandsensornetworks,

three-dimensionalnetworks,design,visualization,

simulation,andmodelingofnetworkprotocols,and

networksecurity.

For more information: nrl.uncc.edu

TheKnowledgeDiscoveryinDatabases(KDD)

Labconductsresearchrelatedtothedesign,analysis

andimplementationofdataminingtheory,systems,

andapplicationsincluding:dataminingalgorithms

andmethods,distributeddatamining,ontologies,

multimediadatabases,distributedknowledge

systems,softcomputing,andapplicationareas

suchaselectroniccommerce,bioinformatics,

businessintelligence,musicinformationretrieval,

andwebintelligence.

For more information: kdd.uncc.edu

The Knowledge Discovery in Databases (KDD) Lab

The Networking Research Lab


tracKinG the h7n9 inFlUenza virUs


In July 2012, Daniel Janies, Ph.D., joined the faculty of the

University of North Carolina at Charlotte as The Carol Grotnes

Belk Distinguished Professor of Bioinformatics and Genomics.

Dr. Janies is a national Principal Investigator in the Tree of Life

program of the National Science Foundation and is funded by

the Defense Applied Research Projects Agency. His work involves

empirical studies of organismal diversity and development of

software, such as Supramap.

Scientistsaroundtheworldnowhaveaccess

overthewebtosupercomputingapplication,

Supramap(http://supramp.org),whichallowsthem

tounderstandtheglobalmovementofpathogens,

suchasthatcausedbytheH7N9influenzavirus.

Themapsgenerated,notonlyexplaintheevolution

oftheviruses,butthespreadofthediseasearound

theworld.DanielJanies,Ph.D.,CarolGrotnes

BelkDistinguishedProfessor,intheDepartment

ofBioinformaticsandGenomics,isthePrincipal

Investigatorinthedevelopmentofthisrevolutionary

technology.

“Supramapisusedbypublichealthscientists

toputpathogengenomicdataintocontextwith

geographyandhosts,”saysDr.Janies.“The

resultsareakintoweathermapsfordisease.With

Supramap,theusercanbuildanevolutionary,

geographic,andtemporalmapbasedonthegenetic

informationofpathogensthatcanbeaccessedon

browserssuchasGoogleEarth.Thetoolshaveeasy-

to-useinterfacesthusallowinguserstofocuson

publichealthratherthanprogramming.”

Dr.Janiessaysheandotherdatascientists

workwithgeneticistsaroundtheworldonadaily

basis,exchangingcomputingknowhowandcycles

forgeneticdataonpathogens.Thegoalofthis

sharingistoputtherawinformationintocontext

daniel Janies, ph.d.Carol GrotnesBelkDist inguishedProfessorDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics



forbetterpublichealth.

“Thedataisverykinetic

asnewinformationis

availableeverydaythat

canbeprocessedinnear

realtime,”saysDr.Janies.

“Thisiscrucialaswe

trackH7N9andbuildup

dataonitsrelatives.We

candeterminewhereandfromwhichanimalsnovel

diseasesoriginate.

Thenextstepsaretoinferwherepathogens

mighttravel.Dr.Janiessaysbirdsmaymigrate,pigs

maybetraded,batsfly,butdispersalofapathogen

amonganimalsisoftenregionalandaddressable

withdomesticanimals.However,hesaysthewhole

gamechangeswhenithasbeendeterminedthat

aspathogenisbeingexchangedhuman-human,as

happenedwithH1N1in2009-10whenthepathogen

becameaglobalpandemicinweeks.However,Dr.

Janiespointsout,withSupramap,theyarealsoable

totrackthehumaninfectionsaswell.Hesayswiththe

informationsharedbyglobalpartners,theycanhave

updateswithindaysaboutpatientswhohavebeen

infected.

“Withsuchaquickturnaround,themedical

communityisthenarmedwithpredictiveanalysis

tools,”saysDr.Janies.“Theycanseewhere

outbreaksarestarting,getahandleonwherediseases

aretravelling,anddeveloppreventativemeasuresto

keepdiseasesfromspreading.”Dr.Janiessaysnow

thattheinformationtechnologiesareinplacethere

arenewopportunitiesincollectingandsharingraw

geneticdataonpathogens.Hesaysnewcheaper,

fastersequencingtechnologiescanbeleveragedto

beusedinthefieldandclinictotrackwhatbugsare

infectingwhatanimals.Hecautionsthatwehaveto

paycloseattentiontopigs,birds,andbatsastheyare

becomingincreasinglyimportanthostsforinfectious

Ph.D.,UniversityofFlorida

CarolGrotnesBelkDistinguishedProfessor

Janies prOFile

“We have come to the point in

computational genomics where we

have generated a lot of raw data.

Lately, we are seeing more and more

applications being developed to help

us analyze that data in practical,

meaningful ways, putting it to work

to benefit humanity. Supramap is just

such a tool.”

tiffany trader

Associate editor, hPcwire


diseases.Anotherkey,hesays,isformultiple

disciplinesaroundtheworldtoworkmoreclosely

togetherandshareinformation.“Inthecommunity

asawhole,theobjectiveistoworkmoreclosely

togetherandtounifyalldisciplinestodoabetter

jobofcollectingandsharinginformation,”says

Dr.Janies.“Physiciansworkingbetterwith

veterinariansandcomputerscientistsaroundthe


worldthuscreatingamorerobustpublicandanimal

healthsystem–thisistheconceptofOneHealth.”

TheDefenseAdvancedResearchProjects

Agency(DARPA)isfundingtheprojectandThe

RenaissanceComputingInstitute(RENCI)isthe

primaryhostforhttp://supramap.org.


creatinG scientists outof all OF Us


“TheInDeLabisbothateachingand

researchstudio,”saysDr.Maher.“Thisisunlike

theconventionalclassroom,becauseyouhave

alabforresearchwithspecialequipmentand

ateachingenvironmentinthesameroom.We

bringthemethodsofsoftwaredesigntogether

withthoseofHuman-ComputerInteraction,where

youfocusontheneedsanddesiresofusersand

stakeholders.IntheInDeLabIteachastudiocourse

morelikearchitectureorarts,ratherthanscience,

engineering,orcomputerscience.”

Thedesignchallenges,saysDr.Maher,are

presentedtostudentsinaveryopen-endedmanner.

Shesaysstudentsspendalotoftimeinthelabinan

unstructuredenvironment.Theyarealwaysworking

together,makinganddoing,andpresentingtoeach

other.Shesaysoneofthemajorwaysofadvancing

theirideasistopresenttoothersforcriticism,beit

fromotherstudentsinthegrouporexternalexperts.

Dr.Mahersaystheyalsorundesigncharrettes:

Threetofourstudentswillbeplacedateachtable

todiscussadesignproblem.Aftertenminutestwo

studentsfromeachgroupwillmovetoadifferent

tableandcontinueworkingonthedesignproblem.

Afterwardseachtablepresentstotheentiregroup.

Mary lou Maher, ph.d.Professor, ChairDepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystems

Mary Lou Maher, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Department of

Software and Information Systems at UNC Charlotte’s College

of Computing and Informatics. Dr. Maher brings an expertise

in Human-Computer Interaction and a new way of teaching it in

her newly-created InDe (Interaction Design) Lab.

creatinG scientists OUt OF all OF Us


Dr.Mahersaysit’sawayofbrainstorming,problem

solving,andlearning.Someofhercurrentresearch

focusesoninteractiondesignforacollaborative

touchtablecomputer.

“Wewanttodesignforagroupofpeopleas

theystandaroundaninteractivecomputerscreen

thatisaflathorizontalsurface,”saysDr.Maher.

“Ifyouinteractwithacomputerscreenthatis

horizontal,whetheritisonthedeskinfrontofyou

oronthewall,usuallyonlyonepersonoperatesit.

Atatable,multiplepeopleinteractandsharethe

space,it’sanewdynamicforpeopleinteractingwith

technologyatthesametime.”

WithNationalScienceFoundation(NSF)

funding,Dr.Maherhascreatedthecitizensscience

projectcalledNatureNet.Thepremiseofthe

researchistodeterminewhathappenswhenyou

putatabletopcomputerinanaturepreserveand

encouragepeople,whentheyvisit,tothinklikea

scientist.

“Peopleuseamobileapptocapturephotos,sounds,

andtakefieldnoteswhilewalkinginthepreserve,

andwhiletheyarestillinthepreserve,thedatais

transferredtothetabletopcomputerattheentrance

tothepark.JusthavingtheNatureNetappchanges

thewaypeoplelookatandseethebirds,insects,

“One of the features of NatureNet that

excites me is that the program creates

a catalog of first hand observations,

and makes them available on the

tabletop and through an online

community, creating a powerful

network that can showcase unique

stories and observations. I hope

to take advantage of this unique

technology by creating directed

activities to compare phenology (the

study of the timing of life cycle events

of plants and animals) observations

from visitors, to add to the story of

how change occurs in our preserve

from year to year.”

Jim KravitzDirector of Naturalist ProgramsAspen center for environmental Studies

flowersinthepreserve.Theyaremoreawareoftheir

surroundingsandpaymoreattentiontodetail.”says

Dr.Maher.“Ourpremiseisthattheywillbemore

motivatedtocontributetheinformationiftheycan

doitrightattheparkratherthanwaitingtoget

home.Wewanttoseeifwecantransitionpeople

frombeingjustvisitorsatthepreserve,eventhose

whoarenotscientists,tobemotivatedtothink

likescientists.”Dr.Mahersaysvisitorswillalsobe

allowedtothinklikedesignersandcontributeideas

onthetabletoponhowtointeractwiththeexisting

data,commentonwhatkindsofsocialstructures

areimportanttothem,voteonexistingdesignideas

andhowtoimprovethem.NatureNetisalsoavailable

onanopensourcewebsitesothosewhoknowhow

todesignsoftwarehaveanopportunitytodevelop

modules.

“ThereasonforNatureNet,”saysDr.Maher,

“iswedon’thaveenoughscientiststocollectthe

dataneededtounderstandbiodiversity,theeffect

ofclimatediversity,thechangesinclimate.Ifwecan

geteveryonewhoisoutthereinanurbanornature

parktostartthinkinglikescientists,thecontributed

datawillthenbeavailabletoscientiststoaidthem

intheirresearch.Inthefuture,wehopetoexpand

theprojecttoincludecreditcardsizedcomputers

thatcanbeplacedinbackpacksthatwillcollect

environmentalinformationwhenthevisitortakesa

photoandaddsfieldnotes.

ThefirstversionofNatureNetwasinstalledin

anaturepreserveatACESnearAspen,Coloradoin

Julyof2013.


creatinG scientists OUt OF all OF Us


eMerGency respOnse GOes MObile


UNCCharlottePoliceChief,JeffBaker(left),with

wil l iam ribarsky, ph.d.Chair, DepartmentofComputerScience

ResearchersintheCollegeofComputingand

Informatics(CCI),withthehelpoffundingfromthe

DepartmentofJustice,havedevelopedamobile

emergencyresponseapplication.Whatmakesthis

appuniqueisthatitprovides3Droutingcapabilities

forlargebuildings.

“Wewantedtodevelopa3Droutingapp

thatwouldallowemergencyrespondersaccess

toapreciseroutingmapofabuilding,rooms,

numberofpeople,floors,specialaccesspoints,

fireextinguishers,etc.,thatcanalsobeupdated

ontheflyandsharedwithotherresponders,”says

Dr.WilliamRibarsky,ChairoftheDepartmentof

ComputerScience.“Inorderforthistohappen,

wealsohadtodevelopaseparateGISserverthat

containsalloftheGISinformationforbuildingson

theUNCCharlottecampus.”

Dr.Ribarskysaystheywereabletodothis

throughsupportfromtheDepartmentofHomeland

Security’sVisualAnalyticsforCommand,Control

andInteroperabilityEnvironmentsCenter(VACCINE).

ThroughthissupportDr.Ribarsky,hiscolleague

Dr.KRSubramanian,andtheirteamwereableto

developacompletesetofroutinginstructionsfor

everybuildingonoraroundtheUNCCharlotte

campus,providingacompleteroutingmapinsideand

out.Itwasthenamatteroftestingoutthesystem.

WorkingwithcampusPoliceChiefJeffBakerand

campusSWATteammembers,aseriesofexercises

William Ribarsky, Ph.D., is the Bank of America Endowed

Chair in Information Technology at UNC Charlotte and the

founding director of the Charlotte Visualization Center. Since

2009, he has been Chair of the Computer Science Department.

He is also Principal Investigator for the Department of

Homeland Security’s (DHS) SouthEast Regional Visualization

and Analytics Center.



havebeenundertaken.

Everythingfromashooter

inabuilding,toagasleak

andexplosionintheheart

ofcampus.

“Throughthese

exerciseswewereable

togetinvaluableinput

fromtheSWATteammembers,whichallowedusto

enhanceandimprovethesystem,”saysDr.Ribarsky.

“Throughthisinputwewereabletomodifythe

capabilitiessonotonlycouldthe3Dmapsbe

generatedautomatically,butrespondentscouldalso

buildaroutebyhandusingtheirsmartdevice.”

Dr.Ribarskysaystherewasalsoconcern

byUniversityofficialsregardingthepossibilityof

large-scaleevacuations.InresponseDr.Ribarsky,

Dr.Subramanian,andtheirteamalsodevelopeda

totalcommandcenterapplicationforChiefBaker

thathecanusefromhisdesk.Itgiveshimthe

abilitytoknowatanytimeofthedaywhereand

howmanypeopleareineachbuildingoncampus.

Ifanemergencyshouldcomeuphecanthenuse

thesystemtodeterminehowbesttomovepeople

aroundcampus,evacuateabuilding,orbuildings.

“Therewasarealneedforthistoolasthereare

moreandmorenewbuildingsoncampus,whichhas

resultedinatotallydifferentpatternofmovementby

Ph.D.,Physics

UniversityofCincinnati

ribarsKy prOFile


people,”saidDr.Ribarsky.“Throughthisapplication

theChiefcanexplorethepossiblescenariosduring

anygivenemergencyandcomeupwiththebestplan

formovingpeople.”

Dr.Ribarskysays,movingforward,the

teamwouldliketodevelopevenmoreemergency

evacuationmodelssuchasadistributionofpeople

inanygivenbuilding,pointsofcongestion,how

togetpeopleinandoutofabuilding,etc.The3D

routingmapandemergencyevacuationmodelshave

beenpresentedtoseveralsafetydirectorsatUNC

systemcampuses,whohaveexpressedinterestin

theapplications.Theapphasalsobeendemoedfor

Charlottepoliceandfireofficials.Dr.Ribarskyandhis

teamalsoworkedwiththeDepartmentofHomeland

Securityonanemergencyresponseexercisein

Seattle.Thescenariowasalargeearthquakeoffthe

coastofWashingtonresultinginatsunami.The3D

routingmapwasusedinalargeskyscraperthatwas

goingtobeimpactedbythewallofwater.

cOllabOratOrs

william ribarsky, ph.d Chair DepartmentofComputerScience

Kalpathi subramanian AssociateProfessor DepartmentofComputerScience

Jeff baker, chief UNCCharlottePoliceDepartment

shawn smith, sgt. UNCCharlottePoliceDepartment

todd eaglin Ph.D.student

Jack Guest FormerMaster’sstudent

John Merritt FormerPh.D.student



the rOad topersOnalized Medicine


Launchedin2008,theprojectisproducing

anextensivecatalogofhumangeneticvariation

thatwillsupportfuturemedicalresearchstudies.

Thegoalofthe1,000GenomesProjectisto

providearesourceofalmostallvariants,including

singlenucleotidepolymorphisms(SNPs),small

deletionsandinsertions,structuralvariants,and

theirhaplotype(linkedgenevariations)contexts.

Thisresourcewillallowgenome-wideassociation

studiesatafinescaletowardinvestigatingalmost

allvariantsfoundinghumangenomefortheir

contributiontohealthanddiseases.

“DuringPhaseI,wesequencedover

onethousandindividualsofdifferentethnic

backgroundsfromaroundtheworld,”saysDr.Shi.

“ThisincludedindividualsfromAfrica,EastAsia,

Europe,andtheAmericas.Thegoalistosequence

2,500individualswithdatafreelyavailabletothe

public.Themoresequencingweareabletodowill

resultinthediscoveryoflesscommonvariationsin

thesediversepopulations.”Dr.Shipointsoutthat

notallvariationsareabadthingandtheresearch

willallowscientiststoexplorethedifferencesinour

geneticbackgrounds,whatthingswereinherited

fromourparents,andhowallofthismayormay

notmakeanindividualmoresusceptibletodifferent

diseases.Ultimately,shesays,wearedefininga

mapofgeneticvariation.“Thecurrentsequencing

isbeingdoneonpresumedhealthyindividuals,”

Xinghua (Mindy) Shi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the College

of Computing and Informatics’ Department of Bioinformatics and

Genomics, is part of a consortium of nearly 300 researchers

from different institutions across the world, participating in

the 1,000 Genomes Project.

Mindy shi, ph.d.AssistantProfessorDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

the rOad tO persOnalized Medicine


saysDr.Shi.“Whatwewillthenbeabletodois

comparethesevariationswithsequencingfrom

individualswithknowndiseases,thusimproving

thepowerofstudybyphysicians,andallowthem

toseewhatgenetic

variancesactuallyare

associatedwithaspecific

disease.”Throughthis

discovery,Dr.Shisays,

scientists,working

withpharmaceutical

companies,willbeable

todeveloppersonalizedmedicinetargetedfora

specificgenotypeormutationasweunderstand

moreandmoreabouthumangenomes.She

saysnormaldrugsgenerallyarenotdesignedto

attackaspecificknownissue.However,shesays,

personalizeddrugswillbetargetedspecificallyfor

thevariationinanindividual’sDNAorRNA,which

inthelongtermwillhelpwithdiseasemanagement,

treatment,andthelongtermhealthofthe

individual.

“Aperfectexampleofthisisacancer

physicianatWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis,

whowasdiagnosedwithAcuteLymphoblastic

Leukemia(ALL),”Dr.Shisays.“Aftertwoyears

ofchemotherapythediseasewentintoremission.

However,herelapsed.Followingastemcell

transplantandadditionalchemotherapyhewent

intoremission,onlytorelapseonemoretime.It

wasthensuggestedacomprehensivesequencing

shouldbedoneincludingwhole-genomeDNAand

RNAsequencing.Whiletherewereanumberof

mutationsassociatedwithhisleukemiafromhis

genome,noneofthemweretreatablewithknown

drugs.However,thesequencingofhisRNAprovided

acluethatonegenewasmorehyperactivethan

normal.Throughtheuseofanexistingdrug-gene

databasedoctorswereable

tofindadrugdeveloped

specificallyforthatspecific

gene.Dr.LucasWartman

hasbeencancerfreenow

forovertwoyears.”

Dr.Shisaysas

moreandmorehealthy

individualsarehavingtheir

genomessequencedtosee

iftheymaybepredisposed

toacertaindisease,it

becomestheresponsibility

ofthephysician,genetic

counselors,support

groups,etc.,workingasa

team,todevelopastrategy

movingforward.Shesays

Ph.D.,ComputerScienceUniversityofChicago

shi prOFile


therecentstoryofAngelinaJolie,choosingtohave

adoublemastectomyafterlearningthatshewas

thecarrierofamutatedgenethatsharplyincreased

herriskofdevelopingbreastandovariancancer,

isanexampleofsomeofthetoughdecisions

individualsmayormaynotbewillingtomake.

“The1,000GenomesProject,”sayDr.Shi,

“hasalreadycreatedthelargestrepositoryof

publiclyaccessiblehumanDNAsequencingin

theworld.Inacollaborativeeffortbetweenthe

NationalInstituteofHealthandAmazonWeb

Service,over200terabytes,ortheequivalentof

30,000DVDs,isfreeandavailableontheCloud.

Thiswillallowresearchersandphysiciansto

seamlesslyandquicklyaccesstheinformation,thus

acceleratingtheirabilitytounderstandvariations

andmakeinformeddecisions.”

“This project provides the

next important step towards

understanding the function of the

rare genetic variants we see across

a wide variety of populations. With

this underpinning, we can go on

to solve the puzzle of how this

variation plays a part in human

disease and health.”

dr. richard Gibbs, director of baylor college

of Medicine’s human Genome sequencing

center, and study co-leader

the rOad tO persOnalized Medicine


MaKinG watsOncOMe tO liFe


“IpreparedalltextualdataforWatson,

exceptforWikipedia,whichwasincorporatedinto

WatsonbeforeIjoinedtheteam,”saysDr.Zadrozny.

“Thistextualdataincludedgeneralencyclopedias,

acollectionoftopicaldictionaries,songlyrics,

importantliteraryworks,andothersources.Italso

includedputtingtogetheracollectionofn-grams,

whicharesequencesofwordswiththeircounts.

ThisresourceallowedWatsontoinstantlydetermine

whetheracontestant’sanswerwassemantically

relatedtothequestion.”Inall,IBMresearchers

compiled200millionpagesofstructuredand

unstructuredcontent,whichafterpre-processing,

consumedtwoterabytesofdiskstorage.

Dr.Zadroznywasalsoresponsibleforpart

ofthelegalworkrelatedtoWatson.Forexample,

manyknowledgesourcesrequiredspeciallicenses,

aspublisherswerenotusedtothesharingof

informationwithcomputers.Anothertypeoflegal

workwaswritingpatentdisclosuresformuchofthe

newtechnologyassociatedwithWatson.Inallthere

areover50patentsdescribingthecoretechnology

anditsvariousapplications.Theoverallvisionfor

Watsonwastocompeteandwinagainstthebestof

thebestonJeopardy!.Thisrequiredanewapproach

Meet Wlodek Zadrozny, Ph.D., Associate Professor in the

Department of Computer Science in the College of Computing

and Informatics. Dr. Zadrozny worked five years on the Watson

project, with several responsibilities.

wlodek zadrozny, ph.d.AssociateProfessorDepartmentofComputerScience

MaKinG watsOn cOMe tO liFe


tonaturallanguage

processing,knowledge

extractionfromtext,and

advancesincomputer

architecture.Atthetime

theprojectstarted,the

bestquestionanswering

systemscouldanswer

15%ofJeopardy!.

Inordertowin,Watsonwouldneedtobeableto

answer90%ormore.IBMresearchersfeltthatwas

anextremelyambitiousproject.

Afterthegame,inwhichWatsonandIBM

wonthe$1millionfirstplaceprize(donatedto

non-profits),thefocusoftheteamwasonpractical

applications.Themajorityoftheapplicationeffort

isinmedicine.Thenewfieldcallsforadditional

advancesinthecoretechnology,suchasadding

naturallanguagedialogue.Italsorequires

Ph.D.,MathematicsPolishAcademyofSciences

zadrOzny prOFile

“The Watson supercomputer may

be able to beat reigning Jeopardy

champions, but scientists at IBM

are developing new, super-smart

computer chips designed from

the human brain -- and that might

ultimately prove much more

impressive. Researchers believe

one day the “Brain in a Box” will

enable a new generation of apps

that mimic the human brain’s

abilities of sensory perception,

action and cognition.”

Jennifer booten Foxbusiness


collaboration.Oneexampleofwhichisjointwork

withtheMemorialSloan-KetteringCancerCenter.

AccordingtoIBM,thetechnologywillallow

doctorstoaccesshugeamountsofdataandreceive

real-timeanswers.Accesstoacomprehensive

libraryofcancerdataandpracticeswillallowdoctors

anywheretomakemoreinformeddiagnoses,develop

customizedcancertreatmentforpatientsbyutilizing

existingornewdrugs,ultimatelyhelpingtolower

costsandsavelives.

IBMsaysotherareasofinterestinclude

thefinancialservicesindustry,astheamountof

informationavailableonadailybasisfordecision

makersisstaggering.Watsonisalsobeingutilized

intheareaofcustomercare.“Themainideawas

tospeeduptheprocessofansweringquestions

bycustomercarecenterreps,”saysZadrozny.

“IBMrunsmanycallcenters.Alotoftimeistaken

answeringtechnicalquestions,diagnosing,and

findingsolutionsforcustomersaroundtheglobe.

IfWatsoncouldjustreducethetimespentbyten

percentitwouldhaveabigimpactoncustomer

satisfactionandonthebottomline.”

Dr.Zadroznyaddsacademiashouldbetaking

acloserlookatinnovationsembodiedinWatson.He

believesmanyoftheWatsoninnovationsarerelevant

notonlyforbuildingbettertechnology,butarealso

scientificallyimportant.Hesayshecontinuesto

stayintouchwithhiscolleaguesatIBM,andplansa

collaborativeefforttobringWatsontechnologyto

theUniversity.

MaKinG watsOn cOMe tO liFe


the intern

2


Shen,attendedFudanUniversityinShanghai,

China.Whilethere,hecompetedonateamwhich

finished6thinthe2005AssociationforComputing

Machinery(ACM)InternationalCollegeProgramming

ContestafterwinningtheregionalfinalsinDhaka,

China.4,109teams,representing1,582universities

from71countries,participatedintheinternational

competition.SponsoredbyIBM,thecontestfosters

creativity,teamwork,andinnovationinbuilding

newsoftwareprograms,andenablesstudentsto

testtheirabilitytoperformunderpressure.Itisthe

oldest,largest,andmostprestigiousprogramming

contestintheworld.HealsocompetedintheGoogle

CodeJamfinalsinChinaandwasrankedoneofthe

top40codersinthecompetition.Hegraduatedin

2008,ranked9thinoverallGPA,andfirsthislast

twoyears.

Aftergraduation,JianpingFan,Ph.D.,a

ProfessorintheDepartmentofComputerScience,

andtheUniversityofNorthCarolina-FudanSenior

Fellow,representingbothCCIandtheentireUNC

system,recruitedShen.Atthesametimehealso

receivedajobofferfromthepresidentofGoogle

China.However,Shenwantedtocontinuehis

educationandreceivehisPh.D.degree.

Looking at this student’s storied history, it certainly isn’t a

surprise that Yi Shen is now a full-time employee with Internet

giant Google at its U.S. headquarters in Mountain View,

California. Yi Shen graduated from the College of Computing

and Informatics (CCI) in June, 2013, with a Ph.D. in Computer

Science, with a focus area of Computer Vision and Machine

Learning. But the story begins a few years before that.

yi shen, ph.d.GraduateDepartmentofComputerScience

the intern


“Ihadadecisionto

make,”saidShen.

“DidIwanttobejust

anaveragesoftware

engineer,orcontinue

myeducationand

dosomethingvery

innovative?IobviouslychosethelatterandI’mvery

happyIdid.”In2009ShenbeganhisPh.D.degreeat

CCI.AsaPh.D.student,Shenhadapproximately15

publishedpapers.In2011hewasabestpaperfinalist

ataninternationalconferenceoninstrumentation,

measurement,circuits,andsystems.Inthesummer

of2012,withthehelpofhisadvisorDr.Fan,hewas

abletoreceiveaninternshipwithGoogleatits

nationalheadquartersinMountainView,California.

HeworkedontheSearchbyImagetechnology.At

theendofthethree-monthinternship,heappliedfor

afull-timepositionandsoonreceivedanofferletter

signedbyGoogleCEO,LarryPage.

“DuringmyinternshipIhadtheopportunity

toworkdirectlywiththeSearchbyImagecorps

team,”saidShen.“Asafull-timeemployeeIcontinue

toworkwiththatgroup.Asfortheinternship

itself,itwaswonderful.Itissuchagreatworking

environment,there’snotalotofstress,everyone

wasverykind,andIreallyenjoyedthefoodthere.”

Shenwillhelpdevelopthealgorithmsthatare

thebrainsofthesearchengine.AccordingtoGoogle,

“ThetechnologybehindSearchbyImageanalyzes

yourimagetofinditsmostdistinctivepoints,lines,

andtexturesandcreatesamathematicalmodel.We

matchthatmodelagainstbillionsofimagesinour

index,andpageanalysishelpsusderiveabestguess

textdescriptionofyourimage.”Simplyput,Search

byImageallowsuserstofindoutinformationabout

aspecificimagewithouthavingtotypeinkeywords.

It’sassimpleasadraganddroporanuploadfrom

yourpersonalcomputer.

Ph.D., UNCCharlotte

shen prOFile

“I had a decision to make.

Did I want to be just an

average software engineer,

or continue my education

and do something very

innovative? I obviously

chose the latter and I’m

very happy I did.”


the intern


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from sOcial Media


wenwen dou, ph.d, ( left)Xiaoyu wang, ph.d, (r ight)AssistantResearchProfessors,DepartmentofComputerScience

“Eightfacultymembersfromthetwo

collegeshavebeenlookingatsocialmediaand

whatinformationcanbeextractedaboutcustomer

behaviororpotentialcustomerbehavior,”says

WilliamRibarsky,Ph.D.,ChairoftheDepartment

ofComputerScienceandDirectoroftheCharlotte

VisualizationCenter.“BylookingatTwitterand

Facebookstreamswecandeterminehowpeople

respondtomarketingoradcampaigns,whatthey

thinkaboutcompanies,howtheytalkamongst

themselvesaboutcompanies,etc.”

Dr.RibarskysayswithTwitteryoucanfollow

howideasarespreadthroughretweeting.Hesays

it’sanimplicitsocialnetworkwhereinformationis

passedalong.Bystudyingthisprocess,hepoints

out,onecandeterminehowthingscangoviral.

“Thereisanactualsocialnetworkstructure,”says

Dr.Ribarsky.“Welookatwhatpeoplearetalking

What do Twitter and Facebook have in common other than

the fact that they are very popular social media tools for

communication? For researchers in the College of Computing

and Informatics’ (CCI) Charlotte Visualization Center, they

provide key insights into consumer behavior. Through special

funding from UNC Charlotte Chancellor Philip Dubois, CCI,

and the Belk College of Business have embarked on a customer

analytics project.

visUal analysis OF cOnsUMer behaviOr FrOM sOcial Media


about,butit’snotlike

trending.Rather,we

evaluatethestream

andletittellusabout

whatisgoingon.This

isaveryusefultoolif

youhaveunexpected

thingshappening.

Youactuallycansee

eventsastheyare

occurringorbeforetheyoccuranddopredictive

orforensicanalysis.”

Dr.Ribarskysaysaperfectexampleofthis

iswhenXiaoyuWang,Ph.D.,AssociateDirectorof

theCharlotteVisualizationCenter,didaforensic

analysisonOccupyWallStreettracingbacktothe

datesbeforeithappened.Thisanalysisshowed

thatifthetooldevelopedherehadbeenavailable,

thestartandformationofOccupyWallStreet

couldhavebeenpredictedsomeweeksbeforeits

launch.Thispredictiveanalyticstool,Dr.Wang

says,isanewandverypowerfulwayofallowing

businessestofigureoutwhatcustomersare

thinkingandwhattheymaydo.Itprovidesup-

to-the-minutedataanalysis,andoffersbusiness

ownerstheabilitytopinpointmarkettrendsand

patterns.TalksarecurrentlyongoingwithBelk,

Inc.,BankofAmerica,Lowe’s,andFamilyDollarto

seehowthesetoolsmightbeofvaluetothemin

theirmarketingefforts.

“Bymonitoringotherstoresintheareaand

doinganalysisonwhatpeoplearesayingabout

theiradvertisingcampaignsitcouldprovidevery

valuableinformationforcounteradvertising

strategies,”saysDr.Ribarsky.“Wecannowsee

theinformationderivedfromtheTwitterstreamin

nearrealtimeandhavetheabilitytoanalyzeand

turnitaroundinfiveminutesorso.Thiswould

allowfolkstotakeadvantageoftrendsastheyare

unfolding.”Dr.Ribarskygoesontosay,“Wecan

determine,forexample,thatpeoplearegoingto

themallevenbeforetheygetthere.”

Ph.D.,UNCCharlotte

AssistantResearchProfessor

Dept.ofComputerScience

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Ph.D.,UNCCharlotte

AssistantResearchProfessor

Dept.ofComputerScience

cOllabOratOrs

college of computing and informatics

william ribarsky, ph.d.

ChairoftheComputerScienceDepartmentand

DirectorofCharlotteVisualizationCenter

Xintao wu, ph.d.

Professor,DepartmentofSoftwareandInformation

Systems

Xiaoyu wang, ph.d.

AssistantResearchProfessorandAssociateDirector

ofCharlotteVisualizationCenter,Departmentof

ComputerScience

wenwen dou, ph.d.

AssistantResearchProfessor,Departmentof

ComputerScience

belk college of business

christie amato, ph.d.

AssociateDeanforGraduateProgramsandProfessor

ofMarketing

charles bodkin, ph.d.

ProfessorofMarketing

Monica Johar, ph.d.

AssociateProfessorofManagementInformation

Systems

ram Kumar, ph.d.

ProfessorofManagementInformationSystems

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UsingthetoolsdevelopedbyDr.Wang

andhiscolleagueWenwenDou,Ph.D.,Assistant

ResearchProfessorintheDepartmentof

ComputerScience,theCenterisnowsifting

throughmillionsoftweetseveryday,innearreal

time,foremergingeventsandeventindicators.

Withthesetools,Dr.Wangsays,“wewillbeableto

tracktrendsofwhatpeoplemaybelookingforand

allowretailerstocounterimmediatelywithspecial

salesandthelike.”Dr.RibarskysaysTwitter

allowshisresearchteamtolookatonepercentof

itstrafficforfree.Foranythingmorethereisa

fee.But,heisquicktopointoutthatonepercent

isaconsiderableamountofdata.Theteamis

nowextendingthesetechniquestoFacebook,

wheretheyjustretrievepublicfacingpagesand

extracttheinformationtheyarelookingfor.The

teamalsohastheabilitytodosimilaranalytical

analysesonnon-socialmediainformationsupplied

bycompanies.

“TheCollegeandtheCharlotteVisualization

Center,”saysDr.Wang,“areinthefrontand

center,withsupportfromtheUniversity,tounlock

thekeytobig-datacustomeranalytics.”

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LedbytheCollegeofComputingand

Informatics,theUniversityofNorthCarolinaat

CharlotteisthehubfortwonewNationalScience

Foundation(NSF)fundedI/UCRCs.TheCenterfor

ConfigurationAnalyticsandAutomation(CCAA)and

theSafety,Security,andRescueResearchCenter

(SSR-RC),arepartofaconsortiumofcompanies

anduniversitiesworkingtogetheronindustry-

relevantresearchinanemergingfield.

UNCCharlottealongwithGeorgeMason

UniversityhavepartneredtocreatetheCCAA.

“ThemissionoftheCCAA,”saystheDirector

ofthecenter,EhabAl-Shaer,Ph.D.withtheCollege

ofComputingandInformatics’Departmentof

SoftwareandInformationSystems,“istoenable

collaborativeindustryandgovernmentdirected

researchinconfigurationanalyticsandautomation

capabilitiesandtheirintegration,fortheefficient,

accurate,andtimelyoperationsmanagementand

thedefenseofcomplexnetworkedinformation

technology(IT)systemsandenvironments;andthe

encouragementanddevelopmentoftop-quality

graduateswithknowledgeandexperienceinthe

field.”

Dr.Al-Shaergoesontosayapplication

domainsthatwillbeaddressedincludeLarge-

scaleEnterpriseNetworks,CloudEnvironments,

An Industry/University Cooperative Research Center (I/

UCRC) is a collaborative effort among universities, large and

small companies, state and government agencies, and other

organizations for the purpose of conducting pre-competitive

research of shared value.

ehab al-shaer, ph.d. ( left)Professor,Director,CyberDNAandCCAACentersDepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystems

brinGinG indUstry and hiGher edUcatiOn tOGether


CriticalInfrastructureandCyberPhysicalSystems,

MissionCriticalNetworks,andMobileandPervasive

Computing.HesaystheCCAAisbeingdesignedto

buildacriticalmassofinter-disciplinaryacademic

researchersandanindustrypartnershipthat

willaddressthecurrentandfuturechallenges

ofconfigurationanalyticsandautomation,

toimproveenterpriseITsystemandservice

manageability,performance,assurability,security,

andsustainability.Hesays

thegoalistoresearch

innovativeanalyticsand

automationforcomplex

networkedsystems

domains.

Industrymembers

includeBankofAmerica,

BB&T,DepositoryTrust

andClearingCorporation

(DTCC),ResearchTriangleInternational,MITRE,and

NorthropandGrumman.

TheSSR-RCistheonlyNSFI/UCRCfocused

onRoboticTechnologiesforHumanSafety.Inthis

multi-universitycenter,UNCCharlotteisoneofthe

sites.TheothersaretheUniversityofMinnesota,

theUniversityofPennsylvania,andtheUniversity

ofDenver.

“Themissionofthecenter,”saysUNC

CharlottesiteDirector,JingXiao,Ph.D.,withthe

CollegeofComputingandInformatics’Department

ofComputerScience,“istocollaboratewith

industrypartnerstoconductpartner-oriented,

multi-disciplinaryresearchoncomputation-driven

roboticandsensorsystems,augmentedbydata

analysistoimprovethesafety,capability,andwell-

beingofhumans.”

Dr.Xiaoaddsthatresearchprojectsat

UNCCharlottearemember-driven,andfocused

onsolvingmemberindustrychallengesand

acceleratingtechnologyinnovationofboldindustry

initiativesrelatedtoSafety,Security,andRescue

ofhumansinawiderangeofindustries,including

healthcare,energy,manufacturing,andmaterial

handling.Shesayspatient/workersafetyand

well-beingaretheprincipalthreadsinhealth

caretechnologyresearchanddevelopment,from

diagnosistotreatment,tonursingcare,andRobotic

andsensingtechnologies,augmentedbybigdata

analysis,canprovidetheneededsolution.

“Robotictechnologieswillbecrucialforboth

humanaugmentationandhumansafetyinenergy,

manufacturing,andmaterialhandling,”saysDr.

Xiao.

IndustrypartnersoftheUNCCharlottesite

ofSSR-RCincludeCarolinasHealthCareSystem,

theElectricPowerResearchInstitute(EPRI),Linet

Americas,andtheDanielGroup.

Ph.D.,ComputerScienceOldDominionUniversity

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Ph.D.,ComputerScience

UniversityofMichigan

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brinGinG indUstry and hiGher edUcatiOn tOGether

“Each center is established to conduct

research that is of interest to both the

industry and the university with which

it is involved, with the provision that the

industry must provide major support

to the center at all times. The centers

rely primarily on the involvement of

graduate students in their research

projects, thus developing students

who are knowledgeable in industrially

relevant research.”

national science Foundation


MaKinG a diFFerence in haiti


SpringBreakformanycollegestudents

conjuresupimagesofwarmsandybeachesandthe

roarofthewaves.However,thatwasn’tthecasein

Marchof2012for12studentsfromUNCCharlotte’s

CollegeofComputingandInformatics(CCI)and

fiveotheruniversitiesthatincludedFloridaA&M

University,theUniversityofDelaware,NorthCarolina

A&TStateUniversity,JohnsonC.SmithUniversity,

andIndianaUniversityBloomington.Theyhadtheir

sightssetonthreeruralschoolsinnorthernHaitias

theyembarkedonavolunteerefforttosharetheir

computerexpertisewithteachersandmentorsof

youngHaitiangirls.

Studentparticipantswereselectedfrom

universitiesinvolvedintheStudents&Technologyin

Academia,Research&Service(STARS)Computing

Corps,acommunitythatdevelopsleaderstoimpact

theworldthroughcomputing.LedbytheCollege

ofComputingandInformatics,STARSisanational

consortiumof44collegesanduniversities,dedicated

topreparingalarger,morediversecomputing

workforceforthe21stCentury.

Duringthetrip,STARSstudentsand

professorstaughtfemaleHaitianstudentshow

touseXOlaptopstocreateanimations,videos,

andstorybooks,usinganintuitiveprogramcalled

Scratch.Theapproachwascreativeproblemsolving;

thestudentscouldcreatewhatevertheimagined,

alltheyneededtodowasgiveitalittlethought

andfigureitoutbytrialanderroronthelaptops.

Osarieme Omokaro (fourthfromleft)Ph.D. student



Inaddition,emailaccountswerecreatedforeach

studentinordertoprovideanavenueforsustained

communicationaftertheSTARSstudentsleft.

“Weweredefinitelyabletoleverageour

technologyexpertisetoimpactthelivesofthe

students,”saysCCIPh.D.studentOsarieme

Omokaro,“andsowseedsofchangenotjustinthe

schoolsbutalsointhesurroundingcommunity.One

ofthethingswedidwastoaskthegirlswhatchange

theywouldliketoseeintheircommunities.”

Omokarosaystheyspokepassionatelyabout

issueslikewaterpollutionandelectricity.Shesays

theyshowedthemhowtheycouldusetechnologyas

atoolforchange.

“Ibelievethatbecauseoftheworkwedidin

Haiti,theseyounggirlshavebeenenlightenedand

motivatedtobelievethattheycanachievemuch

morethantheyimagined,”saysOmokaro.

ForfellowUNCCharlotteSTARSstudentNick

Chandler,theexperiencewaslifechanging.Hesays

hewasapproachedbyoneofthefemalementors

andaskedifhewouldcreateaprogramthatcould

teachthemhowtospeakEnglish.

“Withthehelpofafellowstudentfromthe

collegewewereabletocreateaworkingprototypein

about20minutes,”saysChandler.“Itthentookfour

ofusabout30hourstocreateaprogramwith75

wordsandphrasestoteachEnglish.Notonlycould

youseethewordbuthearit.Theprogramwasalso

scalablesoyoucanpushupdatesthroughit.”

Chandlersaysthegratitudeandappreciation

thatwasexpresseddespiteofallthehardshipsthe

“We’re grateful for the

interest and enthusiasm

demonstrated by STARS

students and we’re excited

by this example of non-

profit organizations and

academic institutions

working together for global

good.”

patricia shafer, founder and

chief catalyst, Mac.


Haitiansarehavingwasoverwhelming.Hisplanisto

develophisownnon-profitandcontinuetheeffort.

TheSTARSalternativeSpringBreakwas

designedtobuilduponthe“HighHopesHaiti”

(HHH),projectofCharlotte-headquartered501c3

non-profitMotheringAcrossContinentsSM(MAC)

incollaborationwithnon-profitHandsforHaiti.

HHHofficiallylaunchedinJune2011whenMACwas

selectedbytheWaveplaceFoundationasapartner

toprovideXOlaptops,training,andeducational

coursewaretoHatianschools.

“We’regratefulfortheinterestand

enthusiasmdemonstratedbySTARSstudents,”said

PatriciaShafer,founderandchiefcatalyst,MAC.

“Andwe’reexcitedbythisexampleofnon-profit

organizationsandacademicinstitutionsworking

togetherforglobalgood.”



dean’s advisOry bOard

52 CollegeofComputingandInformatics

elizabeth austin FamilyDollarVP,ITApplicationandInfrastructureServices

rich baichWellsFargoCIO,EnterpriseTechnologyServices

paul batesMicrosoftPrincipalPremierFieldEngineer

ned carrollBankofAmericaInformationManagementOperationsandAnalyticsExecutive

ted claypooleWombleCarlyleSandridge&Rice,PLLCAttorneyatLaw

terry coxBusinessInnovationandGrowthCouncilPresidentandCEO

dwayne edwards naras eechambadiQuaeroFounder/CEO

Kathy harris Guenther hartfeilSNLFinancialAssociateDirectorFinancialInstitutionsGroup

igor JablokovBlackstoneENEntrepreneurinResidence

Jared lawrenceDukeEnergyGeneralManagerCustomerPlanningandAnalytics

Kevin MurphyTIAA-CREFSMD,ITProductionServices

brad peganoffRTIInternationalVPofGovernmentandCorporateRelations

craig richardvilleCarolinasHealthcareSystemSVPandCIO

Ken russellCiscoDirector,StrategicInitiativesandIntellectualTransformation


dean’s advisOry bOard


roger shaulPreferredMedicalMarketingCorporationPresident

Jeff stovallCityofCharlotteCIO

rusty wileyIBMGMforBankingandFinancialMarketsandManagingDirectorforBankofAmerica

todd wilkesPremier,Inc.VPofInformaticsTechnologyandApplicationsDevelopmentTeam

apollo whitedFamilyDollarDVPMerchandiseForecastingandAnalytics


national science Foundation

career award

1. Jun-TaoGuo(2009)

2. XintaoWu(2006)

3. SrinivasAkella(2001)

department of energy

career award

AidongLu(2006)

national professorship award from

bronislaw Komorowski, president of

poland

YueWang,Ph.D.student

DepartmentofComputerScience

ieee Fellow award

JingXiao,Ph.D.


Unc Fudan senior Fellow

JianpingFan,Ph.D.


ibM top patent award

WlodekZadrozny,Ph.D.


department of homeland security

Fellowship

LaneHarrison,Ph.D.student


2013 Graduate dean’s distinguished

dissertation award

DeeptakVerna,Ph.D.

DepartmentofBioinformaticsand

Genomics

best application paper award at

the 2013 pacific-asia conference on

Knowledge discovery and data Mining

XiantaoWu,Ph.D.,XiaoweiYing,

Ph.D.,andYuWang,Ph.D.

DepartmentofSoftwareand

InformationSystems

best student paper award at 2013

spie conference on visualization and

data analysis

JackGuest,TodEaglin,Kalpathi

Subramnian,Ph.D.,andWilliam

Ribarsky,Ph.D.


awards received


Title:BPC-AEScalingtheSTARSAlliance:ANationalCommunityforBroadeningParticipationPI:Dahlberg,TeresaCo-PI:Barnes,Tiffany;Lipford,HeatherSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:1/1/11–12/31/2015AwardValue:$3,766,000

Title:CollaborativeProject:CarolinaCyberDefenderScholarshipPI:Chu,Bei-TsengCo-PI:Lipford,Heather;Wu,Xintao;Al-Shaer,Ehab;Wang,Weichao;Shehab,MohamedSponsor:NSFPeriod:9/1/12–8/31/16AwardValue:$983,815

Title:DAT:AVisualAnalyticsApproachtoScienceandInnovationPolicyPI:Ribarsky,WilliamCo-PI:Yang,JingSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:7/1/09–6/30/14AwardValue:$848,984

Title:Career:AStructureBasedApproachtoTranscriptionFactorBindingSitePredictionPI:Guo,Jun-TaoSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:7/15/09–7/30/14AwardValue:$765,392

Title:S-STEMS:STRSLeadershipCorpsComputingScholars:PathwaysfromCommunityCollegetoGraduateSchoolthroughTechnologyPI:Dahlberg,TeresaCo-PI:Chu,Bill;Chen,Keh-Hsun;Ribarsky,WilliamSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:3/1/10–2/28/14AwardValue:$600,000

Title:ContinuedMaintenanceandDevelopmentofSoftwareIntegratedGenomeBrowserPI:Loraine,AnnSponsor:NationalInstitutesofHealthPeriod:7/1/11–3/30/15AwardValue:$584,312

Title:CollaborativeResearch:IUCRCCenterforConfigurationAnalyticsandAutomationPI:Al-Shaer,EhabCo-PI:Chu,Bei-TsengSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:6/1/2013–5/31/2018AwardValue:$531,375

Title:NewSiteofI/UCRCSafety,Security,andRescueResearchCenterPI:Xiao,JingCo-PI:Akella,SrinivasSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:6/1/2013–5/31/2018AwardValue:$531,375

S12-SSE:ReducingtheComplexityofComparativeGenomicswithOnlineAnalyticalProcessingPI:Gibas,CynthiaSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/15/10-8/31/14AwardValue:$448,253

Title:RI-Medium:CollaborativeResearch:Real-TimeContinuumManipulationPI:Xiao,JingSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:8/1/09–7/31/15AwardValue:$437,587

Title:CiC(SEA):LargeScalePredictionofTranscriptionFactorBindingSitesforGeneRegulationusingCloudComputingPI:Su,ZhengChangCo-PI:Akella,SrinivasSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:4/1/11-3/31/14AwardValue:$425,000

Title:VOSS:CrowdsourcingInteractionDesignforCitizenScienceVirtualOrganizationsPI:Maher,MaryL.Sponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/15/12–8/31/14AwardValue:$399,872

active Grants

Title:Arabidopsis2010:AnalysisoftheCytokinin-RegulatedTranscriptionalNetworkPI:Loraine,AnnSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/11–8/31/2014AwardValue:$379,675

Title:REUSite:ExploringHumanCenteredandSociallyRelevantInteractiveTechnologiesinComputerVision,Visualization,PervasiveComputing,SeriousGames,andSocialNetworksPI:Payton,JamieCo-PI:Barnes,TiffanySponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:3/1/12–2/28/15AwardValue:$343,658

Title:AnAnalyticalFrameworkforRapidEnd-to-EndSupportforEffectiveCivil-MilitaryOperationsPlanningPI:Tolone,WilliamJ.Co-PI:Walsh,James;Whitmeyer,Joseph;Hadzikadic,MirsadSponsor:EngineerResearchandDevelopmentCenter(ERDC)Period:9/27/11–10/31/13AwardValue:$297,627

Title:CSR:Small:CollaborativeResearch:TowardsCollaborativeOverlayProblemDiagnosisUsineEvidentialReasoningandAdaptiveMonitoring.PI:Al-Shaer,EhabSponsor:NSFPeriod:9/1/10–8/31/14AwardValue:$250,000

Title:SHF:Small:CollaborativeResearch:Constraint-BasedGenerationofDatabaseStatesforTestingDatabaseApplicationsPI:Wu,XintaoSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/09–8/31/13AwardValue:$203,729

Title:CSR:Small:UserCentricPolicyManagementforSocialNetworksPI:Shehab,MohamedSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/11–8/31/14AwardValue:$200,000

Title:EAGER:ExploringtheSecurityCapabilitiesofPhysicalLayerNetworkCodingPI:Wang,WeichaoSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/11–8/31/14AwardValue:$199,568

Title:BuildingBridgesWithintheUndergraduateMajorinComputerSciencePI:Subramanian,KalpathiCo-PIs:Payton,Jamie;Goolkasian,PaulaSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:8/1/2013–7/31/2016AwardValue:$193,813

Title:CollaborativeResearch:SupportingSecureProgrammingEducationintheIDEPI:Lipford,HeatherCo-PI:Chu,BillSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:8/15/11–2/28/14AwardValue:$183,589

Title:MCA-PGR:GenomicAnalysisofTwo-ComponentSignalingElementsinRicePI:Loraine,AnnSponsor:UNCChapelHillPeriod:10/1/12–9/30/13AwardValue:$172,495

Title:HCC:Small:DesigningTangibleComputingforCreativityPI:Maher,MaryL.Sponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/12–8/31/15AwardValue:$156,661

Title:ContinuationofNovelAnalyticalandEmpiricalApproachestotheOriginandPredictionofPathogenicityPI:Janies,DanielA.Sponsor:AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistoryPeriod:7/31/12–10/31/13AwardValue:$153,545


active Grants

CollegeofComputingandInformatics 57CollegeofComputingandInformatics 57

Title:TC:EAGER:InvestigationsofNext-GenerationNetworkReconnaissanceAttackTechniquesandLimitationsPI:Al-Shaer,EhabSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/10–8/31/14AwardValue:$145,000

Title:CollaborativeResearch:BPC-LSA:ForminganACMSpecialInterestGrouptoScaletheImpactofBPCActivitiesPI:Dahlberg,TeresaCo-PI:Rorrer,AudreySponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/15/10–8/31/14AwardValue:$144,648

Title:UNC-CHNutritionObesityResearchCenterPI:Du,XiuxiaSponsor:UNCChapelHillPeriod:4/5/11–3/31/16AwardValue:$131,339

Title:LeveragingStructuralCharacteristicsofInterdependentNetworkstoModelNon-LinearCascadingPI:Raja,AnitaSponsor:NAVSUPFleetLogisticsCenter,SanDiegoPeriod:02/05/13–06/04/14AwardValue:$119,010

Title:Diet,Obesity,andtheEtiologyofDiverticulosisPI:Fodor,AnthonySponsor:UNCChapelHillPeriod:4/1/12–3/31/14AwardValue:$117,178

Title:ContinuedImprovementofOatsforHumanHealthPI:Brouwer,CoryCo-PI:Schlueter,Jessica;Schlueter,ShannonSponsor:GeneralMillsPeriod:5/15/11–5/14/14AwardValue:$104,847

Title:TRPGRSoyMapII:LeveragingUntappedGeneticDiversityinSoybeanPI:Schlueter,JessicaSponsor:UniversityofGeorgiaResearchInstitutePeriod:10/1/11–2/28/14AwardValue:$104,222

Title:ResearchAssociateinRoboticsPI:Xiao,JingSponsor:CoroWare,Inc.Period:5/1/2013–2/28/2014AwardValue:$99,768

Title:CollaborativeResearch:TeachingMulti-CoreandMany-CoreProgrammingataHigherLevelofAbstractionPI:Wilkinson,AnthonySponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:8/15/12–7/31/15AwardValue:$89,942

Title:AirPollution-Exposure-HealthEffectsIndicators:MiningMassiveGeographicallyReferencedEnvironmentalHealthDatatoIdentifyRiskFactorsforBirthDefectsPI:Yang,JingSponsor:TexasStateUniversityPeriod:2/1/11–1/31/14AwardValue:$85,590

Title:NewSiteofI/UCRCSafety,Security,andRescueResearchCenterPI:Xiao,JingCo-PI:Akella,SrinivasSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:6/1/2013–5/31/2018AwardValue:$60,000

Title:EAGER:DataAnalysisforNursingCareAssistancePI:Xiao,JingSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/12-8/31/14AwardValue:$55,389

active Grants

CollegeofComputingandInformatics58 CollegeofComputingandInformatics58

Title:CollaborativeProject:DevelopingFacultyExpertiseinInformationAssuranceThroughCaseStudiesandHands-OnExperiences.PI:Chu,BillSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:9/1/11–8/31/14AwardValue:$50,000

Title:ModelingandAnalysisofGeneDuplicationPI:Schlueter,JessicaSponsor:UniversityofWyomingPeriod:8/14/12–6/30/15AwardValue:$47,275

Title:CollaborativeResearch:RCN:IntegrativePollenBiologyPI:Loraine,AnnSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:5/1/10–4/30/15AwardValue:$43,907

Title:StudyingOvarianCancerTranslationalResearchPI:Mostafavi,TaghiSponsor:CarolinasMedicalCenterPeriod:8/1/2013–7/1/2014AwardValue:$38,400

Title:InteractiveModelsforApplicationPrivacyPI:Lipford,HeatherR.Sponsor:Google,Inc.Period:3/1/12–5/31/13AwardValue:$29,865

Title:DoctoralMentoringConsortiumattheTwelfthInternationalConferenceonAutonomousAgentsPI:Raja,AnitaSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:05/15/13–04/30/14AwardValue:$20,000

Title:CollaborativeResearch:I/UCRCCenterforconfigurationAnalyticsandAutomationPI:Al-Shaer,EhabCo-PI:Chu,Bei-TsengSponsor:NationalScienceFoundationPeriod:6/1/2013–5/31/2018AwardValue:$13,000

Title:GenomicandProteomicAnalysisofOvarianCancerPI:Mostafavi,TaghiSponsor:CarolinasMedicalCenter(CMC)Period:9/1/11-12/31/13AwardValue:$10,000

Title:ExpansionoftheUniversityofNorthCarolinaSystem-WideProfessionalScienceMaster’s(PSMs)PI:Akella,SrinivasSponsor:NCStateUniversityPeriod:2/1/12–11/30/13AwardValue:$6,000

active Grants


yi deng, ph.d.Dean

cheryl ringExecutiveAssistanttotheDean

rick lejk, ph.d.InterimAssociateDean

william J. tolone, ph.d.AssociateDean

Olin broadwayExecutiveinResidence

liezl breitwiseBusinessManager

shena cunninghamBusinessCoordinatorCCI

Marjorie brayDirectorofDevelopment

clark curtisDirectorofCommunications

Joe MatesichExecutiveDirectorTechnologySolutionsOffice

nancy clarke-JonesMarketingAssistant

pat bridgesCollegeResearchOfficer

lydia lawsonPostAwardsSpecialistCCI


cci staFF


cci staFF

trish artisDepartmentAdministratorDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

Karen beanAssociateDirectorCenterforEducationInnovation

steven blanchardSystemsAnalystDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

doralyn (dora) bradleyGraduateStudentsSupportSpecialist,DepartmentofComputerScience

deepthi chaturvediResearchSpecialistDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

aubrae collinsProgramCoordinatorCenterforEducationInnovation

deborah craigUndergraduateStudentServicesSpecialistDepartmentofComputerScience

Kim davisAdministrativeAssistantDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

timothy hampResearchSpecialistDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

Kimberly lord AdministrativeAssistantDepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystems

elise MarshallGraduateCoordinatorDepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

Jill Morgan DepartmentAdministratorDepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystems

tam nguyenSystemAdministratorTechnologySolutionsOffice

Mark OlsonResearchAssociateInteractiveMedia

lynne OsborneDepartmentAdministratorDepartmentofComputerScience

Jason stephensSystemsSpecialistTechnologySolutionsOffice


april robertsPlantMolecularBiologyLabTechnician,DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

debbie rosemanAdministrativeSupportSpecialist,DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomics

audrey rorrer, ph,d.CCIStudentLearningOutcomesLeadandResearchAssociateforCenterforEducationInnovations

wei shaResearchAssociateCollegeofComputingandInformatics

cci staFF

FacUlty


dewan ahmed, ph.d.Position:AssistantTeachingProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofOttawa,Canada(2009)

srinivas akella, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,Robotics,CarnegieMellonUniversityhttp://www.cs.uncc.edu/~sakella/

ehab al-shaer, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandDirectorofCyberDefenseandNetworkAssurabilityCenter(CyberDNA)Affiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,OldDominionUniversity,Norfolk,VA(1998)http://www.arc.uncc.edu/~ehab/

cory brouwer, ph.d.Position:DirectorBioinformaticsServicesDivisionandAssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,MolecularBiology,IowaStateUniversity

diane cassidy, ph.d.Position:SeniorLecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:PaceUniversity(1985)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~dcassidy/

Keh-hsun chen, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandAssociateChairAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,DukeUniversity(1976)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~chen/

bill chu, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofMaryland,CollegePark(1988)http://www.sis.uncc.edu/~billchu/

yi deng, ph.d.Position:DeanandProfessorAffiliation:CollegeofComputingandInformaticsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofPittsburgh(1992)

wen wen dou, ph.d.Position:AssistantResearchProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(2012)

Xiuxia du, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis(2005)http://www.du-lab.org/

Jianping Fan, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ChineseAcademyofSciences(1997)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~jfan/

anthony Fodor, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofWashington(1998)http://www.afodor.net/

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daniel Janies, ph.d.Position:TheCarolGrotnesBelkDistinguishedProfessorofBioninformaticsandGenomicsAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofFlorida(1995)

anthony KombolPosition:LecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:UniversityofIowa(1980)http://webpages.uncc.edu/~tkombol/

celine latulipe, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofWaterloo(2006)http://web.me.com/celinelatulipe/Home/Celine_Latulipe.html

lorrie lehmanPosition:LecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScience

cynthia Gibas, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,BiophysicsandComputationalBiology,UniversityofIllinois(1996)http://gibas-research.uncc.edu/

Jun-tao Guo, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,MolecularandCellularBiochemistry,UniversityofKentucky(2001)http://guolab.uncc.edu/members/jguo4

Mirsad hadzikadic, ph.d.Position:Director,ComplexSystemsInstituteAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,SouthernMethodistUniversity(1987)http://cciweb.uncc.edu/~mirsad/

richard ilsonPosition:LecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:M.S.,MIT(1980)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~rilson/

James FrazierPosition:AssistantChairandDirectorofFreshmanProgramsAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:JD,UNCChapelHillhttp://www.cs.uncc.ed

yaorong Ge, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,VanderbiltUniversity(1995)

yong Ge, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,InformationTechnology,RutgersUniversity

John Gero, ph.d.ResearchProfessorDepartmentofComputerScienceandSchoolofArchitectureEducation:Ph.D.,Architecture,UniversityofSydney


lawrence Mays, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandChairAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofVirginia(1973)

susan MedlinPosition:Part-timeLecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScience

taghi Mostafavi, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,OklahomaStateUniversity(1986)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~taghi/index.html

Jamie payton, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:D.Sc.,ComputerScience,WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louis(2006)http://odin.uncc.edu/~payton/

ann loraine, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,MolecularandCellBiology,UCBerkeley(1996)http://www.transvar.org/

aidong lu, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ElectricalandComputerEngineering,PurdueUniversity(2005)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~alu1/

weijun luo, ph.d.Postion:Biostatistician,ResearchAssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofMichigan

Mary lou Maher, ph.d.Position:Professor,ChairAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationEducation:Ph.D.,CarnegieMellonUniversity(1984)

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richard lejk, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,TexasA&MUniversity(1967)

heather lipford, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(2005)http://hci.sis.uncc.edu:8080/richter

dennis livesay, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofIllinoisatUrbana-Champaign(2000)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~drlivesa/

bruce longPosition:AssistantChairandDirectorofUndergraduateProgramsAffiliation:DepartmentSoftwareandInformationSystem


susan sell, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandAssociateDean(GraduateSchool)Affiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,Cellular,Viral,andMolecularBiology,UniversityofUtahMedicalCenter(1987)

Mohamed shehab, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerEngineering,PurdueUniversity(2007)http://liisp.uncc.edu/~mshehab/

Mindy shi, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofChicago

Min shin, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience&Engineering,UniversityofSouthFlorida(Aug2001)http://fcl.uncc.edu/mcshin/

erik salue, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience(Informatique),GrenobleInstituteofTechnology,France(2008)

Jessica schlueter, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,Genetics,IowaStateUniversity(2006)

shannon schlueter, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,BioinformaticsandComputationalBiology,IowaStateUniversity

sara scottPosition:LecturerAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:M.S.,GeorgiaStateUniversity

anita raja, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofMassachusettsAmherst(2003)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~anraja/

zbigniew ras, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandDirectorofKDDLabAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:D.Sc.,ComputerScience,PolishAcademyofSciences(2004)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~ras/

Gyorgy revesz, ph.d.Position:ProfessorEmeritusAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,Mathematics,EotvosLorandUniversityofBudapest(1968)http://www.coitweb.uncc.edu/~revesz/

william ribarsky, ph.d.Position:ChairandBankofAmericaEndowedChairinInformationTechnologyatUNCCharlotteAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,Physics,UniversityofCincinnati(1974)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~ribarsky/

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FacUlty

richard souvenir, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:D.Sc.,ComputerScience,WashingtonUniversity(2006)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~souvenir/

zhengchang su, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,DepartmentofPhysiologyandBiophysics,UniversityofAlabamaatBirmingham(2000)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~zcsu/

Kalpathi subramanian, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofTexasatAustin(1990)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~krs/

william J. tolone, ph.d.Position:ProfessorandAssociateDeanAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign(1996)

yongee wang, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofHeidelberg,Germany(1996)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~yonwang/

yu wang, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,IllinoisInstituteofTechnology(2004)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~ywang32/

zachary wartell, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,GeorgiaInstituteofTechnology(2001)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~zwartell/

Jennifer weller, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofBioinformaticsandGenomicsEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityOfMontana(1990)http://webpages.uncc.edu/~jweller2/

Khai truong, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,GeorgiaTechUniversity

derek Xiaoyu wang, ph.d.Position:AssistantResearchProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,UniversityofNorthCarolinaatCharlotte(2011)

sheng-Guo wang, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ElectricalandComputerEngineering,UniversityofHoustonhttp://coefs.uncc.edu/swang

weichao wang, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,PurdueUniversity(2005)


barry wilkinson, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofManchester(1974)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~abw/

dale-Marie wilson, ph.d.Position:TeachingAssociate,ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,AuburnUniversity(2006)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~dwilso1/

david wilson, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,IndianaUniversity(2001)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~davils/

wensheng wu, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,UniversityofIllinoisUrbana-Champaign(2006)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~wwu18/

wlodek zadrozny, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,Mathematics,PolishAcademyofSciences(1980)

shaoting zhang, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,RutgersUniversity

yuliang zheng, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,ElectricalandComputerEngineering,YokohamaNationalUniversity(1991)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/-yzheng/

Xianto wu, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,InformationTechnology,GeorgeMasonUniversity(2001)http://coitweb.uncc.edu/~xwu/

Jing Xiao, ph.d.Position:ProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,Computer,InformationandControlEngineering,UniversityofMichigan(1990)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~xiao/

Jing yang, ph.d.Position:AssociateProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofComputerScienceEducation:Ph.D.,ComputerScience,WorcesterPolytechnicInstitute(2005)http://www.cs.uncc.edu/~jyang13/

lixia yao, ph.d.Position:AssistantProfessorAffiliation:DepartmentofSoftwareandInformationSystemsEducation:Ph.D.,BiomedicalInformatics,ColumbiaUniversity(2010)

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