Dr. Simon Xu

Acting Dean, Faculty of Computer Science & Technology, Full Professor

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4346

Credentials: BSc, MSc (Peking University), MSc (University of Windsor), PhD (Université de Liège), PhD (Wayne State University)

Areas of Expertise: Software engineering and evolution, program analysis and understanding, cognitive models of software development processes.

To learn more about Dr. Simon Xu, visit his his website! http://people.auc.ca/xu/

Calyssa Skeggs

Administrative Assistant, Faculty of Computer Science & Technology

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

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Dr. Abdulrauf Gidado

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology

Email: [email protected]

List of academic and professional credentials

• Ph.D. Computer Science (University of Windsor)
• MSc Computer Science (University of Ilorin),
• B.Sc., Computer Science (University of Ilorin), 
• Professional Member, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 
• TOGAF Certified Enterprise Architect

Research Interests/Expertise:

• Design and Analysis of Databases/Data Warehouse Systems and Big Data
• Software Engineering
• Data Mining Algorithms and Recommendation Systems
• Database Security and Privacy
• Social Network Analysis and Mining
• Applied Artificial Intelligence
• Information Retrieval and Image Processing
• Programming Languages and Computer Architecture

Dr. Randy Lin

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus
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Credentials: BSc, MSc (East China University of Science and Technology), MSc (University of Saskatchewan), Ph.D. (University of Saskatchewan)

Areas of Expertise: Healthcare, Accessibility, Game Design, XR/VR, Digital Twin, AI

Dr. Lin is dedicated to leveraging cutting-edge technologies such as AI and XR/VR to create positive societal impact and support small businesses. His research spans a wide range of applications, from using AI to assist visually impaired individuals to enhancing patient experiences in hospitals through XR/VR. Learn more about the research work and his Digital Innovation Lab at: https://www.research.dilab.ca/

Dr. Yi Feng

Associate Professor; Chair, Department of Information Technology and Professional Studies

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4315

Credentials: BE (Anhui University), ME (Chinese Academy of Sciences), PhD (Université de Montréal)

Areas of Expertise: Formal hardware verification, computer system design.

Dr. Chris Brogly

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology

Email: [email protected]

Credentials:
Postdoctoral Fellow, Injury Prevention Research, St. Michael’s Hospital Toronto
PhD Health Information Science, University of Western Ontario
MSc Computer Science, University of Western Ontario
BCS Co-op, University of Windsor

Areas of Expertise:
Machine learning, artificial intelligence, natural language processing for internet content & health information.

Bio:
Dr. Brogly is Assistant Professor, Information Technology at Algoma University Brampton campus. Before joining Algoma he was Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Lakehead University Orillia. Prior to that he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at St. Michael’s Hospital and a contract lecturer in computer science at the University of Waterloo. He has also worked as a software developer and interned at companies such as Blackberry and Amazon. Dr. Brogly does research on internet content and health information using machine learning, artificial intelligence and natural language processing.

Dr. Somang Nam

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus
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Credentials: HBSc (University of Toronto), MSc (Toronto Metropolitan University), PhD (University of Toronto)

Areas of Expertise: Human Factors, Accessibility, Human Computer Interaction, Inclusive Design, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Conversational User Interfaces, Extended Reality

For more information, visit his website here: https://somang.github.io/

Dr. Faria Khandaker

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor
Brampton Campus
Email: [email protected]

Credentials: B.Sc. with Honours in Computer Science and Engineering (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (University of Dhaka, Bangladesh), M.Sc. in Computer Science (Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada), Ph.D. in Computer Science (Queen’s University, Canada).

Areas of Expertise: Telecommunication and Networking, Next Generation Networks, Information-Centric Networks, In-Network Caching, Edge Caching, Value-based Network Optimization, Economic Caching and Pricing models Design, Survivable Network Design, and Network Security.

I completed my Ph.D. from the School of Computing, Queen’s University, Canada, my second M.Sc. from the Department of Computer Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada, and my first M.Sc. and B.Sc. from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. I was nominated for the Governor General’s Gold Medal Award in September 2012 for excellence in research at Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada. I was awarded the Best Graduate Thesis Award by the Department of Computer Science, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada in 2012. I was also awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) 3 times at Queen’s University, Canada in 2014-15, 2015-16, and 2016-17.

Dr. George Townsend

Full Professor; Chair, Department of Computer Science and Technology, Mathematics

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

[email protected]
705-949-2301, ext. 4359/4517 BCI Lab

Credentials: BSc (Lake Superior State University), MSc (University of Waterloo), PhD (Technishe Universitat Graz)

Areas of Expertise: Dr. George Townsend is the most senior faculty member in the School of Computer Science and Technology at Algoma University, where he has served for nearly 40 years. An expert in Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCI), Dr. Townsend was recognized as one of the top ten BCI researchers internationally at the 2010 Annual International BCI Meeting. His research contributions include collaborative work with the Wadsworth Research Center in Albany, New York, where he advanced their BCI system enabling paralyzed patients to control a computer solely through thought. Dr. Townsend is currently working with the BCI lab at East Tennessee State University on a novel brain-signal-based authentication system aimed at replacing traditional usernames and passwords with secure, brainwave-based login methods.

Dr. Edna James

Assistant Professor

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

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Credentials: Bachelor of Science (University of Texas at Arlington), PhD (Iowa State University)

Areas of Expertise: Applied Mathematics

I hold a BS in Mathematics with a Minor in Physics from the University of Texas at Arlington and a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Iowa State University, located in Ames, Iowa. I held postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Saskatchewan and at the University of Toronto. My research area was stochastic modelling. Since then, I have focussed mainly on teaching.

I’ve been a math professor at Algoma University in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario since 2003. I’ve taught: Discrete Math, Univariate and Multivariate Calculus, Probability, Real and Complex Analysis, Linear and Abstract Algebra, and Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations.

Dr. Omar Al-Buraiki

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology, Computer Science and Math, Algoma University

Email: [email protected] 

Academic Background

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
• PhD, University of Ottawa
• MSc, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
• BEng, Hadhramaut University of Science and Technology

Areas of Expertise

AI/ML-enhanced Computer Vision, Machine Intelligence, Robotics, Human-Machine Interaction, UX, 3D-SLAM, Haptics, and Automatic Control.

Research Interests

Dr. Al-Buraiki research explores how intelligent systems perceive, interpret, and adapt in real-world environments, with a strong focus on AI/ML-enhanced computer vision. He works on advancing machine intelligence and robotics through visual perception, his research further extends to 3D-SLAM and automatic control, bridging visual sensing with robust autonomy. Dr. Al-Buraiki also integrates human–computer interaction, user experience (UX), and haptics to create more intuitive systems.

Dr. Zamilur Rahman

Assistant Professor, Graduate Officer of the Master of Science in Computer Science

Brampton campus

[email protected]

705-949-2301, ext. 3142

Credentials: BSc, MS (Jahangirnagar University), MSc (University of Lethbridge), PhD (University of Windsor)

Areas of Expertise: Graph theory and its applications, complex network analysis, big graph data and data science

Dr. Arghavan Asad

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus
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Credentials: BSc in Computer Engineering, MSc in Computer Engineering (Iran University of Science & Technology), PhD in Computer Science & Engineering (Iran University of Science & Technology), PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Toronto Metropolitan University)

Areas of expertise: Machine learning, Quantum Computing, Heterogeneous Architectures, and Neuromorphic Computing

Dr. Ajmery Sultana

Assistant Professor, Graduate Officer of the Master of Computer Science

Brampton Campus
[email protected]

Credentials:
PhD, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University,
Post-Doctorate, Computer Science, Toronto Metropolitan University,
M.Sc and B.Sc, Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering, University of Dhaka.

Area of Expertise: Radio resource management for 6G-Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligent (AI) driven solutions for communication and networking systems, Blockchain-enabled energy trading in Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure, Quantum-safe Blockchain for secure data, Quantum sensing and communications.

For more information, view her website here.

Dr. Mahreen Nasir

Assistant professor

Sault Ste. Marie Campus
Email: [email protected]

Credentials: PhD, Computer Science (University of Windsor)
Area of Expertise: Data Mining & Big Data Analytics (E-Commerce Product Recommendations), Machine Learning, Intrusion Detection, Social Media and Web Accessibility.

Dr. Yazan Otoum

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus
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Credentials: Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (University of Ottawa), M.Sc. in Computer Engineering and Management (DePaul University)

Areas of Expertise: Cybersecurity, IoT, Machine Learning, Federated Learning, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS)

Dr. MD Nashid Anjum

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus
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Credentials: BSc (Khulna University of Engineering & Technology), MSc ( South Dakota School of Mines & Technology), PhD (University of Massachusetts Dartmouth)

Areas of expertise: IoT, Body Sensor Networks, UAV Networks, Cognitive Radio Networks, Wireless Communication

Dr. Rashid Hussain Khokhar

Assistant Professor

School of Computer Science and Technology, 

Algoma University, Sault Ste Marie campus.

Email: [email protected]

Credentials:

• Ph.D. in Information and Systems Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Master of Applied Science in Information Systems Security, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan

Areas of Expertise / Research Interests:

• Privacy, Security, and Reliability for System Designing and Development
• Data Mining and Machine Learning
• Cybersecurity and Risk Management
• Heterogeneous Information Networks
• Cloud Computing Technologies
• IoT Security
• Social Network Analysis
• Blockchain Networks and Applications

Publications:

• R. H. Khokhar, B. C. M. Fung, F. Iqbal, K. Al-Hussaeni, and M. Hussain. Differentially private release of heterogeneous network for managing healthcare data. ACM Transactions on Knowledge Discovery from Data (TKDD), 29 pages, in press. ACM. [JCR impact factor: 4.157, 5-year: 3.779]
• R. H. Khokhar, F. Iqbal, B. C. M. Fung, and J. Bentahar. Enabling secure trustworthiness assessment and privacy protection in integrating data for trading person-specific information. IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management: Special Section: Services Computing Management for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, 68(1):149-169, February 2021. [JCR impact factor: 8.702, 5-year: 7.388]
• R. H. Khokhar, B. C. M. Fung, F. Iqbal, D. Alhadidi, and J. Bentahar. Privacy-preserving data mashup model for trading person-specific information. Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (ECRA), 17:19-37, May-June 2016. Elsevier. [JCR impact factor: 3.824, 5-year: 4.30]
• N. Scarabeo, B. C. M. Fung, and R. H. Khokhar. Mining known attack patterns from security related events. PeerJ Computer Science, 1(e25):1-21, October 2015. [JCR impact factor: 1.39]
• R. H. Khokhar, R. Chen, B. C. M. Fung, and S. M. Lui. Quantifying the costs and benefits of privacy-preserving health data publishing. Journal of Biomedical Informatics (JBI): Special Issue on Informatics Methods in Medical Privacy, 50:107-121, August 2014. Elsevier. [JCR impact factor: 3.526, 5-year: 3.765]

DR. A B M Bodrul Alam

Assistant Professor

Brampton Campus

[email protected]

Credentials: B.Sc. (Hons.) (Jahangirnagar University), M.Sc. (Ryerson University), Ph.D. (Queen’s University)
Area of Expertise: Cloud computing, optimization, reliability analysis, and reliable resource management.

Dr. Muhammad Azam

Assistant Professor

Sault Ste. Marie campus

[email protected]

Credentials:
Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Karlskrona, Sweden

Areas of Expertise:
Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Data Science, Data Mining, Computer Vision, Speech
Recognition, Signal Processing, Natural Language Processing, Smart Buildings, Energy
Efficiency, Information Retrieval, Medical Diagnostics, and application of AI in the
Rehabilitation of Stroke Survivors.

Dr. Syed Mohammad Danish

Assistant Professor

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Credentials: PhD, Computer Science, ETS Montreal, M.Sc, Electrical Engineering, NUST Pakistan B.Sc, Telecommunication Engineering, UET Taxila Pakistan.

Area of Expertise: Blockchain, Security and Privacy, Electric Vehicles, Deep Learning, and Cloud and Edge Technologies

Dr. Sathaporn “Hubert” Hu

Assistant Professor

Sault Ste. Marie Campus
[email protected]

Credentials: H.B.Sc. (University of Toronto), M.Sc. (University of Calgary), Ph.D. (Dalhousie University)

Areas of Expertise: Extended Reality, Immersive Analytics, Human-computer Interaction and Cognitive Science

Dr. Kareem Jaradat

Assistant Professor, Brampton Campus

Credentials:

• PhD. in Computer Science from Western University, ON, Canada.
• MSc. in Computer Science from Western University, ON, Canada.
• BSc. In Computer Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

Areas of Expertise:

Agentic AI, Large Language Models (LLMs), LLM Memory Management and Personalization, Machine Learning, Data-Driven Methods, Recommender Systems, Software Engineering, Distributed Cyber-Physical Systems,  IoT, Information Visualization.

Research Interests:

• Agentic-AI and large language model–driven systems.
• LLM personalization and memory management for user-centric interactions.
• Memory-augmented, conversational recommender systems and human-in-the-loop optimization.
• Data-driven methods and machine learning for cyber-physical and IoT-based systems.
• Software engineering for intelligent, distributed, and data-intensive systems.
• Recommender systems for decision support in Energy Management Systems and other domains.
• Smart Home Energy Management Systems and residential Demand Response.
• Synthetic power consumption data generation for data analytics and simulation.
• Information visualization and interactive interfaces for user engagement and feedback.
• Cyber-physical systems for smart homes, smart cities, and connected environments.

Contact:

[email protected]

jaradat.ca

https://www.linkedin.com/in/abedjar/

Dr. Ryan Chown

Assistant Professor

Sault Ste. Marie Campus

Office: WW105C

Email: [email protected]

Credentials: BSc Physics (McGill University), MSc Physics (McGill University), PhD Astronomy (McMaster University)

Research interests and expertise:

• Observational infrared and radio astronomy. I primarily use data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)
• The interstellar medium, star formation, galaxy evolution, nearby galaxies
• Development and use of computational tools to analyze large, complex, multiwavelength astronomical data sets
• Teams: PHANGS (https://www.phangs.org), LGLBS (https://www.lglbs.org), PDRs4All (https://www.pdrs4all.org)

For more information including opportunities for research and outreach, feel free to check out my personal webpage (https://rchwn.github.io) or send me an email.

Dr. Ping Luo

Assistant Professor

Assistant Professor
Brampton Campus
[email protected]

Credentials: BEng (Hunan University), MEng (Beijing Institute of Technology), PhD (University of Saskatchewan)

Areas of Expertise: Deep Learning, Bioinformatics, Cancer Genomics, Clinical Data Analytics

For more information, view his website here: luoping.ca

Lily Midwinter

Executive Assistant to Dean, Faculty of Computer Science & Technology

[email protected]

Lily brings decades of experience in both administrative and academic roles within educational institutions, along with a background in marketing within corporate environments. She holds a formal education from Anhui University and the Graduate School at the University of Science and Technology (UTSC) and the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), specializing in English Literature and Applied Linguistics. Additionally, Lily has earned professional certifications in purchasing (PMAC) and sales management (AOLCC). She is currently pursuing a post-graduate certificate from York University.

Md Al Maruf

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology

Brampton Campus
Email: [email protected]

Credentials:

• Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ontario Tech University)
• MASc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Ontario Tech University)
• B.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering (Islamic University of Technology – IUT)

Areas of Expertise:
Embedded Software Design and Development, Software Testing and Automation, Software Reusability, Internet of Things (IoT), Machine Learning, Parallel Computing, Edge/Fog/Cloud Computing

Research Focus:
Dr. Maruf’s research focuses on software engineering, particularly embedded software systems and machine learning. His interests include designing scalable, intelligent, and real-time embedded software for safety-critical applications. He is also actively exploring the integration of large language models (LLMs) and cloud platforms to advance software automation and adaptive computing.

For more details, please visit: https://mdalmaruf.github.io

Dr. Yasser Ebrahim

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and Technology

Email: [email protected]

ALGOMA UNIVERSITY

24 Queen St East 

Dr. Yasser Ebrahim earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Guelph. He also holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and a Master’s degree in Computer Information Systems from DePaul University. His research contributions include journal and conference publications in the areas of Image Pattern Recognition, Pervasive Computing, Machine Learning, and Software Engineering.