Faculty & Staff

Computer Science

Photo	Faculty and Staff
	Dr. Venkata Atluri Designation: Associate Professor Areas of Interest/Expertise: Soft Computing, Bioinformatics, Cyber Security, Information Security/Assurance, Forensic Computing Room No: AJB HALL 327 Phone: 256-372-4112 email: venkata.atluri@aamu.edu Vita
	Dr. Alak Bandyopadhyay Designation: Associate Professor Areas of Interest/Expertise: Algorithm and Numerical Methods, Computational Modeling and Simulations, Cyber Security, Bio Informatics, CFD Room No.: AJB HALL 258 Phone: 256-372-4146 Email: alak.bando@aamu.edu Vita
	Mr. Nelson Barnes Designation: Assistant Professor Area of Interest / Expertise: Mobile Device Development / Software Engineering / Information Systems Security / Robotics and Autonomous Vehicles Room No: AJB HALL 331 Phone: 256-372-4121 Email: nelson.barnes@aamu.edu Vita
	Mr. Willie Bossie Designation: Asst. Professor Area of Interest: High-Frequency Algorithmic Trading, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic, Robotics, Solar Energy Room No: AJB HALL 146 Phone: 256-372-4113 email: willie.bossie@aamu.edu Vita
	Dr. Joel Fu Designation: Professor Area of Interest/Expertise: Cyber Security, Image Processing, Senor/Data Fusion and Target Discrimination Room No: AJB HALL 209 Phone: 256-372-4119 Email: jian.fu@aamu.edu Vita
	Dr. Yujian (Julianne) Fu Designation: Associate Professor Area of Interest / Expertise: Software Engineering Room No: AJB 333 Phone: 256-372-8461 Email: yujian.fu@aamu.edu Vita
	Ms. Terry Miller Designation: Instructor Areas of Interest/Expertise: Cyber Security, Neural Networks, Room No.: AJB HALL 341 Phone: 256-372-8208 Email: terry.miller@aamu.edu Vita
	Dr. Ed Pearson III Designation: Assistant Professor Area of Interest / Expertise: Cyber/Information Security, Digital Forensics, Human Computer Interaction (HCI), Software Engineering, Networks, Cognitive Psychology Phone: 256-372-4480 Email: ed.pearson@aamu.edu  Vita
	Dr. Xiang (Susie) Zhao Designation: Professor Area of Interest / Expertise: Modeling and Simulation, High Performance Computing, Cloud Computing, Algorithm Design& Analysis Room No: AJB HALL 312 phone: 256-372-8466 email: xiang.zhao@aamu.edu Vita

Electrical Engineering

Dr. Mohammad A. Alim
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 206, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 5562; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
E-mail: mohammad.alim@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., May 1986, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
• M.S., August 1980, Department of Physics, Marquette University.\
• M.Sc., 1976, Department of Physics, University of Dacca, Bangladesh.
• B.Sc. (Honors), 1975 (with Chemistry and Mathematics as subsidiary or ancillary/minor subjects), Department of Physics, University of Dacca.

Dr. Satilmis Budak
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 202, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 5894; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
E-mail: satilmis.budak@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., December 2003, Department of Physics, Gebze Institute of Technology, Turkey.
• M.S., September 1999, Department of Physics, Fatih University, Turkey.
• B.Sc., June 1997, Department of Physics Engineering, Hacettepe University, Turkey.

Dr. Stephen U. Egarievwe
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 315, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 8952; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
E-mail: stephen.egarievwe@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., May 1998, Department of Physics, Alabama A & M University, Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
• M.S., August 2015, Department of Nuclear Engineering, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, U.S.A.
• M.S., May 2005, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, U.S.A.
• M.S., September 2002, Department of Engineering and Computer Science​, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33314, U.S.A.
• M.A., December 1995, Department of Physics, Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, U.S.A.
• M.Sc., February 1989, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
• B.Sc. (Honors), May 1986 (with Nuclear Engineering option), Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria.

Dr. Kaveh Heidary
Professor and Chairman
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 212, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 5587; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
E-mail: kaveh.heidary@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., May 1993, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244.
• MSEE, May 1984, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244 .
• BSEE, May 1982, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244

Dr. Insu Kim
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 204, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone: (256) - 372 - 5673; Fax: (256) - 372 - 5855
E-mail: insu.kim@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., December 2014, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332.
• M.S., February 2002, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 03063, South Korea.
• B.S., February 2000, School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 03063, South Korea.

Dr. Andrew R. Scott
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 201, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone 256 - 372 - 8183; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
Email: andrew.scott@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., 1998, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Missouri, Kansas City.
• M.S., 1993, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia.
• B.S., 1991, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Missouri, Columbia.

Dr. Zhigang Xiao
Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 203, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 5679; Fax (256) - 372 - 5855
E-mail: zhigang.xiao@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., June 2004, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220, U.S.A.
• M.S., June 1992, Department of Physics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, P. R. China.
• Diplomat, June 1987, Department of Physics, Pingxiang Educational Institute, Jiangxi, P. R. China.​

Dr. Shujun Yang
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 205, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone 256 - 372 - 5561; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
Email: shujun.yang@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., 2006, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia 23529, U,S,A,
• M.S., 1998, Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.
• B.S., 1991, Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

Dr. Raziq Yaqub
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 207, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 4118; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855
Email: raziq.yaqub@aamu.edu

Adjunct

Dr. R. Phillip Bording
Research Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Room 270, A. J. Bond Hall
Alabama A&M University
Normal, Alabama 35762, U.S.A.
Phone (256) - 372 - 7167; Fax (256) - 372 – 5855; Cell (256) – 527 – 7530
E-mail: phil.bording@aamu.edu

• Ph.D., June 1995, Department of Computer Science, The University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74104, U.S.A.
• M.S., June 1984, Department of Computer Science, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.
• B.S., June 1967, Applied Mathematics, University of Missouri at Rolla, Rolla, Missouri, U.S.A.