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Computer Engineering Faculty

Dr. Pearl Brazier

Professor
CMPE Program Director
CS Undergraduate Coordinator
Tel: (956) 665-3455
brazier@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Software Engineering

Dr. Weidong Kuang

Assistant Professor
Tel: (956) 665-7133
kuangw@utpa.edu

Research interests: VLSI, Asynchronous Digital Design, Low-Power IC Design, asynchronous digital circuits, Network-on-chip.

Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

Professor
Tel: (956) 665-2401
sjk@utpa.edu

Research interests: Computer Network Security, Wireless/ Sensor Networks, Mobile Computing, High Performance Internet Switching/Routing, Network Traffic engineering & Performance Evaluation

Dr. Jun Peng

Associate Professor
Tel: (956) 665-2688
jpeng@utpa.edu

Research interests: Computer communication networks. Particular topics include medium access control, congestion control, error control, routing, and security in both wired and wireless networks.

Dr. Yul Chu

Assistant Professor
Office: ENGR 3.290
Tel: (956) 665-2923
chuy@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Computer architecture, embedded systems, computer network processor architecture, parallel processing, and digital systems.

Dr. John Abraham

Professor
Office: ENGR 3.276
Tel: (956) 665-3550
jabraham@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Database system; computer networking and communications.

Dr. Yang Liu

Assistant Professor
Office: ENGR 3.273A
Tel: (956) 665-7228
liuy2@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Exact and parameterized algorithms, algorithm engineering and satisfiability problem.

Dr. Christine Reilly

Assistant Professor
Tel: 956-665-7923
Office: ENGR 3.272
reillycf@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Database systems; Scientific data management; Data provenance

Dr. Xiang Lian

Assistant Professor
Office: ENGR 3.275
Tel: (956) 665-2472
lianx@utpa.edu

Research Interests: Databases,query processing over: Probabilistic/ uncertain databases, Streaming time series, Spatial databases, Inconsistent probabilistic databases and Probabilistic RDF graphs.

Computer Engineering Staff

Christina Loera

Computer Engineering
Administrative Assistant I
Tel: (956) 665-7375
Office: ENGR 3.245
cloera2@utpa.edu