The Computer Science Department welcomes two new core faculty

Dr. Lewis Tseng joins the department as a tenure-track Assistant Professor this fall. He comes to Boston College after work as a researcher at Toyota InfoTechnology Center, following his Ph.D. in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he previously completed dual B.S. degrees in Computer Science and in Economics. Dr. Tseng does research in the field of distributed computing, including aspects related to fault-tolerance and security. He will be offering an advanced undergraduate course on distributed computing systems, CSCI 3359, this fall.

Dr. Vahid Montazerhodjat, who was a Visiting Assistant Professor in our department last year, returns in his new role as Assistant Professor of the Practice. He holds Ph.D. and S.M. degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology. Dr. Montazerhodjat will be teaching Computer Science I, CSCI 1101, this fall. He has research interests in statistical inference and data analytics with a focus on the bio-pharmaceutical industry.

 

 

 

 

The department also welcomes two visiting faculty members for the 2017-2018 academic year: 

Dr. Ziyuan Meng, who holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Florida International University, will be a Visiting Assistant Professor.

Ms. Anjum Biswas, M.S. in Information and Computer Science from the University of California, Irvine, will be a Visiting Lecturer.