Geospatial Computer Science Program Directory
Michael Starek, Ph.D.
Program Coordinator
Office: NRC 3407
Phone: (361) 825-3978
Geospatial remote sensing and analytics, including LiDAR and UAV approaches, for study of natural and built systems with emphasis on coastal-environmental problem domains.
Mario Garcia, Ph.D.
Associate Dean for Academics; Professor, Computer Science
Office: CI 370
Phone: (361) 825-2898
Network Security; Intrusion Detection/Prevention; Computer Forensics; Web Security; Software Engineering; Artificial Intelligence; Neural Networks; Fuzzy Logic; Intelligent Agents; Genetic Algorithms.
Lucy Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: CBI 109
Phone: (361) 825-2646
•Geospatial Semantic Web development: Ontology construction & mapping, semantic interoperability
Internet GIS: Web Map service development
GIS in public health: agent-based modelling and simulation
Dulal Kar, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Office: CI 321
Phone: (361) 825-5878
Signal and image processing algorithms, network architecture and performance measurement, network and information security, information retrieval, and educational technology
Scott King, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair of Computing Sciences
Office: CI 341
Phone: (361) 825-5877
Computer Graphics: Facial Animation and Modeling, Real-Time Graphics, Rendering, Scientific Visualization; Face-to-Face Human Computer Interaction
Longzhuang Li, Ph.D.
Professor of Computer Science
Office: CI 323
Phone: (361) 825-2406
Information Retrieval on the Internet, web-based Learning, image processing
Ahmed Mahdy, Ph.D.
Vice President for Research
Professor of Computer Science
Office: FC 165
Phone: (361) 825-3881
Broadband Wireless Networks, Mobile Ad Hoc Networks, Sensor Networks, Optical Wireless Networks, Peer-to-Peer Networks, Software Stability, Software Architecture, Software Patterns
F. Antonio Medrano, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Geospatial Engineering
Office: NRC 3404
Phone: (361) 825-2548
Spatial Optimization; High-performance Computing; Geospatial Algorithm Engineering
Dugan Um, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Office: RFEB 222C
Phone: (361) 825-3381
Hua Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Office: RFEB 312
Phone: (361) 825-2467
Hydrology and Ecohydrology; Water Resources Planning and Management; Multisource Remote Sensing and GIS; Water and Soil Pollution Control; Environmental Systems Analysis; Environmental Impact Assessment; Wetland Restoration and Ecological Engineering.
Tianxing Chu, Ph.D.
Luis Garcia Carrillo, Ph.D.
Ning Zhang, Ph.D.