Geospatial Computing Sciences Program Directory
Scott King, Ph.D.
Department Chair
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
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
Gary Jeffress, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, Conrad Blucher Institute
Office: CBI 111
Phone: (361) 825-2720
Land Surveying and Land Administration Systems, Real-time environmental monitoring, Cadastral systems design, Geospatial systems design
Jinha Jung, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Office: EN 307A
Phone: (361) 825-3294
Advanced remote sensing data analysis, UAS, remote sensing algorithms on HPC, Web based GIS development
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
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
Michael Starek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Civil and Geospatial Engineering
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.
Hua Zhang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Engineering
Office: EN 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.
Maryam Rahnemoonfar, Ph.D.
Luis Garcia Carrillo, Ph.D.
Alaa Sheta, Ph.D.
Dugan Um, Ph.D.
Junfei Xie, Ph.D.
Ning Zhang, Ph.D.