Part Time Faculty

Farshid Alizadeh-Shabdiz

Lecturer
D.Sc. George Washington University
M.Sc. Tehran University, Iran
B.Sc. University of Science and Technology

Areas of Specialization
Satellite and wireless networks design and implementation. Physical layer, MAC layer, network layer design, and digital signal processing

alizadeh@bu.edu

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Adam Arakelian

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Westfield State College

Areas of Specialization
System architecture and design, IT strategies and management, database technology and CIS security.

adama@bu.edu

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Scott Arena

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Merrimack College

Areas of Specialization
Computer Architecture, Networking, and Telecommunication

sdarena@bu.edu

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Michael Bernstein

Lecturer
Ed.M. Harvard University
M.S. New York University
B.A. State University of New York at Buffalo

Areas of Specialization
Software Engineering, Software Management, Data Networking, Embedded Systems

mbernst@bu.edu

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Vic Berry

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. SUNY Brockport

Areas of Specialization
Embedded Systems, Data Communications, Real Time Programming, Operating Systems, Hardware/Software Interfaces.

vberry@bu.edu

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Joseph Burgoyne

Lecturer
M.B.A. Southern New Hampshire University
B.S. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Areas of Specialization
Information Security, Data Privacy & HIPAA Security, Risk Management

josephb@bu.edu

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James Burrell

Lecturer
M.S. George Mason University
B.S. Northeastern University

Areas of Specialization
Computer and Network Security, Digital Forensics, Network Forensic Analysis, Satellite and Mobile Communications, Mobile Human Computer Interaction.

burrell@bu.edu

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Shawn Carroll

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. University of Massachusetts Lowell

Areas of Specialization
Database Administration, Software Development, Web Development

carrolls@bu.edu

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Ellis Cohen

Lecturer
Ph.D. Carnegie Mellon University, USA
B.S. Drexel University, USA

Areas of Specialization
IT Strategy, Innovation and IT, Databases, User Interface Toolkits, UI Design, Collaborative Development Environments

escohen@bu.edu | www.openlineconsult.com

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Ralph Covino

Lecturer
PH.D. Nova Southeastern University
M.B.A., B.S.B.A. Suffolk University

Areas of Specialization
Information Technology and Business Management

rcovino@bu.edu

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Ron Czik

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.A. Boston University

Areas of Specialization
Mobile computing (Android), Unix, C/C++, Software Engineering, Software Management

rec@bu.edu

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Kevin Dill

Lecturer
M.S. Computer Science, Northwestern University
B.S. Computer Science, Carleton College

Area of Specialization
Artificial Intelligence for games

kdill4@bu.edu

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Zoran Djordjevic

Lecturer
Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. Univerzitet u Beogradu, Serbia (former Yugoslavia)

Areas of Specialization Architecture of J2EE Systems, Large Database and Data Warehouse Applications, Natural Language Processing

zdjordje@bu.edu

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Dragan Grebovich

Lecturer
M.S. Electrical Engineering
B.S. Electrical Engineering

Areas of Specialization
Security, Data Communications and Networking, and Network Management

dragan@bu.edu

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Daniel Greisokh

Lecturer
M.A. Computer Science, Brandeis University
B.S. Math, Computer Science, Brandeis University

Areas of Specialization
Computer graphics, computer vision, natural language processing, software engineering & design patterns.

danik@bu.edu | http://www.zebratickets.com

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Angelo Guadagno

Lecturer
MBA Babson College
M.S. Villanova University
B.S. Villanova University

Areas of Specialization
Electronics Industry, Consulting, Engineering, Sales and Marketing

angelog1@bu.edu

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Mike Hadavi

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Lowell Technology

Areas of Specialization
C, C++, Java, Data Structures, Operating Systems; Software Development.

hadavi@bu.edu

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Youssef Hawili

Lecturer
Ph.D. Boston University
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Boston University

Areas of Specialization
Object-oriented distributed design patterns, N-tier distributed architectures, smart client applications, database solutions using Microsoft technologies

yahawili@bu.edu

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Dave Hendrickson

Lecturer
B.S. Boston University

Areas of Specialization
Computer Architecture, Assembly Language Programming.

david.hendrickson@philips.com

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Daniel J. Hebert

Lecturer
M.S. Florida State University
B.S. Florida State University

Areas of Specialization
Database/Data Warehousing/Data Mining, Software Architectures, Computer Graphics, and Geographic Information Systems

dhebert@bu.edu

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Steve Isenberg

Lecturer
M.S. Computer Science, Michigan State University
B.S. Computer Science, Michigan State University

Areas of Specialization
Software quality assurance engineering and management, project leadership, software development, and network management.

smi@bu.edu

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Nathan Kohn

Lecturer
M.A. University of Colorado at Boulder
B.A. University of Colorado at Boulder

Areas of Specialization
Information Technology, System and Operations Analysis

enzyme@bu.edu

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Dino Konstantopoulos

Lecturer
Ph.D. Boston University
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Grenoble University

Areas of Specialization
Web Services and Service Oriented Software Architectures, Web and Cloud Computing, Mathematical Logic and Functional Languages, Simulations and Computer Gaming, Geographical Information Systems, Mission Planning in the Air Force.

dinok@bu.edu

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Mike Levinger

Lecturer
M.S. Columbia University
A.B. Computer Science, Brown University

Area of Specialization
Health Informatics and Electronic Health Records

mlevinge@bu.edu

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George Maiewski

Lecturer
M.S. University of Massachusetts
B.A. University of Massachusetts

Areas of Specialization
Database and Computer Languages.

maiewski@bu.edu

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Warren Mansur

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.S. Indiana University

Areas of Specialization
Oracle, Database Management

mansur@bu.edu

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John Maslanka

Lecturer
Ph.D.Boston College
M.A. Boston College
B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Areas of Specialization
Computer Languages, Compilers, Run-time Systems, Object-Oriented methodology

maslanka@bu.edu

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Robert Montminy

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University, USA
B.S. Fitchburg State College,USA

Areas of Specialization
Computer programming languages, Local Area Networks, Discrete Mathematics

montminy@bu.edu

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Madani Naidjate

Lecturer
Ph.D. Boston University
MS Boston University
B.S. Polytechnic Institute of Algiers, Algeria

Areas of Specialization
Discrete Mathematics and Coding Theory, Fault-Tolerant Computing and Algorithm Design and Analysis, Mathematical Modeling for Communication Systems and Investment Strategies

madani@bu.edu | people.bu.edu/madani

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Laurence Robertie

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
M.B.A. Suffolk University
B.S. Salem State

Areas of Specialization
Computer Programming, Software Project Management.

larry@robertie.com

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J.R. Siegel

Lecturer
M.B.A. Northeastern University
M.S. in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, Northeastern University
B.A. in Physics, Northeastern University

Areas of Specialization
Information Technology, Information Systems

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Dave Shirley

Lecturer
M.B.A. Monmouth University
B.A. Windham College

Areas of Specialization
Project Management

dshirley@bu.edu

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Izar Tarandach

Lecturer
M.Sc. in Computer Science/Security, Boston University
B.Sc in Computer Science, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Areas of Specialization
Linux, digital forensics, network security and information warfare

izar@bu.edu

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Bruce P. Tis

Adjunct Faculty
Ph.D. Boston University
BSEE, MSEE Northeastern University

bruce@bu.edu

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Jay Walters

Lecturer
M.S. University of Massachusetts
B.S. University of Delaware

Areas of Specialization
Financial Informatics, Database Management, Object Oriented Distributed Systems

jmwalt@bu.edu

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Andrew Wolfe

Lecturer
M.S. Boston University
B.A. Harvard University

Areas of Specialization
Oracle, Security, Databases, and Architecture

awolfe@bu.edu

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Guanglan Zhang

Lecturer
Ph.D. Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
M.Eng Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
B.S. Luoyang Institute of Technology

Areas of Specialization
Bioinformatics, Health Informatics, Predictive Analytics

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