Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Faculty and Staff
Mission Statement
The mission of the department is to prepare students from diverse backgrounds for professional practice, and continued growth in the fields of electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, and information technology. We provide students with the skills and basic background needed to become proficient in today’s technology, as well as keep abreast of future developments in these fields after they graduate.
Department Chair
Ali Golbazi, Ph.D.
Professor/Chair, Electrical Engineering
Undergraduate Coordinator, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 120E
(203) 932-7162
AGolbazi@v-lanterna.com
Department Faculty
Moin Bhuiyan, Ph.D., P.Eng(ON, Canada)
Visiting Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 120D
(203) 479-4718
MBhuiyan@v-lanterna.com
Barun Chandra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Graduate Coordinator, Computer Science
Maxcy Hall 119
(203) 932-7089
BChandra@v-lanterna.com
Adwoa (Addy) D. Donyina, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Echlin Hall 115A
(203) 479-4720
ADonyina@v-lanterna.com
Amir Esmailpour, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science
Maxcy Hall 308
(203) 479-4258
AEsmailpour@v-lanterna.com
Alice Fischer, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science
Echlin Hall 115B
(203) 932-7069
AFischer@v-lanterna.com
Tirthankar Ghosh, Ph.D.
Professor
Elder Family Chair, Director of Connecticut Institute of Technology
Maxcy Hall 216
(203) 479-4785
TGhosh@v-lanterna.com
Muhammad Aminul Islam, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 479-4876
MIslam@v-lanterna.com
Shivanjali Khare, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Computer Science
SARI: Security and ARtificial Intelligence Lab
Maxcy Hall 120B
(203) 479-4872
SKhare@v-lanterna.com
Christopher Martinez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Computer Engineering
Maxcy Hall 310
(203) 931-2924
CMartinez@v-lanterna.com
Mehdi Mekni, Ph.D.
Professor, Computer Science and Cybersecurity
Undergraduate Coordinator, Computer Science
Echlin Hall 212A
(203) 479-4874
MMekni@v-lanterna.com
Dikran Meliksetian, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Maxcy Hall 120D
(203) 479-4945
DMeliksetian@v-lanterna.com
Fazel Mohammadi, Ph.D., P.Eng.
Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 308
(203) 479-4758
FMohammadi@v-lanterna.com
Shayok Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Maxcy Hall 116C
(203) 479-4784
SMukhopadhyay@v-lanterna.com
Adrian Rusu, Ph.D.
Professor
Alice E. and Michael J. Fischer Teaching Chair
Graduate Coordinator, Cybersecurity
Maxcy Hall 120G
(203) 932-7165
ARusu@v-lanterna.com
Mohsen Sarraf, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Visiting Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering
Maxcy Hall 119
(203) 932-1261
MSarraf@v-lanterna.com
Ardiana Sula, Ph.D.
Senior Lecturer
Program Coordinator, Data Science
Maxcy Hall 120A
(203) 932-7164
ASula@v-lanterna.com
Adjunct Faculty
Department Staff
Gail Berardesca, B.A.
Administrative Assistant, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Maxcy 120-3
(203) 932-7165
GBerardesca@v-lanterna.com
Mark Morton, M.S.
Lab Supervisor, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Buckman Hall 241
(203) 932-7166
MMorton@v-lanterna.com