Computer Science

M.S. Artificial Intelligence Faculty

Computer Science Faculty

Western Connecticut State University

Dr. Shahab Band

Dr. Shahab Band has years of experience working in the field of artificial intelligence. In
addition, he brings detailed knowledge of the related field of cyber security, the area of his
doctoral research.

(203) 837-3961

Dr. Dan Coffman

Dr. Dan Coffman ( Department Chair) was for more than 10 years a member of the human speech research group in the research division of IBM Corporation; he is highly knowledgeable in the field of natural language processing.

coffmand@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-8746

Western Connecticut State University

Dr. Henry Wu

Dr. Henry Wu, a new faculty member beginning at Western in fall of 2024, is an expert in cyber security, computer networks, and computer architecture.

Mathematics Faculty

David Burns

Dr. David Burns

Dr. David Burns specializes in analysis, advanced calculus, and geometry.

burnsd@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-9346

Stavros Christofi

Dr. Stavros Christofi

Dr. Stavros Christofi co-authored the B.S. in Applied and Computational Math program. He also specializes in optimization, and machine learning.

christofis@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-9351

Charles Rocca

Dr. Charles Rocca

Dr. Charles Rocca specializes in abstract algebra, cryptography, discrete mathematics, and teaches courses already required by both Computer Science and Mathematics undergraduate degrees.

roccac@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-9360

Michael Shoushani

Dr. Michael Shoushani

Dr. Michael Shoushani co-authored the B.S. in Applied and Computational Math program. He also has expertise in statistics, and numerical methods for partial differential equations.

shoushanim@wcsu.edu
203-837-8745

Xiaodi Wang

Dr. Xiaodi Wang

Dr. Xiaodi Wang co-authored the B.S. in Applied and Computational Math program. He also specializes in Wavelet Analysis, Harmonics Analysis, and Machine Learning.

wangx@wcsu.edu
(203) 837-9355

Ethics & Safety Faculty

Dr. Anna Malavisi

Dr. Anna Malavisi specializes in ethics and philosophy. She works in the Department of History, Philosophy, and World Perspectives.

malavisia@​wcsu.edu
(203) 837-3271

Western Connecticut State University

Dr. D.L. Stephenson

Dr. D.L. Stephenson specializes in ethics, media, rhetoric, and communication. She works in the Department of English and Interdisciplinary Studies.

stephensond@​wcsu.edu
(203) 837-8871