{"id":7,"date":"2017-12-15T20:47:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T20:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:31:46","slug":"computer-science-faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/computer-science-faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty &amp; Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"overflow: auto\">\n<table style=\"border-spacing: 5em;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: left;width: 40.919%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-20\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ganchev-2018_9730.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Dr. Gancho Ganchev<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Department Chair<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">HI039G<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:ganchevg@wcsu.edu\">ganchevg@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">203-837-9349<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.174%;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Programming Languages<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Software Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Databases<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px;width: 40.919%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Coffman-2018_9688.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Dr. Daniel Coffman<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Associate Chair<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">HI039B<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:coffmand@wcsu.edu\">coffmand@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">203-837-8746<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.174%;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Embedded Systems<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Operating Systems<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px;width: 40.919%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/08\/placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Dr. Shahab Band<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">HI039D<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:bands@\u200bwcsu.edu\">bands@\u200bwcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">203-837-3961<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px;width: 40.919%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2025\/10\/WuHenry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Dr. Henry Wu<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Assistant Professor<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">HI039E<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:wuh@\u200bwcsu.edu\">wuh@\u200bwcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">203-837-8783<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 49px;width: 40.919%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2025\/09\/TamerPic.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Mr. Tamer Nassar<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Adjunct Professor<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:nassart@wcsu.edu\">nassart@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 94px;width: 40.919%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/08\/placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;color: #000080\"><strong>Mr. Jeffrey Shpunt<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><em>Adjunct Professor<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><a href=\"mailto:shpuntj@wcsu.edu\">shpuntj@wcsu.edu<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"text-align: left;vertical-align: middle;height: 10px;width: 40.919%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2024\/08\/placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;font-size: 18pt\">Cathy DeSisto<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 14pt\"><em>Secretary<\/em><br \/>\nHI1xx<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"mailto:jettb@wcsu.edu\">desistoc@wcsu.edu<\/a><br \/>\n203-837-9299<br \/>\n203-837-8339 (fax)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"border-spacing: 4em;width: 83.0616%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"width: 41.9609%;text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-206 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Gurkowitz-2018_0525-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Rona Gurkewitz<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.6469%\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Artificial Intelligence<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Polyhedral Origami<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 150px\">\n<td style=\"width: 41.9609%;text-align: left\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-204 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Joel-2018_9714-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Joel-2018_9714-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Joel-2018_9714-300x300.jpg 300w, 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-205 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/wcsu.wpengine.com\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wcsu.edu\/cs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/174\/2018\/03\/Ivanov-2018_9721.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080\">Dr. Todor Ivanov<\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Professor Emeritus<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 27.6469%\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Computer-Aided Learning<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Gancho Ganchev Department Chair HI039G ganchevg@wcsu.edu 203-837-9349 Programming Languages Software Development Databases Dr. Daniel Coffman Associate Chair HI039B coffmand@wcsu.edu 203-837-8746 Embedded Systems Operating Systems Dr. Shahab Band Assistant Professor HI039D bands@\u200bwcsu.edu 203-837-3961 Dr. Henry Wu Assistant Professor HI039E wuh@\u200bwcsu.edu 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