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Tenure
Staircase located in Old Main

Promotion From Assistant Professor to Associate Professor

Congratulations to Dr. Tanzima Islam and Dr. Chul-Ho Lee!

New AI Course Offered
Photo of Matthew Hall, VP for Information Technology and CIO

AI For Eveveryone

The Department of Computer Science is proud to offer a new course on AI for all majors featuring our very own Vice President for Information Technology and CIO, Matthew Hall.
NSF Career Award
Dr. Kecheng Yang

Dr. Kecheng Yang

Congratulations to Dr. Yang for receiving the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award for his project “Predictable Real-Time Computing in the Presence of Unpredictabilities.”
NSF Career Award
Dr. Tanzima Islam

Dr. Tanzima Islam

Congratulations to Dr. Islam for receiving the National Science Foundation’s CAREER Award! This award is her second CAREER award, following her U.S. Department of Energy Early Career Award in 2022.
Professorship Award
Dr. Oleg Komogortsev awarded Denise M. Trauth Endowed Professorship

Dr. Oleg Komogorstev

Congratulations Dr. Oleg Komogortsev on being honored as the second recipient of the Denise M. Trauth Endowed Presidential Research Professorship!
New STEM Building
TXST President Kelly Damphousse and others pose for a group photo at the STEM building ground breaking ceremony.

Groundbreaking Ceremony

Texas State University hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday, Aug. 16, to mark the start of construction on the university’s new STEM classroom building, the future home of Computer Science.
Grant Award
Dr. Apan Qasem

Dr. Apan Qasem

Congratulations to Dr. Apan Qasem for receiving $2.64 million in grant funding to support the STEM-CLEAR: Creating Contextualized Learning Pathways across Academic and Cultural Boundaries project!

New Faculty Member
Dr. Tsz-Chiu Au

Dr. Tsz-Chiu Au

Dr. Au's research aims to investigate the foundations of multiagent systems. His works focus on fully autonomous vehicles, intelligent transportation systems, and robotic systems for logistics. 
New Faculty Member
Dr. Veronica Perez-Rosas

Dr. Veronica Perez-Rosas

Dr. Perez-Rosas' research lies in the intersection of artificial intelligence, natural language processing and healthcare. Her research has support from NSF and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. 
New Faculty Member
Dr. Isayas Adhandom

Dr. Isayas Berhe Adhanom

Dr. Adhanom's research focuses on enhancing Extended Reality systems, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, by addressing the technical and perceptual challenges that hinder usability. 
New Faculty Member
Dr, Shibbir Ahmed

Dr. Shibbir Ahmed

Dr. Ahmed specializes in Software Engineering, AI, and Data Science, focusing on trustworthy AI systems.  He has received multiple awards and reviews for top venues such as ASE, ICSE and EMSE.
New Faculty Member
Dr. Xiaomin Li

Dr. Xiaomin Li

Dr. Li's research is in time-series data analysis using machine learning methods and efficient AI systems. She earned her PhD from Texas State University and is now Assistant Professor of Instruction.
New Faculty Member
Dr. Alberto Castro-Hernandez

Dr. Alberto Castro-Hernandez

Dr. Castro-Hernandez has done research in natural language processing and global software development. Previously he was Assistant Professor of Teaching in Computer Science at Wayne State University.