Faculty and Staff

CCIA Faculty and Staff

Kalyan Mondal, Ph.D.

Director of Center for Cybersecurity and Information Assurance
Point of Contact for NCAE-CD
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Sameh Abdelazim, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering Technology and Electrical Engineering
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Tayfun Altuntas

Lab Dir for Computer Sci, Mgmt Info Systs & E-Commerce
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: 201-692-2288
Email: tayfun_altuntas@fdu.edu

Zong Chen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Management Information Systems
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: (201) 692-2721
Email: zchen@fdu.edu

Wenyun Dai, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Email: wenyun_dai41@fdu.edu

Ihab Darwish, Ph.D.

Point of Contact, BS Computer Science Cybersecurity concentration POS
Associate Professor of Cyber Security
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Email: idarwish@fdu.edu

Mark Farag, Ph.D.

Professor of Mathematics
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Stanley R. Huddy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Mathematics
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Laila Khreisat, Ph.D.

Dean and Professor of Computer Science
Gregory H. Olsen College of Engineering and Science

Erdal Kose, Ph.D.

Lecturer of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Melvin Lewis, M.S.

Senior Lecturer of Engineering Technology
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Yaoqing Liu, Ph.D.

Point of Contact, BS Computer Science Cybersecurity & Information Assurance POS
Associate Professor of Cybersecurity
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: 201-692-2260
Email: yaoqing_liu11@fdu.edu

Zhiwei Mao, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Li Qin, Ph.D.

Professor of Management Information Systems
Silberman College of Business

Alevoor Ravishankar Rao, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Engineering and Computer Science
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

William “Pat” Schuber

Clinical Professor of Public Administration
School of Public and Global Affairs

Kiron Sharma, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: (973) 443-8691
Email: sharma@fdu.edu

Howard A. Silver, Ph.D.

Emeritus Professor of Electrical Engineering and Adjunct Faculty
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Neelu Sinha, Ph.D.

Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Gurjot Singh, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science, Game Development and Virtual Augmented Reality
Chair, Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: 973-443-8647
Email: gurjot_singh@fdu.edu

Xin Tan, Ph.D.

Professor of Management Information Systems
Department of Accounting, Taxation, Law, and Information Sciences
Silberman College of Business

Yongming Tang, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Information Systems
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

William M. Toms

Associate Professor of Public and Global Affairs
School of Public and Global Affairs

Avimanyou Vatsa, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Computer Science
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: 201-692-2498
Email: avatsa@fdu.edu

Hong Zhao, Ph.D.

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Adjunct Faculty

Jeffrey Burke

Adjunct Faculty
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Becton College

Phone: 201-692-2465
Email: Jeffrey_burke@fdu.edu

Jeff Burke has professional experience in both federal and local law enforcement. Professor Burke is currently a federal criminal investigator and was previously with the Houston Police Department for approximately 4 years where he worked patrol and as a member of the Secret Service Electronic Crimes Task Force and the Houston Metro Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. Burke is an experienced computer forensic examiner and holds a number of widely regarded computer forensic certifications and associations. He has been extensively trained and computer and cell phone forensics and holds a BA in Criminal Justice and an MAS in Computer Security & Computer Forensics.

Reji Joseph, M.S.

Engineering Lab Director and Adjunct Faculty
Gildart Haase School of Engineering

Phone: (201) 692-2498
Email: reji8@fdu.edu

Reji Joseph received his B.S./M.S. from University of Kerala, India, and an M.S. in Computer Science from FDU.

Jon K. Morgan

Adjunct Faculty
Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Becton College

Email: jmorgan@fdu.edu

Professor Morgan joined the FDU Criminal Justice Program faculty as an Adjunct Professor in January, 2014. He has professional experience in both state and local law enforcement as well as over ten years in the private sector. Professor Morgan specializes in Information Systems and Systems Interoperability. Professor Morgan holds an Associate’s Degree in Computer Information Systems from Raritan Valley Community College, an undergraduate degree in Information Systems with a minor in Applied Mathematics from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, as well as a Master’s Degree in Information Systems.

Javad Namazi

Retired Professor of Mathematics and Adjunct Faculty
Department of Computer Science and Mathematics

Phone: (973) 443-8692
Email: javad_namazi@fdu.edu

Bryon Torsiello

Adjunct Faculty
Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences
Silberman College of Business

Phone: (201) 254-0318
Email: bryon_torsiello@fdu.edu

Bryon Torsiello, Adjunct Instructor, obtained his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University – Florham Campus and his graduate degree in Computer Science from Fairleigh Dickinson University – Metropolitan Campus. Additional education includes a Graduate Certificate in Project Management from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Furthermore, Bryon has 22 plus years Technology Management at the Bergen County Technical Schools, which houses the Bergen Academies, and also the Bergen County Special Services School District, which serves K-Adult students with various disabilities.

Over the past ten years, the following courses have been assigned to me while lecturing at an adjunct level at FDU:

  • MIS1045 Information Technology for Business
  • MIS2001 Management Information Systems
  • MIS4303 Spreadsheet Applications in Business
  • MIS5514 Info Systems & Technology Management

Experience comes from all directions, and Bryon brings six years online lecturing/mentoring experience with him to FDU. The following courses have been taught online at another New Jersey academic institution:

  • Introduction to Computers
  • Computer Architecture
  • Systems Analysis & Design

Bryon also brings experience working with curriculum departments in course revision, modification and review of possible text books for course enhancements.

Real world experience is brought into every lecture taught by Bryon from personal experience, consulting and from meeting vendors from across the technology spectrum.