Computer Science

Rafiul Hassan
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Curriculum Development Specialist
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 305 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9627
- Email: md.hassan@maine.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Melbourne, 2007
B.Eng., Shah Jalal University of Science and Technology, 1998Bio
Dr. Hassan received his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Software Engineering in 2007 from the University of Melbourne. He worked at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals for more than 10 years as a full-time faculty member before coming to UMPI. He is an expert in machine learning and data science with applications to biomedical, financial and reservoir engineering, network security, and big data analysis. He has 3 U.S. patents, another U.S. patent submitted, and has authored many journal and conference papers. He’ll be working to secure accreditation for the UMPI Computer Science program with ABET (the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Inc.).
Areas of Expertise
Machine Learning Data Science Network Security Big Data Analysis
Scholarly Activities
- COVID-19 – Outburst prediction: Developed an automated computational system to predict the total number of expected COVID-19 patients tomorrow/next week/next month.
- COVID19 diagnosis from CT-Scan/X-ray
- Breast Cancer diagnosis/prognosis
- Protein/gene identification for drug discovery
- Stock price prediction
- Big data analysis and knowledge discovery: Developed a number of computational methods to analyze big data and extract knowledge that are important for efficient management of a business/company (e.g., prediction of good customer of a bank)

Mark Royer
Asst. Prof. of Computer Science & Curricular Development Specialist
- Department: Computer Science
- Phone: (207) 768-9411
- Email: mark.royer@maine.edu

Fred Strickland
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Science
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Cybersecurity, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 304 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9441
- Email: fred.strickland@maine.edu
Education
B.A., Stetson University
M.A., Central Michigan University
B.S., University of Maryland at College Park
M.S., Troy State University
Ph.D., Auburn University

Chunzeng Wang
Professor of Earth and Environmental Studies
- Department: College of Arts and Sciences, Environmental Science and Sustainability, Agricultural Science & Agribusiness, Computer Science
- Campus Address: 306 South Hall
- Phone: (207) 768-9412
- Fax: (207) 768-9553
- Email: chunzeng.wang@maine.edu
Education
B.S., Guilin Institue of Technology, 1984
M.S., China University of Geosciences, 1989
M.Phi., City University of New York, 2000
Ph.D., City University of New York, 2001