Core Faculty

Education: Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia TechM.S. in Science, Technology, and Society, Virginia Tech Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301/2302 Biography: Damien Patrick Williams is an assistant professor in Philosophy and Data Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. A Ph.D. in Science, Technology, and Society, from Virginia Tech in […]

Education: Ph.D. in Political Science, UNC Chapel Hill Courses Taught: Modeling and Society DTSC 2301/2302 Biography: Dr. Jason Windett’s research agenda focuses broadly on the area of representation in American politics with a focus on state politics, state courts, and gender and politics. His research has appeared or is forthcoming in the American Journal of […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of ArkansasM.S. in Statistics, University of Arkansas Courses Taught: Applied Machine Learning DSBA 6156 Biography: Dr. Depeng Xu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Software & Information Systems and the School of Data Science at UNC Charlotte. His research focuses on data mining and machine learning, specifically […]

Education: Ph.D. in Management Information Systems, Eller College of Management, University of Arizona Courses Taught: Big Data Analytics for Competitive Advantage DSBA 6100 as an Affiliate professor, Dept. of Computer Science Biography: Dr. Dongsong Zhang, the Executive Director and the former inaugural Director of Research for UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science (SDS), plays a […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Peking University, China Courses Taught: Business Intelligence and Analytics DSBA 6201 Biography: Dr. Lina Zhou’s research interests span the areas of social media analytics, deception detection, knowledge management, biomedical informatics, and intelligent mobile interface. She has published articles in journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Management Information Systems, Communications […]