Data Science Undergraduate Program

Education:  Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at CharlotteM.S. in Computer Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Course Taught: Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning DSBA 6165 Biography: Dr. Archit Parnami is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Data Science. He obtained his PhD in Computer Science from the University of North Carolina at […]

Education: Ph.D. in Statistics, Ohio State University Courses Taught: HCIP 6250: Problem Solving in HealthCare Analytics EPID 8275: Spatial Epidemiology Biography: Dr. Rajib Paul is a Professor of the School of Data Science and Epidemiology and Community Health. He is an affiliate faculty member for AI4Health and the Center for Computational Intelligence to Predict Health & Environmental Risks (CIPHER) at the University […]

Education: Ph.D. in Communication (emphasis on Computational Social Science) Courses Taught: Research Design for Data Science DTSC 8600  Biography: Dr. Sijia Qian’s research explores the role of emerging communication technologies, particularly social media and artificial intelligence (AI), in building a resilient information ecosystem and promoting social good across health, science, and political domains. A central aspect […]

Education: Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Warsaw, PolandM.S. in Mathematics, University of Warsaw, Poland Courses Taught: Knowledge Discovery in Databases DSBA/HCIP 6162 Biography: Dr. Zbigniew Ras is a professor of computer science at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. He also holds a professorship position in the Institute of Computer Science at the Polish-Japanese […]

Education: Ph.D. in Criminology, Law and Society, University of California, IrvineM.S. in Justice, Law and Society, American UniversityB.S. in Criminal Justice, University of New Haven Courses Taught: DTSC 3601, 3602: Predictive Analytics Biography: Dr. Shannon Reid is the Undergraduate Program Director for the Curriculum in the School of Data Science (SDS). In this role, she […]

Education: Ph.D., Department of Genetics & Development, Columbia University Medical Sciences Programs Courses Taught: N/A Research Concentration: DNA recombination and repair, chromosomal rearrangements, & hematopoietic malignancies, leukemia, ovarian cancerecotoxicology in mammals. LEARN MORE ABOUT DR. RICHARDSON’S RESEARCH LAB WORK

Education: M.S. in Analytics, North Carolina State UniversityB.S. in Business Administration, Elizabeth City State University Courses Taught: DSBA-HCIP 6160: Database Systems for Data Scientists Biography: Stephen Rohrer is a distinguished professional with a diverse data science and analytics background across multiple industries. Currently serving as the Head of Marketing Data at Equitable, Stephen specializes in […]

Education: M.S. in Data Science and Business Analytics, University of North Carolina at CharlotteB.S. in Mathematics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Courses Taught: Visual Analytics DSBA 5122 Biography: Chase Romano started his career at Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology as a Statistics and SAS Programming teacher. After 6 years of working in the […]

Education:  Ph.D. in Statistics, Iowa State UniversityM.A. in Statistics, University of MichiganB.A. in Mathematics (Statistics), Penn State University Classes Taught: DTSC 2301/2302 – Modeling and Society Biography: Dr. Michael Schuckers is a leading figure in sports data science, recently appointed as a professor at UNC Charlotte’s School of Data Science. With a prolific career, he has authored numerous papers focusing […]

Education: Ph.D. in Optical Science and Engineering, University of North Carolina at CharlotteM.S. in Physics, University of North Carolina at CharlotteB.S. in Physics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte Courses Taught: DTSC 2301 – Modeling in Society Biography: Dr. Marco Scipioni joined the School of Data Science in 2022 as an associate professor and also […]