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The Computer Science faculty teach all of the classes offered by the department.  Classes are small so there is a close interaction of students with faculty.  Faculty encourage students to meet with them for assistance outside of class.  All majors complete a senior project under individual direction by a faculty member.

The Computer Science Faculty

Faculty Member Contact Information Areas of Interest
Linda Almstead
Lecturer, CS
Phone: (518) 388-6047
E-Mail: almsteal@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 215
Software Engineering; Numerical Methods; Web Design.
Valerie Barr
Professor, CS Chair
Phone: (518) 388-8361
E-Mail: barrv@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 208
Software testing, verification and validation of language processing systems, gender and science.
Brendan Burns
Assistant Professor, CS
Phone: (518) 388-8734
E-Mail: bburns@cs.union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 227
Robotics; Autonomous Vehicles/Actors; Computer Games; Cognitive Artificial Intelligence
Aaron Cass
Assistant Professor, CS
Phone: (518) 388-8051
E-Mail: cassa@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 220
Software Design; Software Engineering; Empirical Methods.
Chris Fernandes
Assistant Professor, CS
Phone: (518) 388-6401
E-Mail: fernandc@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 229
Database Management Systems; Data Mediation; Interface Design.
Dave Hannay
Professor, CS
Phone: (518) 388-6318
E-Mail: hannayd@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 207
Automata Theory; Management Information Systems; Computer Architecture.
David Hemmendinger
Professor
Phone: (518) 388-6319
E-Mail: hemmendd@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 221
Programming Languages; Algorithms; Concurrency; Hardware Specification and Verification.
Kristina Striegnitz
Assistant Professor, CS
Phone: (518) 388-6554
E-Mail: striegnk@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 233
Natural language processing; Embodied conversational agents; Artificial intelligence, Human-computer interaction.

Affiliated Faculty

Faculty Member Contact Information Areas of Interest
James Hedrick
Lecturer EE
Phone: (518) 388-8027
E-Mail: hedrickj@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 223
Digital Communications, Microcontrollers, Circuit Theory, Electronics, Introductory Engineering Courses, HAM Radio.
Fernando Orellana
Assistant Professor, CS/Art
Phone: (518) 388-6473
E-Mail: orellanf@union.edu
Office: Olin 101
Artificial life; automated systems; generative art; graphic design; painting; robotic sculpture
Lance Spallholz
Lab Manager and Instructor CS
Phone: (518) 388-8342
E-Mail: spallhol@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 227
Applications Programming; Computer Languages; Graphic Applications; Data Base Management Systems; Unix, Linux and Windows Systems Management
John Spinelli
Associate Professor, ECE Department Chair
Phone: (518) 388-6307
E-Mail: spinellj@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 212
Computer Networks; Communication Protocols for Distributed Systems and Networks; Multi-Access Communication; Interconnection Networks and Switching Systems.
Cherrice Traver
Associate Professor, Dean of Engineering
Phone: (518) 388-6326
E-Mail: traverc@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 202
Computer Architecture; VLSI; Microprocessors; Asynchronous Circuits; Hardware Description Languages and Synthesis.
George Williams
Professor Emeritus, CS
Phone: (518) 388-6273
E-Mail: williamg@union.edu
Office: 3rd Floor, Old Chapel
Program Design; Systems Programming; Information Retrieval.

Departmental Staff

Staff Member Contact Information
Lisa Quirk
Technical Secretary
Phone: (518) 388-6270
E-Mail: quirkl@union.edu
Office: Steinmetz 210

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