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This directory provides information about alumni of the Computing & Information Science PhD program at UNO. Note, prior to 2023 this program carried the name PhD in Information Technology.

Full text of completed dissertations can be access through the ProQuest Theses and Dissertations Global database or through the UNO Digital Commons.

Name Dissertation Advisor(s) Position after Graduation
Abdelnasser Abdelaal (2009) The role of community wireless networks in achieving digital inclusion: Collective telecommunication infrastructures Dr. Ali Assistant Professor of Information Technology, Ibri College of Applied Sciences, Sultanate of Oman
Abdulrahman Alothaim (2016) Users acceptance of crowdsourcing: a self-determination theoretical model Drs. de Vreede & Najjar Assistant Professor of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University
Jasjit Banwait (2016) Therapeutic potential of context-enriched microRNA-mRNA relation
information
Dr. Bastola Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Oliver Bonham-Carter (2016) Patterns and Signals of Biology: An
Emphasis On The Role of Post
Translational Modifications in Proteomes for Function and Evolutionary Progression
Drs. Bastola & Ali Visiting Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Allegheny College
Kajia Cao (2007) Integrative pattern recognition techniques and their applications to microarray gene profiling data analysis Dr. Zhu Postdoctoral scholar, University of Pennsylvania
Wei Chen (2011) Temporal analysis of topics in time-stamped document sets Dr. Chundi PayPal
Ke Cheng (2011) Multi-robot coalition formation for distributed area coverage Dr. Dasgupta PayPal
Sangil Choi (2015) A Study on Energy Consumption and Efficiency in Wireless Sensor Networks Dr. Youn Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Gangneung-Wonju National University (Korea)
Wei Deng (2016) Hybrid and Dynamic Recommender Models for Consumer Decision Making and Marketing Drs. Shi & Chen Data Scientist, Nebraska Furniture Mart
Xutao Deng (2006) A Bayesian network approach to the prediction of gene functions Dr. Ali
Ayan Dutta (2017) Algorithms for Modular Self-reconfigurable Robots: Decision Making, Planning, and Learning Dr. Dasgupta Assistant Professor, School of Computing, University of North Florida
Joel Elson (2019) Toward a Theory of Early Trust in Intelligent Systems: Exploring Psychological Factors and Cognitive Processes Dr. Derrick Research Associate, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Alex Fuchsberger (2020) Achieving Realism in Synthetic Crowds Using Real Crowds Dr. Ricks Visiting Assistant Professor, Bucknell University
Saeed Gholamalitabarfirouzjaee (2018) Stock Market Prediction Using Elliot Wave Theory and Classification Dr. Najjar Assistant Professor, Miller College of Business, Ball State University
Travis Good (2011) An investigation of micro-enterprise capability-building via access and use of technology Dr. Qureshi Union Pacific Railroad
Bo Guo (2017) Improving Software Quality by Synergizing Effective Code
Inspection and Regression Testing
Dr. Song Software Quality Engineer, Paypal
Nolan Hemmatazad (2015) Social Learning Systems: The Design of Evolutionary, Highly Scalable, Socially Curated Knowledge Systems Dr. Zhu
Janyl Jumadinova (2013) FORETELL: Aggregating Distributed, Heterogeneous Information from Diverse Sources Using Market-based Techniques Dr. Dasgupta Assistant Professor of Computer Science Department, Allegheny College, PA
Mehruz Kamal (2009) Effects of information technology interventions in micro-enterprises on development Dr. Qureshi Assistant Professor of Information Systems, The College at Brockport
David Kocsis (2018) Exploring Intention to Return to a Crowdsourcing Platform Through Ethical Considerations Drs. de Vreede & Wolcott Assistant Professor, Information Systems, University of Colorado, Colorado Spring
Gang Kou (2006) Multi-class multi-criteria mathematical programming and its applications in large scale data mining problems Drs. Chen & Shi University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Georg Link (2019) Cooperative signaling behavior: signals for open source project health Dr. Germonprez Director of Sales, Bitergia
Fangyao Liu (2020) IQ-based Smart City Evaluation Theory, Framework and Applications Drs. Shi & Chen Southwest Minzu University, China
Azamatbek Mametjanov (2011) A type analysis of rewrite strategies Dr. Winter Argonne National Laboratories
Sayonnha Mandal (2017) A framework for modular norm extraction, modeling and reasoning Drs. Gandhi & Siy Assistant Professor, Computer & Information Sciences, St. Ambrose University
Alanah (Davis) Mitchell (2009) A study of interventions and technology choice in virtual teams Dr. Zigurs Assistant Professor, Information Systems, Drake University
John Murphy (2010) When are they willing to change? An examination and revision of the Value Frequency Model Drs. Wolcott & Briggs Missile Defense Agency
Cuong Nguyen (2015) Understanding User Engagement in the Open Collaboration Model of Crowdsourcing Dr. de Vreede Data Scientist, Meredith Corporation
Cherie Noteboom (2010) Physician interaction with electronic medical records: A qualitative study Dr. Qureshi Assistant Professor, Management, Dakota State University, SD
Dawn Owens (2012) Understanding the Adatptive Use of Virtual World Technology Capabilities and Trust in Virtual Teams Dr. Khazanchi Clinical Assistant Professor, MIS Department, University of Texas, Dallas
Rajvardhan Patil (2016) Temporal and Contextual Dependencies
in Relational Data Modeling
Drs. Wolcott & Chen Database Engineer, infofree.com
Sachin Pawaskar (2013) Energy Awareness and Scheduling in Mobile Devices and High End Computing Dr. Ali Building Systems Inc., Omaha, NE
Yi Peng (2007) A Descriptive Framework for the Field of Data Mining and Knowledge
Discovery
Drs. Shi & Chen Assistant Professor, School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Cobra Rahmani (2012) Architecture-based reliability analysis of web services Drs. Siy & Azadmanesh Intel
Aaron Read (2013) Improving Requirements Elicitation Completeness in User-Centered Workshops: The Role of Prompting and Collaboration Dr. deVreede Clinical Assistant Professor, MIS Department, Arizona State University
Olympia Saha (2018) Fast, Real-Time Robot Navigation in Initially Unknown
Environments via Cross-Domain Transfer Learning of
Options
Dr. Dasgupta Senior Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist, LG
William Sousan (2010) Constructive Ontologoical Engineering Dr. Zhu Technical Support, Inc.
Satish Srinivasan (2010) Data Aggregation in multi-agent systems in the presence of hybrid faults Dr. Azadmanesh Assistant Professor of Information Science, Penn State Great Valley
Sriram Srinivasan (2020) Scalabale Algorithms for Updating Large Scale Dynamic Networks Dr. Bhowmick
Lucas Steinhauser (2008) Improving the success of sustaining collaborative work practices enabled through information technology Dr. de Vreede US Air Force
Nargess Tahmasbi (2016) A Study of Norm Formation Dynamics in Online Crowds Dr. de Vreede Assistant Professor, Information Sciences & Technology, Penn State Hazelton
Halbana Tarmizi (2008) Managing participation in communities of practice through facilitation Dr. de Vreede Assistant Professor, Bemidji State University
Abhishek Tripathi (2017) Myth or Reality? Crowdsourcing as a complex problem-solving model: Evidence from software developed by the crowd and professionals Drs. Khazanchi & Najjar Assistant Professor, Accounting & Information Systems, The College of New Jersey
Vladimir Ufimtsev (2016) Application of group testing for analyzing noisy networks Dr. Bhomick Assistant Professor, Computer Science, East Central University
Bradley Woosley (2020) Multi-robot exploration for improved information collection in unknown environments under communications constraints Dr. Dasgupta Army Research Lab
Yan Wu (2011) Using Semantic Templates to Study Vulnerabilities Recorded in Large Software Repositories Drs. Siy & Gandhi National Institute of Standards and Technology
Jason (Jie) Xiong (2016) Understanding the Role of Information Technology for Sustainable Development in Small Businesses and
Micro-Enterprises
Dr. Qureshi Assistant Professor, Computer Information Systems, Appalachian State University
Nian Yan (2010) Non-additive measures of optimization-based data mining technologies and applications Dr. Shi Nebraska Furniture Mart
Ik Hyun Youn (2017) Multidimensional mobility metric using wearables: conceptualization and validation in laboratory and maritime settings Dr. Youn Assistant Professor, Division of Navigation & Information Systems, Mokpo National Maritime University (South Korea)
Xiao-Dan Yu (2013) Understanding the Adaptive Use of IT Capabilities and Development of Shared Mental Models in Virtual Teams Dr. Khazanchi Assistant Professor, University of International Business and Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China
Chi Zhang (2009) Understanding the impact of virtual world environments on social and cognitive processes in learning Dr. Zigurs Associate Professor of Information Technology, Kennesaw State University

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