Faculty & Staff

Omar Darwish, DSc, Associate Professor 
DSc from Towson University
MSc from Jordan University of Science and Technology
BSc from Jordan University of Science and Technology

Office: MCL 414
Phone: 940-898-2157
email: odarwish@twu.edu 
Teaching interests: computer science and bioinformatics
Research interests: Bioinformatics, RNA-Seq Analysis, Design and Development of Database, web interface and Pipelines for Bioinformatics Applications, Databases, Data Mining.

Islam Ebeid, PhD, Assistant Professor

PhD, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
MS, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
BS, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Office: MCL 412
Phone: 940 898 2165
Email: iebeid@twu.edu
Teaching interests: data science
Research interest: sata quality and integration, artificial intelligence, graph theory,
information retrieval and seeking, biomedical informatics

David Gardner, PhD, Associate Professor, Division Head of Computer Science
PhD from University of North Texas
MS from University of North Texas
BA from University of North Texas

Office: MCL 302D
Phone: 940-898-2162
email: dgardner@twu.edu
Teaching interest: computer science

Jonathan Gratch, PhD, Associate Professor 
PhD from University of North Texas
MA from Bond University, Australia
BA from Texas Christian University

Office: MCL 302G
Phone: 940-898-2175
email: jgratch@twu.edu
Teaching interests: computer science and informatics

Wen Xu, PhD, Associate Professor
PhD from University of Texas at Dallas
MS from Dalian University of Technology, China
BS from Dalian University of Technology, China

Office: MCL 422
Phone: 940-898-2177
email: wxu1@twu.edu 
Teaching interest: computer science

Venkata Prasanth Yanambaka, PhD, Assistant Professor
PhD from University of North Texas
MS from University of North Texas
B. Tech. from Priyadarshini College of Engineering and Technology, JNTUA, India

Office: MCL 423
Phone: 940-898-2178
Email: vyanambaka@twu.edu

Jian Zhang, PhD, Professor
PhD from Tulane University
MS from Tulane University
BS from Hefei University of Technology, China

Office: MCL 302F
Phone: 940-898-2163
email: jzhang@twu.edu
Teaching interests: computer science and informatics

Retired and Emeritus Faculty

Marie-Anne Demuynck, PhD, Professor
PhD from University of North Texas
MS from Texas Woman's University
MA from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
BA from Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium

email: MDemuynck@twu.edu
Teaching interests: computer science, informatics and mathematics

Don E. Edwards, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Computer Science
PhD from Texas Christian University
MS from University of North Texas
BA from University of North Texas

email: DEdwards@twu.edu
Teaching interests: computer science, informatics and mathematics

Audrie Potter, administrative assistant

Office: MCL 302
Phone: 940-898-2718
Fax: 940-898-2179
email: apotter1@twu.edu

For questions or information regarding private tutors, please contact the departmental office at 940-898-2166.

Dr. Jim Johnston, informatics program director

Office: MCL 421
Phone: 940-898-3275
Email: jjohnston9@twu.edu