Faculty

Heather Amthauer Associate Professor (2020)

(O) CSB Main 256 | (P) 320-363-5543

BA (Chemistry major, Biology minor), Macalester College, 1996
MS (Computer Science), University of Kansas, 2003
PhD (Computer Science), University of Kansas, 2008
Post-Doc (Computer Science), University of Kansas, 2008-09

Research Interests: Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Bioinformatics 

Mike Heroux Scientist In Residence (1998)

(O) CSB Main 250 | (P) 320-363-5538 | (W) website

BA, Saint John's University, 1983
MS  (Mathematics), Colorado State University, 1986
PhD (Mathematics), Colorado State University, 1989

Research Interests: Scientific & Engineering Software for Parallel Architectures

Noreen Herzfeld Professor (1982) | Acting Chair (Spring 2021)

(O) SJU Luke 206 | (P) 320-363-2693 | (W) website

BA, Saint Olaf College, 1978
MS (Computer Science), Pennsylvania State University,1981
MA (Mathematics), Pennsylvania State University, 1982
MA (Theology), Saint John's University, 1994
PhD (Spirituality), The Graduate Theological Union, 2000

Research Interests: Ethics, Technology and Religion

Robert Hesse Associate Professor (2001)

(O) CSB Main 212 | (P) 320-363-5518 

BA, Saint John's University, 1991
MS (Mathematics), University of Minnesota, 1996
PhD (Mathematics), University of Minnesota, 1997

Research Interests: Mathematical Modeling, Data Science, Dynamical Systems

Jeremy Iverson Assistant Professor (2016)

(O) CSB Main 258 | (P) 320-363-5542 | (W) website

BA, Saint John's University, 2010
MS (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 2013
PhD (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 2017

Research Interests: High Performance Computing,  Data Mining

Channa Kumarage Instructor (2019)

(O) CSB Main 260 | (P) 320-363-5537 | (W) website 

BSc (Computer Science) University of Colombo, 2009
MS (Computer Science) Saint Cloud State University, 2015
MS (Information Assurance) Saint Cloud State University, 2017

Research Interests: Cyber Security, Digital Forensics  

John Miller Laboratory Coordinator (1994)

(O) CSB Main 254 | (P) 320-363-5544 | (W) website 

BA, Saint John's University, 1972
BA, University of Minnesota - Mankato, 1977
MS (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 1992

Peter Ohmann Assistant Professor (2018)

(O) CSB Main 264 | (P) 320-363-5540 | (W) website

BA, Saint John's University 2010
MS (Computer Science), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2013
PhD (Computer Science), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2017

Research Interests: Software Engineering, Programming Languages, CS Education

Imad Rahal Professor (2005) | Department Chair (Fall 2020)

(O) CSB Main 262 | (P) 320-363-5541 | (W) website

BSc (Computer Science), Lebanese American University, 2001
MS (Computer Science), North Dakota State University, 2003
PhD (Computer Science) North Dakota State University, 2005

Research Interests: Data Mining, Database Systems,  Bioinformatics, CS Education

Ashley Koshiol Department Coordinator

(O) CSB Main 303 | (P) 320-363-5484    

J. Andrew Whitford-Holey Emeritus (1991-2020)

BA, Luther College, 1976
MDiv, Yale University Divinity School, 1980
MS (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 1990
PhD (computer Science), University of Minnesota, 1991

Jim Schnepf Emeritus (1996-2017)

BA, Saint John's University, 1975
MS (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 1991
PhD (Computer Science), University of Minnesota, 1995

Lynn Ziegler Emeritus (1990-2015)

BA, Saint Olaf College, 1971
PhD (Mathematics), University of Michigan, 1977
MS (Computer Science), Ohio State University, 1981