Faculty

Bette Bultena

Professor, Computer Science
Email: Bette.Bultena@viu.ca

• Retired

Sarah Carruthers

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 217
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2570
Email: Sarah.Carruthers@viu.ca
Website: Sarah Carruthers
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
• Wednesdays: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• or: By appointment (email)

• Human Computer Interaction
• Computing Education and Outreach
• User-Driven Design

Dennis Frost

Technician, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 204
Phone: 250-753-3245
Email: Dennis.Frost@viu.ca
Website: Computer Science Technical Resources
Office Hours:

• Please email.

Merlin Hansen

Technician, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 212
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2321
Email: Merlin.Hansen@viu.ca
Website: Computer Science Technical Resources
Office Hours: (email, discord, or in person)

• Mondays: 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
• Fridays: 1:00 - 2:00 pm

Kawal Jeet

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 210C
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2395
Email: kawal.jeet@viu.ca
Website: VIU Learn
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
• Thursdays: 1:30 - 2:30 pm
By appointment (please email)

Humayun Kabir

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 214
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 6152
Email: Humayun.Kabir@viu.ca
Website: Humayun Kabir
Office Hours:

• Mondays: 3:00 - 4:00 pm

Alena Kottova

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 210c
Phone: 250-753-3245
Email: Alena.Kottova@viu.ca
Website: VIU Learn
Office Hours:

• TBA

Huizhu Liu

Professor and Chair, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 211
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2680
Email: Huizhu.Liu@viu.ca
Website: Huizhu Liu
Office Hours:

• Mondays: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
• Wednesdays: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
• and by appointment

Frank Lopinto

Instructor, Computer Science
Building: 460
Room: 305
Phone: 250-753-3245
Email: Frank.Lopinto@viu.ca
Website: VIU Learn
Office Hours:

• TBA

Xueling (Julie) Luo

Professor, Physics/Engineering/Astronomy
Building: 460
Room: 306
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2733
Email: Xueling.Luo@viu.ca
Website: VIU Learn
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 10:00 - 11:00 am
• Thursdays: 10:00 - 11:00 am

Luis Meneses

Professor and Advisor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 210a
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2363
Email: Luis.Meneses@viu.ca
Website: Luis Meneses
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 2:00 - 3:00 pm
• Use the VIU Experience Hub to book an appointment.
• How to book an appointment with the Computer Science Program Advisor.

Gara Pruesse

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 218
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2337
Email: Gara.Pruesse@viu.ca
Website: Gara Pruesse
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 11:30 am - 1:00 pm

• Combinatorial Generation
• Algorithms for Scheduling Under Precedence Constraints
• Graph Algorithms
• Approximation Algorithms
• Computational Complexity

Tony Shackell

Instructor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 210C
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2395
Email: Tony.Shackell@viu.ca
Website: VIU Learn
Office Hours:

• Tuesdays: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
• Thursdays: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Ajay Shrestha

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 206
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2395
Email: Ajay.Shrestha@viu.ca
Website: Ajay Shrestha
Ongoing Research Project: https://csci-viu.github.io/privacy-aware-ai-for-youth/
Office Hours:

• Mondays: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
• Wednesdays: 11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Peter Walsh

Professor, Computer Science
Email: Peter.Walsh@viu.ca
Website: Peter Walsh

• Retired

David Wessels

Professor, Computer Science
Building: 315
Room: 222
Phone: 250-753-3245, Ext. 2436
Email: David.Wessels@viu.ca
Website: David Wessels
Office Hours:

• Fridays: 12:00 - 2:00 pm

• Metaprogramming (Including Compilers)
• Functional Programming
• Game Design/Development