INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD
The Department of Computer Science Industry Advisory Board (IAB) is a non-governing advisory board comprised of industry leaders, alumni, and friends. Board members have been selected for their ability to advise the department chair on issues relating to current industry trends, workforce demand, and community engagement. Board members are also our department’s primary goodwill ambassadors, working within our local communities and on campus to advocate for the department’s mission, accomplishments, and aspirations.
The IAB is a non-voting body with a strong focus on the advancement of our department and does not engage in decision-making related to programs, curricula, personnel, budget, or internal policy development. Members of the IAB are expected to meet twice per year. Each board member is appointed to a three-year term of service (renewable). Duties of IAB members include:
- Attending biannual board meetings and other events/functions (as requested). Attendance is strongly encouraged.
- Being well-informed about the department’s mission, policies, goals, programs, and priorities.
- Serving as the Department of Computer Science’s primary advocates and goodwill ambassadors.
- Assisting in identification, cultivation, stewardship, and solicitation of donor prospects.
- Providing advice and counsel to the chair and the associate chair.
- Advising the department on current trends, expectations, and workforce needs in industry.
- Assisting in the identification and recruitment of new board members.
- Providing recommendations, particularly from industry partners, for topics or presenters for our seminars.
- Encouraging his/her company to donate, or volunteer a certain amount of time and/or resources, to the Department of Computer Science.
- Providing internship opportunities for our students.
- Helping recruit our students in industries.
- Making contacts with our potential donors or prospects of the department to support our research labs or fund our research projects.
Current IAB Members
Chris Benson
Principal Emerging Technologies Strategist
Lockheed Martin
Ravishankar Chamarajnagar
Senior Vice President, Product Management
AppViewX
Akshaye Dhawan
Engineering Manager
Bloomberg
Erin-Elizabeth Durham
IT Director, Data & Analytics
GE
Jim He
Vice President and Senior Principal Data Scientist, Optimization
Variant
Sarah Ming Hsi
Senior Vice President, IT
American Cancer Society
Robert Joseph
President
Team MindShift
Seshadri Madapoosi
Executive Director, Services
NCR Corporation
Jessica Mitchell
Specialist, University Programs
Google
Fortune Onwuzuruike
Security Program Manager
Microsoft
Andy Rindos
Head, RTP Center for Advanced Studies and IBM Cloud Academy
IBM
Brian Settle
Principal, Actuarial Practice
Oliver Wyman
Bharat Sharma
Vice President of Engineering, AI, Data & Cloud Services
Agilon Health
Travis Smith
Chief Architect, Head of Data & AI, STSM
IBM Watson Advertising & Weather (The Weather Channel)
Roy Su
President & CEO
YahaSoft
Michelle Tan
Technical Recruiter
Google
Marco Valero
Senior Manager, Software Engineering
Cox Communications
Contact Us
Department of Computer Science
Office Hours (Available Remotely):
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5:15 p.m.
Office Hours (In Person):
By appointment
Department Chair
Associate Chair
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Directors of Graduate Studies
Office/Delivery Address
Department of Computer Science
Georgia State University
25 Park Place
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30303
USPS Mailing Address
Department of Computer Science
Georgia State University
P.O. Box 5060
Atlanta, GA 30302-5060