YONG GAO
Associate Professor, COMPUTER SCIENCE

WEBSITE

yong.gao@ubc.ca
SCI 262
250.807.9503

PhD University of Alberta 

RESEARCH: algorithms, artificial intelligence, and their applications to computational biology and communication networks

TEACHING: artificial intelligence; algorithms; computational biology; machine architecture; programming  languages

PATRICIA LASSERRE
Associate Professor,
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Associate Dean,
Students and Curriculum
IRVING K. BARBER SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

patricia.lasserre@ubc.ca
AS403
250.807.9502

PhD University of Toulouse

RESEARCH: image segmentation and analysis in different areas: robotics, medical imaging, biological images, and facial expression recognition; works with the Kelowna cancer clinic to detect and determine with mammograms the risks of developing breast cancer based on the density of the breast tissues; the impact of introducing problem solving skills to young children using robotics

TEACHING: programming; computer vision; HCI; project management; security

RAMON LAWRENCE
Associate Professor, COMPUTER SCIENCE

WEBSITE

ramon.lawrence@ubc.ca
ASC 349
250-807-9390

PhD University of Manitoba

RESEARCH: database systems including join algorithms, integration systems, analysis of large-scale scientific data sets; innovative teaching systems including games; works with international team to build archive system that collects and analyzes weather radar data for rainfall estimation, flood prediction, and environmental and climate change research

TEACHING: database systems; software engineering; computer fluency

YVES LUCET
Associate Professor, COMPUTER SCIENCE

WEBSITE

yves.lucet@ubc.ca
ASC 350
250.807.9505

PhD University of Toulouse

RESEARCH: computational mathematics; optimization; and convex analysis; works with the BC cancer agency to develop better treatment plans for cancer patients by developing optimization models that determine the amount of radiation necessary to kill off cancerous cells without damaging the surrounding healthy tissue

TEACHING: optimization; numerical analysis; discrete mathematics; software engineering

ALAN PAETH
Associate Professor, COMPUTER SCIENCE

paeth@interchange.ubc.ca
SCI258
250-807-9504

PhD University of Waterloo