Computer Science

Dr. Liu Fang

Associate Professor

Dr. Liu Fang received her Ph.D. in computer science and master’s degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China. Before joining DigiPen (Singapore) in 2017, she was an associate professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Her research interests lie in machine learning and pattern recognition. She enjoys talking with students about any topics related to artificial intelligence.

Fang currently teaches algorithm analysis, database, and programming courses while researching machine learning in games.

Elie Hosry

Principal Lecturer

Elie Hosry graduated from Lebanese University of Beirut with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science in 2000. Following graduation, he joined DigiPen to begin working on the development of in-house game engines and tools.

Elie has served as a senior software engineer in the Research and Development department. He is also part of DigiPen’s curriculum development and the director of the Academic Support Center, which helps freshmen students with issues related to any given course.

Elie is a principal lecturer and teaches computer science courses and video game development classes.

Dr. William Zheng Shou Kang

Assistant Professor

Dr. William Zheng received his M.Eng and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS), and his B.Eng in information and controlling engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Before joining DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore in 2016, he was a scientist at A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research and held various positions in the industrial companies as an R&D engineer and product design engineer.

William’s research interests lie in the field of computer and communication networks, especially in wireless networks. He has actively participated in the standardization of IEEE 802.11ah. He also has a strong interest in applying his research findings toward real-world problems and has developed more than 14 international patents in the U.S. and Singapore. William also won the Best Paper Award for his research in IEEE at VTC2011-Spring and the Best Research Paper Award from the Institute for Infocomm Research in 2012.

William currently teaches in the areas of low-level programming and computer networks. He enjoys talking with students about real-world systems and networks, and enjoys talking with students about real-world systems and network applications.

Dr. Bhargav Jayaprakash Bhatkalkar

Assistant Professor

Dr. Bhargav Bhatkalkar holds a BEng in Computer Science and Engineering from the Sir M Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, an MS of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from N.M.A.M. Institute of Technology, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India.

Bhargav has done extensive research in the design and implementation of computer vision algorithms, specifically in the area of computer-aided diagnoses of retinal diseases using deep-learning techniques. He has published multiple papers on the subject and is also an active reviewer for many reputable peer-reviewed journals. Bhargav is also a senior member of IEEE, an internationally-recognized technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity.

Since he began his journey in the field of education, Bhargav has accumulated over 13 years of teaching experience for both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees across multiple colleges in India. He joined DigiPen (Singapore) in 2021 and teaches modules related to databases.