Chris Apelian earned his B.S. in mathematics and chemistry at Rutgers University in 1988. In 1993 he completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics at the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU, and joined the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew. He has published papers in applied mathematics, specifically applications of probability and stochastic processes in the modeling of turbulent transport, and he and a colleague (Dr. Surace) have written an undergraduate text on real and complex analysis. He is currently interested in agent-based modeling and the role of simulation in science. Other interests include oil painting, playing the drums, and annoying his coauthor.

Seth Harris recently earned a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Dartmouth College. Before joining Drew in 2015, he taught courses at Dartmouth (where he also earned an M.A.), at Case Western Reserve University (where he earned a M.S. and a B.S.), and at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Dr. Harris’s research interests are in mathematical logic and computability theory, particularly the Reverse Mathematics program, in which we ask the question: “Which axioms are necessary to prove a given theorem?” Dr. Harris enjoys hiking on the Appalachian Trail, choral singing, and anything related to his home state of Vermont.

Prasad Kothapalli earned a M.S. in Applied Data Analytics from Boston University and a M.S. in Computer Science from University of Hyderabad, India. Prasad Specializes in Machine Learning, Digital Transformation, and Database Programming and worked on several projects in the industry for the last 30 years. In 2021, he joined the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University as an adjunct faculty. He teaches DATA 602/DATA 220 Business Analytics in Python and DATA 552 SQL and Relational Databases.

Steve Kass attended Pomona College (B.A., Mathematics) and the University of Wisconsin–Madison (M.A. and Ph.D., Mathematics), and he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Montreal and Los Alamos National Laboratory before coming to Drew in 1988. Dr. Kass’s recent publications and conference talks are in his research area of Dynamical Systems. Earlier publications include a book and several articles about Lie Algebras, as well as articles and book chapters on database programming, and he has served as a faculty reader for the Advanced Placement exam in Computer Science.

In pursuits outside of mathematics and computer science, Dr. Kass is the tenor section leader of New York City’s Dessoff Choirs, where he has sung since 1997, and he co-edited and co-authored a 1998 review of HIV-related opportunistic infections and their treatments. His interests include language, light bulbs, weather, and things that can be taken apart, such as cars. Dr. Kass is sometimes referred to within the department as “the other Steve.” He lives in Madison and can often be seen around campus walking his Dogo Argentino mix, Keeper.

Diane Liporace earned a M.S. in Computer Science from Montclair State University, and received a B.S. in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science from Mercy College. She is co-author of a research paper, Urban Legislation Assessment by Data Analytics with Smart City Characteristics. In 2017, she joined the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Drew University as an adjunct instructor.

Yi Lu received a Ph.D. in Statistics from the Ohio State University in 2017. She has taught a few undergraduate classes at Ohio State and worked as a statistical consultant on various research projects with graduate students from other disciplines. She studied both History and Mathematics as an undergraduate (Mars Hill University, North Carolina) and enjoys using statistics in very diverse applications. Her current research interests include Bayesian methods, functional data, and curves and images. She recently moved to New Jersey and loves running in her spare time.

Adam Michlin received his MS degree in Computer Science with an emphasis on Cybersecurity at Monmouth University and his BS degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has over two decades of experience teaching Computer Science at the high school level, additional experience as a reader, grader, tutor, and professor of Computer Science at the collegiate level, and experience as a Director of Technology.

His specialties include offensive and defensive IT and Computer Science Cybersecurity, Computer Architecture, Computer History and K-12 Computer Science Education. His duties include being responsible for the K-12 Computer Science Teaching Credential program.

Alex Rudniy earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 2012. Before joining Drew, he taught courses at University of Scranton and Fairleigh Dickinson University. He earned his M.S. and B.S. in Applied Mathematics at National University of Radio Electronics, Ukraine. Dr. Rudniy’s research interests are in artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, time series forecasting, cybersecurity and the amalgamation of the above. Dr. Rudniy enjoys spending time outdoors doing hiking, biking, kayaking, swimming, or fishing.

Steve Surace earned his Ph.D. in Mathematics from New York University’s Courant Institute. His mathematical interests include analysis, mathematical physics and cosmology. Dr. Surace is the Associate Director of the New Jersey Governor’s School in the Sciences. In his spare time he enjoys cars, ping-pong, and hanging out, most notably at Firehouse Pizza, John’s and Starbucks. Dr. Surace is sometimes referred to within the department as “the other Steve.”