Ph.D. - Mathematics/Computer Science, Moscow State University, Russia
M.S. - Computer Science (with honors), Western Michigan University
Pre-Ph.D. - Mathematics/Computer Science, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
M.S. - Mathematics (with honors), University of Mysore, India
B.S. - Mathematics (with honors), University of Madras, India
Profile
Samuel E. Sambasivam is chair of the Department of Computer Science as well as a professor of computer science. Sambasivam has conducted extensive research, written for publications, and delivered presentations in computer science, data structures, and mathematics. He has taught computer science courses for 20 years at three universities in the U.S. and has taught mathematics courses for 26 years at five universities in both the U.S. and India.
Sambasivam teaches database management systems, data structures and design, object-oriented programming with C++ language, discrete structures, client/server applications, advanced database applications, applied artificial intelligence, Java programming, and other courses. He has also developed and introduced several new courses for computer science majors.
Sambasivam has directed the regional Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Programming Contest for six years and is the coordinator of the client/server emphasis of the M.S. program. He is a voting member of the ACM and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Kappa Mu Epsilon, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon. He is named in Marquis’s Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in the Midwest, Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers, Who’s Who in American Education and Who’s Who in Science & Engineering. Sambasivam is a referee for ACM-SIGCSE conferences, InSITE, ISECON conferences, and IEEE Computer Transactions Journal.
