Faculty & Staff

Dr. Sara Farag

Program Chair

• Email: sara.farag@bellevuecollege.edu
• Phone: 425 564-2741
• Office Location: A110-E

Biography:

Dr. Sara Farag holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia, specializing in computer graphics. She joined Bellevue College’s Computer Science Department in 2017, where she currently serves as an Associate Professor and Program Chair. Prior to this, she held various teaching roles at Deakin and Swinburne Universities, accumulating valuable experience in …more about Dr. Sara Farag

Margo Ikegami

Program Manager

• Email: cs@bellevuecollege.edu
• Phone: 425 564-2744
• Office Location: A105

Khaja Ahmed

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: khaja.ahmed@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Mr. Ahmed has recently retired from his role as Senior Vice President of Product and Application Security at SAP.  Prior to that he has led security efforts in Google (GCP), Amazon (AWS) and Microsoft as an organization leader as well as individual contributor.  In a career spanning three decades, Mr. Ahmed has worked on security …more about Khaja Ahmed

Wentao Chen

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: wentao.chen@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Wentao Chen, a seasoned computer science professional, holds an M.S. degree in computer science from Yale University. With over two decades of industry experience, his expertise spans diverse domains, including data structures, algorithms, data analysis, data modeling, distributed systems, and cloud computing.

Sarp Coskun

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: sarp.coskun@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Sarp Coskun has more than 20 years of experience in engineering and leadership in the hybrid world of academia and industry. He has experience in software design, product and program management of large-scale enterprise mobile and web applications delivered to millions of customers globally. Sarp earned his bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering from Bilkent University in Turkey. He holds …more about Sarp Coskun

Varik Hoang

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: varik.hoang@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Varik Hoang received a Master’s degree in Computer Science focused on Cloud & Distributed Computing at the University of Washington Tacoma. He collaborated with the other faculty advisors on different specifications during the research, such as Deep Learning and Bioinformatics. Varik also had multiple teaching assistant roles in Computer Science at the University of Washington Tacoma before joining Bellevue …more about Varik Hoang

Joe Hueffed

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: joseph.hueffed@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Joe Hueffed has worked in various technology roles such as application developer, functional analyst and project manager. He has experience working at several organizations including Starbucks, Nordstrom, Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Kaiser-Permanente and UW Medicine. Joe graduated from Seattle Prep / Matteo Ricci College (similar to Running Start) and has a BA in Humanities, a BA …more about Joe Hueffed

Dr. Bill Iverson

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: william.iverson@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Dr. William Iverson is a professor of computer science, a full-time CS faculty member at Bellevue College since 2001. Bill started teaching engineering courses at BC when he was an engineering consultant, working on groundwater projects, doing sophisticated geophysical data acquisition and computer processing. Prior to that time, he worked as a petroleum engineer, a …more about Dr. Bill Iverson

Dr. Tanuja Joshi

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: tanuja.joshi@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Dr. Tanuja Joshi has been teaching at Bellevue College since January 2018. She has over 20 years of experience in the computer industry, primarily at Microsoft Corporation, in their product groups as well as at their research division. Dr. Joshi received her doctorate in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where her research …more about Dr. Tanuja Joshi

Dr. Neelakantan Kartha

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: neelakantan.kartha@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Dr. Neelakantan Kartha graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, with a Ph.D in Computer Science, specializing in Artificial Intelligence. He has worked in several technology companies including Expedia and Amazon. His areas of interest are Knowledge Representation, Machine Learning, and Decision Support Systems. He enjoys interacting with students and sharing his experiences.

Dr. Taesik Kim

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: taesik.kim@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Since September 2016, Dr. Taesik Kim has been a faculty member in the Computer Science department at Bellevue College. He has 23 years of experience as a professor in the Computer Science and Game& Mobile Contents departments in Korea. He earned a Ph.D. in Computer Science with focus on Artificial Intelligence and optimization from North …more about Dr. Taesik Kim

Winnie Li

Professor

• Email: winnie.li@bellevuecollege.edu
• Phone: 425-564-2825
• Office Location: A255G/C207I

Biography:

Winnie Li has been a full time faculty at Bellevue College since 2007, teaching in the Computer Science Transfer and Business Administration Programs. She is also the program chair and the lead faculty in the BAS in Data Analytics program. She has a MS in Statistics from California State University East Bay and a BS …more about Winnie Li

Dr. Zhi Y. Li

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: z.li@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Dr. Zhi Y. Li is bringing in 15 years of experience in innovation and leadership to Bellevue College. Upon earning his Ph.D. in CS from the University of Maryland at College Park in 2005, he joined Leica to lead and invent some of the best algorithms on 3D point cloud. Then he spearheaded Microsoft’s first …more about Dr. Zhi Y. Li

Art Lovestedt

Adjunct Faculty

• Email: art.lovestedt@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A254

Biography:

Art Lovestedt has been an instructor at Bellevue College since 2007. He enjoys learning from his students each quarter while passing along his own experiences from over two decades working as a Chief Information Officer (CIO). Five previous companies have gone public or been purchased by a public company during or just after his tenure. …more about Art Lovestedt

Robert Main

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: robert.main@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Alfred Nehme

Associate Professor

• Email: alfred.nehme@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A104

Biography:

I received my B.S. degree from The Ohio State University and my M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Prior to joining Bellevue College I worked for 20 years in the software engineering industry at DELL EMC, CambridgeSoft, Exact Sciences and Amazon AWS.

Dr. Tanvir Rahman

Computer Science Instructor

• Email: tanvir.rahman@bellevuecollege.edu
• Office Location: A109-B

Biography:

Dr. Tanvir Rahman has a doctoral degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on networking from The Graduate Center – CUNY, New York City, NY. Prior to joining Bellevue College, he worked 20 years in the telecommunications industry as an ICT professional. Dr. Rahman has been part of the management in a number of companies and …more about Dr. Tanvir Rahman

Dr. Fatma Cemile Serçe

Senior Associate Professor

• Email: fatma.serce@bellevuecollege.edu
• Phone: 425-564-2738
• Office Location: A110-D

Biography:

Dr. Fatma Cemile Serce is the founding faculty member of the first Bachelor of Science in Computer Science program offered at technical and community colleges in the state. Since 2016, she has been dedicated to her role as a Computer Science professor at Bellevue College. Dr. Serce earned her doctorate and master’s degrees in Information …more about Dr. Fatma Cemile Serçe