Rong Zhao Research Assistant Professor Address Department of Computer Science 2451 Computer Science Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 11794-4400 Phone: (631) 632-7528 Fax: (631) 632-8334 E-mail: rzhao@cs.sunysb.edu Education Ph.D. in Computer Science, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, 2001 B.E. in Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 1996 Past and Present Research Interests Database and Data Mining Information Retrieval and Management Multimedia Information Systems User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Support by Funding Agencies and Industry  New York State Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence Program New York State Science, Technology, and Academic Research Program Parker Hannifin Courses Taught CSE 110: Introduction to Computer Science CSE 333: User Interface Design and Development CSE 523: Object-Oriented and Classical Software Engineering CSE 524: Problem Solving and Programming Publications/Patents 2 journal articles 8 conference papers 2 book chapters