Chair and Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

B.S., University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1982
M.S., University of Alexandria, Egypt, 1985
Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1989

Research Concentrations

Mobile computing and wireless networks: mobile IP-based environments; location management techniques; ad hoc networks; and hybrid backbones
Parallel processing: scheduling and task allocation; parallel architecture; software design tools; network computing and programming in MPI, PVM, and Java; and bioinformatics applications.

Research Accomplishments and Activities

Author of numerous research papers and several books, including Introduction to Parallel Computing, Task Scheduling in Parallel and Distributed Systems, and Distributed and Parallel Computing
Recipient of more than $1 million in Department of Defense and National Science Foundation grants
Associate editor, International Journal on Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks and Editorial Board member, IEEE Concurrency
Since 1992, Software Track Chair, Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Co-chair, European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 1997, 1998
Co-chair, International Symposium on Software Engineering for Parallel and Distributed Systems, 1999

Research Philosophy

We should promote research without sacrificing teaching. Students should be encouraged to participate in research activities that deal with timely and strategically important areas. No student should be left unchallenged or unassisted.