Dr. Mahmoud Khamees Quweider
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Department of Computer Science
(956) 882- 6630
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
MS, The University of Texas - Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2014
Major: English
BS, The University of Texas - Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2011
Major: English
MBA, The University of Texas - Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, 2011
MS, The University of Toledo, 1997
Major: Engineering Science
Areas of Emphasis: Bioengineering
PhD, The University of Toledo, 1995
Major: Engineering Science
Dissertation Title: New Classification, codebook design and encoding algorithms for
vector quantization of images.
MS, The University of Toledo, 1991
Major: Mathematics
MS, The University of Toledo, 1989
Major: Engineering Science
Areas of Emphasis: Engineering Science
BS, The University of Toledo, 1985
Major: Electrical Engineering
Areas of Emphasis: Electrical Engineering
EMPLOYMENT
Academic - Post-Secondary
Professor , The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (2012 - Present)
Associate Professor & Associate Chair of Research & Graduate Studies, The University of Texas at
Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (September 1, 2007 - September 1, 2012)
Associate Professor and Elected Chair (3-Year Term), The University of Texas at Brownsville and
Texas Southmost College (September 1, 2004 - September 1, 2007)
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Texas Southmost College (September 1, 2004 - September 1, 2007)
Assistant Professor and Elected Chair (3-Year Term), The University of Texas at Brownsville and
Texas Southmost College (September 1, 2002 - September 1, 2004)
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College (January
1, 2000 - September 1, 2002)
Research Assistant, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Department, University of Toledo
(September 1, 1990 - June 1, 1995)
Part time Instructor/Graduate Assistant, Mathematics Department, University of Toledo (June 1,
1989 - September 1, 1990)
Professional
Software Design Engineer, Mercantec inc., Naperville, Illinois (June 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000)
Software Design Engineer, 3COM (US Robotics) Corporation, Rolling Meadows, Illinois (October
1, 1997 - May 1, 1999)
Research Assistant, Bioengineering Department, University Of Toledo (September 1, 1996 December 1, 1997)
Software Engineer, Pixera Inc., Cupertino, California (September 1, 1995 - September 1, 1996)
Software Instructor/Engineer, University of Kuwait (March 1, 1986 - March 1, 1988)
PUBLICATIONS
Conference Proceedings
Mahmoud Quweider and Fitratullah Khan. Implementing a Challenge-Based Approach to Teaching
Selected Courses in CS and Computational Sciences. New Orleans, Louisiana: ASEE 2016 Annual
Conference. (June 2016) https://peer.asee.org/25589
Mahmoud Quweider, Fitratullah Khan, and Juan Iglesias. Design and Setup of a Networking and
Distributed Processing Lab or Recruiting , Teaching, and Research. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: ASEE
2008 Annual Conference. (June 2008): 13.363.1 - 13.363.18. https://peer.asee.org/4006
Juan Iglesias, Mahmoud Quweider, and Amjad Zaim. Educational Computer Science Fun Projects
for Integrating Multidisciplinary Concepts of Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. Honolulu,
Hawaii: ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. (2007)
T. Zaim, Mahmoud Quweider, Juan Iglesias, and R. Tang. A New Method for Iris Recognition Using
Gray-Level Concurrence Matrix . East Lansing, MI: IEEE International Electro/Information
Technology Conference. (2006)
Fitratullah Khan, Mahmoud Quweider, Juan Iglesias, and Amjad Zaim. Designing and Implementing
a Parallel Computing Curriculum Based on Beowulf Clustering. Chicago, Illinois: ASEE 2006
Annual Conference. (June 2006): 11.418.1 - 11.418.10. https://peer.asee.org/998
Mahmoud Quweider and Juan Iglesias. Fostering Student Professional Perspectives through Virtual
Mentoring: A retrospective analysis at the University of Texas - Brownsville. Miami, Florida: The
Eighth Interamerican Conference on Engineering and Technology Education. (2004)
Juan Iglesias and Mahmoud Quweider. Impact of the Virtual Plaza Mentorship Project at the
University of Texas-Brownsville. Chicago, IL: AAC&U Pedagogies of Engagement Conference.
(2004)
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(2004)
Fitratullah Khan and Mahmoud Quweider. Implementation of Beowulf based Curriculum Enrichment
Integrated Lab (B-CEIL) . ADMI 2002, Access to Success, Symposium on Computing at Minority
Institutions. (June 2002)
Journal Articles
Juan Iglesias, Mahmoud Quweider, Perez Andriana, and Gabriela Oropeza. Computational Data
Mining for Feature Extraction in Health Informatics. Austin, Texas: ASEE. (2009)
A. Zaim, Mahmoud Quweider, J. Scargle, Juan Iglesias, and R. Tang. A Robust and Accurate
Segmentation of Iris Images Using Optimal Partitioning. Atlanta, GA.: ICIP. (2006)
Juan Iglesias, Fitra Khan, Mahmoud Quweider, and Amjad Zaim. Designing and Implementing a
Parallel Computing Curriculum Based on Parallel Clustering. ASEE. (2006)
Amjad Zaim, Mahmoud Quweider, and Juan Iglesias. Integration of Medical Informatics into
Computer Science Curriculum. ASEE. (2006)
Juan Iglesias, Mahmoud Quweider, and Fitratulah Khan. Integration of Educational Methodologies
in the Computer Science Curriculum based on the Beowulf Curriculum Enrichment Integrated Lab
(B-CEIL). ASEE. (2005)
TEACHING
Courses Taught
Adv Computer Networks
Advanced Computer Networking
Advanced Computer Networks
Computer & Network Security
Computer Graphics
Computer Networks
Computer Org & Assembly Lang
Computer Vision
Computer and Network Security
Digital Forensics
Digital Image Processing
Discrete Structures
Foundations of Information Technology
Foundations of Programming
Graduate Project
Human Computer Interaction
Human Computer Interfaces
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Introduction to Computing
Programming Fundamentals I
Programming Fundamentals II
Software Engineering
Software Engineering I
Thesis I
Thesis II
SERVICE
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