About the Author

Nasser Kehtarnavaz received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University in 1987. He joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University in 1986 as an Assistant Professor where he later became an Associate Professor, and a Professor. He has been a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Dallas since 2002. Dr. Kehtarnavaz’s research areas include signal and image processing, real-time imaging, DSP-based system design, biomedical image analysis, and pattern recognition. He has authored or co-authored three books and numerous journal and conference papers in these areas. Among his many professional activities, he is currently serving as the Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Real-Time Imaging, and Chair of the Dallas Chapter of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Dr. Kehtarnavaz is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Professional Engineer.