Curriculum Vitae

      


Behrooz Parhami: 2007/06/19  ||  E-mail: parhami@ece.ucsb.edu  ||  Problems: webadmin@ece.ucsb.edu

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On June 19, 2007, Professor Parhami's UCSB ECE website moved to a new location. For an up-to-date version of this page, visit it at the new address: http://www.ece.ucsb.edu/~parhami/cv.htm

This page contains an overview of Professor Parhami's background, technical qualifications, and recognitions. Details are presented in the following pages.

Name: Behrooz Parhami; pronounced 'Beh-'ruz 'Par-ha-'me; in Persian
Titles: Mr. / Dr. / Prof., FIEEE, FBCS, CEng, CITP
Position: Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Consulting: Design and evaluation of high-performance digital systems and related intellectual property issues, including patent litigation
Personal: Born in Tehran, Iran; separated, three children; US citizen
Languages: English, Persian (Farsi), and an iota of French
Education:

BS in Electrical Engineering, Tehran University, Iran (1964-68). Graduated first in Faculty of Engineering; received several awards

MS in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science), Oregon State University (1969-70). Advisor: Prof. Robert A. Short. Thesis title: Stochastic Automata and the Problems of Reliability in Sequential Machines

PhD in Computer Science, University of California, Los Angeles (1970-73). Major in computer architecture, minors in computing theory and programming languages. Advisor: Prof. Algirdas Avizienis. Dissertation title: Design Techniques for Associative Memories and Processors

Honors:

Scientific Gold Medal for graduating first from Tehran University, Iran (1968)

Alborz Cultural Foundation Award, Iran (1968)

IEEE Centennial Medal (1984)

Distinguished Member, Informatics Society of Iran (1985-present)

Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council of UK (1990-present)

Fellow, British Computer Society (1995-present)

Fellow, IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (1997-present)

Citation for Best Technical Paper in two decades, on the occasion of Informatics Society of Iran's 20th Anniversary; Honorable Mention for eight other papers (1998)

Listed in Marquis Who's Who in America (2002-present)

Listed in Who's Who in Engineering Education (2002-present)

 

Chartered Information Technology Professional, UK (2004-present)

 

Chartered Fellow, British Computer Society (2004-present)

 

Listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering (2005-present)

 

Listed in Who's Who in American Education (2006-present)

 

Listed in Who's Who in Finance and Business (2006-present)

  Listed in Who's Who in the World (2006-present)
  Listed in Who's Who in Engineering Academia (2006-present)

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”  Japanese proverb

 

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Dr. Behrooz Parhami, Professor

                     Office phone: +1 805 893 3211
E-mail: parhami@ece.ucsb.edu                 Messages: +1 805 893 3716
Dept. Electrical & Computer Eng.                  Dept. fax: +1 805 893 3262
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara                Office: Room 5155 Eng. I
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