Academic Degrees
- PhD in Computer Science (dissertation topic: database design), University of Western Australia, Australia 1990.
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science major, first class honors), University of Western Australia, Australia 1982.
Awards
- Three Decades Most Influential Paper Award from IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering Editorial Board.
- Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarly Activities, Texas State University (2022).
- Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Service, Texas State University (2014,2017).
- Alpha Chi Favorite Professor (2019)
- NCWIT Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award (2013)
- Special Developmental Leave Award ($20,000), Texas State University (2008).
- College Runner Up, Presidential Award for Excellence in Scholarly/Creative Activities,
Texas State University (2010, 2006, 2004).
- ITK Research Fellow, Tilburg University, the Netherlands (1993).
- IEEE Data Engineering Best Student Paper Award (1989)
My Curriculum Vitae
My Google Scholar profile
My favorite teaching quotes
"The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts" by C.S. Lewis
"A teacher can never truly teach unless he is still learning himself.
A lamp can never light another lamp unless it continues to burn its own flame" by Rabindranath Tagore
"A web of information creates a poverty of attention", by Nobel
laureate, Herbert Simon
"Tell me and I forgot, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn", by Benjamin Franklin