Morteza (Mort) A. Rahimi Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science. Curriculum Vitae

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1 Morteza (Mort) A. Rahimi Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Curriculum Vitae Vice President of Information Technology and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Northwestern University, Responsible for: campus- wide planning, coordination, and deployment of information technology; operations of all central information technology services and systems; promotion of cost effective administrative systems; promotion of academic use of technology in support of teaching and research; and, establishment of Northwestern internationally as a technology savvy university. Reports to the President as Chief Information Officer. Vice President for Information Technology and Professor of Computer Science Wayne State University, Reports to the President of the University. Responsible for one of the University s five operating divisions. Responsible for the administration of information systems to support curriculum, research and administration of the University. Responsible for many of the University's economic development activities. Serves the President in an executive staff capacity on various University and Statewide issues. Responsible for Planning and Support Services, Marketing and Development, University Computing Center, Management Information Systems, Telecommunications, Television, Information Technology Institute, and federally funded Michigan Small Business Development Center. Information Systems Director and Professor of Computer Science Wayne State University, Responsible for the University's computing, voice and data communication and information systems infrastructure, and for the development of a plan to incorporate information technology into curriculum, research and administration of the University. Department Chair and Professor of Computer Science Wayne State University, The Department offers BA, BS, MA, MS and Ph.D. degrees. It has extensive research and off- campus activities. During my tenure, the Department had 18 full- time faculty members, 10 part- time faculty, and 30 graduate assistants, 2 administrative assistants and a clerical staff of 6. Approximately 450 undergraduate, 100 graduate majors and 2000 other students were serviced by the Department each semester. Professor of Computer Science Michigan State University,

2 Was the first computer scientist hired by the College of Engineering, as a new department of computer science was established. Played a major role in shaping the undergraduate and the graduate programs of the Department. Received tenure in On leave from the Department Appointed Assistant Director of the Michigan State Computer Laboratory and spent the and years as Manager of Educational Planning for Control Data Corporation. Promoted to full professor in Served as Acting Chair of the Department during several time periods. Manager of Educational Planning Control Data Corporation, Took a two- year leave of absence from Michigan State University to work for this multinational corporation. Responsible for developing plans for major education- related initiatives in Europe and the Middle East. Traveled extensively and made presentations to government and private agencies in nine different countries. Education Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Iowa, 1968 (Advisor, Professor A. C. Fleck) MS, Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1964 BS, Mathematics, Michigan State University, 1962 Professional and Honorary Societies Pi Mu Epsilon, mathematics honorary Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society, President of Northwestern Chapter, present Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Senior Member American Mathematical Society Association for Computing Machinery Engineering Society of Detroit The Computer Executive The Professional Association for Computing and Information in Higher Education. Board Membership Trustee of the Adler Planetarium and Chair of its Technology Committee, Advisory Board member of CISCO Corporation, present CIC (Big Ten plus University of Chicago) CIO Committee, Vice Chair, , Chair Board Member 2002 present Executive Committee of Illinois Century Network, present. Board of Technopolis, Evanston,

3 Board CICNet Regional Network (serving Big Ten universities), Board Treasurer Board of NetIllinois, Board of Northwestern Technologies Group, Board of Northwestern- Evanston Research Park Technology Innovation Center, MERIT, Inc. Treasurer, ; Vice Chairman, ; and Chairman, ; Board of Directors. MERIT, Inc. MERIT operated MERIT network and the NSFNET under a contract with the National Science Foundation valued at $50,000,000, including private and State matches Member of the Board of Directors of Community Telecommunications Network Inc., supported by $2,000,000 in Federal and State funds, President and presiding officer, Board of Directors of Michigan Business Development Corporation, Board of Directors of Michigan Information Technology Network Inc., supported with $10,000,000 in State funds, Chairman of the Board, Michigan Consortium for Enabling Technology, Member of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, Metropolitan Center for High Technology Inc., supported with over $12,000,000 in State, Federal and private funds, Committee Membership National Science Foundation Business and Operations Advisory Committee, Higher Learning Commission of NCA, peer review, present and Consultant- Evaluator (C- E) for the Program to Evaluate and Advance Quality (PEAQ) 2004 present. Northwestern University Executive Committee for Enterprise Systems, chair, present Chicago Mayors Advisory Committee Illinois Higher Education Task Force, BigTen Task Force on Learning Technologies, , chair, 1995 Illinois Higher Education Task Force on Technology, present PeopleSoft Higher Education Advisory Board, present Northwestern University Information Technology Coordinating Council, chair, present Human Resources Steering Committee, present Educom Networking and Telecommunication Task Force, present Quality Task Force, Wayne State University, Strategic Planning Commission, Wayne State University,

4 Wayne State University President's Council on Non- discrimination and Affirmative Action, Advisory Board, Center for Academic Ethics, Michigan Inter- university Committee on Information Systems (MICIS) a committee of the Council of Presidents of Michigan's fifteen state colleges and universities, chair, MICIS Sub- committee on Statewide Telecommunications, chair, Elected member, University Council, Wayne State University, Computer Policy Committee, Wayne State University, chair, College of Engineering Graduate Studies and Research Council, Michigan State University, chair, Seminar Committee, Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University, chair, , University Computer Advisory Committee, Michigan State University, Operations Subcommittee, , IEEE Conference on Switching and Automata Theory, MSU, Local Chairman 1971 PLANIT Computer aided Instruction Workshop, MSU, Chairman, 1971 Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University, Advisory Committee, Department of Computer Science, Michigan State University, Chairman, Curriculum Committee, Graduate Studies Committee, Computer Science, Michigan State University, , Consulting and Program Review University of Colorado, Accreditation Review, 2010 University of Notre Dame, Academic Computing Review, 2009 Ohio State external review of the CIO, 2007 University of Minnesota accreditation review, 2005 University College of Dublin Operations and Administration review, 2004 Ohio State University IT review, 2004 University College of Dublin Information Technology, 2003 University of Wisconsin Madison accreditation review, 1999 Reviewer Trust in Cyberspace, Computer Science and Telecommunication Board of the National Research Council, 1998 Ohio State University Library Planning Committee, 1998 National Science Foundation Proposal Reviewer High Performance Networking, 1997 Indiana University accreditation review, 1997 Ohio State University accreditation review, 1997 Princeton University Administrative Systems, 1996 Nova University Information Technology and Distance Learning Review, 1995 Wayne State University - - Law School Academic Program Review Chair, 1992

5 Lawrence Technological University - - College of Arts and Science Advisory Council, 1991 Iowa State University - - Review of Research Park plans University of Georgia - - Review of computing and information systems Temple University accreditation review, 1990 National Science Foundation - - Consultant on CAI, National Science Foundation - - Proposal Reviewer, various periods United States Army Research Institute - - Computer- assisted instruction system implementation and evaluation at several sites, Control Data Corporation - - Computer- based education, computer- managed instruction and technology transfer, Commercial Credit Corporation - - Cyberloan system, Control Data Europe Ltd. - - Marketing consultant in the Middle East and Eastern Europe National Assessment of Educational Progress- - Evaluation of a national database for assessment of educational progress in the United States City of Detroit - - Consultant Database Systems United States Veterans Hospital, Detroit, Michigan- - Computer System Support for Pathology Laboratories, Burroughs Corporation - - Data Communication Detroit Credit Union - - Banking Systems Kerr, Russell and Weber law firm of Detroit - - Intellectual Property Grants and Contracts (Investigator or Co- Investigator unless otherwise specified) ITR- SCOTUS: A Resource for Collaborative Research in Speech Technology, Linguistics, Decision Processes, and the Law, $30,000, National Science The ivote! Collaboratory; Bridging the Gap Between Civic Engagement and Democratic Participation, $50,000, Robert R. McCormick Tribune Foundation, Eranos Annotation Meeting, $16,300, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 2007 Introducing High School Students to 21st Century Astronomy Researchresearch Techniques Made Possible by the Cyber- infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $25,684, National Science Foundation, Exposure to Astronomy: Internships to Bring Astronomy Research to Community Colleges Through Cyber- Infrastructure, National Science Foundation, $338,701, CI- TEAM Implementation: Establishing a National Collaboratory Gateway to Astronomy Cyber- Infrastructure for Education and Outreach, National Science Foundation, $999,999,

6 REU Supplement for STI: The Strategic Technology Astronomy Research Team (START) Collaboratory: Broadening Participation in Authentic Astronomy Research, $7,500, National Science Foundation, STI: The Strategic Technology Astronomy Research Team (START) Collaboratory: Broadening Participation in Authentic Astronomy Research, $600,000, National Science Foundation The Collaboratory: Education Infrastructure for Illinois Virtual School, $1,050,000, IL State Board of Education, $50,771, Application of Intelligent Signaling and Control in Dynamically Switched Optical Networks, $180,000, National Science Foundation, Making the Collaboratory a Resource for Education Throughout Illinois, $100,000, The SBC Foundation, Illinois On- Line Foreign Language Learning Initiative, $72,000, IL Board of Higher Education Illinois Virtual School, $100,771, IL State Board of Education, 2004 ISBE: The Illinois Online Foreign Language Learning Initiative, $36,000, IL State Board of Education, NEXUS: A Virtual Learning Environment for Collaboration and Mentoring of Students in Music, Art, and Writing, $50,000, National Educational Computing Association, Creating a Regional Network- Based Collaborative Environment, $1,800,000, Ameritech Foundation, High Performance Network Connection to vbns, $609,200, National Science Foundation, REU Supplement for High Performance Network Connection to vbns, $20,000, National Science Foundation, Funding in support of icair, IBM Corporation, $10,000,000 in kind, staff assignment, 1999 New Service Model in Support of Engineering and Science, HP, $500,000, 1999 Expansion of SP- II to support video services, IBM Corporation, $600,000, SP- II Expansion, IBM, $600,000, 1997 Internet2 Support, CISCO, $100,000, 1997 Chicago Collaboratory, Ameritech Foundation, $1,800,000, 1996 Engineering First, Hewlett- Packard, $450,000, 1996 SP- II for Scientific Research, IBM, $400,000, 1996 vbns Connections Program, NSF, $350,000, 1996 ATM Switching Fabric, General Datacom, $200,000, 1995 Unix Facilities, Hewlett- Packard, $400,000, 1994 "Distributed Operating System Requirements," IBM, $600,000, 1989 "Research Equipment Grant," Amdahl Corporation, $850,000, 1988 "Student Workstations," Apple Inc., $130,000, 1988

7 "Establishment of an Information Technology Institute," Michigan Bell, $250,000, State of Michigan IPPRI, $250,000., 1987 "Enhancement to Professional Office System," Endicott Laboratories, International Business Machines Corporation, $81,000, 1987 "Enhancement to IBM Networking Environment," Endicott Laboratories, International Business Machines Corporation, $61,000, 1986 "English Composition Laboratory," Apple Inc., $170,000, 1986 "Nationwide Computer Conferencing for Community Centers," Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, $400,000, 1986 "Research Equipment Grant," IBM ACIS, $1,000,000, 1985 "NATO- Advanced Study Institutes on Relational Database Machine Architecture," Ford Motor Co., $5,000, 1985 "Development of Computer Conference Capabilities", Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, $15,000, 1985 "Electronic Mail and Message Desk Interface," Michigan Bell/IPPRI, $54,000, 1985 "Vehicle Electronics," (C. Friedlander Director), U.S. Army Tank Automotive Group, $270,000, 1983 "CBE Training Program," City of Detroit, $200,000, 1983 "Computer Science Research Equipment Grant," NSF, $62,000, 1983 "Research Equipment Grant," Digital Equipment Corporation, $64,000, 1983 "Metropolitan Center for High Technology," City of Detroit, $600,000, 1983 "Metropolitan Center for High Technology," State of Michigan, $3,500,000, 1982 "Terminal Equipment Grant," Michigan National Bank, $15,000, 1981 "PDP 11 Equipment Grant, Digital Equipment Corporation, $32,000, 1980 "EMG Research," DER, $42,000, 1979 "Bioengineering Research Equipment," NSF, $97,000, 1979 "Communication Enhancement Program," Ingham Intermediate School District, $12,000, 1979 "Communication Devices," Jackson Foundation, $10,000, 1979 "Communication Enhancement Devices," United Cerebral Palsy Association, $30,600, 1979 "Communication Enhancement Program," Jackson Intermediate School District, $20,000, 1979 "Communication Enhancement Program," BCV, $500, 1979 "Communication Enhancement Programs," Northville Public Schools, $101,000, 1979 "Image Processing Laboratory Equipment," NSF, (H. Hedges, Director), $80,000, 1978 "Communication Enhancement Newsletter," Jackson County Intermediate School District, $5,000, January 1978

8 "Communication Enhancement Program," Ingham Intermediate School District, $19,170, December 1977 "Communication Enhancement Pilot Program- - Northville Component," Northville Public Schools, $41,333, November 1977 "Communication Enhancement Pilot Program- - Downriver Component," Wayne County Intermediate School District, $75,816, November 1977 "Communication Enhancement Program," USOE, Ingham Intermediate School District, $4,500, September 1977 "Communication Enhancement Newsletter," Wayne County, $4,000, September 1977 "Communication Enhancement Program," USOE, Jackson County Intermediate School District, $11,200, July 1977 "Strengthening Communication Aids Engineering," supported by DER for two- year period, $88,000, May 1977 "Communication Enhancement Pilot Program," USOE, Wayne County Intermediate School District, $212,036, November 1976 "Design Study for Experimental Applications of Two- Way Cable Communications for Social Service Delivery and Administration in Rockford, Illinois," supported by NSF (T. Baldwin, Director), $87,864, April 1974 Development of Technological Capability for Delivery of Lifelong Education," supported by Venture Fund, Ford Foundation- - became part of CATV/Computer- Managed/ITV Instruction- - $46,200, "Agricultural Sector Simulation," supported by AID, $685,000, "Digiscribe CRT Terminals Modified for CAI Use," Control Data Corporation, $8,000, "Implementation of PLANIT Language Under SCOPE Operating System," supported by Control Data Corporation, $36,500, Use of CAI in CPS 321 and 322," supported by MSU Educational Development Program (EDP), $3,200, "PLANIT Language Implementation of CDC 6500 System," supported by EDP, $2,000, Summer 1971