is currently the Director of Engineering Development and a member of the Computer Science faculty at SUNY Oswego where he is actively developing a new modern and innovative Electrical and Computer Engineering Program. His academic interests lie in Engineering Education and Engineering Program Development, Robotics, Visualization and Simulation Software Development, and Digital and Embedded System Design. He holds a Ph.D in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida, an MS degree in EE from the University of Houston, and a licence-es-sciences in Mathematics from the University of Algiers. He is registered as a professional Engineer in the State of Florida and the author of numerous articles in his areas of expertise including the textbook "Robot Modeling and Kinematics" and its associated modeling and visualization software.