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'''Farshad Fotouhi''' is the dean of ]'s college of engineering.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wunder|first=Francine|title=Farshad Fotouhi appointed dean of Wayne State University’s College of Engineering|url=http://www.media.wayne.edu/2010/12/09/farshad-fotouhi-appointed-dean-of-wayne-state|work=Wayne State University Public Relations|accessdate=16 December 2013|date=December 2010}}</ref> <ref></ref> Prior to that he was chair of the ] since 2004. Farshad Fotouhi joined ] in 1988. Before being appointed chair of the ], he was associate chair from 2000-2004 and a member of the faculty. '''Farshad Fotouhi''' (born 1957) is the dean of ]'s college of engineering.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wunder|first=Francine|title=Farshad Fotouhi appointed dean of Wayne State University's College of Engineering|url=http://www.media.wayne.edu/2010/12/09/farshad-fotouhi-appointed-dean-of-wayne-state|work=Wayne State University Public Relations|access-date=16 December 2013|date=December 2010}}</ref><ref></ref> Farshad Fotouhi joined ] in 1988 as faculty in the ]. From 2000 to 2004, he was associate chair of the department, and from 2004 to 2010 he was chair.


==Life and career== ==Life and career==

===Schooling and research=== ===Schooling and research===
He holds a bachelor's in ] from ] and a ] in Computer Science from the ] at ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farshad Fotouhi|url=http://aigp.eecs.umich.edu/researcher/show/7020|work=AI Genealogy Project Farshad Fotouhi|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Farshad Fotouhi|url=http://www.genealogy.math.ndsu.nodak.edu/id.php?id=103065&fChrono=1|work=Mathematics Genealogy Project|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> He holds a bachelor's in ] from ] and a ] in Computer Science from the ] at ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Farshad Fotouhi |url=http://aigp.eecs.umich.edu/researcher/show/7020 |work=AI Genealogy Project Farshad Fotouhi |access-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319010822/http://aigp.eecs.umich.edu/researcher/show/7020 |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref><ref>{{MathGenealogy|name=Farshad Fotouhi}}</ref>


Fotouhi's research includes ], ] and the ]. He has published more than 190 papers in ] and ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Academic Research|url=http://academic.research.microsoft.com/Author/23148899/farshad-fotouhi|work=Microsoft Academic Search|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google Scholar|url=http://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=author%3AFarshad+Fotouhi|work=Google Scholar|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|title=Computer Science Bibliography|url=http://www.informatik.uni-trier.de/~ley/db/indices/atree/f/Fotouhi:Farshad.html|work=DPLB|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> His research has been supported by the ], the ], the ], ], as well as ] and other companies.{{citationneeded|date=December 2013}} Fotouhi's research includes ], ] and the ]. He has published more than 190 papers in ] and ].<ref>{{AcademicSearch |id=23148899}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Google Scholar|url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar?hl=en&q=author%3AFarshad+Fotouhi|access-date=16 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{DBLP|name=Farshad Fotouhi}}</ref> His research has been supported by the ], the ], the ], ], as well as ] and other companies.{{citation needed|date=December 2013}}


He has been a program committee member for various conferences related to his research interests and is a member of the ] of ] Multimedia Magazine, chair of the Steering Committee of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Semantic Web and Information Systems. In recent years, Dr. Fotouhi has organized several workshops including the ''Workshop on Privacy in Information Society'', the IEEE ''Workshop on Scientific Workflow'', and the ] workshop on the ''Many Faces of Multimedia Semantics''. He has been a program committee member for various conferences related to his research interests and is a member of the ] of ] Multimedia Magazine, chair of the Steering Committee of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Semantic Web and Information Systems. In recent years, Dr. Fotouhi has organized several workshops including the ''Workshop on Privacy in Information Society'', the IEEE ''Workshop on Scientific Workflow'', and the ] workshop on the ''Many Faces of Multimedia Semantics''.


He was appointed dean of ]'s college of engineering in March 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wayne State Engineering College Gets New Dean, CBS Detroit|date=12 December 2010 |url=http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2010/12/12/wayne-state-engineering-college-gets-new-dean/}}</ref>
===Wayne State University===
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He was appointed dean by the ] in March of 2011 to facilitate the transfer of the Department of Computer Science out of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences and into the College of Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|title=Computer Science Transfer|url=http://www.eng.wayne.edu/news.php?id=1917|work=Wayne State University College of Engineering|accessdate=18 December 2013}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2014|talk=Biased_Tone}}

While at WSU he has secured research funding and contributions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Funded Research|url=http://www.cs.wayne.edu/fotouhi/page.php?id=5|work=Wayne State University|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref> Since joining WSU, Dr. Fotouhi has graduated 25 Ph.D. and 30 M.S. students.<ref>{{cite web|title=Students|url=http://www.cs.wayne.edu/fotouhi/page.php?id=4|work=Wayne State University|accessdate=16 December 2013}}</ref>

He generated controversy with the firings of several people, including the Assistant Dean and non-faculty personnel who worked under Professor Greg Auner.<ref name=Crains>{{cite web|last=Henderson|first=Tom|title=Researcher Greg Auner goes from top dog to doghouse, and it's all about the money, Wayne State says|url=http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20130601/NEWS/306029984|work=Crain's Detroit Business|publisher=Crain Communications Inc.|accessdate=16 December 2013|date=June 2013}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=February 2014|talk=Biased_Tone}} Auner retained eight of his original 24 employees due to contractual issues. After the firings, Fotouhi started a construction project to renovate and enlarge the Dean's Office.<ref name=Crains/>{{Failed verification|date=February 2014|talk=Biased_Tone}} On March 17, 2011, the locks were changed on the doors to Auner's labs, and campus police escorted members of the his team and his students out of the building.<ref name=Crains/> A research professor from the team informed Fotouhi the lab contained ] under high pressure and need to be safely shutdown.<ref name=Crains/> One of the former technicians was found and returned to shut down the lab.<ref name=Crains/>

The fallout continues with the loss of high-profile donors and now a faculty member: Prof. James Woodyard, an associate professor in the electrical and computer engineering department, announced his resignation at the end of a WSU Board of Governors meeting on February 7, 2014, because of Fotouhi's "lack of integrity."<ref>From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140207/SCHOOLS/302070121#ixzz2toAjgHJ5 Professor resigns in protest over WSU engineering dean's actions by Lauren Abdel-Razzaq and Kim Kozlowski 2 Comments From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140207/SCHOOLS/302070121#ixzz2toB6urCX</ref>


==See also== ==See also==
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==References== ==References==
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 9 November 2024

American computer scientist

Farshad Fotouhi
Persian: فرشاد فتوحی
Farshad Fotouhi in 2011
Born1957
CitizenshipUnited States
Alma materMichigan State University
Scientific career
FieldsComputer Science, Databases, Data Mining, Semantic Web, Multimedia Systems, and Biomedical Informatics
InstitutionsWayne State University
Doctoral advisorSakti Pramanik

Farshad Fotouhi (born 1957) is the dean of Wayne State University's college of engineering. Farshad Fotouhi joined Wayne State University in 1988 as faculty in the Department of Computer Science. From 2000 to 2004, he was associate chair of the department, and from 2004 to 2010 he was chair.

Life and career

Schooling and research

He holds a bachelor's in Computer Science from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the College of Engineering at Michigan State University.

Fotouhi's research includes biomedical informatics, multimedia systems and the Semantic Web. He has published more than 190 papers in academic journals and conference proceedings. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, Michigan Life Sciences Corridor, as well as Ford Motor Company and other companies.

He has been a program committee member for various conferences related to his research interests and is a member of the editorial board of IEEE Multimedia Magazine, chair of the Steering Committee of IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, and a member of the editorial board of the International Journal of Semantic Web and Information Systems. In recent years, Dr. Fotouhi has organized several workshops including the Workshop on Privacy in Information Society, the IEEE Workshop on Scientific Workflow, and the ACM workshop on the Many Faces of Multimedia Semantics.

He was appointed dean of Wayne State University's college of engineering in March 2011.

See also

References

  1. Wunder, Francine (December 2010). "Farshad Fotouhi appointed dean of Wayne State University's College of Engineering". Wayne State University Public Relations. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  2. College of Engineering Dean Select Farshad Fotouhi
  3. "Farshad Fotouhi". AI Genealogy Project Farshad Fotouhi. Archived from the original on 19 March 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  4. Farshad Fotouhi at the Mathematics Genealogy Project Edit this at Wikidata
  5. Farshad Fotouhi publications indexed by Microsoft Academic
  6. "Google Scholar". Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  7. Farshad Fotouhi at DBLP Bibliography Server Edit this at Wikidata
  8. "Wayne State Engineering College Gets New Dean, CBS Detroit". 12 December 2010.

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