William J. Pervin

Professor Emeritus of Mathematics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science,
Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science
Mail Station EC 33
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX 75083-0688
Phone (972) 883-2719
FAX (972) 883-2710
e-mail: pervin@utdallas.edu
WWW: http://www.utdallas.edu/~pervin/

Education:

• B.S. with honors, Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1952
• M.S., Mathematics, University of Michigan, 1952
• Ph.D. Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh, 1957

Honors:

• Senior Member, IEEE, 1985
• Outstanding Service Award, Dallas Chapter IEEE-Computer Society, 1995 and 2000
• Outstanding Service Award, Dallas Chapter Signal Processing Society, 2010

Employment:

1973→present: University of Texas at Dallas

Professor Emeritus (2009) of Mathematics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Computer Science

Head, Computer Engineering Program (2006→2007)

Master, School of Engineering & Computer Science (1987→1994)

Head, Computer Science Program (1982→1985)

Director, UT Regional Computer Center (1973→1978)

1967→1973: Drexel University

Professor of Mathematics

Director, Computer Center (1970→1973)

1964→1967: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Associate Professor of Mathematics,

Chairman, Mathematics Department (1965→1966)

1963→1964: Universität Heidelberg

Visiting Professor of Applied Mathematics,

1957→1964: Pennsylvania State University

From Assistant Professor of Mathematics

to Associate Professor of Mathematics with tenure

1955→1957: University of Pittsburgh

Assistant Professor of Mathematics

1954→1955: Westinghouse Atomic Power Division

Senior Scientist, Physics Department

Ph.D. Graduates:

• J. L. Sieber (Ph.D. in Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University, 1963)
  
• M. Kleiber (Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 1968)
  
• E. B. Weidner (Ph.D. in Computer Science, University of Texas at Dallas, 1992)
• J. Sankaran, (Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, 2003)

Publications:

• Foundations of General Topology, Academic Press, New York (1964)
  
• A Programmer's Guide to Assembler, McGraw-Hill Custom (2005) [ISBN=0-07-353923-6]
  
• 28 Refereed Journal Articles
  
• 3 Translations Edited
  
• 3 Technical Papers
  
• 5 Conference Proceedings
  

Grants:

• " Software Engineering/Databases", Microsoft Corporation, 1997-98 [$103,000]
• " Java"™, Microsoft Corporation, 1997-98
• " Web-Based Logic Course", University of Texas System, 1997-8
• " Supercomputers", Cray Research, Inc., 1986-7
• " Data Structures", Texas Instruments, 1983-5
• " Program Verification", Rockwell International, 1984-5
• " General Topology", NSF Grant No. GP-4432, to UWM, 1965-7
• " General Topology", NSF Grant No. G-22690, to PSU, 1962-4
  

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