Presenter

Apan Qasem is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science Department at Texas State University. He leads the Compilers Research Lab where he and his students are working on a number of projects in the broad area of high-performance computing with an emphasis on developing intelligent compiler techniques for improving programmer productivity, performance and energy efficiency. His research has received funding from the National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, Semiconductor Research Consortium (SRC), IBM, Nvidia and Intel. He has co-authored over 50 peer-reviewed publications including four that won best paper awards. He received an NSF CAREER award in 2012 and an IBM Faculty Award in 2008. He currently serves as his department's Associate Chair. In the past, he has been a Visiting Professor at University of Edinburgh, School of Informatics and a Visiting Scholar at AMD Research.