William J. Pervin

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, & Mathematics
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, IEEE-CS Dallas Chapter, 1995 and 2000

Employment:

1973→present: University of Texas at Dallas

Professor of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, and Mathematics

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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