Nelson Luiz Passos

4812 Dickens St

Wichita Falls, TX, 76308

(940) 397-4129

nelson.passos@mwsu.edu

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• EDUCATION
  • Ph.D. on Computer Science and Engineering by University of Notre Dame.
  • M.S. on Computer Science by University of North Dakota.
  • B.S. on Electrical Engineering by University of Sao Paulo, Brazil.

• PUBLICATIONS
  • 67 research papers in refereed Conferences, such as ICCAD, ICPP, DAC, etc.
  • 13 journal papers

• SIGNIFICANT RESEARCH GRANTS
  • "Architecture Support and Code Generation for General Nested Loops," NSF Award #9704276, 1997-2001.
  • "Flexible Integrated Caching Approach (FICA) for Efficient Content Delivery in Wireless Internet," THECB Award #003656-0108-2001, 2002-2003.

• HONORS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
  • MSU Faculty Award, Midwestern State University.
  • MSU Student Government Association Faculty of the Year, Midwestern State University.
  • Caribbean Students Organization Faculty of the Year, Midwestern State University.
  • Computer Science Faculty of the Year, Midwestern State University.
  • Hardin Professor of the Year, Midwestern State University.
  • University of Notre Dame - William D. Mensch, Jr. Fellowship.
  • University of Notre Dame - Research Assistantship.
  • University of North Dakota - Graduate Teaching Assistantship.
  • University of North Dakota - Computer Science Dept. Scholarship
  • Member of Bill Norris Shark Club (Control Data Corporation)
  • Control Data Corporation Professional Excellence
  • Outstanding Control Data Corporation System Analyst Panam/Pacific Region
  • Best Control Data Corporation System Analyst Brazil
  • Outstanding Work as Coordinator of Computer Systems Planning Project at University of Campinas, Brazil.

• ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
  • Professor, Midwestern State University, 2004-present.
  • Associate Professor, Midwestern State University, 1999-2004.
  • Assistant Professor, Midwestern State University, 1996-1999.
  • Research Assistant, University of Notre Dame, 1992 - 1996.
  • Teaching Assistant, University of North Dakota, 1991-1992.
  • Assistant Professor, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1983.
  • Assistant Professor, University of Mogi das Cruzes, Brazil, 1977-1978.

• INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE
  • Systems Consultant & Support Manager, Control Data do Brasil (1974-1990)
    • Main Duties:
      • Systems Support Manager
      • Regional Services Support Manager
      • Pre-sales support:
        • Proposal preparation, technical presentations,
        • Benchmarks, systems and network configuration
      • Post-Sales support:
        • Performance analysis, training,
        • System debug, installation and maintenance

• PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
  • Programming Languages: Fortran, C, C++, Cobol, Basic, Modula II, RPG,
  • Compass,Assembler, VHDL, HTML, WML.
  • Computer Operating Systems: Unix, NOS, NOS/VE, VM/CMS, VMS
  • Data Base Software: CDCS, IM/DM, System 2K, Total, IPF
  • Applications: CAD/CAM/CAE, Pert/CPM, ECAD, Meteorology, Simulation, etc.