Faculty Profiles

Manouchehr Mohandesi

Asst Professor of Instruction — Computer Science

AVRY 464E

phone: (512) 716-4072

tgo10@txstate.edu

Biography and Education

Currently, possess a full-time faculty member position as Assistant Professor of Instruction at Texas State University. Also, former lecturer in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems and Cyber Security departments of Azad University, University of Science and Technology, University of Texas at San Antonio, University of Wisconsin at River Falls and Platteville, and as an Assistant of Professor at Clarke University. Moreover, technical experience as a System Developer and Data-Scientist at Open Cloud Institute (OCI) at the University of Texas, San Antonio, and as an iOS developer at Mobile Apps Company (Brighter-brain, Inc). Developed dozens of mobile applications and integrated Deep-Learning algorithms supporting edge devices, cloud servers and high-performance computing systems (HPC).

Master of Science in Computer Engineering - University of Texas at San Antonio
Emphases: VLSI and Computer Architecture

Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering - Iran University of Science and Technology
Emphases: Data communication and Wireless Networks, and Computer Architecture

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering - Qazvin Azad University

Teaching Interests

CS1428 Foundations of Computer Science I,
CS2308 Foundations of Computer Science II,
CS 2318 Assembly Language,
CS3358 Data Structures and Algorithms,
CS3360 Computing Systems Fundamentals,
CS3339 Comp Architecture,
CS3369 Embedded Systems,
CS3354 Object-Oriented Design and Programming,
CS4310 Computer Networks,
CS4347 Machine Learning,
CS4337 Intro Computer Vision,
CS4328 Operating Systems,
CS4350 Unix Systems Programming

Research Interests

Applied AI models and High performance computing on edge devices.
Generative Adversarial Networks
Performance Optimization, Efficient Architectures
Ultra low power system on chip (SoC) design, ASIC/IP design
Wireless sensor networks (WSN) and data aggregation
Mixed Signals and digital signal processing

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

Koppa, S., Mohandesi, M., & John, E. (2016). An Ultra-Low Power Charge Redistribution Successive Approximation Register A/D Converter for Biomedical Applications. Journal of Low Power Electronics, 12(4), 385–393. https://doi.org/10.1166/jolpe.2016.1452

Selected Awards

Award / Honor Recipient: Meneve Dunham Award for Excellence in Teaching, Clarke University. 2021

Selected Grants

Mohandesi, Manouchehr (Principal). Development of a practical tutorial for advanced topics in computer science: Embedded software programming to message-based communications in the autonomous vehicles through the CAN-bus protocols., Clarke University, Institutional (Higher Ed), $500. (Submitted: April 1, 2022, Funded: May 2022 - April 2023). Grant.

Selected Service Activities

Department Coordinator

Computer Science Program Coordinator at Round Rock Campus

September 2023-Present

Direct recruiting & representation for TXST RRC programs (Computer Science)

TXST RRC / Ladders for Leaders

February 1, 2025-March 31, 2025

University Mentor

TXST RRC TRIO Rocks event

December 7, 2024-December 7, 2024

Speaker