I teach computer science courses in the Department of Computer Science. My research interests are in matrix theory, algorithms, numerical linear algebra and numerical analysis, operator theory, frames in Hilbert space, pattern recognition, discrete mathematics, and theory of computation. For more about my research, click here.

Since I came to Fredonia about 4 years ago, I have been the Webmaster for Computer Science. I'm also the founder, editor, and writer of the department's newsletter SUNY Fredonia Computer Science News .

I earned a B.S. with high distinction. I earned my first M.S. (Masters) degree in computer science from the American University in Washington D.C. with a GPA of 3.83 (out of 4) and my second M.S. (Masters) degree in applied mathematics from The University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a GPA of 4.0 (out of 4). I earned my Ph.D. (doctorate) also from The University of Nebraska at Lincoln with a GPA of 3.96 (out of 4).

I taught one semester in a high school (that was before I earned my first M.S. degree). I was a teaching assistant for several years at The University of Nebraska at Lincoln. When I finished my Ph.D. I became a lecturer in the Department of Computer Science and Computer Engineering at The University of Nebraska at Lincoln. I taught there 4 courses in two semesters (one of the courses is a graduate course in the mathematical theory of finite automata and computational complexity - CSCE 935). Then I moved to SUNY Fredonia in 2001.

When I was undergraduate, I was on the dean's list several times and earned two fellowships. I was offered two M.S. fellowships and a Ph.D. fellowship (but declined one of the M.S. fellowships and the Ph.D. fellowship). I was also offered a Ph.D. teaching assistantship which I accepted. While I was working on my Ph.D. I received two awards given to outstanding students. Also I recieved two teaching certificates from The Parents Association and the Teaching Council at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. My teaching evaluations at SUNY Fredonia are located here.

I have a brother who has a Ph.D. in Hydrology (he is in Germany) and another brother who has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (he is in Britain).

Here is what two of my former students said to me (by e-mail) after I either left the university where the student is or after the student moved to another university. Those students are or were at good universities (I deleted the names of the students and their universities):

"You might not remember me, but my name is ... and I was in your Discrete Math and CS 1 class last year, Spring semester. Anyway, I'm going to ... now and I haven't had any teachers yet that are even close to how good a teacher you were!"

"The other day stuff I learned from your class came up in another class and I remembered perfectly what you had taught us. Your class is one of the few I can actually say I remember and learned in. I really appreciated your teaching style and wish we had more professors here like you. How have you been doing? Are you still in New York? "

For more comments from my students, click here.

Here is what 4 of my former professors said about me:

"Iyad is an excellent scholar, a proven teacher and an indvidual of high ethical standards."

"You are the most faithful student and friend I ever met."

"Remember that you are a very good teacher and scholar."

"I am proud of you Iyad. I really am."

Here is what my colleagues who attended my lectures said about my teaching:

1. "In summary, I believe Dr. Abu-Jeib is an excellent instructor who demonstrates that he is well prepared, cares about the quality of the lesson he is presenting and cares about the welfare of the students."
2. "Overall I was favorably impressed. An excellent job."
3. "Overall, I was impressed with the quality of his presentation."
4. "Dr. Abu-Jeib used a variety of instructional strategies, including guided discussion, individual work, and group work. Overall, I would say that this class was organized and conducted in expert fashion!"
5. "In all I was impressed with how the class went."
6. "In conclusion, Iyad was very well organized, very knowledgeable and well prepared. He definitely reaches out to students."
7. "Overall, the class was a lively dialog between the instructor and the students."
8. "In all I found Dr. Abu-Jeib to be a very conscientious teacher. His lessons are well thought and well delivered."
9. "In general, I found the students were very attentive and responsive. The example programs were illustrative without being overly complicated, and it was obvious Dr. Abu-Jeib has a thorough grasp of the material and was able to get his points across."
10. "The students appeared comfortable and contended. The instructor was well prepared and the Java program he presented was a well-chosen example of a class of useful interface functions."
11. "Dr. Abu-Jeib did an excellent job in teaching the material he had planned for the lecture. In this regard, he was very well organized. My summary: he delivered a solid performance in this particular class."
12. "Overall, I find Dr. Abu-Jeib to be a very organized, competent and enthusiastic teacher, and I enjoyed the visit very much."

Computer languages and web stuff I learned: C++, Octave, Pascal, Java, Fortran 77, Fortran 90, QBASIC, GW BASIC, Visual Basic, LISP, Prolog, MODSIM II, HTML, PERL, CGI, JavaScript. In addition to that, I learned many softwares for math, databases, statistics, typing scientfic stuff, etc (such as PARADOX, ORACLE, Power Builder, Latex, Maple, Mathematica, SYSTAT, etc). But, by the way, I forgot many of those I learned :-)

In addition to the computer science courses I took, I took about 40 math and statistics courses, which are: Linear Algebra, Introduction to Numerical Analysis, Applied Advanced Calculus, Ordinary Differential Equations, Introduction to Dynamical Systems, Topology, Partial Differential Equations, Advanced Calculus I, Advanced Calculus II, Set Theory, Complex Variables, Modern Algebra I, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, Seminar in Mathematics, Introduction to Probability and Statistics, Applied Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers, Numerical Linear Algebra, Asymptotic Methods, Approximation of Functions, Advances in Shannon's Sampling Theory, Inverse Problems A, Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations, Ordinary Differential Equations, Real Analysis I, Real Analysis II, Mathematical Analysis I, Mathematical Analysis II, Complex Analysis, Advanced Methods in Applied Math I, Advanced Methods in Applied Math II, Modern Algebra I, Modern Algebra II, Algebraic Topology, Sinc methods of Approximation, Combinatorics, Linear Regression.