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 has received funding from the
National Science Foundation (including a CAREER award in 2013), Department of Energy, Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS), Semiconductor Research Consortium (SRC), AMD, NVIDIA, Intel and
IBM (including a Faculty Award in 2008). He has co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed publications
including four that won best paper awards. He won the Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence
in Teaching at Texas State in 2012 and has been selected as Favorite Professor by the Alpha Chi
National Honor Society on four occasions. 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. He received his PhD from Rice University.