University of Florida
Computer and Information Science and Engineering

 

Muhammad A. Rushdi

Ph.D. Student
Advised by: Dr. Jeffrey Ho

Office Location: E445 CSE
Cell Phone: (352) 213-9983
E-mail: mrushdi(at)cise(dot)ufl(dot)edu

Muhammad A. Rushdi
mrushdi(at)cise(dot)ufl(dot)edu
2917 SW 13th Street, Apt 79, Gainesville, Florida 32608
Home (352) 846 5192 - Cell (352) 213 9983

EDUCATION
PhD in Computer and Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, Fall 2012 (Expected), GPA: 3.73

Master of Science in Computer and Information Science & Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 08/2012, GPA: 3.8

Graduate Courses in Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 05/2006, GPA: 3.45

Master of Science in Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 01/2005, GPA Equivalent: 92%. Thesis title: 'Speckle Noise Reduction in Medical Ultrasound Images using Weighted Diffusion, Neural Networks and Fuzzy Logic'

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 05/2003, Egypt, GPA Equivalent: 85.1%, Rank: Top Student of the Faculty of Science in 2003

Bachelor of Science in Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 07/2001, GPA: 87.13%, Rank: 1/120, Graduation Project: 'Combined Neural-Network and Fuzzy-Logic Techniques for EEG Sleep Analysis and Staging using MATLAB'

PUBLICATIONS
[4] Muhammad Rushdi and Jeffrey Ho, "Augmented Coupled Dictionary Learning for Image Super-Resolution," 2012 Eleventh International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications (ICMLA 2012), 12-15 December 2012

[3] Muhammad Rushdi and Jeffrey Ho, “Large-Scale-Invariant Texture Recognition”, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Application (VISAPP 2011), Vilamoura, Portugal, March 2011.

[2] Muhammad Rushdi and Jeffrey Ho, “Texture Classification using Sparse K-SVD Texton Dictionaries”, in Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Application (VISAPP 2011), Vilamoura, Portugal, March 2011.

[1] Ahmed Badawi and Muhammad Rushdi, “Speckle Reduction in Medical Ultrasound: A Novel Scatterer Density Weighted Nonlinear Diffusion Algorithm Implemented as a Neural-Network Filter”, in Proceedings of the 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC 2006), pp. 2776-2782, New York, USA, August 2006.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Applications Programmer, Sage Software Healthcare, Alachua, Florida (01/2008 - 06/2011)
- Developed, programmed, and installed medical management information systems
- Developed database and client-server applications
- Supported configuration management

Color Print Quality Process Intern, Hewlett Packard Development Company, Boise, Idaho (05/2007 – 08/2007)
- Analyzed assessment techniques of the print quality of competitive laser printers
- Automated the assessment process through programs in Visual Test, Visual Basic, SQL, and Access

Graduate Tutor, Teaching Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida (01/2007 – 04/2007)
- Tutored undergraduate courses in engineering, mathematics, and physics
- Assisted in delivering and improving the Academic Technology TV tutoring program

Computer Science/Image Science Intern, Hewlett Packard Development Company, Vancouver, Washington (06/2006 – 08/2006)
- Conducted research on analyzing and improving the performance of color ink-jet printers
- Supported analyses through writing programs in Python, C++, and MATLAB

Graduate Tutor, Academic Resource Center, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (01/2006 – 05/2006)
- Tutored undergraduate and graduate courses in engineering, mathematics, physics and management
- Fulfilled requirements for a CRLA Regular Tutoring Certificate

Graduate Research Assistant, Computer Vision and Image Processing Lab, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida (01/2005 – 05/2006)
- Developed computer systems in MATLAB and C++ for biometric identification and computer vision
- Assisted in teaching two undergraduate courses in digital signal processing and engineering probability using MATLAB

Technical Standard Developer and Reviewer, Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality Control, Cairo, Egypt (03/2004 - 12/2004)
- Developed and reviewed new standards for medical X-ray equipment
- Participated in technical committee meetings on medical equipment standards

Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt (07/2002 - 01/2005)
- Developed a computer system in MATLAB for noise reduction in medical ultrasound imaging
- Published one research paper on ultrasound image enhancement
- Taught tutorial sessions on control systems, electromagnetic fields, circuit theory, database systems, and medical equipment

Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt (10/2000 - 07/2001)
- Assisted in collecting bioelectric signals of the brain (EEG), muscles (EMG) and eyes (EOG) captured during sleep from human subjects
- Developed a computer system in MATLAB for neural-network classification of sleep patterns based on the spectral analysis of bioelectric signals

HONORS
- Achievement Award for New Engineering Graduate Students, College of Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
- Graduate Research and Teaching Assistantship, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
- Outstanding Academic Achievement Award, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Egypt, (Top Student of the Faculty of Science, Cairo University)
- Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award, Cairo University Graduation Day, Egypt, (Top Student of the Department of Biomedical and Systems Engineering, Cairo University)

LANGUAGES
Arabic (fluent), German and French (working knowledge)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA)

COMPUTER LITERACY
Computer Languages:
- C/C++, Java, Python, Visual Studio, Assembly
Scientific Applications:
- MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple, OpenGL, AutoCAD, SPSS, SAS
General Computer Applications:
- Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, Project)
- Web design (HTML), GUI design, Adobe Suite