Gene Kwatny

About

Professor Gene Kwatny has been a faculty member in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences at Temple University since 1979. His research interests span a wide range of areas, including real-time systems, laboratory automation, biomedical signal processing, and broadening participation in computing. In terms of teaching, Professor Kwatny focuses on computer systems, with a particular emphasis on operating systems and computer architecture.

Professor Kwatny was a co-developer of a high-level language signal processing tool that has found applications in various biomedical fields. Additionally, he has been involved in the development of commercial systems designed for the automated analysis of animal electrocardiograms. His research has received support from the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and several pharmaceutical companies. Notably, Professor Kwatny served as the Principal Investigator for the NSF project responsible for establishing Internet2 access at Temple University.

Professor Kwatny holds memberships in the IEEE (Life), ACM, and Eta Kappa Nu, the honorary society for electrical and computer engineering. From 1966 to 1971, he was a National Institutes of Health Predoctoral Fellow. Prior to joining the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Professor Kwatny served as an Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine at the Temple University School of Medicine from 1971 to 1979. During this period, he also held the position of Principal Investigator for Visual Systems at the Krusen Center for Research and Engineering, Moss Rehabilitation Hospital. Additionally, Professor Kwatny served as the Director of Computer and Information Sciences at the Krusen Center for Research and Engineering from 1974 to 1983. His research during this time focused on neuroscience and brain injury, with a specific interest in oculomotor function and related perceptuomotor issues.