Payman Arabshahi obtained his B.S.E in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville in 1988, and his M.S. and Ph.D., both in Electrical Engineering, from the University of Washington in 1990 and 1994 respectively.

His teaching and research interests are in intelligent systems, digital signal processing and digital communications. He is currently on the faculty of the University of Washington, and consulting for Neda Communications, Bellevue, Washington. He previously served on the faculty of the University of Alabama, Huntsville.

Dr. Arabshahi is a member of the IEEE and the Editor-in-chief of the IEEE Neural Networks Council's Homepage and newsletter on the World Wide Web. He can be reached at payman@ee.washington.edu.