mahdi[dot]al[hyphen]ameen[at]usu[dot]edu
PIXEL, where I find myself with a cup of coffee in the morning, is located in Logan, Utah.
Want to have a glimpse of this magical city? – here you go!
Mahdi Nasrullah Al-Ameen
Associate Professor
Director of PIXEL
School of Computing
Utah State University
Prior to joining USU, I worked as a Research Scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Post-doctoral Fellow and Assistant Director of Humans and Technology Laboratory (HATLab) at Clemson University. I completed PhD in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington, winning Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award.
I have been awarded USU Computer Science Faculty Researcher of the Years 2025 and 2020.
My research has been supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), and Meta (Facebook) Research.
Press Releases on Awarded Grants: [1] [2]
Graduated PhD Students
Ankit Shrestha
Placement: Tenure-track Assistant Professor University of Mississippi
Born in the beautiful country of Nepal to parents who have instilled upon me the value of education, hard work and justice, I have grown to continuously challenge and improve myself to play the infinite game. This goal for continuous growth has taken me to places, from rural schools in Nepal where I volunteered to deploy e-libraries, to pursue PhD at Utah State University. Outside of my research, I love playing soccer, basketball and badminton, and avidly follow Premier League and the Champions League soccer matches.
Prakriti Dumaru
Placement: Post-doctoral Research Scientist ICSI at UC Berkeley
Organized chaos. Nature Lover (p.s. that's the meaning of my name :)). Inclined toward meditation, spirituality, and swimming (WIP). Traveller, by default (clinging to Raj :D). Terrible at outdoor sports!
Current Graduate Students
Arezou Behfar
PhD Candidate
I believe, “Dreams can change to achievable goals”. That has always motivated me in my personal and professional life. I always look at my dreams as my goals, not just dreams. In the journey of my life, I try hard to be the best version of myself and never give up. I still need to grow, and have more dreams. Keep going Arezou!
Rizu Paudel
PhD Candidate
I am from a country full of mountains, Nepal. I am an outgoing person and I love to travel whenever I get a chance. I enjoy trekking adventures and I used to do that with my friends and family back in my country. I have also been to hiking trails around Logan and it is amazing to see the view from top of the mountain. I like meeting new people and find it amazing how creative they are – that is the reason why I believe, I can always learn from the people around me.
Hanieh Atashpanjeh
PhD Candidate
I’m passionate about my work and I love helping people and making life easier for them when it comes to technology. I am enthusiastic and hardworking and I try to always challenge myself and study new things to make sure that I’m always growing. I also, know myself as a creative person as I try to think outside the box and come up with new ideas. I enjoy communicating and working in a team because as they say, “Together, we are an ocean”.
Abraham Done
MS Student
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Current and Past Undergraduate Research Assistants
Colt kraczek
Danielle Graham
Bryson Hackler
Audrey Flood
Jared Perry
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