Taghi Mostafavi

Taghi Mostafavi serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the College of Computing and Informatics, University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Oklahoma State University (1986) and maintains active research and teaching roles.

Education:

• Ph.D. in Computer Science, Oklahoma State University, 1986

Research Interests: Dr. Mostafavi's work bridges computer engineering and biomedical applications, with primary focus on Bioinformatics, Cancer Research (particularly ovarian cancer diagnostics), Medical Instrumentation, and Computer Systems Engineering. His expertise spans Systems Architecture, Design, and Test methodologies for specialized hardware systems in medical contexts.

Research Infrastructure: He operates across multiple advanced facilities including the Biomedical Research and Instrumentation Laboratory, Charlotte Visualization Center, Bioinformatics Research Center, and Molecular Biology Core Facility at Carolinas Medical Center. Historical labs include the Advanced Systems Core Laboratories and Imaging and Machine Vision Laboratory.

Collaborative Network: Current partnerships span oncology and engineering disciplines with key collaborators: Anthony Fodor (Bioinformatics Research Center), James B Hall (Blumenthal Cancer Center), Robert V Higgins (CMC), John Merritt (Graduate Student), Zahra Mostafavi (Molecular Biology Core Facility), and Timothy L Tickle (PhD Student in Bioinformatics).