Marios Pattichis is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of New Mexico (UNM), serving as Director of Online Programs since 1999. He leads the Image and Video Processing and Communications Lab (ivPCL) and co-founded Cosmiac. His work focuses on biomedical image analysis, video analytics for clinical decision support, and educational technology initiatives like the AOLME project targeting underrepresented middle-school students. Pattichis holds 10 patents, over 80 journal papers, and $15.9M in research funding from NSF, NIH, and AFRL. Education: Ph.D. and M.S. in Computer/Electrical Engineering from UT Austin (1998, 1993), with dual B.A./B.Sc. in Mathematics and Computer Sciences (1991). Research Interests: Biomedical CAD systems, explainable AI in imaging, dynamically reconfigurable architectures, and bilingual STEM education. His lab develops tools for stroke risk assessment via carotid ultrasound, solar coronal hole segmentation, and classroom activity analysis to measure student participation. Awards: 2022 EAMBES Fellow for contributions to biomedical image analysis. Editorships include IEEE Transactions on Image Processing and IEEE Signal Processing Letters. Grants & Teams: Directed over $15.9M in grants, advised numerous students (though none listed explicitly), and collaborates with educators on AOLME's integrated math/CS curricula. Active in codec comparisons for healthcare video streaming (VVC vs. AV1) and FPGA-based image processing acceleration. Labs/Initiatives: ivPCL (medical imaging/video systems); DRASTIC (adaptive video processing); ESTRELLA (bilingual STEM outreach). Involved in IEEE journal special issues on video analytics and multilingual education.








