Dr. Farideh Samadzadeh joined OSSM as Professor of Computer Science in 1994. She was an Assistant Research Professor at Oklahoma State University prior to joining OSSM. Her areas of interest and expertise are operating system design and parallel and distributed computing. Dr. Samadzadeh teaches core computer science classes, directs group and individual study courses in her areas of expertise, and mentors young women in their pursuit of advancing their careers in computer science and engineering fields.