Dr. Les M. Sztandera (Ph.D., University of Toledo, M.S., University of Missouri, Diploma, Cambridge University) is Associate Professor of Computer Information Systems and Distinguished Fulbright/FLAD Chair of Information Systems at Philadelphia University, Philadelphia , PA 19144.

His research interests include fuzzy sets and systems, pattern recognition, computer vision, intelligent systems, and modeling and management of uncertainty.

Prof. Sztandera is currently working on NTC project: C04-PH02

Genetic Algorithms in Molecular Design of Novel Fibers

More about Genetic Algorithms can be found here: Genetic Algorithms

His research was also previously funded by Department of Commerce, National Textile Center, National Science Foundation, Ohio Supercomputer Center, Pittsburgh Supercomputer Center, and American Heart Association .

Dr. Sztandera is a member of professional organizations in U.S. and Canada: the North American Fuzzy Information Processing Society, Association for Computing Machinery , and Canadian Society for Fuzzy Information and Neural Systems. His scientific and scholarly research contributions to the fuzzy set theory are internationally recognized.