Dr. Vasilis G. Zafiris Holds a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Houston, a M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a B.S. in Aerospace Engineering, both degrees from Mississippi State University.  His primary research interests focus on Scientific and Geometric Computing.  He has published in journals and proceedings and has presented his work in national and international conferences.  Before joining the university in 1999, he worked at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in the Scientific Computing Group, at Los Alamos National Lab in the Earth and Environmental Science Group, and at Landmark Graphics in the Reservoir Simulation Group.  More recently, he also worked as a consultant for GX Technologies and for Landmark Graphics.