Adeel Bhutta

(he/him/his)

Associate Teaching Professor

Adeel Bhutta
  • Artificial intelligence
  • Machine learning
  • Software engineering
  • Computer science education
  • PhD in Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida
  • MS in Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida
  • MS in Computer Science, University of Central Florida
  • BS in Electronic Engineering, GIK Institute — Pakistan

Adeel A. Bhutta is an associate teaching professor in the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University, based in Boston.

Bhutta currently teaches software engineering, programming, and app development courses, and previously taught image processing, computer vision, and computer systems. He was elected to Khoury College's Faculty Senate for AY 2024–26 and serves on the Senate Agenda Committee.

Before joining Northeastern in 2021, Bhutta taught computer science, information technology, and electrical and computer engineering at Indiana University Bloomington, Kent State University at Stark, the University of Central Florida, and Valencia College. Many of the courses he taught — plus the computer technology program at Kent State — were ones he developed from scratch. He has received numerous awards, including the James Mumford Excellence in Extraordinary Teaching Award (2021) and the Trustees Teaching Award (2019) from Indiana University, as well as SICE’s Champion of Inclusion Award in 2017.

Bhutta’s industry experience includes optimizing video compression algorithms for TriMedia processors and developing application software for Voice over IP systems.

Bhutta's research primarily focuses on image processing and computer vision, and he is currently working on selective subtraction and deep learning. His past projects dealt with sports video analysis for EA Sports, background subtraction, dynamic scene modeling, object detection and tracking, line tracking, dense correspondences, image restoration, view and texture synthesis, and sequence alignment in bioinformatics. His most recent work is related to the impact of active learning techniques in computer science education.

Bhutta is a senior member of IEEE and ACM, as well as a member of IET.  He has worked as a technical reviewer for several journals and international conferences; served on academic, admissions, and departmental committees and councils at multiple universities; and volunteers for university and community organizations.

Bhutta is an avid badminton player who has medaled in numerous badminton and cricket tournaments since 2010, including the 2023 Massachusetts Senior Games (40+) and the 2011 AAU Badminton National Championships.

  • Selective Subtraction for Handheld Cameras

    Citation: Adeel A. Bhutta, Imran Nazir Junejo, Hassan Foroosh. (2020). Selective Subtraction for Handheld Cameras IEEE Access, 8, 36556-36568. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2973655