Edward M. Riseman (August 15, 1942 in Washington, D.C. – February 26, 2007 in Leeds, Massachusetts) was an American computer scientist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

He was a co-author on the landmark paper on a four-step process for extracting straight lines from intensity images.

Shortly after receiving his Ph.D., Edward Riseman joined the faculty of University of Massachusetts Amherst as an Assistant Professor.

He was promoted to a full professor in 1978, and served as the chairman of the Computer Science department from 1981 to 1985.

During his tenure at the University of Massachusetts, Riseman was the advisor to 38 Ph.D. graduates.