Christina ChristaraProfile page
Professor
Faculty of Arts and Science, Department of Computer Science
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- ProfessorFaculty of Arts and Science, Department of Computer Science
- 416 978-7360 (Work)
- 416 598-4203
- 361 Front st. #3305, Toronto, Ontario, M5V3R5, Canada
- University of Toronto, Department of Computer Science, 40 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3G4, Canada
BIO
Christina Christara is a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. She obtained her BSc at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and her MSc and PhD at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Her research interests are in numerical analysis and scientific computing, more specifically, in the numerical solution of partial differential equations, the associated high-performance issues, and the related applications such as those in computational finance. She is currently Editor-in-Chief for Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, Associate Editor for Applied Mathematics and Computation, and has been Associate Editor for Numerical Algorithms. She is also serving as a member of the Board of the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society (CAIMS).
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ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Depart. of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada2018 - present
- Associate ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Depart. of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada1994 - 2018
- Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Toronto, Depart. of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada1989 - 1994
- Post-Doctoral FellowUniversity of Toronto, Depart. of Computer Science, Toronto, Canada1988 - 1989
- Research AssistantPurdue University West Lafayette, Depart. of Computer Science, West Lafayette, United States1987 - 1988
- Teaching AssistantPurdue University West Lafayette, Depart. of Computer Science, West Lafayette, United States1984 - 1986
DEGREES
- Ph.D., Computer SciencePurdue University System, West Lafayette, United States1984 - 1988
- M.Sc., Computer SciencePurdue University System, West Lafayette, United States1986
- B.Sc., Department of MathematicsAristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece1978 - 1982
LANGUAGES
- Greek, Modern (1453-)
- English
- French
- German
AVAILABILITY
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
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