Hello.
I am a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Simon Fraser University.
I got my Ph.D. at the University of Waterloo in 1989. My main area of research is
computer algebra
which is also called
symbolic computation.
I am interested in probabilistic algorithms (Monte Carlo, Las Vegas and Atlantic
City algorithms) for solving problems in algebraic computation such as factoring polynomials
and more generally, computational problems in algebra, number theory and discrete mathematics.
I am also interested in the design of computer algebra systems.
I have participated in the design and development of the
Maple
computer algebra system since 1983.
I have become interested in devoping and implementing high performance algorithms for computing with polynomials in many variables with various kinds of coefficients, for example, integers and algebraic numbers. With the advent of multi-core computers, it has become necessary to design and implement parallel algorithms. I am coding in Cilk C which is a parallel version of C originally developed at MIT.
My dblp publications list
My ACM digital library publications profile
My google scholar profile
I am trying to assemble a library of lecture videos on topics in computer algebra. Because of the pandemic, I was like many others forced to teach on-line this year. I've packaged up my lecture recordings Computer Algebra Videos
I am currently directing our Computational Algebra Group (CAG)
Our God and Reason >> Schedule << for Fall 2022. Starting September 22. All welcome.