Patrick J. Ryan

Professor of Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science), McMaster University
Algorithms Research Group, Department of Computing & Software ,
Geometry and Topology Research Group, Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Office

Information Technology Building 126

Telephone

1-905-525-9140 ext. 23440

Degrees

1968 Brown University , Ph.D. ( Mathematics )

1964 University of Toronto, B.Sc. ( Mathematics and Physics )

My primary research interests have been in Geometry, in particular, the characterization and classification of hypersurfaces in real and complex space forms. I have taught a wide range of Mathematics and Computer Science courses over many years and am the author of an undergraduate textbook Euclidean and non-Euclidean Geometry, An Analytic Approach published by Cambridge University Press.

I also have done some work on string processing algorithms with my colleague Prof. W.F. Smyth , with particular emphasis on applications to computational geometry. I have also been working with a visiting colleague, Prof. H.S. Kim, on use of technology in Mathematics instruction (see paper), as well as on fundamental problems in differential geometry of hypersurfaces. Among the courses I have taught recently, those that seem most relevant to Mathematical Knowledge Management would be Computational Geometry and Database Management System Design.

However, the field of Mathematical Knowledge Management is new to me, and my main reason for attending this workshop is to find out more about it.