Board

The PIMS Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of all aspects of PIMS.

Current Board Members

Engin Özberk, Chair, PIMS Board of Directors
Chair, PIMS Board of Directors
Dr. Özgür Yilmaz
Director, Professor of Mathematics University of British Columbia
Kristine Bauer
Co-Director Industrial
Gabriel Paternain
Co-Director International
Hannes Edinger
Director of Big River Analytics Ltd.
Douglas Farenick
Dean of the Faculty of Science and Professor of Mathematics, University of Regina
William Ghali
Vice-President (Research), University of Calgary
Rodger Guinn
Chair of the External Advisory Committee for the University of Manitoba`s Faculty of Science "Data Science Nexus" initiative
Fraser Hof
Associate Vice President of Research, University of Victoria
Habiba Kadiri
University of Lethbridge
Steve Kirkland, University of Manitoba
Associate Dean (Natural Sciences and Engineering), Faculty of Graduate Studies & Professor, Department of Mathematics
Kirill Kopotun
Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba
Matthew Letts
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge
Gail Murphy, University of British Columbia
Vice-President Research & Innovation, University of British Columbia
Bram Noble
Professor and Vice-Dean Research, Scholarly and Artistic Work, College of Arts & Science, University of Saskatchewan
Dugan O'Neill
Vice-President, Research & International, Simon Fraser University
Mari Ostendorf
Vice Provost for Research, University of Washington
Malabika Paramanik
Banff International Research Station (BIRS) Director
Ian Stavness, University of Saskatchewan
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan & GIFS Chair, Computational Agriculture, Global Institute for Food Security
Elizabeth A. Thompson
Professor Emeritus, Department of Statistics, University of Washington
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Vice President, Transformation, ATCO
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Dean, Faculty of Science, University of Alberta

Past Board Members

President, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)
Chief Executive Officer, Altamesa Energy Canada
PIMS Site Director, University of Washington
Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Calgary
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
University of Manitoba
Dean, College of Arts and Science, University of Saskatchewan
Professor Emeritus, University of Calgary
Professor, University of British Columbia
President and CEO, Cybera
Professor Emeritus of Physics, Simon Fraser University
President and CEO, Lexacal Investment Corp
CRC Chair & Professor, Faculty of Science – Mathematics & Statistical Sciences, University of Alberta
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge
Professor of Computer Science
Manager of Process Automation, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
Associate Vice-President (Research) and Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Alberta
Professor of Mathematics, CEREMADE, Université Paris-Dauphine
Professor of Computing Science, University of Alberta
President, Fractal Capital Corporation
Deputy Chairman and Chief Trading Officer, TD Securities Inc)
IBM Professor of Computer Science and Professor of Mathematics, UBC
Professor of Biology, University of Regina
Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
Chief Scientist, CGG, Calgary
Cameco Research Chair, Senior NSERC Industrial Research Chair, US
CEO of MITACS, Professor of Chemistry, UBC
Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington
Vice-President Research, Professor of Renewable Resources, U. Alberta
Vice-President Research and Innovation, University of Victoria
Associate Vice-President Research, Professor of Physics, University of Victoria
Dean of Science & Professor of Computer Science, UBC
Program Leader for Integrated Decision Support, Syncrude Canada Ltd.
President & CEO, Powertech Labs Inc.)
Vice President - Research, University of Calgary
Kennedy Chair in Mathematical Biology Mathematics and Statistics, University of Victoria
PIMS Site Director - University of British Columbia
Associate Vice President - Research, University of Victoria
Vice president Academic & Provost, UBC
Vice President - Research, University of Calgary
Associate Vice-President Research and Professor of Computer Science, University of Victoria
Professor of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University
President and CEO, Padre Resource Management
Professor of Economics and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Science, University of Lethbridge
Microsoft Research
University of British Columbia
Dean of Science, University of Alberta
Associate Dean of Research, University of Alberta
Chief Technology Officer, Boeing Information Technology, The Boeing Company
CGGVeritas
Vice President - Research, University of Calgary
Vice President - Research, Professor of Metals & Materials Engineering, UBC
Divisional Dean of Natural Sciences, University of Washington
Vice-President Research, Professor of Geography, University of Victoria
Consultant, PetraScience Consutltants Inc. & Professor, Cornell University
University of Alberta
Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington, and Director of the Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute
Professor of Mathematics, University of Calgary
Director of Actenum, Zymeworks, and Pharos Capital
Professor of Industrial Engineering, University of Washington
Associate Professor of Computer Science, University of Regina
President of 1Qbit and Managing Partner of Cambium Capital
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Alberta
Vice President (Research and Innovation, University of Alberta