Bohdan L. Kaluzny

Email: bohdan@canada.com

 

 

OBJECTIVE: Complete Doctorate in Computer Science and continue my career as a researcher, teacher, and student.

 

 

LANGUAGES: Fluent in English, French, and Ukrainian.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

2001-2004        Ph.D. in Combinatorial Geometry, School of Computer Science, McGill University (In Progress).

 

1999-2001        M.Sc. in Operations Research, School of Computer Science, McGill University.

  Thesis title: "Finite Pivot Algorithms and Feasibility"

 

1996-1999        B.Sc. CGPA: 3.80/4.00, School of Computer Science McGill University

 

 

EMPLOYMENT

 

2002-2004        Property & Services Manager of leased residences, Irene Gardens Ltd.

 

1999-2004        Teaching Assistant, School of Computer Science, McGill University

 

1999-2000        Research Assistant, McGill University

 

1998-2000        Junior Software Developer, Steltor (www.steltor.com)

 

 

HONOURS & AWARDS

 

Alma Mater Student Travel Grant - 2004

Granted by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, McGill University

 

N.S.E.R.C Post Graduate Scholarship (PGS B) - 2002

Granted by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

 

Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research McGill University - 2001

Awarded for a master thesis considered to be in the top 10% by thesis examiners.

 

N.S.E.R.C Post Graduate Scholarship (PGS A) - 2000

Granted by the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada.

 

Great Distinction Honour, McGill University - 1999

For having completed B.Sc. with first class academic standing.

 

Dean's Honour List, Faculty of Science McGill University - 1998

For having completed an academic session with a record in the top 5% in the Faculty of Science.

 

James McConnel Award, McGill University - 1998
Granted by McGill University for high academic standing in an undergraduate session.

 

Emily Ross Crawford Scholarship, McGill University - 1998
Granted by the Faculty of Science, McGill University for high academic standing.


CS&T Computer Science Award - 1998
Awarded by Corporate Software & Technologies for undergraduate achievement in computer science.

 

Father Josaphat Jean Scholarships - 1993, 1994, 1996
Awarded by the Montreal Ukrainian community for excellent scholastic achievements in Ukrainian studies.

 

 

PUBLICATIONS

 

                K. Fukuda and B. Kaluzny, "The Criss-Cross Method Can Take Omega(n^d) Pivots",

                Proceedings of Symposium of Computational Geometry (to appear), June 9-11 2004.

 

                K. Fukuda and B. Kaluzny, "The Criss-Cross Method Can Take Omega(n^d) Pivots",

                GERAD Technical Report G-2004-03, January 2004.

 

                D. Avis and B. Kaluzny, "Solving Inequalities and Proving Farkas' Lemma Made Easy",

                Amer. Math. Monthly 111 (2004), no. 2., 152-157.

 

                D. Avis and B. Kaluzny, "Solving Inequalities and Proving Farkas' Lemma Made Easy",

                GERAD Technical Report G-2002-50, September 2002

 

                B. Kaluzny, Finite Pivot Rules and Feasibility, Master Thesis,

                School of Computer Science, McGill University, 2001.

 

 

CONFERENCES & WORKSHOPS

 

                Symposium on Computational Geometry, New York, June 9-11, 2004.

                Barbados Undercurrent Workshop on Polyhedra, Convex Geometry, and Optimization

                  Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, March 7-14, 2004.

                Introductory Workshop in Discrete and Computational Geometry, MSRI, August 20-29, 2003.

                Workshop on Combinatorics, Probability and Algorithms, University of Montreal, May 5-23 2003.

                12th Ontario Combinatorics Workshop, University of Ottawa, May 1-2, 2003.

                Barbados Undercurrent Workshop on Polytopes, Games & Matroids,

                  Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, March 10-17, 2003.

                Post Graduate Student Research Symposium, UTECH Jamaica, March 22-23, 2001.

 

 

ACTIVITES & ORGANIZATIONS

 

Member of GERAD: Group for Research in Decision Analysis

Algorithms Seminar Group, School of Computer Science: seminar organizer and scheduler

McGill Intramural Sports, 1999-2004 (Team Captain)

Dollard Montreal Ball Hockey League, 1991 to present

Dorval Ball Hockey League, 1994 to present

Computer Science Undergraduate Society: VP Administration in fall 1998

Royal Conservatory of Music, 1984-1997: piano, violin, and musical theory

Member of "Moloda Ukraina" dance ensemble, 1992-1996