Indigenous Engagement Committee

The PIMS Indigenous Engagement Committee has responsibility for guiding and monitoring Indigenous strategies and initiatives at PIMS.

Indigenous Engagement Committee Members

Dr. Melania Alvarez
PIMS Education Coordinator, University of British Columbia
Kori Czuy
Indigenous Engagement Specialist, TELUS Spark Science Centre
Shawn Desaulniers
University of Alberta
Ian Foulds
University of British Columbia - Okanagan
Edward Doolittle
Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies & Associate Professor of Mathematics, First Nations University
Florence Glanfield
University of Alberta
Marissa Loving
University of Georgia
Kamuela Yong
University of Hawai'i'

IEC Committee Ex-Officio Members

Deanna Needell
PIMS Co-Director, Programs; Professor of Mathematics, University of British Columbia
Raymond Spiteri
PIMS Co-Director, Careers; Professor of Computer Science, University of Saskatchewan
Dr. Özgür Yilmaz
PIMS Director, Professor of Mathematics University of British Columbia

IEC Past Committee Members

PIMS would like to thank the following people for their past membership and participation in the PIMS Indigenous Engagement Committee

Jayadev Athreya
PIMS Site Director & Professor of Mathematics, University of Washington
Hannes Edinger
Director of Big River Analytics Ltd.
Veselin Jungic
Simon Fraser University
Robert Megginson
University of Michigan
Weiran Sun
PIMS Site Director - Simon Fraser University