Christian Jacob

Christian Jacob

Positions

Professor

Faculty of Science, Department of Computer Science

Contact information

Web presence

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-7682

Location

Office: ICT750

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Computer Science, Erlangen University, 1988

Doctor of Engineering Science Engineering, Erlangen University, 1995

Research

Areas of Research

Research Interests
  • Algorithms gleaned from nature, biocomputing, bioinformatics
  • Evolutionary algorithms: genetic algorithms, genetic programming, evolution strategies
  • Parallel rewrite systems and their evolution: Lindenmayer systems, cellular automata
  • Modelling, simulation, and visualization of biological systems