Dr. Cristian Rios

Associate Professor

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Biography

Cristian Rios is an Associate Professor at the University of Calgary, where he serves as the Associate Head for Research. He has a background in mathematics, holding a Doctorate in Philosophy from the University of Minnesota, earned in 2001, and a Master of Science in Mathematics from the same institution in 1998. He also completed a degree in Applied Mathematics from Universidad Nacional del Litoral in 1993 and a Technical High School Diploma in Electromechanics in 1988. Rios specializes in research in Partial Differential Equations, focusing on existence and regularity solutions of degenerate elliptic equations, harmonic analysis, oscillatory operators, Fourier transform, and wavelets. His work has applications in medical imaging, data analysis, and cardiovascular health. Rios teaches various advanced mathematics courses, including Differential Equations and Measure Integration.

Research Interests

Courses

MATH 605 Differential Equations III MATH 518 Honours Thesis MATH 516 Senior Project MATH 335 Analysis MATH 501-601 Measure Integration

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
  • Unofficial Transcripts
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.