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Igor V. Pivkin is a full professor at the Institute of Computing within the Faculty of Informatics at the Università della Svizzera italiana. He received a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Mathematics from Novosibirsk State University in Russia, followed by a Master's degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Brown University, USA. Prior to his current position, he served as a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. His research interests encompass multiscale and multiphysics modeling, alongside the development of corresponding numerical methods and parallel large-scale simulations of biological and physical systems. Specific areas of focus include biophysics, cellular and molecular biomechanics, stochastic multiscale modeling, and coarse-grained molecular simulations, demonstrating a profound engagement with high-performance computational approaches to address complex scientific challenges.
Department of Finance - Master in Finance (MFIN).