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Professor Monica Cojocaru specializes in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Guelph. She completed her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mathematics at the University of Bucharest, Romania, followed by a Ph.D. in Mathematics from Queen's University in Kingston, Canada. Cojocaru has held prestigious positions including an NSERC postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre de Recherches Mathématiques in Montreal and has been a visiting researcher at various institutions such as Harvard University and Northwestern University. In 2010, she was awarded the Canada-US Fulbright Visiting Research Chair at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her research interests are centered on nonsmooth dynamics and complex systems, particularly the mathematical modeling of equilibrium problems in economics and game theory. Current collaborations include AI methods applied to generalized Nash games, with a focus on solutions, stability, and computation. Prof. Cojocaru's contributions extend into public health, including modeling vaccination behaviors and COVID-19's impact on schools. She has received multiple accolades and grants for her research, including the NSERC Discovery Grant and the Eco-Leadership Award from the Fulbright Foundation.
Department of Clinical Studies. Offers MSc by thesis (2 years) and MSc by coursework (1 year).