Assoc. Prof. Alan Krautstengl, Ph. D.
E-mail: alan.krautstengl@aauni.edu
Tel.: +420 257 530 202
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ACADEMIC RANKS AND DEGREES
• Associate Professor of Mathematics
University of Puerto Rico, PR, U.S.A.; 2000
• Assistant Professor of Mathematics
Black Hills State University, SD, U.S.A.; 1999
Case Western Reserve University, OH, U.S.A.; 1997
• Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Mathematics
Kent State University, Kent, OH, U.S.A.; 1995
Dissertation: "Matrix Vectorial Norms and their Application to
The Gerschgorin Theory for Block Partitioned Matrices"
(Under supervision of University Professor Richard S. Varga attacked and solved 25 years old open problem from Numerical Linear Algebra)
Overall GPA: 4.0
• Master of Arts in Applied Mathematics
Kent State University, Kent, OH, U.S.A.; 1992
Overall GPA: 4.0
• Master of Science in Mathematics
Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic; 1990
Thesis: "Solution of Boltzman Equation by means of Multigrid Methods"
(Under supervision of University Professor Ivo Marek)
Overall GPA: 3.9
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (Europe)
• President
Anglo - American University, Czech Republic; 2005 – Present
Highest academic and executive position at the oldest private university in the
Czech Republic
• Member, Administrative Board of Directors
Canadian Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic; 2008-Present
• Vice-President for Research, Development and International Affairs
Institute of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech Republic;
2003 – 2005
Top-level academic and executive position
• Senior Researcher
Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Czech Republic; 2004 – Present
Conducting research in various areas of numerical analysis; joint recipient of the National Research Program Grant
• Senior Lecturer
Anglo- American University, Czech Republic; 2003 – Present
Teaching various mathematics courses for AAU’s School of Business
Administration
HIGHLIGHTS OF PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE (U.S.A.)
• Visiting Professor of Mathematics
Chapman University, CA, U.S.A.; 2007-Present
• Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics
University of Puerto Rico, PR, U.S.A.; 2000-2001
• Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Black Hills State University, SD, U.S.A.; 1999-2000
• Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics
Case Western Reserve University, OH, U.S.A.; 1997-1999
- Developed and taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in Pure and Applied Mathematics,
- Advised undergraduate and graduate students, supervised students' research projects, conducted individual research, sat on the dissertation committees,
- Took active part in cutting-edge applied mathematics business and industry related projects,
- Interacted with experts from business, science and industry, represented the universities at international scientific conferences,
- Participated in various administration processes of the university system,
- Always received top percentile student evaluations,
- Joint Recipient of the National Science Foundation Grants.
• Teaching and Research Assistant
Kent State University, OH, U.S.A.; 1991-1995
EXPERIENCE IN RESEARCH, INDUSTRY AND BUSINESS
Professional involvement includes NASA, University Hospitals Cleveland, Ford Motor Company, Eaton Consulting Group, Honeywell, Deloitte and others.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Numerical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Matrix Theory, Applications of Mathematics to Science, Business and Finance.
SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
- Repetedly invited speaker at Mensa
- Invited speaker and participant at International Conferences SIDIM, PR, USA; 2001-Present
- Invited speaker at the Rotary Club, SD, U.S.A.; 2000
- Invited speaker at International Conference to honor Richard S. Varga's 70 birthday, Ohio; 1999
- Invited speaker at International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing in Oberwolfach, Germany; 1997
PUBLICATIONS
GENERAL ACADEMIC
Extensive list of contributions in newspapers, journals, magazines, TV, radio and other forms of media
SCIENTIFIC PAPERS
• "On Gerschgorin -Type Problems and Ovals of Cassini”,
Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 8, 1999, pp. 15-20;
jointly with Richard S. Varga
• "Minimal Gerschgorin Sets for Partitioned Matrices III Sharpness of Boundaries and Monotonicity as a Function of the Partition",
Electronic Transactions on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 3, 1995, pp.83-95;
jointly with Richard S. Varga
• "Minimal Gerschgorin Sets for Partitioned Matrices II. The Spectral Conjecture”,
ElectronicTransactions on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 3, 1995, pp.64-80;
jointly with Richard S. Varga
PUBLISHED TALKS AT INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCES
• “Discretization and rounding errors: ODE’s and beyond”
International Conference SIDIM XX, Puerto Rico; 2005
• "How to catch the spectrum?"
International Conference SIDIM XIX, Puerto Rico; 2004
• "A Note on the Spectral Inclusion Regions for Block Partitioned Matrices"
International Conference SIDIM XVI, Puerto Rico; 2001
• "From Rings of Saturn to Circles of Gerschgorin"
Richard S. Varga's 70 birthday, Ohio; International Conference to honor 1999
•International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing in Oberwolfach, Germany; 1997
SELECTED REFERREE WORK FOR INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS
• Numerical Algorithms (Springer)
Review of “H-Matrix Theory vs. Eigenvalue Localization” by
Liljana Cvetković; 2006
• Linear Algebra and its Applications
Review of “Optimal Gersgorin-Style Estimation of Extremal Singular Values”
By Charles R. Johnson, Tomasz Szulc and Dominika Wojtera-Tyrakowska;
2004
SCIENTIFIC GRANTS AND ACADEMIC PROJECTS FUNDING
• NSF Grant DMS-9205531
• NSF Grant DMS-9707359
• NPV/TP2/DP4 “Modelling and Simulation of Complex Technical Problems: Effective Numerical Algorithms and Parallel Implementation using New Information Technologies”
• EU grant to develop the masters program “Quantitative Asset and Risk Management” involving Anglo-American University and three other European academic partners
• Oversaw and coordinated complex process of an extensive list of grants and research and development projects, both locally and internationally, from private, government, EU and global funds.
HONORS
• Various motions of the Board of Trustees of Anglo-American University acknowledging outstanding contribution to the development of Anglo- American University
• Outstanding Dissertation Award, U.S.A.; 1995
• Honor Award for an Exceptional Standard of Scholarship, U. S. A.; 1992
Contact info: alan.krautstengl@aauni.edu
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