Associate Professor & Canada Research Chair
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Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, July 2013
University of Guelph
Advisor: David Kribs
M.Sc. Mathematics, August 2010
University of Regina
Advisor: Remus Floricel
B.Sc. Combined Mathematics and Statistics, April 2008
University of Regina
Academic Positions
Professor, April 2022 — present;
Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in Quantum Information Theory, July 2017 — present;
Associate Professor, January 2016 — March 2022;
Assistant Professor, August 2013 — January 2016,
Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Brandon University
Member, June 2020 — present, Manitoba Quantum Institute
Adjunct Professor, September 2014 — present, Department of Mathematics, University of Manitoba
Adjunct Professor, September 2014 — present, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Regina
Member, August 2013 — present, Winnipeg Institute for Theoretical Physics
Adjunct Professor, January 2016 — 2022, Department of Mathematics & Statistics, University of Guelph
Current Professional Activities:
Member, Scientific Organizing Committee, Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) Winter Meeting, Montreal, QC, Dec. 1-4, 2023
Organizing Committee Member (2017-present), Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting (WClam)
Senior Mentor, Operator Algebras Mentor Network, 2020-present
Mailing Address:
Brandon University
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
John R. Brodie Science Centre
270 18th Street
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
R7A 6A9
Office (in-person visits):
BB 1-79
Phone: (204) 727-7473
Fax: (204) 728-7346
Email: ploskers(at)brandonu(dot)ca