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Marco Pollanen

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thu, 07/18/2019 - 15:26
First Name
Marco
Last Name
Pollanene
Email
marcopollanen@trentu.ca
Phone
705-748-1011 ext. 7543
Location
Gzowski College 340
Campus
Peterborough
Job Title
Professor
Accreditation
Ph.D. (Toronto)
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Professor Marco Pollanen
Home Department
Mathematics
Program Affiliation
Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods M.A.
Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods M.Sc.
Big Data Analytics: Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods M.Sc.
Financial Analytics: Applied Modelling and Quantitative Methods M.Sc.
Areas of Expertise
Mathematical Finanace
Applied Mathematics
Publications
Pollanen, M., Kang, S., Cater, B., Chen, Y., Lee, K.H. MC^2: Mathematics Classroom Collaborator, Proceedings of MathUI 2017, 8 pages, 2017.
Pollanen, M., and Cater, B. The Evidentiary Value of Big Data Analysis, IAFOR Journal of Politics, Economics & Law, vol. 4, pp. 4-12, 2017.
Pollanen, M., Kang, S., and Cater, B. Manipulation of Mathematical Expressions in Collaborative Environments, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 10296, pp. 60-70, 2017.
Issaka, A.I., Paek, J., Abdella, K., Pollanen, M., Huda, A.K.S., Kaitibie, S., Goktepe, I.; Haq, M.M., and Moustafa, A.T., Analysis and Calibration of Empirical Relationships for Estimating Evapotranspiration in Qatar: Case Study, Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, Vol. 143, 2017.
Pollanen, M., Kang, S., and Cater, B. Increasing Engagement of Women in Quantitative Courses through Online Communication, (in press), 2017.
Cater, B., Kang, S., and Pollanen, M., An Efficient Gamified Model for Online Homework in the Mathematical Sciences, Proceedings of the 2015 International Symposium on Teaching, Education, and Learning – Summer Session, 14-27, 2015.
Pollanen, M., Cater, B., and Kang, S., Risk as a Gamification Element in Online Homework, Proceedings of The 4th MAC 2015.
Pollanen, M., Hooper, J., Cater, B., and Kang, S., A Tablet-Compatible Web-Interface for Mathematical Collaboration, Lecture Notes in Computer Science 8592, 2014.
Pollanen, M., Hooper, J., Cater, B., and Kang, S., Towards a Universal Interface for Real-Time Mathematical Communication, CICM-WS-WiP 2014, Vol. 1186, 2014.
Mohseniahouei, Y., Abdella, K., and Pollanen, M., An Application of the Sinc-Collocation Method to a Three-Dimensional Oceanography Model, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 77, 2013.
Cater, B., Kang, S., Lew, B., and Pollanen, M., Permanent Injury and the Disability-Mitigating Effects of Education, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 33, 2013.
Zhu, J., Pollanen, M., Abdella, K., & Cater, B., Modeling Drought Option Contracts, ISRN Applied Mathematics, vol. 2012, Article ID 251835, 2012.
Pollanen, Marco, Uniform Equipartition Test Bounds for Multiply Sequences, International Journal of Pure and Applied Mathematics, Vol. 72, No. 4, 2011.
Gozli, Davood., Pollanen, Marco, and Reynolds, Michael, The Characteristics of Writing Environments for Mathematics: Behavioral Consequences and Implications for Software Design and Usability, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 5625, Proceedings of MKM 2009, Grand Bend, Ontario, Canada, pp. 310-324, 2009.
Pollanen, Marco, and Reynolds, Michael, A Model for Effective Real-Time Entry of Mathematical Expressions, Research, Reflections and Innovations in Integrating ICT in Education, Formatex, 2009.
Pollanen, Marco, Formal Group Laws and Non-Uniform Quasi-Random Sequences, IJPAM, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2008.
Pollanen, M., Wisniewski, T., and Yu, X., Xpress: A Novice Interface for the Real-Time Communication of Mathematical Expressions, Proceedings of MathUI 2007, Linz, Austria, June 2007.
Pollanen, Marco, Group-Theoretic Generation of Non-Uniform Pseudo-Random Sequences for Simulation, IJPAM, Vol. 42, No. 4, 2007.
Pollanen, Marco, Improving Learner Motivation with Online Assignments, Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2007.
Huang, M.L., Pollanen, M., and Yuen, W.K. An Efficient Quasi-Monte Carlo Algorithm for the Pareto Distribution, Monte Carlo Methods and Applications, Vol. 13., No. 1, 2007.
Pollanen, Marco, Interactive Web-Based Mathematics Communication, Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications, Vol. 6 , No. 4, 2006.
Hooper, J., Pollanen, M. and Teismann, H., Effective Online Office Hours in the Mathematical Sciences., Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, Vol. 2, No. 3, 2006.
Pollanen, Marco, Low-Discrepancy Sequences in Probability Spaces, Ph.D. Thesis (supervisor L. Seco), University of Toronto, 2005.
Pollanen, M.D., and May, L.E., Matrix Derivatives, International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2003.
Pollanen, Marco D., and Feldman, P.A. Calculations of `Blue-Body' Spectra for Cosmic Dust Emission, Canadian Journal of Physics, Herzberg Issue, 2001.
Pollanen, Marco D., and Feldman, P.A., July 1995, A Catalogue of the Youngest YSOs and Candidate Protostars, Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 107, 617-631. [Republished in Vol. 5, Dec. 1995 of the American Astronomical Society CD-ROM Series.]
Redman, Russell O., Feldman, P.A., Pollanen, Marco D., Balam, D.D., and Jeremy B., June 1995, Flux Density Estimates at Millimeter Wavelengths of Asteroids Near Opposition from 1996 to 2005, The Astronomical Journal, 109, 2869-2879.
Areas of Research

Mathematical Finance / Economics and Applications, Monte Carlo and Quasi-Monte Carlo Methods and Computation, Mathematical User Interfaces and Learning Technologies

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