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P IETRO PAPARELLA
Department of Mathematics
The College of William & Mary
PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8795
office: (757) 221–2022
email: [email protected]
web: http://ppaparella.people.wm.edu/
E DUCATION
v Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
G Ph.D., Mathematics, July 2013
Dissertation Title: Matrix roots of nonnegative and eventually nonnegative matrices
Advisors: Michael J. Tsatsomeros, Judith J. McDonald
G M.S., Mathematics, August 2003
o Thesis Title: The numerical range of a matrix and nonnegative matrices
o Advisor: Michael J. Tsatsomeros
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v Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA, USA
G B.S., Mathematics, May 2001
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President’s List, Dean’s List
S ELECTED P ROFESSIONAL E XPERIENCE
v College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA, USA
G Visiting Assistant Professor
Aug 2013 – present
Courses Taught: Calculus I, Linear Algebra, Abstract Algebra
∗ Teaching evaluations available at http://ppaparella.people.wm.edu/
G 2014 REU Faculty Advisor
Jun 2014 – Jul 2014.
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v Avista Corporation, Spokane, WA, USA
G Business Analyst I
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May 2012 – May 2013
Lead programmer/modeler an project to manage/optimize Avista’s energy assets
Software implemented on trading floor June 2013
Other duties: wind forecast evaluation; statistical analyses
v Spokane Falls Community College, Spokane, WA, USA
G Mathematics Instructor
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Sep 2006 – Jun 2007
Courses taught: Pre-Algebra, Elementary Algebra I, Elementary Algebra II, Intermediate Algebra, Mathematics for the Liberal Arts
v North Idaho College, Coeur d’ Alene, ID, USA
G Mathematics Instructor
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Jun 2004 – Jul 2006
Courses taught: Elementary Algebra, Intermediate Algebra, College Algebra, Finite
Mathematics, Analytic Trigonometry
R ESEARCH I NTERESTS
v Nonnegative Matrix Theory and its generalizations
v Theory of Matrix Functions
v Combinatorial Matrix Theory
v Linear Algebra Education
P UBLICATIONS
9. X. Han, C. R. Johnson, P. Paparella, The critical exponent for generalized doubly nonnegative
matrices, submitted. Preprint: arXiv:1407.7059
8. J. J. McDonald, P. Paparella, Matrix roots of imprimitive irreducible nonnegative matrices, submitted. Preprint: arXiv:1407.4487.
7. J. J. McDonald, P. Paparella, Jordan chains of h-cyclic matrices, submitted.
Preprint: arXiv:1407.4486.
P. Paparella
Curriculum Vitae (updated: October 15, 2014)
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6. P. Paparella, Matrix functions that preserve the strong Perron-Frobenius property, submitted.
Preprint: arXiv:1407.0920.
5. J. J. McDonald, P. Paparella, M. J. Tsatsomeros, Matrix roots of eventually positive matrices. Linear Algebra Appl., 456:122–137, 2014.
4. P. Paparella. Matrix roots of nonnegative and eventually nonnegative matrices. ProQuest LLC, Ann
Arbor, MI, 2013. Thesis (Ph.D.)–Washington State University.
3. P. Paparella, Complete residue systems: a primer and an application. Advances in Algebra, 6
(1):21–25, 2013. Preprint: arXiv:1206.0486.
2. P. Paparella, A note on the Lov´asz-Schrijver semidefinite programming relaxation for binary integer programs, 2012. arXiv:1208.2263.
1. P. Paparella, The numerical range of a matrix and nonnegative matrices, unpublished master’s
thesis, 2003, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
I NSTITUTIONAL S ERVICE
v College of William & Mary
G Major-advisor to seven students: Mitchell A. Croom, Nicholas M. Hoffman, John P. Marken,
Gregory A. Mascialino, Paul A. Naanou, Jeremiah J. O’Donnell, and Nathan C. Schaaf
G 2014-2015 Freshman-sophomore advisor to four students: William W. Douglas, Yiyang Liu,
Dalton Ruggieri, and Yi Zhang
v Spokane Falls Community College
G Advised students on a walk-in basis
G Served on the International Education Committee
v North Idaho College
G Academic advisor to eleven students for the academic-year 2005-2006
G Served on the Academic Admissions and Standards Committee
P ROFESSIONAL S ERVICE
v Reviewer for Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics, 2014 – present
P RESENTATIONS
6. Matrix roots of irreducible imprimitive nonnegative matrices, Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting, Regina, SK, Canada, May 2014
5-3. Matrix roots of positive and eventually positive matrices,
- at William & Mary’s Mathematics Colloquium, Williamsburg, VA, September, 201
- at 2013 International Linear Algebra Society Meeting contributed mini-symposium “Linear
and Nonlinear Perron-Frobenius Theory”, Providence, RI, June, 2013
- at 2013 American Mathematical Society Spring Central Sectional Meeting special session
“Generalizations of Nonnegative Matrices and their Sign Patterns”1 , Ames, IA, April, 2013
2. Dynamic Assessment for Remedial Mathematics Course Placement?, poster presented at the annual
Center for the Study of Mathematics Curriculum Conference, Phoenix, AZ, February, 2008
1. The Numerical Range of a Matrix and Nonnegative Matrices. Washington State University Department of Mathematics Algebra Seminar, Pullman, WA, March, 2005
1 Invited
speaker
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C ONFERENCES
v Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting, Regina, SK, Canada, May 2014
v International Linear Algebra Society Meeting, Providence, RI, June 2013
v American Mathematical Society Sectional Meeting, Ames, IA, April 2013
v Joint Mathematics Meetings, San Diego, CA, Janurary 2013
v Western Canada Linear Algebra Meeting, Lethbridge, AB, Canada May 2012
v Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, San Diego, CA, February
2008
H ONORS AND AWARDS
v Class of 2016 Section NExT Fellow, Mathematical Association of America MD-DC-VA Section
v Faculty International Conference Travel Grant, W&M Reves Center for International Studies,
2014
v Registration Grant, WSU Graduate & Professional Student Association, 2013
v Travel Grant, WSU Graduate & Professional Student Association, 2013
v Graduate Student Travel Grant, American Mathematical Society, 2012
C OMPUTER L ANGUAGES & P ROGRAMS
v Languages: MATLAB, AMPL, C, Message Passing Interface
v Applications: MATLAB, CPLEX, Gurobi, LATEX, Excel, Word, Mathematica, Maple
v Operating Systems: Windows
L ANGUAGES
v English (native)
v Italian (limited working proficiency)
v Spanish (limited working proficiency)
P ROFESSIONAL A SSOCIATIONS
v American Mathematical Society (AMS)
v International Linear Algebra Society (ILAS)
v Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
v Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
R EFERENCES
Michael J. Tsatsomeros
Professor of Mathematics
Washington State University
[email protected]
Bala Krishnamoorthy
Associate Professor of Mathematics
Washington State University
[email protected]
Judith J. McDonald
Professor of Mathematics
Washington State University
[email protected]
Charles R. Johnson
Class of 1961 Professor
College of William & Mary
[email protected]
P. Paparella
Curriculum Vitae (updated: October 15, 2014)
P ERSONAL D ATA
v Place of birth: Los Angeles, CA
v Citizenship: United States
v Marital status: Married (Allison) with two children (Quintin and Alessia)
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