CURRICULUM VITAE Peter Horak Specialization Discrete Mathematics, and Theoretical Computer Science Education - Degree Information DrSc./equivalent to D.Sc./, Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia 1995 Thesis - On Two Classical Problems in Graph Theory CSc. /equivalent to Ph.D./, Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia 1980 Thesis - Connectivity of Digraphs RNDr./equivalent to M.SC./ Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia 1975 Thesis - Ramsey Numbers, 1975 BSc., Comenius Univ., Bratislava, Slovakia 1974 Employment Record a) Regular positions 1. 16-03-2003 to date, IAS, University of Washington, Tacoma, Associate Professor, since 2005 Professor 2. 15-09-95 to 22-02-2003, Dept. of Mathematics, Kuwait University, Associate Professor since 1999 Professor 3. 01-09-75 to 15-09-95, Dept. of Mathematics, Slovak Technical University, Slovakia, Assistant Professor since 1983 Associate Professor 1
b) Visiting positions 1. 06-09-08 to 08-15-08 University of Hawaii, USA, Visiting Prof 2. 08-18-06 to 09-23-06, University of Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia 3. 06-06-05 to 08-12-05, University of Hawaii, USA, Visiting 4. 11-06-01 to 10-08-01, University of Hawaii, USA, Visiting 5. 08-07-00 to 28-08-00, Austrian Academy of Sciences. 6. 10-06-99 to 13-08-99, University of Hawaii, USA, Visiting 7. 03-07-98 to 17-08-98, University of Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia 8. 10-08-96 to 12-09-96, University of Newcastle, N.S.W., Australia 9. 24-06-96 to 06-08-96, University of Hawaii, Visit. Associate 10. 01-06-94 to 02-08-94, University of Hawaii, Visit. Associate 11. 01-09-93 to 15-05-94, Southern Illinois University, USA,Visiting Associate 12. 01-01-93 to 31-08-93, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada, Visiting Associate 13. 01-09-90 to 31-05-91, Simon Fraser Univ., Canada, Visiting Associate 14. 19-08-89 to 15-05-90, University of Nebraska, USA, Visiting Associate 15. 01-01-87 to 30-06-87, McMaster University, Canada 2
Honors and Awards Member of the editorial board: Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing, since 1994 Journal of Combinatorics, Information and System Sciences, since 1993 Mathematica Slovaca, since 2007 Journal of Combinatorial Designs, since 2008 Guest editor of the volume 309, Issue 18, 2009, of Discrete Mathematics Reviewer of Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Mathematical Reviews, many journals, e.g., Combinatorica, Ars Combinatoria, Utilitas Mathematics, J.Graph Theory, Discrete Math., Designs, Codes and Cryptography, J. Combinatorial Designs, J.Combinatorial Th. Ser B, Graphs and Combinatorics, Theoretical Computer Science, Australasian J. Combinatorics, Linear Algebra and its Applications, Discussiones Mathematicae Graph Theory, Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science, SIAM on Discrete Math, J. Combinatorial Optimization, and Mathematica Slovaca. Reviewer of NSERC (Canada) and National Security Agency (USA) grant applications. I was a co-supervisor of the PhD thesis for Ms. Leticia B. Rodriguez from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. Her thesis has been awarded the 2nd prize in the contest held by the Brazilian Math. Society. Invited Lectures Australia: University of Newcastle, NSW Brazil: Federal University, Rio de Janeiro; Federal University, Goiania 3
Canada: University of Calgary; Simon Fraser University, Vancouver; University of Toronto; Universite de Montreal; University of Regina; McMaster University, Hamilton; University of Victoria Czech Republic: Charles University, Prague Germany: University of Augsburg Hungary: Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Italy: University of Catania; University of Messina Japan: Science University, Tokyo; Keio University, Yokohama Kuwait: Kuwait University Netherlands: University of Groningen; Technishe Universiteit Eindhoven New Zealand: University of Otago, Dunedin Norway: University of Bergen Oman: Sultan Qabus University Poland: Mathematical Institute of AGH Krakow Portugal: University of Aveiro Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Russia: Economic University, Nizny Novgorod Israel: Ben Gurion University, Beer sheva Slovakia: Comenius University; Slovak University of Technology Slovenia: University of Ljubljana South Africa, University of Cape Town 4
Taiwan: National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung; National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu;, Academica Sinica, Taipei; National Dong Hwa University, Haulien USA: Emory University, Atlanta; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta; University of Hawaii; University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana; University of Illinois at Chicago; University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Auburn University, Alabama; Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; University of West Georgia, Carrollton, Illinois State University, Normal Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe, Harare 5