Raymond Spiteri

Dr. Raymond Spiteri is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Saskatchewan. He obtained a Ph.D. from UBC in Mathematics (Institute of Applied Mathematics) in 1997. He obtained a B.Sc. (Hons.) in Applied Mathematics (Theoretical Physics) from UWO in 1990. His areas of research are numerical analysis, scientific computing, and high-performance computing. As a numerical analyst, he has been afforded the luxury of being able to be an equal opportunity employer. He actively collaborates with physicists, chemists, hydrologists, geologists, and engineers of various flavours as well as psychologists, criminologists, and marketers. He also has a long record of industry collaboration with companies, both large and small. Professor Spiteri was President the Canadian Applied and Industrial Mathematics Society from 2015 to 2017. He was Principal Investigator for Saskatchewan and member of the Executive Committee for the WestGrid High-Performance Computing Consortium from 2005 to 2014. He held the position of Mitacs Regional Scientific Director for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba from 2008 to 2012. He was also a Mitacs Project Leader from 2004 to 2012. He co-founded the journal Mathematics in Science and Industry in 2018 and currently serves as co-Editor-in-Chief. He served on NSERC Evaluation Group 1508 as Section Chair (Applied Mathematics) from 2017 to 2019 and currently serves as the Group Chair. He is part of a Council of Canadian Academies Expert Panel on Artificial Intelligence. He has served on the Executive Committee for the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies since 2019.

Raymond began his term as PIMS Co-Director, Careers in February 2026.