Christopher Anand

Dr. Christopher Anand is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing and Software and the McMaster School of Biomedical Engineering at McMaster University. He holds roles as Graduate Advisor for the MEng in Computing and Software and is a Fellow of IBM Canada Advanced Studies. His research spans computer science education, programming languages, compilers, and high-performance computation, with collaborations at IBM and global educational initiatives.

Education: PhD in Differential Geometry. He focuses on making computing education accessible globally through projects like McMaster Start Coding and the Fondation STaBL, emphasizing design thinking and innovation. His work bridges academia and industry, addressing challenges in medical imaging, scanning electron microscopy, and educational technology.

Research Interests: Includes scientific computing, optimization, and the application of design thinking in education and innovation. Notable achievements include the IBM Project of the Year Award (2018) for technology impacting IBM processors. He teaches courses such as Mobile User Interface Design and Model-Based Image Reconstruction, and his outreach efforts engage students from elementary schools to global post-secondary institutions.