Ileana Streinu

Ileana Streinu is the Charles N. Clark Professor of Computer Science and Mathematics at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She serves as Director of the Biomathematics concentration (2011-12 and 2014-15) and maintains affiliations with the Four Colleges Biomathematics Consortium and the School of Computer Science at University of Massachusetts Amherst. During 2018-2019, she was a Frances B. Cashin Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University.

Her research focuses on computational geometry problems including rigidity, flexibility, and motion of geometrically constrained structures, particularly linkages and mechanical frameworks. Drawing inspiration from mechanics, robotics, and molecular modeling, her work has significant applications in computational biology and computational materials science. Her research has been consistently supported by prestigious funding sources including multiple NSF grants (CCF-2212309, CCF-1703765, CCF-1319366, NIH R01GM109456, among others), DARPA initiatives, and the Four Colleges Biomathematics Consortium funded by NSF-UBM-1129194.

Professor Streinu has received significant recognition for her scholarly contributions, including being named a Fellow of the American Mathematical Society (2012), winning the Robbins Prize from the American Mathematical Society (2010), and receiving the Moisil Prize from the Romanian Academy (2004).

• 2012 Fellow of the American Mathematical Society
• 2010 Robbins Prize of the American Mathematical Society
• 2004 Moisil Prize of the Romanian Academy

Her educational background includes PhD degrees from both Rutgers University and the University of Bucharest. Beyond her academic work, she maintains a strong interest in art history, having audited numerous courses at Smith College including Renaissance Art, Gothic Art, Romanesque Art, and Islamic Art and Architecture. She has also pursued studies in multiple foreign languages including Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Romanian.