Patricia Evans

Patricia Evans is a Professor and Associate Dean at the Faculty of Computer Science, University of New Brunswick. She holds a B.Sc. from the University of Alberta and M.Sc./Ph.D. from the University of Victoria.

• Research Focus: Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Algorithm Design and Analysis, Graph Theory, Parameterized Complexity
• Current Projects: RNA structure comparison, haplotype inference, biological network analysis, parallelization of dynamic programming
• Collaborations: Eric Aubanel (UNB), Todd Wareham (Memorial University), Ken Kent (UNB), Jackie Rice (University of Lethbridge)
• Grants: NSERC, Genome Atlantic, AIF, NBIF

Her research applies computer science theory to molecular biology problems, including RNA structure analysis and phylogenetic network modeling. Past work includes FPGA implementations for bioinformatics algorithms and parameterized complexity analysis for motif finding.

Publications span 1999-2008, with key topics in RNA pseudoknot detection, haplotyping, and computational complexity. Her lab has mentored 13 graduate students, including 2 Ph.D. graduates.