Michael Albert

Michael Albert
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Michael Albert is a Senior Lecturer in Computer Science at the University of Otago, in Dunedin, New Zealand.He is an active researcher in the area of combinatorial games theory, and other branches of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science.For thirty years, beginning as a competitor in secondary school, he has been involved in mathematical competitions, and the teaching of problem solving, most recently as the leader of the New Zealand International Mathematical Olympiad team.

In December 1980, Michael Albert won a Rhodes -- good for two years' study at Oxford -- just before completing his UW degree with double honours in pure and applied mathematics at the age of 18.He is now a professor of computer science at the University of Otago, New Zealand.

With fall term classes at an end and exams pending, the political science department is hosting a seasonal highlight: the annual simulated federal-provincial conference for local high school students.

Michael Albert, Department of Computer Science, University of Otago, New Zealand