Christian Jacob

I am a Professor in the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Science and in the Department of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology in the Cumming School of Medicine at the University of Calgary.

I served as the Director of Bioinformatics in the Bachelor of Health Sciences program. I am currently directing the LINDSAY Virtual Human project.

I have given a TEDx Calgary talk entitled “How Video Game Engines are Changing Medical Science.”

From January 2018 to December 2022, I was Head of the Department of Computer Science.

I have written two books on evolutionary computing and natural programming paradigms and have published more than 100 research papers.

My research interests include evolutionary computing, swarm intelligence, intuitive artificial intelligence, augmented intelligence, cinematic medicine & illustration, agent-based modelling and simulation of complex biological systems.

Fun factor in my projects
100%
Dedication to my students' success
100%
Use of cool technology (some true-and-trusted as well ;-)
90%
Probability to meet inspiring people
100%
Probability to get even more excited about computer science
100%

My Life as a Professor

Research

Teaching

Administration

Outreach

What my team and I love to do

Art, Design, and Computational Media
Augmented and Virtual Reality
Computational Biology
Intuitive Artificial Intelligence
Lindsay Virtual Human
Self Organization
Swarm Systems
Teaching & Learning
Art, Design, Computational Media

Art, Design, Computational Media

Teaching & Learning

Teaching & Learning

Intuitive Artificial Intelligence

Intuitive Artificial Intelligence

Augmented & Virtual Reality

Augmented & Virtual Reality

Self Organization

Self Organization

Swarm Systems

Swarm Systems

Computational Biology

Computational Biology

Lindsay Virtual Human

Lindsay Virtual Human

Contact Me

  • Here are some options how to get in touch with me.

  • Address: University of Calgary, Department of Computer Science, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4
  • Phone: +403 220 7682
  • Email: cjacob@ucalgary.ca
  • Website: http://swarm-design.org