Acunum Algorithms and Simulations, LLC

Prof. Moysey Brio

Ph.D. Mathematics, UCLA 1984

Acunum President

In addition to being co-founder of Acunum, Moysey Brio has been a professor of mathematics at the University of Arizona from 1993.  Has more than twenty years of research and teaching experience in the area of computational methods with applications to optics and plasma physics. He recently published a book for graduate courses on numerical partial differential equations.  He is an undergraduate research coordinator and mentor for the mathematics department and is actively involved in promoting undergraduate research. He wasa director of an Arizona NSF VIGRE Computational Photonics Summer 2009 research experience for undergraduates.   Prior to an academic appointment, Dr. Brio spent a year as a visiting scholar at the Courant Institute of Mathematics at New York University.  He received his doctoral degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1984 and an MA in 1981 from the same institution.  His undergraduate degree was obtained at the Latvian State University in 1977.

Dr. Patrick O. Kano

Ph.D. Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona 2005

Acunum CEO

Dr. Kano's background lies in algorithm and simulation development and physics based modeling.  He has six years of industry research and development experience.  He is currently the senior game mathematician with Scientific Games International in Reno.  He recently completed consulting work with PsiNapse Technology, Ltd. in San Francisco and to Raytheon Missile Systems in Tucson, Arizona through Acunum.  He studied at the University of Arizona from 2001 to 2005 under Moysey Brio and was a graduate student in the Arizona Center for Mathematical Sciences.  He received a Diplom-Physik from the Dresden University of Technology in 2000 and a BS in physics from the University of Nevada at Reno in 1998.  From 1998 to 2000, he was a research assistant at the Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems in Dresden, Germany.

Mentors and Collaborators

To provide well tailored algorithms and acute simulations, Acunum involves expert mentors and collaborators.  The contributions from physicists, mathematicians, engineers, and businessmen, further enhance the quality of our services and products.

Mentors 

Dr. Delmar Barker

Ph.D. Physics, University of Arizona 1974

Dr. Barker is a fellow with Raytheon Missile Systems and an adjunct professor of physics at the University of Arizona.  His patents and publications span topics from photonic crystals and carbon nanotubes to innovative methods for storing antimatter.  His more than thirty years of professional experience in experimental physics provides a foundation for the development of sound physics based models. 

Dr. Bruce Hyland

Ph.D. Organizaional Leadership, University of San Francisco 1995

Dr. Hyland is a retired entrepreneur, corporate businessman, educator, author, and speaker. His doctorate is in organizational leadership and he has published three books, written numerous articles, and was a sought-after seminar leader. He was the department chair of Management Studies for City College of San Francisco, was department chair for The Small Business Institute at City College of San Francisco, and was director of the Small Business Development Center of San Francisco.

Collaborators

Dr. Paul Dostert

PhD. Mathematics, Texas A&M University 2007

Prof. Dostert has been a member of the faculty at Coker College since 2009.  From 2007 to 2009, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Arizona where he began collaborating with Moysey Brio and Patrick Kano on an summer program for undergraduate research.  He is a co-investigator on joint Acunum-Coker College proposals and brings to the company his expertise in computational mathematics.

Dr. Colm Dineen

Ph.D. Computer Science, National University of Ireland 2000

Dr. Dineen is an Associate Research Professor at the Department of mathematics at the University of Arizona. He has worked in the design of fault tolerant, distributed operating systems and the object-oriented frameworks for engineering and scientific applications on parallel and cluster computers. His current fields of interest include computational electrodynamics, wave propagation and interaction processes, nanoscale plasmonics and software development for photonic applications. He is also senior applications programmer at Nonlinear Control Strategies, Inc. where he is responsible for design and development of commercial simulation tools for advanced semiconductor lasers.

Dr. Christopher Gregory

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, West Virginia University 2005

Dr. Gregory is a senior algorithm engineer with Smiths Detection in Edgewood, Maryland.  He is a seasoned professional with more than 18 years of experience and a comprehensive understanding of imaging, pattern
recognition, and signal processing skills for medical and defense applications.  He has technical experience in R&D for medical, defense, homeland defense and academic environments and business experience as a co-founder of a medical device start-up company NOVASCAN, LLC.