Daniel Cazalis

Instructor of Mathematics

Daniel Cazalis
Daniel Cazalis Instructor of Mathematics

Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science, Florida International University, Miami, 2007
  • Ph.D. in System Engineering in Applied Math, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1991
  • MS in Computer Science, Pennsylvania State University, PA, 1988
  • BArch, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Venezuela, 1978

Biography

Joined Barry University in 2002
Office: 202 Garner Hall

Dr. Daniel Cazalis is an accomplished academic and professional with a diverse background in architecture, computer science, and applied mathematics. He completed his Architecture degree in 1978 at the Universidad Central de Venezuela with a dissertation on “A Modular City for the Plains.” His academic journey continued at Pennsylvania State University (1988), where he earned a Master's in Computer Science, with a thesis titled “Non-deterministic Finite Automaton.” He furthered his expertise with a Doctorate in System Engineering and Applied Math from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (COPPE) in 1991, focusing on “Hypergraphs and Logic.” In 2007, he obtained a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science from Florida International University, where he wrote his thesis, “Minimal NFA.”

His career spans significant teaching experience at Barry University since 2002, where he serves as a full-time instructor, teaching statistics, math, and computer science. He also taught at Universidad Metropolitana and Universidad Simon Bolivar in Caracas Venezuela, focusing on system engineering, optimization, and programming languages. He was also an adjunct professor at Miami Dade College and Florida International University.

Outside of his academic career, Dr. Cazalis is passionate about photography, literature, sculpture, and surfing, and he is the inventor of a bicycle. He is fluent in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese.

Courses taught at Barry:

  • CS 180 Intro to Digital Literacy
  • CS 311 Assembly Language
  • CS 331 Data Structures/Algorithms
  • MAT 152 Elementary Probability & Statistics

Research:

Cazalis, Daniel, "Algebraic theory of minimal nondeterministic finite automata with applications" (2007). ProQuest ETD Collection for FIU. AAI3299197.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/dissertations/AAI3299197

Cazalis, Daniel, Tom Milledge, and Giri Narasimhan. Probe Selection Problem: Structure and Algorithms. School of Computer Science, Florida International University, n.d. Web. https://users.cis.fiu.edu/~giri/bioinf/papers/SCI04.pdf.

Cazalis, Daniel. Partials: A Unified Approach to Languages and Machines. In preparation. Grafos de Prograsmacao Lineal. Brazilian Congress of Applied Mathematics, COPPE, Rio de Janeiro, 1989.

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