American Mathematical Society :: Early Career Profiles

Christopher Raastad

name of student

Name: Christopher Raasatd
Undergraduate Institution: University of Washington
Position: Fullbright Scholar in Estonia
Company/Employer: The Fullbright Program
Industry Sector: Education

What they do:

Christopher is pursuing a Masters of Cybersecurity. He spends his time studying general computer security, the technology scene, and start up environment of Estonia.
He also spends a lot of time computer programming using Java, Python, Android, iPhone.

Math on the job:

Christopher uses math frequently when programming. He credits his deep understanding of algorithms and complexity theory as the reason he excels as a programmer.

Student's background:

Christopher earned his Bachelors of Science with a double major in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Washington, June of 2011.
As a high school student Christopher participated in the Summer Institute for Mathematics at UW. After the program he chose to attend UW to continue his study of mathematics.

Advice for students:

Don't be afraid to change what your doing for something you enjoy doing. Don't be afraid to explore something you don't think your interested because it might turn out to be your future life!