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Mimoza Polloshka

Assistant Professor

RIT Kosovo

Office Hours
M/W 14.30-15.30

Mimoza Polloshka

Assistant Professor

RIT Kosovo

Bio

Dr. Mimoza Polloshka joined RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) in November 2003, and since then she taught several courses of Mathematics, including College Math, Interdisciplinary Math I, Interdisciplinary Math II, Discrete Mathematics and Applied Calculus. She was also involved in the Preparatory program of RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) where she was responsible for the Math component program. In the period September 2009- September 2012, she was the Head of the Math Unit at RIT Kosovo (A.U.K). Mimoza also taught several other courses in a variety of settings, including Analytical Geometry, Theory of Probability, and Numerical Linear Algebra at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, at the University of Prishtina.

Mimoza received her Ph.D. from University of Tirana, Albania, Faculty of Natural Sciences, with a dissertation on “Some classes of permutable semigroups”. She holds a Master’s degree in Algebra and Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, from the University of Prishtina. In the period March-May 2013, Mimoza was a visiting scholar at the Math Department of Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, USA.

From October 2015, she is the Coordinator of the RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) faculty Development Center, and since that period, she implemented several projects for the Center in cooperation with RITK faculty and donor partner, as US Embassy- University Support Program, AMICAL Small Grants.

During the last two academic years, Mimoza served in the position of the Chair of the RITK Academic Senate.

Her areas of interest are research in the field of Algebra, improving the quality of teaching of Mathematics, women issues and finding ways to attract more women in science and Math.

Select Scholarship

Selected scholarships:

2013- Visiting scholar at Department of Mathematics, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA

2002- NAAC Hope Fellowships Program, Washington DC, USA

Selected projects:

2015-2016 U.S Embassy, University Support grant program, “Establishing the RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) Faculty Development Center” ( $7,000)

2017-2018 AMICAL Small Grants “Support of Teaching Excellence Certification Component at RIT Kosovo (A.U.K) through collaboration of Faculty Development Centers" (Euro 1,170)

2018-2019 U.S Embassy, University Support grant program, “Enhancing the role of FDC to support teaching and research excellence among RITK faculty and students” ($19,230)

2021-2022 U.S Embassy, University Support grant program, “Streamlining Curricular Development Processes and Establishment of the Task Force for Curricular   Development” ($34,887.55)

Conferences:

Challenges in Digital Communication, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Vlora, Albania (topics covered -coding theory, cryptography and algebraic geometry) ,2008

Polloshka, M. and Pasku, E.,  ” Some facts about permutability of Clifford semigroups”   IECMSA ( Third International Eurasian Conference on Mathematical Sciences and Applications), Vienna, Austria, 2014

Polloshka , M. and Pasku, E. , “About permutation property of Clifford semigroups” , The first SCARDUS international conference on education, science, technology, innovation, health &environment (ESTIHE), Tetovo, Macedonia, 2015       

Polloshka , M. and Pasku, E., ”On some properties of maximal group image of the Clifford semigroups”3rdInternational Conference “Research and Education in Natural Sciences” HERTSPO201, Shkodra, Albania, 2015

Polloshka, M.  “Ideas for collaboration of Faculty Development Centers” Unconference  session https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VAfi8AQKvINBhw-YgL5aAPYSOsX91CsoUwStr5g45ng/edit , Rome, Italy, AMICAL  Conference, 2016

Ellozy, A., Mostafa, H., Polloshka, M., Popova, A, “Evolution of teaching and learning centers within AMICAL Institutions” Panel presentation,  https://www.amicalnet.org/sessions/evolution-of-teaching-and-learning-centers-within-amical-institutions, Thessaloniki, Greece, AMICAL  Conference, 2017

Behera, T.K, Samanta, D., Polloshka, M. , “ A Semigroup-based Approach to Machine Learning”, International Conference on Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Technology" (ICNSMT) ,2023, Durrës, Albania   

Publications:

Polloshka, M. and Pasku, E. , “On permutability of E-unitary Clifford semigroups”, Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences (FJMS), Volume 100, Issue 10, pages 1705-1715,2016, http://www.pphmj.com/journals/articles/1537.htm 

Polloshka, M. and Pasku, E. , “Veti  fundshmërie të gjysmëgrupeve që kënaqin ekuacionin ” ( “Finite conditions for semigroups that satisfy the equation ”),  Buletini i Shkencave te Natyres, Botimi 24, Viti 2017( Fakulteti i Shkencave te Natyres, Universiteti i Tiranes, Tirane, Shqiperi), 2017

https://docs.google.com/a/fshn.edu.al/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=ZnNobi5lZHUuYWx8ZnNobnxneDo1ZTJlMDllNmNjNjBlZWNi

Polloshka, M., “On polynomial growth of the E-unitary Clifford semigroups”, Far East Journal of Mathematical Sciences (FJMS) Vol. 106 , Issue 2, pages 339-350,  2018

http://www.pphmj.com/abstract/12022.htm

 

Currently Teaching

MATH-131
4 Credits
This course is an introduction to the topics of discrete mathematics, including number systems, sets and logic, relations, combinatorial methods, graph theory, regular sets, vectors, and matrices.
MATH-161
4 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of differential and integral calculus, including the study of functions and graphs, limits, continuity, the derivative, derivative formulas, applications of derivatives, the definite integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, basic techniques of integral approximation, exponential and logarithmic functions, basic techniques of integration, an introduction to differential equations, and geometric series. Applications in business, management sciences, and life sciences will be included with an emphasis on manipulative skills.
MATH-171
3 Credits
This is the first course in a three-course sequence (COS-MATH-171, -172, -173). This course includes a study of precalculus, polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, continuity, and differentiability. Limits of functions are used to study continuity and differentiability. The study of the derivative includes the definition, basic rules, and implicit differentiation. Applications of the derivative include optimization and related-rates problems.

In the News

  • April 7, 2022

    Streamlining Curricular Development

    On March 25, 2022, the project team organized the workshop with the representatives of the Higher Education Institutions in Kosovo, form the ICT and Energy sector, as part of the project “Streamlining Curricular Development Processes and Establishment of the Task Force for Curricular Development”, funded by the University Support Grant Program of the U.S. Embassy in Prishtina and administered by KUSA, and implemented by RIT Kosova (A.U.K).

  • May 17, 2021

    RIT Kosovo Honors Society Students & RIT Kosovo Honors Committee.

    RIT Kosovo Honors Society Students 2021

    By the end of each academic year, RIT Kosovo (RIT-K) organizes the Honors Students’ Presentation Day.
    During this academic year, a total of eight Honors students successfully passed all requirements to become members of RIT-K Honors Society and presented their Senior Capstone Research Projects on April 29, 2021.