Christina Magdalena (Kieka) Mynhardt (née Steyn; born 1953)[1] is a South African born Canadian mathematician known for her work on dominating sets in graph theory, including domination versions of the eight queens puzzle.
[2] She is a professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Victoria in Canada.
Mynhardt was born in Cape Town,[1][3] and was a student at the Hoërskool Lichtenburg.
[3] In 1995, Mynhardt was selected as one of the founding members of the Academy of Science of South Africa.
[6] She was a 2005 recipient of the Dignitas Award of the University of Johannesburg Alumni.