Robert Michael "Mike" Canjar[1] (September 9, 1953 – May 7, 2012) was a Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Detroit Mercy (UDM).
Canjar was Professor of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Detroit Mercy, where he also served as departmental Chairman from 1995–2002.
[5] MathProf was considered[6] one of the most prominent contributors to the study of casino Blackjack[7] and the related subjects of bankroll management, risk of ruin,[8] kurtosis and skewness,[9] cut card effects, large deviations, and others.
[11] Mike Canjar and Elaine Bell, who has a master's degree in Computer Science and serves as Director of Institutional Research at the UDM, were married on August 8, 2010.
[13] During his April 2010 annual physical exam, he was diagnosed with having inoperable prostate cancer at an already advanced stage, with distant metastasis, and began chemotherapy treatment.