Discrete mathematics
Our discrete mathematics group researches graph theory, algorithms, combinatorial designs, error-correcting codes, and extremal set theory.
We are lucky to enjoy a very visual subject, where geometric structures and coloured labellings often appear. In addition, discrete math has applications to theoretical computer science, electrical engineering, statistics, and biology, not to mention relationships with the rest of mathematics.
The four regular faculty members in our group are joined by a strong group of graduate students, visitors, postdoctoral fellows, adjunct professors, and colleagues from computer science. We hold a weekly seminar and have hosted a range of events, from small workshops to large international conferences.
All in all, UVic is among the top schools in the world for studying discrete mathematics.
Faculty
| Name | Contact | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Dukes, Peter | dukes@uvic.ca 250-472-4272 SSM A525 | Combinatorics |
| Huang, Jing | huangj@uvic.ca 250-721-7447 SSM A549 | Graph theory, algorithms and complexity |
| MacGillivray, Gary | gmacgill@uvic.ca 250-721-7448 SSM A442 | Discrete mathematics, graph theory, theoretical computing science |
| Mynhardt, Kieka | kieka@uvic.ca 250-721-7454 SSM A541 | Graph theory |
Adjuncts
| Name | Contact | Research interests |
|---|---|---|
| Brewster, Richard | rbrewster@tru.ca | Discrete mathematics; theoretical computer science; computational complexity; graph theory; polynomial time algorithms and good characterizations; graph homomorphisms and colouring problems; domination problems; graph packings and matchings; local search heuristics and discrete optimization. |
| Oellermann, Ortrud | o.oellermann@uwinnipeg.ca | Graph theory with emphasis on distance notions in graphs including graph convexity, graph connectivity and the path partition conjecture for oriented graphs. |
Postdoctoral fellows
| Name | Contact | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Garnett, Colin | cgarnett@uvic.ca 250-472-5692 SSM A535 | Olesky, van den Driessche |
PhD students
| Name | Contact | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Duffy, Christopher | duffy@uvic.ca 250-472-5314 SSM A455 | MacGillivray |
| Edwards, Michelle | edwardsm@uvic.ca 250-472-5316 SSM A554 | MacGillivray |
| Flowers, Garret | gflowers@uvic.ca 250-472-5316 SSM A554 | Dukes |
| Garaschuk, Kseniya | kgarasch@uvic.ca 250-472-5314 SSM A455 | Dukes |
| Malloch, Amanda | anjam@uvic.ca 250-472-5191 SSM A527 | Dukes |
| Manzer, Joshua | jmanzer@uvic.ca 250-472-5312 SSM A534 | Huang |
| Teshima, Laura | lteshima@uvic.ca 250-472-5100 SSM A557 | Mynhardt |
| Wodlinger, Jane | jw@uvic.ca 250-472-5692 SSM A534 | Mynhardt |
Master's students
| Name | Contact | Supervisor |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson, Rachel | rachela@uvic.ca 250-472-5316 SSM A554 | MacGillivray, Oellerman |
| Bard, Stephan | sbard@uvic.ca 250-472-5198 SSM A418c | MacGillivray |
| Kopke, Henrike | henrikek@uvic.ca 250-472-5100 SSM A557 | Mynhardt |
| Niezen, Joanna | jniezen@uvic.ca 250-472-5100 SSM A557 | Mynhardt |
| Yang, Feiran | fyang@uvic.ca 250-472-5100 SSM A557 | MacGillivray |