Department of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. J. Sheehan* (graph theory, Ramsey theory)
Research fellow
Dr. E.M. Wright
Research student
M.L. Annand (Dr Sheehan) (Ramsey theory)
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (24 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Dagger)
Graph theory (24 lectures, 4th year u/g, Dr. Sheehan)
Current periodicals: J, P, Q, T, W
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. V.C. Mavron* (designs)
Dr. T.P. McDonough (designs and permutation groups)
Prof. A.O. Morris (representation theory and algebraic combinatorics)
Research students
P. Mwamba, M. Alsolbi.
Lecture courses
Graph theory (25 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. McDonough)
Discrete mathematics (25 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Mavron)
Formal languages, automata and codes (24 lectures, 2nd/3rd year u/g, Dr. McDonough)
Current periodicals: P, U, X, h
 

School of Mathematics
Dr. M.V. Lawson (automata, languages, semigroups)
Dr. N.W. Rymer (graph colourings, stable assignments)
Dr. C.D. Wensley* (combinatorial group theory, combinatorial species)
Lecture courses
Abstract algebra (25 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Lawson)
Graphical algorithms (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Rymer)
Combinatorial structures (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Rymer)
Current periodicals: none
 

Department of Statistics
Tel: 0171 631 6308    Fax: 0171 436 3514

Dr. A. Bowler* (symmetric designs, combinatorial matrices, permutation groups)
Research students
P. Grant-Ross (quasigroups)
A. Philips (non-associative finite-dimensional algebras)
Lecture courses
Discrete Methods (11 three-hour lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Bowler)

Department of Computer Science
Tel: 071 631 6314    Fax: 071 636 4971

Dr. T.I. Fenner (combinatorial algorithms, probabilistic algorithms, random graphs)
Dr. K. Gibson (cryptography, combinatorial algorithms)
Prof. G. Loizou (combinatorial algorithms)
 

School of Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. P. Butkovic* (Combinatorial Optimisation)
Prof. R.T. Curtis (Group Theory, Representation Theory)
Dr. A.D. Gardiner (Graph theory)
Prof. R.A. Wilson (Group Theory, Representation Theory)
Dr. John Bray
Research Students
Sean Bolt
Louise Murfitt
Beth Holmes
Stephen Stanley
Lecture courses
Combinatorial Optimisation (22, 3^rd year, Dr. Butkovic)
Coding Theory (22, 3^rd year, Prof. R.Wilson)
Discrete Mathematics (22, 2^nd year, Dr. Flavell)
Geometry of Groups (22, 4^th year, Prof. Curtis)
Current periodicals: F, N, R, c
 

Department of Mathematical Sciences
Gutin, Dr. Gregory* (graph theory, combinatorial optimisation)
Mitra, Prof. Gautam (combinatorial optimisation)
Noble, Dr. Steven (graph theory, combinatorial optimisation)
Visitors
Krasikov, Dr. Ilia
Research Students
Alexey Zverovich (Dr.Gutin/Prof. Mitra)
Lecture courses
Graph theory with Applications (2u/g, Dr. G. Gutin)
Pure and applied Algebra (2 u/g, Dr. W. Foster)
Combinatorial Optimisation (3 u/g)
Working paper series
Technical Reports of Department of Maths and Stats (Mrs. P. Kerridge)
Current Periodicals: G, b, h
 

Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics
Dr. H.T. Croft (Peterhouse)
Prof. W.T. Gowers* (Trinity)
Dr. J. Saxl (Caius)
Dr. A. Thomason (Clare)
Fellows
Dr. B. Bollobás (Trinity)
Dr. C.N. Jagger (Clare)
Dr G. Jin (King's)
Dr. O.M. Riordan (Trinity)
Dr. R. Steinberg (Judge Institute)
Research students
A. Zsak (Dr. Gowers)
M. Walters (Dr. Gowers)
O. Pikhurko (Dr. Thomason)
D.C. Richer (Dr. Thomason)
J.B.A. Verstraete (Dr. Thomason)
Lecture courses
Numbers and Sets (24 lectures, Part IA, Dr. Carne)
Coding and Cryptography (12 lectures, Part IIA)
Graph Theory (16 lectures, Part IIA, Dr. Croft)
Combinatorics (16 lectures, Part IIB, Oliver Riordan)
Probabilistic Combinatorics (24 lectures, Part III, Dr. Thomason)
Additive and Combinatorial Number theory (24 lectures, Part III, Dr. Gowers)
Seminar
Combinatorics (Dr. Jagger) (Thursdays at 2.15 p.m.)
Current periodicals:
 

Centre of Computing
R.I. Shreeve* (combinatorial geometry, 3-topes, face-nets)
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (30 lectures, 1st year u/g Mr. Shreeve)
 

Department of Applied Computing
Tel: 01382 344145    Fax: 01382 345509
http://www.computing.dundee.ac.uk

Dr. K.J. Edwards*(Graph colourings, graph decompositions, complexity) (344463)
N. Cairnie (Graph colouring, and graph labelling)

Department of Mathematics
Tel. 01382 344 471    Fax 01382 345516
http://www.mcs.dundee.ac.uk:8080/

Sands, Dr. Arthur (Combinatorial problems on finite Abelian groups; retired)
Lecture course
Graph theory (27 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g)

Current Periodicals: T, b, d
 

School of Mathematics
Dr. A.R. Camina (block designs, finite groups) (ext. 592849),
Dr. M. Dzamonja (logic, set theory, infinite combinatorics) (ext. 592981)
Dr. D.M. Evans (permutation groups, automorphism groups of infinite structures) (ext. 592594)
Dr. I.J. Siemons* (permutation groups, representation theory, topological and homological
methods) (ext. 592578)
Prof. A.E. Zalesskii (group theory, ring theory) (ext. 593710)
Research students
S. Bell (Dr. Siemons), G. Heide (Prof. Zalesskii), R. Konnerth (Dr. Evans),
C.Kurtz (Dr Siemons/Prof Zalesskii), E.McFarlane(Dr Camina), G.Piper (Dr Dzamonja),
O. Rashwan (Dr. Evans), C. Rudloff (Prof Zalesskii), K.Thompson (Dr Dzamonja)
Lecture courses
Discrete Mathematics(2nd year u/g)
Set theory (3rd year u/g in 2000)
Linear algebra and linear groups (3rd year u/g in 2000)
Infinite permutation groups (4th year, p/g, Dr Evans in 2000)
Representation Theory (3rd year u/g, in 2000)
Codes and designs (3rd year u/g in 2001)
Graph theory (3rd year in 2001)
Group theory (3rd year in 2001)
Computability (3rd year in 2001)
Model theory (3rd year in 2001)
Visitors
Prof. V. B. Mnukhin (Tagenrog, Russia)
 

Department of Computer science
Dr. Mark Jerrum* (combinatorial algorithms, computational complexity, random structures)
Lecture Courses
Algorithms and Data Structures (3^rd year u/g)
Computability and Intractability (3^rd year u/g, MSc)
Computational Complexity (4^th year u/g, MSc, 1^st year PhD)
Current Periodicals: E, H, M, T, X, Y,
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. P.M. Higgins* (combinatorics of algebraic semigroup theory)
Tel: 01206 873019    Fax: 01206 873043
Dr. A. Salhi (combinatorial optimisation)
Tel: 01206 873022    Fax: 01206 873043
Research students
P. Catarino, A. Vernitskii (both Dr. Higgins).
Lecture courses
One half of the second year algebra course (20 lectures) is combinatorics.
Combinatorial optimisation (40 lectures, 3rd year u/g)
Current periodicals: C, D, K, Y
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. R.J. Chapman* (finite fields,coding theory, enumerative combinatorics)
Dr. P.A. Firby (p/t) (distance and heterogeneity in graphs, applications to mathematical biology)
Dr. A.E. Stratton (finite fields, linear recurrent sequences, coding theory and cryptography)
Prof. P. Vámos (representation of matroids)
Lecture courses
Discrete Mathematics (30 lectures, 1^st year u/g, Robin Chapman)
Graph theory (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g,Peter Firby))
Coding Theory (3^rd year u/g, Dr. Stratton)
Current periodicals: C, D, W
 

Division of Mathematics and Computing
Prof. D.H. Smith* (frequency assignment, network reliability, coding theory)
Dr. S. Perkins (coding theory, synchronization)
Research fellows
Dr. S.M. Allen (frequency assignment)
Dr. R. Whitaker (frequency assignment, Quasi-orthogonal latin squares) - joint Cardiff/Glamorgan fellow
Lecture courses
Coding Theory (4th year MMath, Prof Smith)
Information Theory and Data Compression (4th year MMath, Dr. Perkins)
Error correcting Codes (3rd year u/g, Prof. Smith)
Network flows and reliability (3rd year u/g, Prof. Smith)
Abstract Algebra and Combinatorics (2nd year u/g, Dr. Perkins)
Current periodicals: N, T, X, Y, e
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. V. Jha* (finite geometries)
S. Waters (cryptography).
Lecture courses
Galois fields and Cryptography (Mr. Waters)
Current periodicals: none
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. I. Anderson* (designs, whist tournaments)
Dr. S.D. Cohen (application of finite fields)
Dr. S.G. Hoggar (error correcting codes, combinatorics of iterated function systems and fractals)
Dr. E. Spence (algebraic graph theory, combinatorial designs)
Research Students
J.Ireland (Dr. Hoggar) (M-sequences)
Lecture courses
Combinatorial designs (25 lectures, 4th year u/g, Dr. Spence)
Combinatorial mathematics (12 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Anderson)
Graphs and networks (22 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Dr. Anderson)
Groups, symmetry and fractals (22 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Dr. Hoggar)
Mathematics of information technology (25 lectures, 4th year u/g, Dr. Hoggar)
Occasional combinatorial seminars

Department of Computing Science
Dr. R.W. Irving (combinatorial algorithms and complexity)
Lecture course
Algorithms (4th year u/g)
Research Assistant
D.F. Manlove (optimisation problems)
Research students
L. Love (Dr Irving) (string algorithms)
Lecture courses
Algorithms (4^th year u/g, Dr. Irving)

Current periodicals: C, E, F, M, N, O, P, Q, T, V, X, Y, b, c, h, i
 

Department of Mathematical and Computing Sciences
Dr. R. M. Hierons (finite state automata, tours of graphs, network optimisation)
Prof. B. Jackson* (cycles and paths, connectivity, Euler tours, matroid theory)
Dr. I. Pu (combinatorial algorithms, randomized, parallel, probabilistic and average case algorithmics)
C. A. Whitehead (independence and domination in graphs)
Research students
B. Cosh (Prof. Jackson) (graph connectivity)
E. Lienart(Prof Jackson) (Graph Colouring)
Lecture courses
Discrete Mathematics (1st year u/g, Prof. B. Jackson)
Graph Theory (3^rd year u/g, Prof. B. Jackson)
Data Structures and algorithms (2^rd year u/g, Dr. Pu)
Current Periodicals: X, Y, b
 

School of Maths, Statistics and Computing
Prof. M.G.Everett (Graph Theory)
Dr. V.A. Strusevich (Scheduling Theory)
Research fellow
Mr. P.A. Sinclair
Lecture Course
Graph Theory (3^rd yr u/g, Prof. Everett)
Current Periodicals: T
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. A.R. Prince* (finite geometries, finite group theory)
Lecture course
Discrete mathematics (45 lectures, 3rd year honours degree, Dr. Prince)
Current periodicals: E, F, I, c, g, h
 

Dr. S. Crouch (crytography, coding theory, finite algebraic geometry)
Dr. S.A. Hudleston (cryptography, properties of binary functions)
Dr. J. Jedwab* (design theory, coding, cryptography)
Dr K.G. Paterson (cryptography and coding theory)
Current periodicals: T
 

Department of Mathematics
Prof. R. Shaw* (Emeritus) (finite geometry)
Dr. N.A. Gordon (465870) (finite geometry, computer algebra)
Current periodicals: J, P, R, T
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. D. Bedford* (583468) (latin squares; designs)
K. Walker (583268) (graphs) %
Research student %
R. Whitaker (Dr. Bedford) (Quasi-orthogonal latin squres)
Lecture courses
Graph theory (36 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Mr. Walker)
Discrete mathematics (36 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Bedford)
Current periodicals: H, S, X, Y, h
 

Institute of Mathematics and Statistics
G.M. Clarke (827901) (non-orthogonal Graeco-Latin designs)
Dr. R. Hughes Jones (823799) (enumerating and constructing polyhedral surfaces)
Prof. P Fleischmann (823654) (algebraic combinatorics, root systems, Mobius function)
Prof. S.C. Pearce (827263) (block designs; row and column designs)
Prof. D.A. Preece* (827901) (Graeco-Latin designs, nested BIBDs, single-change covering designs, neighbour designs)
D.H. Rees (01243 375250) (non-orthogonal Graeco-Latin designs, nested BIBDs, neighbour designs)
Dr. B.J. Vowden (823649) (Graeco-Latin designs)
Dr. C.F. Woodcock (823803) (orthogonal Latin squares)

Canterbury Business School
The University, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 7PE
Tel: 01227 784564    Fax: 01227 761187
http://www.ukc.ac.uk/CBS/

Dr. J.D. Lamb (824046) (graphs, matroids, algorithms and applications)

Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (30 lectures, 3^rdyear u/g,Dr. Woodcock)
Computational algebra (30 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Fleischmann)
Current periodicals: E, F, T
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. J. Caunter* (reconstruction theory, graph colourings, four colour problem, Hamiltonian problem)
Lecture course
Mathematical theory of games (3rd year u/g, Dr. Caunter)
Current periodicals: N
 

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Dr. A.G. Chetwynd* (combinatorial applications in statistics)
Current periodicals: E, F, T, Y, b, e
 

School of Mathematics
Prof. S.B. Cooper (graph theory, Ramsey theory, finite set systems),
Dr. H.D. Macpherson* (permutation groups and related combinatorics),
Prof. J. K. Truss (permutation groups, automorphisms of infinite Steiner systems)
Research Students
G. Campero-Arena (Prof. Truss, countable homogeneous ordered structures)
Lecture courses
Introduction to Discrete Maths (22 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Prof. Cooper)
Graph theory (22 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Cooper)
Combinatorics (22 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. J.C.McConnell)
Coding theory (22 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Robson)
Working Paper series
http://www.amsta.leeds.ac.uk/pure/preprints/leedsprep.html

School of Computer Studies
University of Leeds, Leeds LS6 2HN
Tel. 0113 233 5430    Fax 0113 233 5468
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk

Dyer, Prof. Martin (algorithms and complexity)
Other researchers
Greenhill, Dr. Catherine (Prof. Dyer, algorithms and complexity)
Lecture course
Introduction to Algorithms
Theory of computation
Computational graph theory and complexity
Modern issues in algorithmic design
Research Report Series
http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/services/reports/reports.html

Current periodicals: P, X, Y
 

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Tel: 0116 2523887    Fax: 0116 2523604
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk

Dr. R.J. Marsh (2525107) (quantum groups, Lie algebras, Weyl groups and related piecewise-linear combinatorics)
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~rmarsh
Dr. J. Nurmonen (2523883) (finite model theory)
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~jnurmonen/jn.html
Prof. I.A. Stewart (2525237) (finite model theory; complexity theory; pure, applied, and algorithmic
graph theory)
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~istewart
Prof. R.M. Thomas* (2523411) (combinatorial group and semigroup theory, automata theory)
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~rthomas
Dr. W.W. Wheeler (2525106) (combinatorial group theory)
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/~wwheeler

Other researcher based in the Department
Prof. R.O. Davies (retired) (2705002)

Research students
R. Gault (Prof. Stewart) (finite model theory)
D.W. Parkes (Prof. Thomas) (groups and automata)
M. Hoffman (Prof. Thomas) (semigroups and automata)
S.R. Larkin (Prof. Thomas) (group theory and computer science)
Lecture courses
Logic and Discrete Structures (36 lectures, 1^st year u/g, Prof. Thomas)
Algorithms and Data Structures (36 lectures, 1^st year u/g, Dr. Measor and Dr. Ghani)
Pure Mathematics at Work (18 lectures, 1^st year u/g, Dr. Ault)
Automata, Languages and Computation (36 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Prof. Thomas)
Design and Analysis of Algorithms (36 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Prof. Stewart)
Optimisation (18 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Dr. Phillips)
Coding Theory (36 lectures, 3^rd year u/g, Dr. Ault)
Parallel and Distributed Computing (36 lectures, 3^rd year u/g, Prof. Thomas)

Seminars
The department holds regular seminars (given by internal and external speakers) in Mathematics and Computer Science, including several on
combinatorics; details may be found on the web; see
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/seminars/frame-Seminars.html

Technical Reports
The department has a technical report series, copies of which may be obtained on request. Details are available on the web at:
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/research/frame-Research.html

Department of Psychology
Tel: 0116 2522170
http://www.mcs.le.ac.uk/psychology/

Dr. R.T. Gillett (2522171)

Current periodicals: E, F, M, N, P, Q, T, X, Y, b, h
 

Department of Mathematics, and Centre for Discrete and Applicable Mathematics
Prof. Steve Alpern (ergodic theory, game theory, search theory)
Dr. Martin Anthony* (computational learning theory, neural networks, theory of computing)
Prof. Norman Biggs (algebraic graph theory, history of combinatorics, applications in physics and finance)
Prof. Graham Brightwell (partially ordered sets, random structures)
Dr. Jan van den Heuvel (graph theory, discrete mathematics, applications)
Dr. Bernhard von Stengel (Game theory and Complexity)
Research students
W.S. Chan (Dr. Anthony) (Computational learning theory and combinatorics)
Snezana Pejic (Dr. van den Heuvel) (frequency assignment)
Phillipp Reinfeld (Prof. Biggs) (algebraic graph theory)
Ben Veal (Dr. Anthony)
CDAM Research Reports
http://www.cdam.lse.ac.uk/Reports/
Details and reports can be requested from Jackie Everid, (info@maths.lse.ac.uk, 0171 955 6373)

Department of Operational Research
Tel: 0171 955 7653

Dr. Gautam Appa (orthogonal latin squares, mixed integer programming, robust regression)
Dr. Hugues Marchand
Dr. S. Powell (mathematical programming and combinatorial optimization, operational research)

Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. van den Heuvel)
Theory of graphs (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g and M.Sc., Prof. Biggs)
Combinatorial optimization (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g and M.Sc., Dr. Appa)
Complexity theory (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g and M.Sc., Dr.von Stengel)
Computational learning theory (20 lectures, M.Sc., Dr. Anthony)
Seminar
Discrete and applicable mathematics, organized by Dr. von Stengel
 

Department of Mathematics
Prof. N. Ray* (umbral calculus, chromatic polynomials, posets of partitions and permutations, permutation matrices, Hopf algebras and quantum structures, Toric varieties and polytopes)
http://www.ma.man.ac.uk/~nige/
Dr. R. Sandling (block designs)
Dr. G. Walker (modular representation theory, symmetric functions, Schur functions, partitions,
Young tableaux, pictures)
Research students
Andrew Maynard (Ray, M., combinatorial coalgebra and formal power series)
Lecture courses
Trees and networks (1st year u/g, Prof. Ray)
Coding theory (3rd year u/g, Dr. McCrudden)
Combinatorics (4th year, u/g, Prof. Ray)
Discrete mathematics (2nd year u/g, Dr. Sandling)
Discrete optimization (3rd year u/g, Dr. Sandling)
Seminar
Occasional joint combinatorics seminars, in conjunction with Salford University and UMIST (details from N. Ray)
Current periodicals: E, F, P, R, S, U, X, Y
 

Department of Mathematics
Mr. J. Gilder*, Prof. R.M. Bryant, Dr. P.J. Rowley, Dr. P.J. Laycock
Dr. A.V. Borovik (matroids and generalisations, Coxeter matroids, Coxeter groups)
Seminar
Occasional joint combinatorics seminar in conjunction with Salford University and
Manchester University; details from N. Ray (Manchester)
Lecture course
Combinatorics (24 lectures, 3rd year u/g, J. Gilder)
Coding theory (24 lectures, 3rd year u/g, J. Gilder)
Discrete mathematics (24 lectures, 2nd year, u/g, Mr. Gilder)
current periodicals: C, D, K, L, N, U
 

Mathematics and Statistics Group
Dr Thomas D Bending*, (Bent functions; finite geometrics; lotteries).
David F Jarrett, (Graph Theory applied to traffic modelling)
Dr Patricia Wackrill (Graph theory, traffic modelling, Celtic knotwork)
Prof. Chris Wright (Graph theory, routing on networks)
Lecture Courses
Discrete Maths (2^nd yr u/g)
Further Maths (3^rd yr u/g)
Current Periodicals: F, T, b
 

Department of Mathematics
Prof. R.H. Dye (geometry of the classical groups, spreads, ovoids, configurations and their groups)
Dr. A.J. Duncan (combinatorial group theory, one-relator products of groups, decision problems and equations over presentations of groups)
Dr. O.H. King* (subgroup structure of classical groups, Buekenhout geometries)
Dr. F.A. Leinen (locally finite groups, infinite permutation groups, finitary linear groups and Lie algebras, existentially closed groups, group theoretic constructions)
Dr. S. Rees (algorithms in group theory and geometry, automatic groups and related classes of groups, connections between group theory and formal language theory)
Research students
S. Fulthorp (Dr. Duncan)
A. Harkins (Dr. Rees)
O. Payne (Dr. Rees)
K. Reynolds (Dr. Duncan)
Lecture courses
Graph Theory (24 lectures, 2nd/3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years, Dr. Duncan)
Coding Theory (24 lectures, 2nd/3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years, Dr. Ford)
Geometries and Designs (24 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years)
Current periodicals: E, F, P, R, T, U X, Y, c, d
 

School of Communications Technology and Mathematical Sciences
Dr. C. Cooper*

STORM Research Centre
Prof. I. Kovalenko

Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (3rd year u/g)
Graph theory (2nd year u/g)
Coding theory (3rd year u/g)
Current periodicals: C, D
 

School of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. D.R. Woodall* (951 4959) (graph colourings, chromatic polynomials, electoral systems)
Research students
A.M. Robertshaw (Dr. Woodall)
Lecture courses
Introductory Graph Theory (30 lectures, 3^rd yr u/g, Dr. Anderson)
Graph theory (30 lectures, 3rd and 4^th year u/g alt. years, Dr. Woodall)
Combinatorics (30 lectures, 3rd and 4^th year u/g alt. years, Dr. Woodall)
Coding and cryptography (30 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Woodall)
Current periodicals: none
 

Faculty of Mathematics and Computing
Dr. F.C. Holroyd (652327) (fractional and circular graph colourings; graceful and related tree labellings)
Dr. B.M. Maenhaut (659274) (combinatorial design theory, graph theory)
R. Nelson (retired) (Ramsey theory)
Dr. K.A.S. Quinn* (653909) (designs and their applications)
Dr. C.A. Rowley (0171 794 0575) (design of experiments, problems in document science)
Dr. B.S. Webb (653242, 01752 896138) (automorphisms of designs and permutation representation)
Dr. R.J. Wilson (652337) (edge-colourings of graphs, history of combinatorics, spectral graph theory)
Research fellows
Prof. M.J. Grannell (sec. 653479) (combinatorial design theory, combinatorial computing, Steiner systems)
Prof. T.S. Griggs (654991) (combinatorial design theory, combinatorial computing, Steiner systems)
Research students
G.K. Bennett (part-time, Prof. Grannell, Prof. Griggs and Dr. Webb) (topological design theory)
P. Garcia (Dr. Wilson) (history of combinatorics)
T. Johnson (part-time, Dr. Holroyd) (graph multi-colourings, colourings with structured colour set)
G. J. Lovegrove (part-time, Prof. Grannell, Prof. Griggs and Dr. Quinn) (automorphisms of designs)
J. Williams (part-time, Dr. Wilson) (total colourings)
I. Watts (part-time, Dr. Holroyd) (graph homomorphisms, generalisations of graph colourings)

Faculty of Technology
Tel. 01908 652944    Fax 01908 654052
http://www-tec.open.ac.uk

Dr. A.K. Dolan (networks)
Dr. J.H. Johnson (networks, complex systems, computer vision, transportation systems)
Dr. J. Rooney (robotics, kinematic geometry, Clifford algebras, differential geometry, screw theory, tensegrity structures)
Research Student
J.D. Hobbs (part-time, Dr. Rooney) (mechanical space systems, reconfigurable structures)

Course
MT365: Graphs, networks and design (half-credit, third level)
Current periodicals: N, P, X, Y, b
 

Faculty of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. M.B. Powell (St. Peter's) (groups and codes)
Prof. D.J.A. Welsh* (Merton) (applied probability, complexity)
Dr. R. Gower
Dr. R. Leese (St. Catherine's) (channel assignment problems)

Department of Statistics
1 South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3TG.
Tel: 01865 272860    Fax: 01865 272595
Dr. C.J.H. McDiarmid (Corpus Christi) (probability and algorithms, probabilistic methods in combinatorics, colouring problems)

Research students
N. Bone (Merton, Prof. Welsh and Dr. Sanders)
S. Gerke (Corpus, Dr McDiarmid)
M. Luczak (St. Catherine's, Prof. Welsh)
C. Merino-Lopez (Somerville, Prof. Welsh)
M. Mosca (Wolfson, Prof. Welsh and Dr. Ekert)
U. Ruhrmair (Brasenose, Prof. Welsh)
I. Sarmiento (Merton, Prof. Welsh)
M. Shepherd (Merton, Dr. Leese)
Lecture courses
Combinatorial optimisation (12 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. McDiarmid)
Communication theory (16 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. McDiarmid and Dr. Powell)
Complexity and cryptography (16 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Welsh)
Randomised algorithms (16 lectures, 1st year p/g, Prof. Welsh)
Seminar
Combinatorial theory (Tuesdays at 3 p.m.)
Current periodicals: D, E, J, K, L, N, P, Q, T, Y
 

School of Computer Science and Mathematics,
Division of Mathematics & Statistics
Dr. C.W. Evans* (843119) (graph theory, combinatorial theory, coding theory and designs)
Dr. A. Makroglou
Mr. T.S. Manns
Lecture courses
Graph and networks (24 lectures, final year u/g, Dr. Makroglou)
Discrete Mathematics (24 lectures, electrical engineering stage 2, Mr T Manns)
Projects (final year u/g)
Occasional seminars
Current periodicals: X, Y, b
 

School of Mathematical Sciences (Mathematics Research Center)
Prof. D.K. Arrowsmith (graph colourings, percolation theory, interaction models and knot invariants)
Prof. R.A. Bailey (design of experiments,latin squares and their generalisations, designs for complicated block structures, association schemes, partition species)
Prof. P.J. Cameron* (groups and their operants, graphs, codes, designs, models, orbits and enumeration)
Dr. J.W.B. Hughes (representations of Lie superalgebras)
Dr. Thomas Müller (from January 1999; group theory, combinatorics, analysis)
Dr. L.H. Soicher (5463) (computational group theory, graph theory, finite geometry, design
theory)
Researchers
Dr. Keldon Drudge (Research Fellow, finite geometry)
Prof. Dan Hughes (Emeritius Professor: finite geometry)
Dr. Cecile Huybrechts (Research fellow; finite geometry)
Prof. Ian Macdonald (Emertius professor; symetric functios, representation theory)
Prof. Harriet Pollatsek ( visitor 1998-99; finite groups and geometries, difference sets)
Research students
Alexis Andreou (Prof. Cameron, codes and designs)
Nicholas Cavenagh (Prof. Cameron, designs, graph decompositions, permutation groups)
Julian D. Gilbey (Prof. Cameron, symmetric functions, bijective proofs)
Michael Giudici ( Prof. Cameron, permutation groups, graphs. Codes)
Colin Lewis (Prof. Bailey, statistical design)
Costas Papadopoulos (Prof. Bailey/Prof. Cameron; trellis decoding)
Chris Pinnock (Prof. Wehrfritz; finitary groups, solubility and nilpotency, representation theory)
Colva Roney-Dougal (Prof. Cameron; permutation groups)
Carrie Rutherford (Prof. Cameron; matroids, Tutte polynomial, codes)
Fuad Shareef (Prof. Cameron; codes and designs)
Sam Tarzi (Prof. Cameron; model theory)
Lecture courses
Optimization techniques in operational research (36 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Radcliffe, Dr. Wolf)
Discrete mathematics (36 lectures, 1st year u/g, Prof. Donkin)
Algorithmic Mathematics (36 lectures, 2nd year u/g., Dr Soicher)
Graph Theory and Applications (36 lectures, 2nd/3rd year u/g., Prof. Hodges)
Coding Theory (36 lectures, 3rd year u/g., Dr Radcliffe)
Design of Experiments (36 lectures, 3rd year u/g., Dr. Bogacka)
Sets, logic and categories (24 lectures, 4th year, M.Sc., Prof. Cameron)
Seminars
Combinatorics study group (Prof. Cameron, Thursdays 2:30pm)
Design of Experiments (Prof. Bailey, Thursday 4:30pm)
Pure Mathematics (Prof. Donkin, Monday 4:30pm)
Current periodicals: B, E, F, H, P, R, T, U, X, Y, g
 

Dr. R.B.D. Horne*
Dr. A. Waller
Current periodicals: F, N
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. J.K. Dugdale (graph theory) Tel: 0118 9875123, ext. 4012
Prof. A.J.W. Hilton* (graph theory, design theory, finite set systems) Tel: 0118 931 8989
Dr.W.R.Johnstone (graph theory) Tel: 0118 9875123,ext.4013
Prof. C.St.J.A. Nash-Williams (graph theory) Tel: 0118 931 8992
Dr. D.S.G. Stirling (graph theory)
Honorary fellow
Dr. D.C. Daykin
Research Student
M.Johnson
Lecture courses
Combinatorics (20 lectures, 1st year u/g,Dr Dugdale)
Combinatorics (40 lectures, 3nd year u/g, Dr. Dugdale, Prof. Hilton)
Graph theory (40 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Dugdale, Prof. Hilton)
Combinatorics (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Hilton)
Research seminar
Combinatorics seminar (Mondays at 3 p.m.)
One-Day Combinatorics Colloquium: 17^th May 2000
Current periodicals: C, N, P, S, X, Y, b
 

Statistics Department
Prof. R.W. Payne*, (Statistical computing, design and analysis of experiments, identification keys and diagnostic tables, statistical modeling)
Welham, Sue (REML estimation of various components, neighbour effects, design of laboratory experiments, statistical modeling
Current periodicals: E, F
 

Dr. M.V.D. Burmester ( information security; cryptography, complexity)
Dr. R.M. Damerell (algebraic combinatorics, computing applications)
Prof. J.W. Essam (applications of graph theory, combinatorics, numerical analysis and computing techniques to problems in critical phenomena theory, in particular to phase transitions, conduction in disordered materials, polymer science, epidemic models and cellular automata)
Dr. A. Fuchsberger (cryptography and information security)
Dr. K.M. Martin (cryptography and information security)
Prof. C. Mitchell (cryptography and information security)
Dr. S.P. Murphy (spatial probability, cryptography)
Dr. C.W. Norman (algebraic topics)
Prof. F.C. Piper (algebraic combinatorics: finite geometry, theory of designs, coding theory, cryptography)
Prof. P.R. Wild* (algebraic combinatorics: designs and difference sets, statistical applications, applications of discrete mathematics to data communications, coding theory, cryptography)
Visiting Professors
Prof. H.J. Beker (Zergo Ltd), Prof. D.W. Davies,
Prof. Y. Desmedt, Prof. M. Walker (Vodaphone Ltd),
Research Staff
Dr. S. Blackburn
Dr. S. Ng
Research students
G. Blacklaw, M. Charalambous, A. Dent, E. Fazey, S. M. Kim, F. Mirza, K. Rantos, P. Rowe, T. Stinchcombe, R. Stockwell, C. Swart, B. Wallace, Y. Yemane, C. Y. Yeun
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (33 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Cohn)
Cipher systems (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof.Wild)
Combinatorics (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Yates)
Error correcting codes (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Cohn)
Game theory (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Burmester)
Combinatorial optimisation (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Yates)
Theory of graphs (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Damerell)
Theory of error correcting codes (33 lectures, p/g, Dr. Burmester)
Cipher systems (33 lectures, p/g, Prof. Wild)
Combinatorics (33 lectures, p/g, Dr. Damerell)
Graph theory (33 lectures, p/g, Dr. Damerell)
Design theory (33 lectures, p/g, Prof. Wild)
Discrete Optimisation (33 lectures, p/g, Dr. Yates)

The Department of Mathematics runs taught M.Sc. programmes in Information Security,
Discrete Mathematics with Computing Applications and Dependable Computer Systems jointly with the Department of Computer Science.
Seminars
Discrete mathematics and its applications (organizer: Dr. Blackburn) (Tuesdays at 4.00 p.m. in room 219)

Department of Computer Science
Tel: 01784 443421    Fax: 01784 443420
Prof. J.S. Shawe-Taylor*, Dr. P.G. Jeavons
Visiting Professor
D.W. Davies CBE FRS
Lecture courses
Theory of computing (33 lectures, 1st year u/g, Dr. Jeavons)
Discrete mathematics and probability (33 lectures, 1st year u/g, Dr. Murphy)
Design and analysis of algorithms (33 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Gollman)
Formal languages (33 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Dr. Gollman)
Signals, codes and ciphers (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Price, Prof. Mitchell and Prof. Shawe-Taylor)
Neural networks (33 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Shawe-Taylor)
Connection science and machine learning (organizer: Prof. Shawe-Taylor)
 
Current periodicals: E, F, H, J, M, N, P, S, T, X, b, h
 

School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
Prof. M.D. Atkinson (algorithms, strings, permutations, orderings, complexity)
Dr. C.M. Campbell* (combinatorial group theory, combinatorics of semigroup presentations)
R.L. Constable (combinatorics)
Prof. K.J. Falconer (combinatorial geometry)
Prof. A.W. Kemp (combinatorial applications in statistics)
Dr. C.D. Kemp (combinatorial applications in statistics)
Dr. S.A. Linton (combinatorial group theory, computational graph theory)
Prof. U.H.M. Martin (algorithms on strings, orderings, termination problems)
Dr. J.H. McCabe (graph theory, number theory)
Dr. J.J. O'Connor (combinatorial group theory)
Dr. L. Olsen (analysis and combinatorics)
Prof. E.F. Robertson (combinatorial group theory, combinatorics of semigroup presentations)
Dr. N. Ruskuc (combinatorial semigroup theory)
Dr. B.O. Stratmann (combinatorial group theory, Kleinian groups)
Lecture courses
Computational mathematics (56 lectures, 2nd year u/g)
Finite mathematics (24 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years)
Graphs (24 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years)
Various courses involving algorithms and complexity at 3^rd/4^th year u/g..
Current periodicals: A, B, E, F, U, X, f
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. E.A. Evans* (information theory)
G. Hunter (applications of graph theory to statistical mechanics, edge disjoint partitions)
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (50 lectures, 1st year u/g)
Operational research (50 lectures, 3rd year u/g)
Graph theory (50 lectures, 3rd year u/g)
 

Mathematics Section, School of Sciences
Prof. R. Hill* (coding theory, finite geometries)
Visiting Professor
T. Maruta (September 2000 - August 2001)
Research students
Jones, C.M. (Prof. Hill, coding theory)
Love, C.P. (Dr. Hill, coding theory)
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics (48 lectures, 2nd year u/g, Prof. Hill)
Coding theory (48 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Prof. Hill)
Current periodicals: J, P, T, h
 

School of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics
Jennings, Dr. Sylvia* (coding theory, text compression)
King Sing, Dr. Roland H.T. (combinatorial models of fault based program testing)
Whitty, Prof. Robin (Graph theoretical modeling of human memory)
Visiting Professor:
Singmaster, David (recreational mathematics)
Lecture courses
Discrete mathematics occurs in the first year of all the computing courses (S. Jennings, R. Whitty, D. Singmaster).
Option in Applied Cryptography occurs in the final year (S. Jennings)
Working Paper Series
http://www.scism.sbu.ac.uk/publications/tech_rep/index.html
Current periodicals: T
 

Faculty of Mathematical Studies
Dr. G.A. Jones (3654) (permutation groups, connections between groups and graphs)
Dr. E.K. Lloyd* (5127) (combinatorics and graph theory including applications and history)
Prof. R.C. King (3700) (representations theory of Lie algebra and superalgebras, applications in Physics)
Dr. C.N. Potts (3651) (combinatorics and graph theory)
Dr. D. Singerman (3671) (discontinous groups with applications to Riemann surfaces and the
theory of maps)
Prof. H.P. Williams (3794) (integer programming)
Research students
D. Maureemootoo (Dr. Jones, part-time)
Lecture courses
Combinatorics and Graph theory (13 lectures, 1st year u/g,Dr.Lloyd)
Theory of numbers (36 lectures, 3^rd/4^th year u/g,Prof. Vic Snaith)
Networks and combinatorial optimisation (20 lectures, M.Sc. in Operational Research, Prof. Williams)
Scheduling (10 lectures,M.Sc. in Operational Research, Dr. Potts)
Algorithms (36 lectures, 2nd year, u/g, Dr. Glass)
Information and coding Theory (36 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Jones)
Algorithms, machines and languages (36 lectures, 3^rd/4^th year u/g, Dr. Jones)
Finite Mathematics (36 lectures, 3^rd/4^th year u/g, Dr. Jim Renshaw)

Department of Management
01703 593966 (NB changing to 02380 593966 from June 1999)
Miss Julia A. Bennell (593567)

Current periodicals: A, C, E, F, M, N, P, R, T, X, Y
 

Mathematics and Statistics Group
Burrows, Prof. Brian cmtblb@soc.staffs.ac.uk
Easton, Dr. Sarah* cmtsje@soc.staffs.ac.uk
Pratt, Mr. Fred cmtjfo@soc.staffs.ac.uk
Talbot, Dr. Richard F. cmtrft@soc.staffs.ac.uk
Research students
Millington, June (Measurement of disorder in non-periodic sequences, Burrow, Prof. B, Talbot, Dr. R.)
 

Mathematics and Statistics Group, Department of Computing Science & Mathematics
http://www.cs.stir.ac.uk/maths/
Dr. F.K. Bell (467462) (algebraic graph theory)
Dr. P.S. Jackson (467430) (algebraic graph theory)
Prof. P. Rowlinson* (467464) (algebraic graph theory)
Lecture courses
Discrete structures (44 lectures, 1st year u/g)
Combinatorics (32 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years)
Algebra and codes (32 lectures, 3rd/4th year u/g, alternate years)
Current periodicals: C, F, P, R, X, Y, b, d
 

Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Honorary Visiting Senior Research Fellows
Dr. A.D. Keedwell* (Latin squares and quasigroups, finite projective planes, coding theory)
Dr. P.J. Owens (cycles in graphs, Latin squares)

Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
Dr. D.R.B. Burgess (Coding and security in communications)

Lecture courses
Groups and symmetry (36 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Prof. Bridges)
Algorithms and data structures (36 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Mr. Bish)
Statistical methods (36 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Dr. Young)
Current periodicals: C, E, F, T, X, Y, b, c, i
 

School of Mathematical Sciences
Dr. J.W.P. Hirschfeld* (finite geometry, coding theory) http://www.maths.susx.ac.uk/Staff/JWPH/
Dr. R.P. Lewis (theory of partitions) http://www.maths.susx.ac.uk/Staff/RPL.html/
Research students
L. Guizzi (Dr. Hirschfeld, finite geometry)
P.R. Hammond (Dr. Lewis, number theory)
Lecture courses
Discrete Maths I (30 lectures, 1^st yr u/g, Dr,Wraith)
Discrete Maths II (30 lectures, 1^st yr u/g, Dr. Lewis)
Number theory (30 lectures, 2^nd year u/g, Dr. Lewis)
Graph theory (30 lectures, 3rd and 4^th year u/g, Dr. Lewis)
Coding theory (30 lectures, 3rd and 4^th year u/g, Dr. Hirschfeld)
Algebraic geometry I (30 lectures, p/g, Dr. Hirschfeld)
Algebraic geometry II (30 lectures, p/g, Dr. Hirschfeld)
Seminars
Topology, Algebra and Geometry Group seminars, Dr. Lewis. Fridays 12.30 p.m.
http://www.maths.susx.ac.uk/Seminars/TAGG/Current.html
Working Paper series
http://www.maths.susx.ac.uk/Reports/TAGG/index.html
TAGG research reports can be requested from Richard Chambers (r.j.chambers@sussex.ac.uk)
Current periodicals: E, F, P, R, T, X, c
 

Department of Mathematics
(extension 2838)
Prof. C.A. Rogers (retired), Prof. D.G. Larman, Prof. D. Preiss, Prof. K.M. Ball, Dr. J.A. Haight, Dr. I. Leader*, Prof. P. McMullen, Dr. A.D. Scott, Prof. I. Barany, M. Csornyei
Research Students
M. Antilla (Prof. Ball)
R. Johnson (Dr. Leader)
S. Sezgin (Prof. Larman)
J. Talbot (Dr. Leader)
Lecture courses
Optimisation (2^nd year u/g, Dr. Leader)
Graph Theory and Combinatorics (3rd year u/g, Dr. Leader)
Geometry of numbers (3rd year u/g, Prof. Larman)
Computational Geometry (3^rd year u/g, Prof. McMullen)
Game theory (3rd year u/g, Prof. Binmore)
Seminar
Colloquium (Wednesdays at 2.30 p.m.)
Informal Seminar, Mondays at 4.00pm

Department of Economics
Prof. K. Binmore

Department of Biology (Galton Laboratory)
Prof. C.A.B. Smith
 

Department of Mathematics
Dr. F.W. Clarke, Dr. R.J. Cook*, Dr. A.D. Thomas
Lecture courses
Combinatorics (20 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Cook)
Applied algebra (40 lectures, 3rd year u/g, Dr. Clarke)

Department of Chemistry
C.W. Haigh
 

Department of Computer Science
Tel: 024 7652 3193    Fax: 024 7657 3024
http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/
Dr. L.A. Goldberg* (combinatorial algorithms, randomised algorithms) 024 7652 3363 http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~leslie/
Dr. Paul Goldberg (combinatorial algorithms, VC dimension) 024 7652 3088 http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~pwg/
Prof. M. Paterson (string algorithms, combinatorial algorithms) 024 7652 3194 http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~msp
Research Students
Hesham Al-Ammal (Goldberg) (contention resolution protocols)
Graham Cormode (Paterson) (data compression and combinatorial algorithms)
Steven Kelk (Goldberg) (combinatorial algorithms, randomised algorithms)
Jon Sharp (Paterson) (combinatorial algorithms)
Lecture courses
Mathematics for computer scientists (1st year u/g)
Discrete Maths 1 (1st year u/g)
Discrete Maths 2 (1st year, u/g)
Data Structures and Algorithms (2nd year, u/g)
Complexity of algorithms (3rd year, u/g)
Web Page
Algorithms and Complexity Theory Research Group http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/~leslie/theory.html

Warwick Business School
Phone: 024-76528220    Fax: 024-76524539
Dr. Bo Chen (Combinatorial Optimisation, On-line/off-line deterministic/randomised combinatorial algorithms) 024-76524755
Dr. Vladimir Deineko (Combinatorial Optimisation, Polynomially Solvable Cases on NP-hard Problems) 024-76524501
Lecture courses
Mathematical Programming (1st, 2nd, 3rd year u/g and master students)
Operational Research (4rd year, u/g)
Optimisation (master students)
 

Prof. H. Beker*, Dr. C. Ciechanowicz, (information security)