[DMANET] Graduate Studies in Combinatorics & Optimization (Waterloo)

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GRADUATE STUDIES IN COMBINATORICS & OPTIMIZATION
University of Waterloo


C&O DEPARTMENT
The Department of Combinatorics and Optimization (C&O) is the
only department of its kind in the world. It has 30 professors
and approximately 60 graduate students. Among the faculty are one
Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, one member of the National
Academy of Engineering, two Canada Research Chairs, three University
Research Chairs, two Fulkerson Prize winners, one Sloan Fellow,
and one recipient of a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award.
Recent faculty appointments include Bill Cook and Luke Postle.

We are intensely research oriented and hold a strong international
reputation in each of our six major research areas:
* Algebraic combinatorics
* Continuous optimization
* Cryptography
* Discrete Optimization
* Graph Theory
* Quantum Computing
C&O faculty members also do research in algorithmic game theory,
approximation algorithms, combinatorial algebraic geometry, matroid
theory, network optimization, numerical analysis, and operations
research. The C&O department is affiliated with the Centre for
Applied Cryptographic Research (CACR), the Institute for Quantum
Computing (IQC), Perimeter Institute (PI), and the Waterloo Research
Institute in Insurance, Securities & Quantitative Finance (WatRISQ).

Our PhD graduates include Vasek Chvatal, Bill Cook, Bill Cunningham,
Jim Geelen, Bill Pulleyblank, Neil Robertson, Bruce Shepherd,
Doug Stinson, and Carsten Thomassen.


GRADUATE STUDIES IN C&O
We have a PhD program and several Master's programs (thesis-based,
course-based, co-op, quantum information). Our graduate students
come from all around the world. All students are given full
financial aid comprising research assistantships, teaching
assistantships, and scholarships. Teaching assistants have light
teaching and grading responsibilities of at most five hours per week.

We accept applications for graduate studies throughout the year.
The deadline for admission for the Fall term (starting in September)
is February 1. Application procedures are available on our web site:
http://math.uwaterloo.ca/co


MATH AT WATERLOO
The C&O department is one of five departments in the Faculty of
Mathematics, the other four being Applied Mathematics, Pure
Mathematics, Statistics & Actuarial Science, and the David R.
Cheriton School of Computer Science. Altogether, there are more
than 7,000 graduate and undergraduate students and 200 professors
in the Faculty of Mathematics, offering a stimulating environment
for research in all branches of the mathematical sciences.


THE CITY OF WATERLOO
Waterloo, and its twin city Kitchener, are located in Southern
Ontario, Canada. This thriving area, notable for its technology
industry, has the advantages of city living and yet is conveniently
close to natural attractions such as camping and hiking along the
Grand River. The City of Waterloo has a city-wide network of
trails and bike paths along with a comprehensive public
transportation system. Waterloo is an easy 90-minute drive or
bus ride to downtown Toronto, Canada's largest city.


CONTACT INFORMATION:
Melissa Cambridge
Administrative Coordinator, Graduate Studies
Phone: 1-519-888-4567 x34027
Email: cograd@math.uwaterloo.ca
URL: math.uwaterloo.ca/co
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