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, and 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.
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