The Discrete Mathematics Group at the University of Victoria in Canada welcomes applications from candidates interested in pursuing research at the Master’s or PhD level starting in September 2026. We have a weekly research seminar and offer graduate level courses on a wide range of topics in discrete math and related topics. Our research areas include a wide range of topics in combinatorics, discrete mathematics, graph theory and algorithms.
* Richard Brewster, adjunct, rbrewster@uvic.ca: graph algorithms, homomorphisms, coverings and packings
* James Currie, adjunct, j.currie@uwinnipeg.ca: combinatorics on words, formal languages
* Peter Dukes, dukes@uvic.ca: designs, codes, hypergraphs, combinatorial matrix theory
* Jing Huang, huangj@uvic.ca: structural and algorithmic aspects of graph theory
* Melissa Huggan, adjunct, Melissa.Huggan@viu.ca: combinatorial game theory, pursuit-evasion game theory
* Lucas Mol, adjunct, lmol@tru.ca: combinatorics on words, formal languages
* Natasha Morrison, nmorrison@uvic.ca: extremal and probabilistic combinatorics
* Jonathan Noel, noelj@uvic.ca: extremal combinatorics with connections to analysis, optimization, probability, statistical physics and computer science
The application deadline is February 1, 2026. Interested students are strongly encouraged to submit their application earlier and to contact potential supervisors before applying.
For more information:
* https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/future-students/graduate/index.php
* https://www.uvic.ca/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply/index.php
* https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/home/home/events/seminars/discrete-math/index.php
* https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/research/home/discrete-math/index.php
* https://www.uvic.ca/science/math-statistics/assets/docs/graduate/graduate-student-handbook-2025-26.pdf