| About me |
| Research and publications |
| Teaching at UQ |
| Informatics and mathematics olympiads |
| Software |
| Contact details |
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Last updated: 29 October 2009
I am a mathematician who enjoys working with ideas from computer science. I am currently in the School of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
I have previously worked in the mathematics departments at RMIT University, the University of Melbourne and Oklahoma State University, as well as a three-year stint in the finance industry.
I am a great fan of enrichment programmes for high school students, and I have a long involvement with the Informatics Olympiad, the Mathematics Olympiad and the National Mathematics Summer School (details below).
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Research and publications
My main research interest is geometry and topology, with a focus
on spaces in three and four dimensions. I typically approach this field
from the perspective of combinatorics, algorithms and computation.
Other interests include algorithms, information security, combinatorics, and the development of programming competitions.
See my publications list for links to my papers on these topics.
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Teaching at UQ
I have recently taken over MATH 1052 (stream L3) from Ole Warnaar in Semester 2, 2009.
My contact hours are Monday 11–12 and Wednesday 3–4.
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Informatics and mathematics olympiads
The International Olympiad
in Informatics (IOI) is the premier competition
worldwide for high school students in computer programming and algorithm
design, with teams from 80–90 countries competing each year.
I have been involved in the Australian programme since its inception in 1998, acting as Director of Training (1999–2008), Team Leader (2001–2008) and Deputy Leader (1999–2000). I am currently a member of the International Scientific Committee (2009–2011), which oversees the scientific content and development of the IOI.
In recent news, IOI 2013 was awarded to Australia! Under the proposal, the event will be hosted at the University of Queensland in partnership with the Australian Mathematics Trust.
Before my time with the IOI, I was involved with the Australian Mathematical Olympiad Programme. I also continue to teach courses in surfaces and knot theory at the National Mathematics Summer School.
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Software
I am a great believer in open-source software, and I have spent much
time working with open-source projects over the years. Some projects
I am currently involved in:
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Contact details
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+61-7-3365 1164 bab at maths.uq.edu.au Building 67, room 547 |
School of Mathematics and Physics The University of Queensland Brisbane QLD 4072, Australia |