# Welcome to Combinatorics and Optimization

Spring 2018 Undergraduate Research Assistantship Program (URA)Applications for the Spring 2018 program are now closed.

Tutte's Distinguished Lecture Series

The very successful Tutte's 100th Distinguished Lecture Series has now completed. That success has led to a Tutte Distinguished Lecture once per term. The next lecture is:

Sergey Norin - November 2

*Recordings of occurred talks are all available on C&O's YouTube Channel

Grad Studies: Fall 2019 applications now open

1. Oct. 30, 2018Ahmad Abdi: University Finalist for the Alumni Gold Medal

Ahmad Abdi was a University Finalist for the Alumni Gold Medal awarded to a Ph.D. student at the Fall 2018 convocation ceremonies.

2. Oct. 26, 2018Fall 2018 convocation

Five C&O graduate students received their degrees at the Fall 2018 convocation ceremony.

3. Oct. 18, 2018Constant-time quantum computers more powerful than classical counterparts

Written by Institute for Quantum Computing staff

Quantum computers can solve a linear algebra problem faster than classical computers, according to a new study published in Science. The finding proves that constant-depth quantum circuits are more powerful than their classical counterparts, and provides a new sense of how quantum technology will be a key to more powerful computing.

1. Nov. 22, 2018Graphs and Matroids Seminar- Richard Lang

Title: The upper density of monochromatic infinite paths

 Speaker: Richard Lang Affiliation: University of Waterloo Room: MC 5417

Abstract: Given a complete graph $K_n$, whose edges are coloured in red and blue, what is the longest monochromatic path one can find?

2. Nov. 23, 2018Tutte Colloquium - David Jao

Title: Implementing supersingular isogeny cryptography

 Speaker: David Jao Affiliation: University of Waterloo Room: MC 5501

Abstract:

Recent years have seen dramatic progress and improvements in the implementation of supersingular isogeny-based cryptosystems.

3. Nov. 27, 2018CryptoWorks21 Distinguished Lecture - Marc Morin

The "blood, sweat, tears, toil and triumphs" of commercializing technology

Marc Morin is the co-founder and CEO of Auvik Networks, creators of cloud-based software that makes it dramatically easier for IT managed service providers to monitor and manage their clients' IT networks. A serial entrepreneur, Marc has previously co-founded several successful companies, including PixStream (acquired by Cisco for USD$369 million) and Sandvine (Sold to Francisco Partners for CAD$582 million), and is a seed investor in a number of local tech companies.

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