The C&O department has 36 faculty members and 60 graduate students. We are intensely research oriented and hold a strong international reputation in each of our six major areas:
- Algebraic combinatorics
- Combinatorial optimization
- Continuous optimization
- Cryptography
- Graph theory
- Quantum computing
Read more about the department's research to learn of our contributions to the world of mathematics!
News
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Michael J. Best (1946-2021)

Wednesday, October 13, 2021
Fall 2021 convocation

Five Ph.D. and four M.Math. C&O students will receive their degrees at the Fall 2021 convocation on October 22.
Thursday, October 7, 2021
C&O M.Math. student wins a gold medal at ICPC 2021
Dmitry Sayutin's team at the ITMO University in St. Petersburg won a gold medal at ICPC 2021.