Prof Sanming ZHOU
Professor
School of Mathematics and Statistics
- Room: 150
- Building: Peter Hall Building
- Campus: Parkville
Research Interests
- Algebraic Graph Theory
- Graph Structure and Dynamics
- Random Graph Processes
- Network Optimisation
- Algebraic Combinatorics
- Operations Research
- Theoretical Computer Science
Research Groups
Recent Publications
LS Chandran, D Issac, S. Zhou. Hadwiger's conjecture for squares of 2-trees. European Journal of Combinatorics, 76, 159-174, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ejc.2018.10.003.
S. Zhou. Weak metacirculants of odd prime power order. Journal of Combinatorial Theory. Series A, 155, 225-243, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.jcta.2017.11.007.
H. Huang, B. Xia, S. Zhou. Perfect codes in Cayley graphs. SIAM Journal on Discrete Mathematics, 32, 548-559, 2018. doi: 10.1137/17M1129532.
S. Zhou. Cyclotomic graphs and perfect codes. Journal of Pure and Applied Algebra, 931-947, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.jpaa.2018.05.007.
A. Hui, M. Surani, S. Zhou. The vertex-isoperimetric number of the incidence and non-incidence graphs of unitals. Designs, Codes, and Cryptography, 1-14, 2018. doi: 10.1007/s10623-018-0498-x.
Current Postgraduate Supervision
| Name | Thesis title |
|---|---|
| Patrick ANDERSEN | "Coverage and connectivity in wireless sensor networks" |
| Nemanja POZNANOVIC | |
| Muhammad Adib SURANI | "The Isoperimetric Problem in Block Designs" |
| Shasha ZHENG |
Past Postgraduate Supervision
| Name | Thesis title |
|---|---|
| Daniel HARVEY | "An investigation into graph minors" |
| Xiaogang LIU | "Spectral Characterisation of Graphs" |
| Hamid MOKHTAR | "Routing and wavelength assignment in communication networks" |
| Michael PAYNE | "Problems in geometric graph theory" |
| Ricky ROTHERAM | "Cayley Graphs and network optimization." |
| Alison THOMSON | "Graph theory problems arising from optical networks" |
| Guangjun XU | "Cayley graphs, network design and domination" |
| Zuhe ZHANG | "Analysis of networks: privacy in Bayesian networks and problems in lattice models" |
Current MSc Students
| Name | Project title |
|---|---|
| Roro YAP |
Past MSc Students
| Name | Project title |
|---|---|
| Nicholas COTSELL | |
| Robin LANGER | |
| Yang LI | |
| Muhammad Adib SURANI | |
| Pongphat TAPTAGAPORN | |
| Bi WEI | |
| Victoria WYATT |
Recent Grant History
| Year(s) | Source | Type | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 - 2016 | The University of Melbourne | Discovery | A study of imprimitive symmetric graphs |
| 2012 - 2014 | ARC | Discovery | Hadwiger's graph colouring conjecture |
| 2011 - 2015 | ARC | Future Fellow | Expander graphs, isoperimetric numbers, and forwarding indices |
Responsibilities
- Discrete Structures and Algorithms
- Discrete Structures and Algorithms (reading group) Coordinator
- Discrete Structures and Algorithms Seminar Coordinator
- MPRHMS
Committees
- Engagement and Publicity Committee
- Science International Advancement Committee
- Strategic Planning Committee