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Two researchers from the Faculty of Mathematics have been awarded University Research Chairs.

Awarded by the Office of the Provost, a University Research Chair recognizes exceptional achievement and pre-eminence in a particular field of knowledge.

Chaitanya Swamy听is a听researcher in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization.

Swamy鈥檚 research focuses on algorithms for discrete optimization problems, looking especially at uncertainty and classes of problems that are not so well understood.

The techniques he develops find applications in various areas, including logistics, transportation, computer science, and ultimately with industry practices, where his research can be adapted to address resource constraints through optimization.

Swamy says his goal is always to find techniques that work across a set of problems.

鈥淚 am deeply honoured to have received a University Research Chair,鈥� he says. 鈥淢y colleagues and my department chair have supported me in so many ways and I want to express my gratitude. The Department of Combinatorics and Optimization has a unique environment that fosters innovation. It鈥檚 really an amazing team.鈥�

Swamy says the new appointment will allow him to devote more time to research and also to grow his research team.

鈥淚 have the privilege of working with amazing graduate students and postdoctoral researchers,鈥� he continues. 鈥淭his research chair will be a boost for bringing in even more high-quality personnel. I benefited immensely from my supervisors and mentors, and I鈥檓 grateful to be able to pay it forward.鈥�

William Slofstra, an assistant professor in the Department of Pure Mathematics and a faculty member with the Institute for Quantum Computing, works in the field of mathematics of quantum information and computation.

Slofstra鈥檚 work sets out to understand the limits of solvable and unsolvable problems relevant to quantum computing, helping to bridge the theoretical and practical gap between quantum mechanics and computer science.

鈥淚鈥檓 extremely grateful for this honour and for being given the opportunity to develop my research program,鈥� he says. 鈥淭ime is the one thing that is always in short supply for a researcher like me, with so many commitments alongside the research. The university research chair takes some of the pressure off and will be a big boost for my work.鈥�

Slofstra also credits his colleagues in the Department of Pure Math with enabling him to have the freedom to explore interesting problems and build research partnerships across disciplines.

鈥淚t鈥檚 a testament to the collaborative and collegial mentality of the department to be so supported by David McKinnon, my department chair, and by so many of the other researchers,鈥� he continues.

鈥淗ere at 蓝莓视频, there are so many opportunities to connect with other fields, and it鈥檚 supported top to bottom in my department.鈥�