Cheryl E Praeger’s research students


Below I list my PhD students, their thesis topics, and to the extent of my knowledge, where they are now. As of May 2008, 20 completions

1978-81
Carmela Armanious-Omary: `Symmetric graphs and their automorphism groups'. Vice President Bir Zeit University, West Bank.

1984-86
Gordon Royle: `Enumeration problems in graph theory'. Associate Professor, Computer Science/Math., University of WA.

1986-87
Luz Nochefranca: `Symmetric 4-valent graphs' (University of the Philippines). Lecturer, University of the Philippines, Manila.

1989-95
Michael Hartley: `Combinatorially regular Euler polytopes'. Director of Research, KDU College, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.

1990-96
Greg Gamble: `Elements of prime order in primitive perm-utation groups'. Research Fellow, Aachen; now at Curtin University.

1990
Blessilda Raposa: `Nearly triply regular designs' (De le Salle University, joint supervision with N. Ito, Japan). Department Head, De La Salle University, Manila.

1991-95
Xin-Gui Fang: `Construction and classification of some fam-ilies of almost simple 2-arc transitive graphs'. Professor, Peking Univ.

1992-94
Dmittri Pasechnik: `Local characterisations of geometries'. (Graduated with Distinction). A/Prof. Nanyang Univ. of Tech. Singapore.

1993-96
Cai Heng Li: `Isomorphisms of finite Cayley graphs'. Queen Elizabeth II Fellow and Associate Professor, UWA.

1997-98
Priscilla Alejandro: `Searching for Rahilly Families of Pre-difference Sets'. (University of the Philippines: joint supervision with L Nochefranca and A C Niemeyer). Professor, University of the Philippines, Manila.

1997-98
Mehdi Khayaty (now Mehdi Aleyian): `Transitive permutation groups with bounded movement having maximal degree'. (Iran University of Technology: joint supervision with A. Hassani). Professor, and President of Behshahr University of Science and Technology, a branch of Iran University of Science and Technology.

1997-98
Mohammad Ali Iranmanesh: `Vertex-imprimitive graphs of order a product of three distinct odd primes'. (Iran University of Technology: joint supervision with A. Hassani). Professor, University of Yazd, Iran.

1997-01
Sanming Zhou: `Imprimitive symmetric graphs'. (Graduated with Distinction: joint supervision with Cai Heng Li.). Senior Lecturer, Univ. of Melbourne.

2000-03
John Bamberg: `Innately transitive permutation groups'. (joint supervision with Tim Penttila.). ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, UWA/Marie Curie Fellow, Ghent.

2000-04
Tian Khoon Lim: `Arc-transitive homogeneous fact-orisations of complete graphs' (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li.). Lecturer, Nanyang Polytechnical University, Singapore.

2001-2006
Sophie Ambrose: `Matrix groups: theory, algorithms and applications'. (joint supervision with Alice Niemeyer and Csaba Schneider). SciTech, Perth WA.

2002-04
Cristeta Cuaresma: Homogeneous factorisations of Johnson graphs. (University of the Philippines. joint supervision with L. Nochefranca and M. Giudici).Lecturer University of the Philippines, Los Banos.

2003-2006
Scott Brown: Finite reducible matrix algebras. (joint supervision with Michael Giudici). Consultant DAA.

2003-2006
Jing Xu: On closures of finite permutation groups. (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li and Michael Giudici). Research Fellow, Peking University.

2004- 2007
Geoffrey Pearce: Transitive decompositions of graphs. (joint supervision with John Bamberg). Research Associate UWA and violinist with Zigatango

2007 -
Hassan Alavi: Triple factorisations of groups

2007
Neil Gillespie: Neighbour-transitive codes. (joint supervision with Alice Niemeyer).

2008
Hua Zhang: Permutation groups (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li)

2008
Maria Carmen Amarra: Diameter 2 symmetric graphs. (joint supervision with Michael Giudici)

2009
Wei Jin: Geodesic transitive graphs (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li)

2009
Brian Corr: Computational group theory (joint supervision with Akos Seress)

Masters students - 8 completions

1990-1991
M.Sc. Kevin Fergusson: `Factorisation algorithms for integers and applications in cryptography'.

1990-1993
M.Sc.Ed. Susan Brown: Thesis entitled `The place of role modelling in girls participation in mathematics and science'. (joint supervision with Lesley Parker).

1990-1996
M.Sc. Rafael Rofa: `On automorphisms and complementing permutations of graphs and self-complementary graphs' (joint supervision with K. S. Vijayan).

1995-1998
M.Sc. Pandazis Houlis: `Quotients of normal-edge-transitive Cayley graphs'.

1998
M.Sc. Michael Giudici: `Completely transitive codes in Hamming graphs'. ARC Postdoctoral Fellow, UWA.

2003
M.Sc. Luke Tredwell. Cycle covers of graphs (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li). Withdrawn unfinished

2003-2004
M.Sc. Linda Singer. Homogeneous circulant fact-orisations of complete graphs (joint superv'n with Cai Heng Li).

2004
M.Sc. Neil Gillespie. Matrix group algorithms (joint supervision with Alice Niemeyer).

Honours students and projects; 27 completions

1976
Peter Johnson: `On CC- subgroups of finite groups'.

1977
Lynette Marshall: `Graphs and finite permutation groups'.

1983
Jeff Keppert: `Enumeration of groups of prime power order'.

1986
Thomas Bull: `Sparse rulers and difference sets'.

1989
Kevin Fergusson: `Encryption systems and designs'.

1989
Raphael Rofa: `Distance transitive locally symmetric or alternating graphs'.

1989
Timothy Boykett: `Process algebras'.

1991
Lawrence Tan: `Computational group theory'.

1992
David Wood: `Maximal cliques in graphs'.

1992
Rowan Davies: `Dominance in graphs'. (joint supervision with Gordon Royle)

1994-95
Ronald Monson: `A mathematical history of Fermat's last theorem'. (joint supervision with Rick McFeat)

1997
Michael Giudici: `Completely transitive codes.'

1997
Akshay Venkatesh: `On covers of symmetric graphs'.

1997-8
Marty Firth: `Performance of random element generators in large finite groups' (joint supervision with A. A. Baddeley and A C Niemeyer)

2000
Sophie Ambrose: `Matrix group algorithms' (joint supervision with A. C. Niemeyer)

2000
Ngo Dac Tuan: `Line-transitive designs' (Ecole Polytech-nique, Paris - Research Training semester spent at UWA).

2001
Greg Cresp: `Searching for line-transitive linear spaces' (joint supervision with A. C. Niemeyer)

2001
Wayne Griffiths: `Recognising symmetric groups' (joint supervision with A. C. Niemeyer)

2001-02
Luke Tredwell: `Homogeneous factorisations of complete graphs' (joint supervision with Cai Heng Li).

2002
Scott Brown: `Calculating the order of a matrix' (joint supervision with Michael Giudici)

2002
Rosemary Clough: `An investigation of the 3*-property and the k*-property for permutation groups ' (joint supervision with Csaba Schneider)

2003
Geoff Pearce: products of graphs and groups. (joint supervision with John Bamberg).

2003
Conor McKenna: closures of permutation groups. (joint supervision with Michael Giudici).

2004
Stephen Howe: Recognising symmetric groups as matrix groups

2006
Yohei Negei: Recognising alternating groups (joint supervision with Alice Niemeyer).

2006-07
Sabina Groth: Generating classical groups. (joint with Alice Niemeyer)

2007-08
Brian Corr: Normal edge-transitive Cayley graphs

2009-10
Andrew Cannon: Strongly regular graphs (with John Bamberg)