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Current teaching

In 2026, I have a reduced teaching load and teach the following:

2026 S1 MTH2141/3141 "Algebra 1: Group Theory" (chief examiner, coordinator, lecturer, applied classes)

For more information on particular courses, please check the moodle site (via My.Monash).
To arrange a meeting, please contact me via e-mail or the corresponding Moodle forum.

Student supervision

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HDR students

My involvement in the supervision of HDR students:

in progress (PhD, co-supervisor): Anthony Pisani

in progress (PhD, main): David Jeffries

in progress (PhD, main): Xueyu (Eileen) Pan (joint degree Monash/Warwick University)

2024 MPhil (main): Victor Fagundes: Real θ-groups and orbit classifications

2021 MPhil (main) Xueyu (Eileen) Pan: Groups of small order type

2020 PhD (main) Subhrajyoti Saha: Finite p-groups and coclass theory

2018 PhD (co-supervisor) David Treeby: Optimal block stacking and combinatorial identities via Archimedes' method

2018 PhD (associate) Darcy Best: Transversal this, transversal that

2015 PhD (main) Nathan J olly: Recursive const ructions of arrays with low auto- corr elation

Honours/Master students

I supervised the following Honours and Master (by coursework) students (many joint with a co-supervisor):

2025: Shir Levav Porat

2025: Phung Ngyuen

2024: Anthony Pisani

2023: Kshitija Vaidya

2022: Lawrence Chen

2021: Victor Fagundes

2020: Alexandra de Lacey

2019: Darren Low

2017: Daniel Cantos

2015: Benjamin Jones

2015: Sophie Ham

Previous teaching

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Monash University (since 2013)

I taught (parts of) the following courses; for more informations, see the departmental website.

2025 S1 MTH3000 "Mathematics research project level 3" (1 project student)

2025 S1 MTH2141/3141 "Algebra 1: Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2025 S1 MTH4141/5141 "Computational Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2024 S1 MTH2141/3141 "Algera 1: Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, applied classes)

2024 S1 M40110 "Writing and presenting in Honours" (everything)

2023 S1 MTH4141/5141 "Computational Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, applied classes)

2023 S2 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations for data science" (Weeks 1-6)

2022 S1 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations for data science" (Weeks 1-6)

2022 S2 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations for data science" (Weeks 1-6)

2022 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2021 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2021 S2 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations for data science" (Weeks 1-6)

2021 S1 MTH4141/5151 "Computational Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, tutorials)

2020 TS MAT9004: Chief Examiner of all offerings (TP1, TP4, S1, S2)

2020 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, tutorials, coordination)

2020 S2 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations for data science" (Weeks 1-6, coordination)

2020 S1 MAT9004 "Mathematical foundations of data science" (tutorials)

2019 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, tutorials)

2019 S1 MTH4141/5151 "Computational Group Theory" (Weels 1-12, coordination, tutorials)

2018 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, tutorials)

2018 S1 MAT1830 "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists" (tutorials)

2018 S1 M41091 "Computational Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2017-18 MAT1830 "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists" (coordination Malaysia)

2017 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, tutorials)

2017 S1 M41091 "Computational Group Theory" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2017 S1 MAT1830 "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists" (tutorials)

2016 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination, tutorial)

2015 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2015 S1 MTH3401 "Special topics in mathematics I"

2015 S1 MTH3000 "Mathematics research project level 3" (1 project student)

2014 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 1-12, coordination)

2014 S1 MTH3000 "Mathematics research project level 3"(1 project student)

2013 S1 MAT1830 "Discrete Mathematics for Computer Scientists" (Weeks 7-12, tutorials)

2013 S1 MTH1030 "Techniques of Modelling" (Weeks 1-6)

2013 S2 MTH3000 "Mathematics research project level 3" (2 project students)

2013 S2 MTH3150 "Algebra and Number Theory II" (Weeks 4-12, tutorials)

2013 S2 MTH1030 "Techniques of Modelling" (Weeks 1-6)

University of Trento (2011 - 2013)

I had no teaching duties, but I regularly lectured in a seminar series on Lie algebras.

University of Auckland (2009 - 2011)

I taught parts of the following courses and organised the "Algebra and Combinatorics" seminar series.

2011 S1 MATHS 720 "Group Theory" (Weeks 1-6).
2010 S2 MATHS 320 "Algebraic Structures" (Weeks 1-3, tutorials).

University of Braunschweig (2006 - 2009)

I was co-supervising a student seminar "Lineare Algebra + Anwendungen" (2009) and I was responsible for the excercise classes (Große Übungen) and homework component of:

"Algebra für Informatiker". (Summer 2009)
"Mathematische Methoden in der Kommunikationstheorie". (Winter 2008/09)
"Lineare Algebra 2". (Summer 2007)
"Lineare Algebra 1". (Winter 2006/07)

University of Braunschweig (2002 - 2006)

As a student, I gave tutorials (Kleine Übungen) for:

"Algebra". (Summer 2006)
"Lineare Algebra II". (Summer 2005)
"Lineare Algebra". (Winter 2004/05)
"Algebra". (Summer 2004)
"Analysis 1". (Winter 2003/04)
"Analytische Geometrie". (Summer 2003)
"Lineare Algebra". (Winter 2002/03)

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