Overview
Background
Darryn Bryant's research interests are in combinatorics, specifically in graph theory and design theory.
He received his PhD from The University of Queensland in 1993. His current research projects concern fundamental open problems on graph decompositions and a new design theory-based approach to signal sampling via compressed sensing.
Availability
- Professor Darryn Bryant is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework), The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Graph theory and design theory
Various graph decomposition problems including decompositions into Hamilton cycles, embedding problems and perfect factorisations are being investigated. This includes collaborative work with colleagues at The University of Queensland, and in the UK, USA and Canada.
Works
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1992
Journal Article
Varieties of quasigroups arising from 2-perfect m-cycle systems
Bryant, D. E. (1992). Varieties of quasigroups arising from 2-perfect m-cycle systems. Designs, Codes and Cryptography, 2 (2), 159-168. doi: 10.1007/BF00124894
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Darryn Bryant is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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The 2-factorisation problem for complete graphs
This project examines the existence of 2-factorisations of complete graphs in which the 2-factors are isomorphic to given 2-regular graphs. Using computers the problem has been completely solved for complete graphs of order less than 20 and several infinite families of results are known. However much work remains to be done on this problem and there is plenty of scope for new discoveries to be made by students who enjoy design theory or graph theory.
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Hamilton cycle decompositions of Cayley graphs and related topics
There is an unsolved conjecture that every connected 2k-regular Cayley graph on a finite abelian group has a decomposition into k Hamilton cycles. Cayley graphs are graphs based on groups and students who like group theory or graph theory will enjoy working on this and related problems.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Analytic number theory and applications to graph theory
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Adrian Dudek
Completed supervision
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Hamilton decompositions and edge colourings of graph compositions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Sara Davies
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Computational Graph Theory
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut, Professor Benjamin Burton
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Some results on decompositions of circulant graphs and embeddings of partial cycle systems
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Some results on Steiner Triple Systems and Cycle Decompositions
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Topics in Graph Decomposition and Related Algebras
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
ON HAMILTON CYCLES AND HAMILTON CYCLE DECOMPOSITIONS OF GRAPHS BASED ON GROUPS
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
EMBEDDING, EXISTENCE AND COMPLETION PROBLEMS FOR LATIN SQUARES
Principal Advisor
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2018
Master Philosophy
Uniform cycle decompositions of complete multigraphs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Perfect 1-Factorisations of Circulant Graphs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Barbara Maenhaut
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
PARTIAL GRAPH DESIGN EMBEDDINGS AND RELATED PROBLEMS
Associate Advisor
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2005
Doctor Philosophy
Coloured graph decompositions
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
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- Combinatorics
- Design theory - mathematics
- Graph theory - mathematics
- Maths - combinatorics
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