Dr. Peter Nelson

Associate Professor

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Biography

Peter Nelson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Combinatorics and Optimization at the University of Waterloo. He currently serves as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies. His research interests encompass structural extremal matroid theory and graph theory, with an emphasis on topics such as links coding theory, additive combinatorics, and finite geometry, particularly the theory of minor-closed classes and binary matroids. He has become interested in proof formalization using the Lean theorem prover. Nelson holds an NSERC Discovery Grant and has presented on binary matroids at various mathematical conferences, including CanaDAM 2019. His notable publications include works on random representable matroids, matroids omitting complete-graphic minors, and structures of binary matroids, published in respected journals such as the American Mathematical Society and SIAM.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2010-01-01 — Present

University of Waterloo • Waterloo, ON, Canada

Teaching and researching in Combinatorics and Optimization.

Requirements for University of Waterloo

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor's degree in Psychology or related field Strong background in Statistics
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Specialization Notes

Includes fields like Clinical, Cognitive, Developmental, and Industrial/Organizational Psychology.