Robert Bailey
Associate Professor
Program: Mathematics
Email: robert.bailey@mun.ca
Phone: (709) 637-6293
Office: AS 3022
Social Media: LinkedIn
Credentials
M.Math. (Hons.) University of Leeds, 2002
Ph.D. University of London, 2006
Research Interests
Algebraic graph theory (esp. distance-regular and strongly regular graphs), permutation groups, combinatorial designs, coding theory
Teaching
I teach courses in mathematics and statistics in all areas and at all levels. This has included Calculus I, II, and III, Linear Algebra I, Discrete Mathematics, Abstract Algebra I, Applied Graph Theory, Real Analysis I, Statistics for Science Students, Mathematics for Business, and Advanced Graph Theory.
Representative scholarly contributions
- Induced paths in strongly regular graphs (with Abigail Rowsell), La Matematica 9 (2026), #5 (11pp). arXiv - Published version
- Decoding twisted permutation codes (with Keenan Nicholson), Australasian Journal of Combinatorics 88 (2024), 114–159. arXiv -Published version
- Metric dimension of dual polar graphs (with Pablo Spiga), Archiv der Mathematik 120 (2023), 467–478. arXiv - Published version
- Block colourings of star systems (with Iren Darijani), Discrete Mathematics 346 (2023), 113404 (14pp). arXiv - Published version
- On the classification of binary completely transitive codes with almost-simple top-group (with Daniel Hawtin), European Journal of Combinatorics 107 (2023), 103604 (28pp). arXiv - Published version
- On the 486-vertex distance-regular graphs of Koolen–Riebeek and Soicher (with Daniel Hawtin), Electronic Journal of Combinatorics 27 (2020), #P3.13 (12pp). arXiv - Published version
Current research projects and grants
NSERC Discovery Grant (2024-29)
Memberships and affiliations
Canadian Mathematical Society
London Mathematical Society
American Mathematical Society
Honours, graduate and post-graduate supervision
Current and former postdoctoral fellows:
- Brittany Pittman (2024-26)
- Iren Darijani (2021-22)
- Daniel Hawtin (2018-19)