Karen Seyffarth

Karen Seyffarth

Positions

Associate Professor Emerita

Faculty of Science, Department of Mathematics and Statistics

Contact information

Email

kseyffar@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

PhD University of Waterloo, 1990

MMath University of Waterloo, 1986

BSc (Hons) University of Regina, 1984

Research

Areas of Research

Combinatorics and Graph Theory, Distinguishing colouring, Graph reconfiguration problems

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Conference proceedings

  • Chattopadhyay, S., Higham, L. and Seyffarth, Karen. Dynamic and self-stabilizing distributed matching 2002.

Journal article

  • Rapke, Tina K. and Seyffarth, Karen. "On nice and injective-nice tournaments". Discrete Math. 341.1 (2018): 1-19. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen, Cavers, Michael S. and White, Ethan P.. "Distinguishing chromatic numbers of complements of Cartesian products of complete graphs". Discrete Mathematics 341.9 (2018): 2431–2441. Print.
  • Haas, Ruth and Seyffarth, Karen. "Reconfiguring dominating sets in some well-covered and other classes of graphs". Discrete Math. 340.8 (2017): 1802-1817. Print.
  • Celaya, Marcel, Choo, Kelly, MacGillivray, Gary and Seyffarth, Karen. "Reconfiguring k-colourings of complete bipartite graphs". Kyungpook Math. J. 56.3 (2016): 647-655. Print.
  • Haas, Ruth and Seyffarth, Karen. "The k-dominating graph". Graphs Combin. 30.3 (2014): 609-617. Print.
  • Cavers, Michael and Seyffarth, Karen. "Graphs with large distinguishing chromatic number". Electronic Journal of Combinatorics 20.1 (2013): #P19 (17 p.). Print.
  • Hodgins, Cameron J. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Distinguishing chromatic numbers of wreath products". J. Combin. Math. Combin. Comput. 85. (2013): 299-319. Print.
  • Nowakowski, Richard J. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Small cycle double covers of products II: categorical and strong products with paths and cycles". Graphs Combin. 25.3 (2009): 385-400. Print.
  • Laflamme, Claude and Seyffarth, Karen. "Distinguishing chromatic number of bipartite Graphs". Elec. Journal of Combinatorics 16.1 (2009): #R76. Print.
  • Nowakowski, Richard J. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Small cycle double covers of products I: lexicographic product with paths and cycles". J. Graph Theory 57.2 (2008): 99-123. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen and Wang, Chengde. "On Eulerian and regular perfect path double covers of graphs". Discrete Mathematics 293.1-3 (2005): 237-250. Print.
  • MacGillivray, G. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Bounds for the independent domination number of graphs and planar graphs". Journal of Combinatorial Mathematics and Combinatorial Computing 49. (2004): 33-55. Print.
  • Lutscher, Frithjof, McNulty, Jenny, Morris, Joy and Seyffarth, Karen. "Stitching images back together". Congressus Numerantium. A Conference Journal on Numerical Themes 165. (2003): 161-168. Print.
  • Fish, J. M., Klimmek, R. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Line graphs of complete multipartite graphs have small cycle double covers". Discrete Math. 257.1 (2002): 39-61. Print.
  • MacGillivray, G. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Classes of line graphs with small cycle double covers". The Australasian Journal of Combinatorics 24. (2001): 91-114. Print.
  • Hell, P. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Broadcasting in planar graphs". The Australasian Journal of Combinatorics 17. (1998): 309-318. Print.
  • Fellows, M., Hell, P. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Constructions of large planar networks with given degree and diameter". Networks. An International Journal 32.4 (1998): 275-281. Print.
  • MacGillivray, G. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Domination numbers of planar graphs". Journal of Graph Theory 22.3 (1996): 213-229. Print.
  • Fellows, M., Hell, P. and Seyffarth, Karen. "Large planar graphs with given diameter and maximum degree". Discrete Applied Mathematics. Combinatorial Algorithms, Optimization and Computer Science 61.2 (1995): 133-153. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen. "Small cycle double covers of 4-connected planar graphs". Combinatorica 13.4 (1993): 477-482. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen. "Packings and perfect path double covers of maximal planar graphs". Discrete Math. 117.1-3 (1993): 183-195. Print.
  • Hell, Pavol and Seyffarth, Karen. "Largest planar graphs of diameter two and fixed maximum degree". Graphs Combin. 111.1 (1993): 313-322. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen. "Hajós' conjecture and small cycle double covers of planar graphs". Discrete Math. 101.1-3 (1992): 291-306. Print.
  • Seyffarth, Karen. "Maximal planar graphs of diameter two". J. Graph Theory 13.5 (1989): 619-648. Print.
  • Hanson, Denis and Seyffarth, Karen. "Point saturation of graphs". Ars Combinatoria 120. (1985): 147-157. Print.
  • Hanson, Denis and Seyffarth, Karen. "k-saturated graphs of prescribed maximum degree". Congr. Numer. 42. (1984): 169-182. Print.
  • Hanson, Denis, Seyffarth, Karen and Weston, J. Harley. "Matchings, Derangements, Rencontres". Math. Mag. 56.4 (1983): 224-229. Print.

PhD thesis

  • Seyffarth, Karen. Cycle and path covers of graphs 1990.