Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science Conference
2025 Mathematics and Statistics Award Winners
The 2025 Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science Conference (MSCS) was held October 17 and 18, at Cape Breton University.
Science Atlantic Undergraduate Research Award
First Place - Tie
Oral Presentation
Anna Lukeman
Acadia University
An Adaptation of the Grid Sum Puzzle to Graph Theory
First Place - Tie
Oral Presentation
Hemisha Saminathen
University of Prince Edward Island
Exploring Connections Between Causal Inference and Mathematical Finance
Second Place
Oral Presentation
Nimarjeet Bajwa
Acadia University
Failed zero forcing sets on trees
Third Place
Oral Presentation
Myles Dugas
Université de Moncton
The Unique Factorization of Clustering Words
Science Atlantic Science Communication Award
First Place - Tie
Oral Placement
Carter Clifton
St. Francis Xavier University
Understanding Opioid Mortality during COVID-19 - An Individual-Based Model
First Place - Tie
Oral Placement
Anson Green
University of New Brunswick, Saint John
QFASA - A New Approach With Quadratic Programming
Science Atlantic Graduate Research Award
First Place
Oral Placement
Timothy Power
Dalhousie University
A Partial Differential Equation Framework for Modeling Economic Growth
Second Place
Oral Placement
Thiago Holleben
Dalhousie University
Playing dominoes in the correct dimension
Third Place
Oral Placement
Rory Schepp
Dalhousie University
Methods for Improving Compilation of Quantum Circuits to Lattice Surgery
Science Atlantic Mathematics Problem Solving Competition
Team Award
First Place
Irina Xie
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
First Place
James Petersen
University of New Brunswick, Fredericton
Second Place
Gavin Hull
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Second Place
Eric Goulding
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Third Place
Leah Wilson
Saint Mary's University]
Third Place
Phyllis O'Neil
Saint Mary's University