Anthony Bonato


I am a Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Toronto Metropolitan University. My research interest is in graph theory, with applications to real-world complex networks and pursuit-evasion games on graphs such as Cops and Robbers. My research is supported by grants from NSERC, and I've won several awards for my research and graduate supervision, as outlined in my CV. I serve on the Canadian Mathematical Society Board of Directors as Director-Ontario, the BIRS Board of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and the NSERC Mathematics and Statistics Liaison Committee.

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Latest News


My book Dots and Lines: the Hidden Networks Around Us will be published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2025.

I've been selected to serve on the NSERC Committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

My fifth and latest book An Invitation to Pursuit-Evasion Games and Graph Theory is available at the AMS Bookstore.

I've been elected to the CMS Board of Directors as Director-Ontario.

Take a look at my four books on graph theory and mathematics: Limitless Minds: Interviews with Mathematicians, Graph Searching Games and Probabilistic Methods, The Game of Cops and Robbers on Graphs and A Course on the Web Graph.


Upcoming Conferences and Talks


I'm on the program committee for the Complex Networks 2023 conference in Menton Riviera, France.

I'm a plenary speaker at Graph Searching in America (GRASAm), 2023.

I'm on the program committee for the 18th Workshop on Algorithms and Models for the Web Graph (WAW 2023) conference.

I'm co-chair of LGBTQ+Math Day at the Fields Institute on November 18, 2022.

I'm on the program committee for the
Complex Networks 2022 conference in Palermo, Italy.

I'm on the program committee for the Conference on Theory and Applications of Models of Computations in Tianjin, China.

I'm co-chairing Graph Searching in Canada (GRASCan), 2022.