We consider word maps over finite groups. An $n$-variable word $w$ is an element of the free group on $n$-symbols. For any group $G$, a word $w$ induces a map from $G^n\mapsto G$ where $(g_1,\ldots,g_n)\mapsto w(g_1,\ldots,g_n)$. ...

By exploiting symmetries of finite fields, covering perfect hash families provide a succinct representation for covering arrays of index one. For certain parameters, this connection has led to both the best current asymptotic ...

We use the Bateman--Horn Conjecture from number theory to give strong evidence of a positive answer to Peter Neumann's question, whether there are infinitely many simple groups of order a product of six primes. (Those with ...

We give a short proof for an explicit upper bound on the proportion of permutations of a given prime order $p$, acting on a set of given size $n$, which is sharp for certain $n$ and $p$. Namely, we prove that if $n\equiv ...

The determination of a Galois group is an important question in computational algebraic number theory. One approach is based on the inspection of resolvents. This article reports on this method and on the performance of ...

Deza digraphs were introduced in 2003 by Zhang and Wang as directed graph version of Deza graphs, that also generalize the notion of directed strongly regular graphs. In this paper, we give several new constructions of ...