
Pictured from left to right: Dr. Li, Dr. Zhou, and Dr. Inam.
Three SAU faculty traveled to Edmond, Oklahoma, to present their research at the 86th Mathematical Association of America (MAA) Regional Conference at the University of Central Oklahoma in April.
Assistant Professors of Mathematics Dr. Muhammad Inam, Dr. Chong Li, and Dr. Jie Zhou from SAU’s Mathematics and Computer Science Department presented the following research over the two-day annual conference:
- Inam presented a paper titled “The Word Problem for Adian Inverse Semigroups”
- Li presented “Integer Flows on Triangularly Connected Signed Graphs”
- Zhou presented “Unidimensional Distance Transformation for Efficient, Scalable Unsupervised Outlier Detection”

Dr. Inam during his conference presentation.
During the conference, SAU faculty engaged with fellow mathematics professors from neighboring states and exchanged research ideas.
According to the MAA website, the MAA serves the world’s largest community of students, faculty, and math enthusiasts with a mission to “advance the understanding of mathematics and its impact on our world.”
SAU is scheduled to host the MAA Regional Conference in 2028.
For more information about the Mathematica and Computer Science Department at SAU, please visit https://web.saumag.edu/cs/.
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