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 (social networks, network dynamics and diffusion) and pursuit-evasion games on graphs (Cops and Robbers, localization, and graph burning). 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. Taught courses at six universities, including in Ireland and Cameroon.

BIO       CV


Latest News


My latest book Dots, and Lines: Hidden Networks in Social Media, AI, and Nature will be published by Johns Hopkins University Press in May 2025.

I serve on the NSERC Committee for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion.

My fifth 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 first five books on graph theory and mathematics: An Invitation to Pursuit-Evasion Games and Graph Theory, 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 2024 conference in Instanbul, Turkey.

I'll be speaking at Graph Searching in Canada (GRASCan), 2024.

I'm a keynote speaker at the Ottawa Mathematics and Statistics Conference, May 2024.

I'm an invited speaker at Winter 2024 Virtual Games and Graph Searching in Atlantic Canada, February 2024.

I'm giving a Bay Area Mathematical Adventures invited talk in February, 2024.