Emphasis Areas: Topology & Algebra

Research Areas: Combinatorics and Representation Theory

Emphasis Areas: Cryptology, Set Theory, Number Theory

Research Areas: The foundation of Babinkostova’s research is cryptography and cryptanalysis and their interplay with game theory and number theory, which are used for the development of tools and techniques that reduce risks to critical energy infrastructure posed by current and emerging cyber threats. In particular, her research focus is investigating the security of cryptographic protocols against algebraic and side-channel attacks, black-box cryptanalysis and developing a formal framework for modeling and reasoning about security in the presence of quantum attacks.

Program co-Coordinator of the MSc in Cybersecurity and Coordinator of the Graduate Cryptology Security Analyst Certificate Program.

Affiliate Faculty: Institute for Pervasive Cybersecurity, Energy Policy Institute, Institute for Microelectronics Education and Research (MER) and School of Computing.

Emphasis Area: Mathematics Education

Math Secondary Education Program Coordinator

Emphasis Areas: Topology & Algebra

Research Areas: Knot Theory, Representation Theory, STEM Pedagogy

Full time administrator since 2016

Senior Associate Dean of COAS

Emphasis Areas: Mathematics Education

Research Areas: K-12 mathematics instruction, assessment, and professional development

Director, Boise State Regional Math Center

Emphasis Areas: Mathematics Education

Research Areas: Mathematics education, Equity in STEM education

President of Faculty Senate, 2024-25

Emphasis Areas: Cryptology

Research Areas: polynomials over finite fields, algebraic combinatorics, analytic combinatorics

Emphasis Area: Set Theory

Research Areas: descriptive set theory, mathematical logic, ergodic theory and dynamical systems

Emphasis: Mathematics Education

Mathematics Concurrent Enrollment Liaison

Emphasis Area: Statistics

Research Areas: Semiparametric methods in the applications of neuroimaging and microbiome studies

Emphasis Area: Statistics

Research Areas: Modified Team-Based Learning

Associate Chair

Emphasis Areas: Topology & Algebra

Research Areas: Geometric Topology, Quantum Topology, Quantum Computing

Emphasis Area: Mathematics Education

Department Chair

Emphasis: Mathematics Education

Advising Coordinator

Emphasis Area: Statistics

Research Areas: Bayesian Inference, Long Memory Processes, Wavelet-based Modeling

Emphasis Areas: Computational & Applied Mathematics

Research Areas: numerical methods for geophysical fluid dynamics, high-order element-based Galerkin methods (continuous/discontinuous Galerkin), ocean modeling, mathematical modeling

Graduate Program Coordinator

Emphasis Areas: Computational & Applied Mathematics

Research Areas: Inverse Problems, Data Assimilation, Computational Algorithms, Geoscience

On leave, serving at NSF

Emphasis Area: Statistics

Emphasis Areas: Computational & Applied Mathematics, Machine Learning, Data Science

Research Areas: Geometric deep learning, Graph Neural Networks, Applied Analysis, Data Science

Emphasis Areas: Cryptology, Set Theory, Topology & Algebra

Research Areas: Cryptology, Computational Complexity, Algorithmic Processes in Biology, Set Theory, Logic, Topology, Game Theory, Number Theory, Algebra, Foundations of Mathematics

Emphasis Areas: Topology & Algebra, Theoretical Mathematics

Research Areas: Commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, waring rank and generalized tensor ranks

Emphasis Areas: Computational & Applied Mathematics

Research Areas: Numerical methods for differential equations, numerical linear algebra, approximation theory, scientific computing

Emphasis Areas: Computational & Applied Mathematics

Research Areas: Ordinary, partial, and functional differential equations. Applications in medicine, biology, neuroscience, population dynamics, electromagnetics, and fluid mechanics