Allison Beemer

Allison Beemer is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (UWEC), College of Arts and Sciences, and serves as co-academic director for the UW Online Collaboratives' Master's of Science in Data Science program. Her professional mission centers on welcoming diverse students into mathematics through engaging classrooms and ethical research experiences, while balancing academic work with gardening, hiking, and reading.

Her educational background includes:

• Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• M.S. in Mathematics from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• B.A. in Mathematics from Whitman College

Dr. Beemer's research spans error-correcting codes, secure communication, and information privacy, with specialization in graph-based coding systems and discrete mathematics applications. She actively develops ethical frameworks for data transmission security while addressing real-world privacy challenges through combinatorial structures.

Her recent publications (2024-2025) reveal strong trends in network security and community detection, combining graph theory with communication protocols. Key themes include authentication under adversarial conditions, decentralized learning validation, and indigenous pattern analysis – consistently involving undergraduate collaborators in cutting-edge information theory applications.

Scientific awards and grants include:

• Mathematical Congress of the Americas 2025 AMS Travel Grant ($1240)
• UWEC Student Faculty Research Grant for 'Fast Algorithms for Computing Map Foldings' (2025)
• NSF CISE Collaborative Research Award for 'Keyless Authentication' ($300,000 UWEC share)
• UWEC Student Faculty Research Grant for 'Decoding Indigenous Beaders' (2024)

Dr. Beemer maintains an active undergraduate research group with two current students, serving as a Math Alliance mentor while securing competitive grants. Her advising focuses on translating theoretical discrete mathematics into tangible projects like indigenous beadwork analysis and map-folding algorithms, with funding specifically allocated for student stipends.

She leads a dedicated error-correcting codes research team at UWEC while collaborating across the University of Wisconsin system through the Online Collaboratives Data Science program, integrating her postdoctoral work in electrical engineering with mathematical foundations from her UNL training.