So, the professor in question was Dana Randall. I believe she was talking about this topic: http://en.scientificcommons.org/42983059 http://en.scientificcommons

So, the professor in question was Dana Randall. I believe she was talking about this topic: http://en.scientificcommons.org/42983059 http://en.scientificcommons.org/42983059 Basically, yes, self-avoiding paths. This was basically a brief aside in her honors undergrad algorithms course, so the topic was a bit beyond what I was prepared for at the time :)