[quote=@kalanggam]Yeah, I figured he would have; in addition to a linguistics minor, he also had concentrations in math and computer science, hence the connection.[/quote]

Ah, cool! In that case, how about [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discrete_mathematics]discrete math[/url]? It's the branch of mathematics that deals with graphs, sets, and logical statements, and it's very applicable to computer science.