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1.Graduate Student Workshop on Moduli Spaces and Bridgeland Stability
 Dates 23 Mar 2013 → 25 May 2013
[ID=529475] Go to top of page
 LocationChicago, IL, United States
 Weblink http://homepages.math.uic.edu/~coskun/bridgeland.html
 Related subject(s) Algebra
2.Summer School on Topics in Space-Time Modeling and Inference
 Dates 27 May 2013 → 31 May 2013
[ID=511291] Go to top of page
 LocationAalborg University, Denmark, Denmark
 Abstract The mode of presentations will be a combination of lectures, software demonstration and, for those who have their own computers loaded with the R software, opportunities to try the methods for themselves.
 Weblink http://csgb.dk/activities/2013/space-timemodeling/
 Related subject(s) Probability and Statistics
3.Advanced Course "Compactifying Moduli Spaces"
 Dates 27 May 2013 → 31 May 2013
[ID=529459] Go to top of page
 LocationBarcelona, Spain
 Abstract The Advanced School "Compactifying Moduli Spaces" deals with various instances of moduli spaces in Algebraic Geometry, with particular attention to questions related to compactification. It has three goals: to introduce a new generation of students and researchers to these subjects; to collect and survey recent development in the theory; to formulate and disseminate new problems and directions of research.

The geometry of moduli spaces has been widely investigated and it is certainly one of the main subjects in Algebraic Geometry. In particular, moduli spaces of curves gave a major boost to the theory due to their many connections with Theoretical Physics and counting invariants. However, to count invariants it is very useful to apply intersection theory techniques that require the space to be proper, and moduli spaces are usually not proper. The problem of compactifying them is not trivial. Geometric Invariant Theory (GIT) may be a way to tackle the problem, but the limit points can be hard to describe geometrically.

Nowadays, new notions of stability and new techniques related to the minimal model program have been combined with GIT to provide new points of view to attack the problem and, more generally, to study the birational geometry of compactified moduli spaces. This has brought back many important insights again about counting invariants and mirror symmetry and has also been used to study other moduli problems, like the moduli of coherent sheaves or the moduli spaces of higher dimensional varieties.

The lecturers have been chosen among the leading experts of the area. Following the usual policy of the Advanced Schools at CRM, informal notes will be delivered by the speakers to the participants at the beginning of the school.

 Weblink http://www.crm.cat/en/Activities/Pages/ActivityDescriptions/Compactifying-Moduli-Spaces.aspx
 Related subject(s) Algebra
  
4.Threshold phenomena and random graphs
 Dates 27 May 2013 → 31 May 2013
[ID=536835] Go to top of page
 LocationParis, France
 Abstract This Spring School will consist in two courses given by professors Chatterjee and Kahn on threshold phenomena and random graphs.
 Weblink http://wiki-math.univ-mlv.fr/gemecod/doku.php/springschool2013
 Related subject(s) Graph Theory and Combinatorics
  
5.Summer school on Finsler geometry with applications to low-dimensional geometry and topology
 Dates 03 Jun 2013 → 09 Jun 2013
[ID=517140] Go to top of page
 LocationDepartment of Mathematics, University of the Aegea, Greece
 Abstract The focus of this Summer School will be on the following thematic areas: Finsler geometry, dynamics, hyperbolic geometry, projective geometry, systolic geometry, Teichmüller theory. There will be a series of short courses given by Norbert A'Campo (University of Basel), Ivan Babenko (University of Montpellier), Gilles Courtois (Ecole Polytechnique), Bertrand Deroin (University of Paris XI) and Marc Troyanov (EPFL, Lausanne). The Summer School is primarily intended for PhD students but all researchers are also welcome. Besides the courses, there will be a series of specialized lectures.
 Weblink http://myria.math.aegean.gr/conferences/finsler13/index.html
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
6.Summer School on Mathematics of Infectious Diseases
 Dates 03 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013
[ID=474367] Go to top of page
 LocationToronto, Ontario, Canada
 Abstract The summer school school will include lectures on mathematical epidemiology, and one of the most important aspects will be projects for groups of 4?6 students, mixing scientific backgrounds and levels of experience, and focusing on real-world problems around which students develop and analyze models. It will also incorporate several lectures on public-health topics with focus on those relevant to other events of MPE2013 such as global spread, Indigenous populations health, vector-borne diseases and integration of surveillance, statistical data analysis and dynamical modelling and simulations.

The goals of the Summer School are to encourage more developing scientists to become interested in this field and to encourage communication between mathematical modellers and public health scientists and epidemiologists who have been historically unaware of the uses of mathematical modeling.

 Weblink http://www.fields.utoronto.ca/programs/scientific/12-13/infectious/
 Related subject(s) Systems Biology and Computational Biology; Probability and Statistics
  
7.CIMI "Image Processing Thematic School"
 Dates 10 Jun 2013 → 14 Jun 2013
[ID=536888] Go to top of page
 LocationSaint-Lary, France
 Abstract The objective of the summer school is to present the different approaches used to solve the main problems raised by the differences in the image nature encountered in real applications.
 Weblink http://www.cimi.univ-toulouse.fr/imagetrimester/school.html
 Related subject(s) Applied Maths: Pattern Recognition and Image Processing
  
8.Recent advances in Hodge theory: period domains, algebraic cycles, and arithmetic
 Dates 10 Jun 2013 → 20 Jun 2013
[ID=529418] Go to top of page
 LocationVancouver, BC, Canada
 Abstract A four-day summer school for graduate students and postdocs, followed by a six-day research conference on the asymptotics, symmetries, and arithmetic of periods, as well as related representation theory and geometry.

In its simplest form, Hodge theory is the study of periods - integrals of algebraic differential forms which arise in the study of complex geometry, number theory and physics. Its difficulty and richness arises in part from the non-algebraicity of these integrals. According to the beautiful conjectures of Hodge, Bloch and Beilinson, what algebraic structure they have should be explained by (generalized) algebraic cycles. There has been much recent progress on these conjectures and on classifying spaces for periods, as well as their asymptotic and arithmetic; this conference will bring together leading scholars and students of these topics.

Given that our desire is to create a number of new collaborations, we would aim at a small number of high-quality talks per day with ample breaks between each. In addition to bringing together leading scholars on the different aspects of the asymptotic, symmetries, and arithmetic of periods together for a research conference, the organizers will also arrange for a prior workshop for graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s on major themes of the conference. We expect this expository part to run approximately 4 days, with lectures by the organizers and some of the invited speakers.

 Weblink http://www.pims.math.ca/scientific-event/130610-rahtpdaca
 Related subject(s) Algebra
  
9.Numerical analysis Summer school 2013
 Dates 10 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013
[ID=546263] Go to top of page
 LocationCadarache, France
 Abstract Molecular dynamics: ab initio and classical methods
 Weblink http://www-hpc.cea.fr/SummerSchools2013-NASS.htm
 Related subject(s) Applied Maths: Numerical Analysis, Algebra and Computational Mathematics
  
10.Summer school 2013: Algebraic Statistics
 Dates 17 Jun 2013 → 21 Jun 2013
[ID=536852] Go to top of page
 LocationSophus Lie Conference Center, Nordfjordeid, Norway
 Abstract Summer school in algebraic statistics.
 Weblink http://tiny.cc/AlgStatSchool2013
 Related subject(s) Probability and Statistics
  
11.Summer School "Number Theory and Dynamics"
 Dates 17 Jun 2013 → 05 Jul 2013
[ID=544325] Go to top of page
 LocationGrenoble, Institut Fourier, France
 Abstract The main thema of this Summer School is concerned with the mathematics about dynamical systems of numeration, in a broad sense, and the related various methods in interaction with them: Diophantine Approximation, Mahler measures, automaticity and Cobham Theories, beta-expansions and substitutions, Pisot numbers, Salem numbers, dynamical numbers, symbolic dynamics and ergodicity, group actions, dynamical zeta function, limit equidistribution of conjugates, geometrical representation and Rauzy fractals, multidimensional continued fractions, Perron-Frobenius theory and its recent developments.
 Weblink http://www-fourier.ujf-grenoble.fr/-2013-.html?lang=en
 Related subject(s) Number Theory, Arithmetic
  
12.SUMMER@ICERM: 2013 Undergraduate Summer Research Program
 Dates 17 Jun 2013 → 09 Aug 2013
[ID=516758] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract The 2013 Summer@ICERM program is designed for a select group of 10-12 undergraduate scholars. Students will work in small groups of two or three, supervised by a faculty advisor and aided by a teaching assistant. A variety of activities around various research themes will allow participants to engage in collaborative research, communicate and examine their findings in formal and informal settings, and report-out their findings with a finished product. Students will be provided with U.S. travel, room and board paid, plus a $3,000 stipend.
 Topics Geometry, Dynamics
 Weblink https://icerm.brown.edu/summerug_2013
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology; General Mathematical Research
  
13.Summer School - Number Theory for Cryptography
 Dates 24 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013
[ID=525762] Go to top of page
 LocationCoventry, United Kingdom
 Weblink http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/maths/research/events/2012-2013/numbertheory/summerschool/
 Related subject(s) Applied Maths: Cryptography and Information Security; Number Theory, Arithmetic
  
14.GAeL XXI — Géométrie Algébrique en Liberté
 Dates 24 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013
[ID=529365] Go to top of page
 LocationStockholm, Sweden
 Abstract GAeL, Géométrie Algébrique en Liberté, is a conference organised by and for researchers in Algebraic Geometry at the beginning of their scientific career. The conference gives PhD students and post-docs the opportunity to lecture, often for the first time, in front of an international audience. In addition, selected international experts deliver mini-courses on topics at the cutting-edge of important new developments in Algebraic Geometry.
 Weblink http://www.mimuw.edu.pl/~gael/
 Related subject(s) Algebra; Geometry and Topology
  
15.LMS-EPSRC Short Instructional Course - Modern Nonlinear PDE Methods in Fluid Dynamics
 Dates 08 Jul 2013 → 12 Jul 2013
[ID=536883] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversity of Reading, United Kingdom
 Abstract The course aims to give the opportunity to a new generation of UK PhD students to attend high quality lectures on the analysis of PDE in fluid dynamics, delivered by leading international experts.
 Weblink http://www.reading.ac.uk/maths-and-stats/news/LMS-EPSRC-Shortcourse-Reading.aspx
 Related subject(s) Calculus, Differential Equations and Integration; Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Statistical Physics
  
16.LMS-EPSRC Short Instructional Course - O-Minimality and Diophantine Geometry
 Dates 08 Jul 2013 → 12 Jul 2013
[ID=536959] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversity of Manchester, United Kingdom
 Abstract The last five years seen a surprising and fruitful interaction between o-minimality, a branch of model thoery, and diophantine geometry. The most spectacular outcome of this interaction is Pila's proof of the André-Oort conjecture for products of modular curves (Annals of Math., 2011). There have been further important developments by several mathematicians including Masser, Zannier, Ullmo, Yafaev, Habegger, and Pila.
 Weblink http://www.lms.ac.uk/events/forthcoming-short-courses
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
17.Summer School on Dynamical Systems
 Dates 08 Jul 2013 → 17 Jul 2013
[ID=546356] Go to top of page
 LocationPomorski Park Naukowo-Technologiczny, Gdynia, Poland
 Abstract Baltycki Istytut Matematyki is organizing the Summer School on Dynamical Systems.
 Weblink https://sites.google.com/site/ssods2013
 Related subject(s) Applied Maths: Dynamic Systems, Control and Automation
  
18.School "Luis Santaló": Mathematics of Planet Earth: Scientific challenges in a sustainable planet.
 Dates 15 Jul 2013 → 19 Jul 2013
[ID=548802] Go to top of page
 LocationPalacio de la Magdalena. Santander, Spain
 Abstract In connection with the Mathematics of Planet Earth initiative, the Summer School is devoted to the study of the dynamics of processes which are shaping the structure of our planet, both at geological and biological levels.
 Weblink http://www.ugr.es/~kinetic/santalo/welcome.html
 Related subject(s) Applied Mathematics (in general)
  
19.ICERM IdeaLab 2013: Weeklong Program for Postdoctoral Researchers
 Dates 15 Jul 2013 → 19 Jul 2013
[ID=516680] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract The Idea-Lab invites 20 postdoctoral researchers to the institute for a week during the summer. The program will start with brief participant presentations on their research interests in order to build a common understanding of the breadth and depth of expertise. Throughout the week, two or more leading senior researchers will give comprehensive overviews of their research topics. Organizers will create smaller teams of participants who will discuss, in depth, these research questions, obstacles, and possible solutions. At the end of the week, the teams will prepare presentations on the problems at hand and solution ideas. These will be shared with a broad audience including invited program officers from funding agencies.
 Weblink https://icerm.brown.edu/idealab_2013
 Related subject(s) General Mathematical Research
  
20.XVI Summer Diffiety School
 Dates 15 Jul 2013 → 27 Jul 2013
[ID=544418] Go to top of page
 LocationPomorski Park Naukowo-Technologiczny, Gdynia, Poland
 Abstract The aim of this permanent School is to introduce undergraduate and Ph. D. students in Mathematics and Physics as well as post-doctoral researchers in a recently emerged area of Mathematics and Teoretical Physics: SECONDARY CALCULUS.
 Weblink https://sites.google.com/site/levicivitainstitute/xvi-summer-diffiety-school
 Related subject(s) Calculus, Differential Equations and Integration
  
21.LMS-EPSRC Short Instructional Course - Computational Group Theory
 Dates 29 Jul 2013 → 02 Aug 2013
[ID=536945] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversity of St. Andrews, United Kingdom
 Abstract The course will introduce students to the four main areas of Computational Group Theory: permutation groups, soluble and p-groups, matrix groups and finitely presented groups. The course will cover typical problems and standard algorithms, along with the analysis of these algorithms and their practical use on a computer.
 Weblink http://www-circa.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/cgt2013/
 Related subject(s) Group Theory
  
22.18th International Summer School on Global Analysis and Applications
 Dates 12 Aug 2013 → 17 Aug 2013
[ID=540227] Go to top of page
 LocationJuraj Pales Institute, Levoca, Slovakia
 Abstract The 2013 Summer School is the 18th International Summer School on Global Analysis and Applications, organized every year since 1996 by professor Demeter Krupka and his collaborators (see Global Analysis and Applications and Past Summer Schools).
 Weblink http://www.lepageri.eu/ga2013/
 Related subject(s) Analysis
  
23.LMS-EPSRC Short Instructional Course - Random Graphs, Geometry & Asymptotic Structures
 Dates 19 Aug 2013 → 23 Aug 2013
[ID=537008] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversity of Birmingham, United Kingdom
 Weblink http://web.mat.bham.ac.uk/combinatorics/LMS-EPSRC/index.html
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology; Graph Theory and Combinatorics
  
24.LMS-EPSRC Short Course: Topology in Low Dimensions
 Dates 26 Aug 2013 → 30 Aug 2013
[ID=548876] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversity of Durham, United Kingdom
 Abstract Low-dimensional topology has seen a proliferation of new invariants and techniques over the last decade or so which are intimately interrelated. The ideas behind them are approachable from a number of points of view: for example from algebraic geometry, differential geometry, algebraic topology, or from representation theory. The invariants include Khovanov homology and related constructions, Floer homologies, and various gauge theories.
 Weblink http://www.maths.dur.ac.uk/~ddmb48/LMS_Durham_Short_Course.html
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
25.51th Summer School on Algebra and Ordered Sets
 Dates 01 Sep 2013 → 07 Sep 2013
[ID=546364] Go to top of page
 LocationHotel Troyer, Trojanovice, Czech Republic
 Abstract A traditional conference focused on general algebra and ordered sets. The scientific program consists of 20- or 30-minute talks by the participants, plus plenary lectures by invited speakers.
 Weblink http://ameql.math.muni.cz/ssaos
 Related subject(s) Algebra; Logic
  
26.YIC2013 — Second Young Investigators Conference
 Dates 02 Sep 2013 → 06 Sep 2013
[ID=544391] Go to top of page
 LocationBordeaux, France
 Abstract Young Investigators Conferences, organized in partnership with ECCOMAS (European Community of Computational Methods in Applied Sciences), are a new series of scientific events. They focus on applications of mathematical and computational methods and modeling to different areas of simulation in engineering. They mainly aim at bringing together junior researchers and PhD students in the field in order to encourage discussion, collaboration, and interchange of ideas by the young generation. The participation of senior scientists sharing their experience is also considered very useful and fruitful.
 Weblink http://yic2013.sciencesconf.org/
 Related subject(s) Applied Mathematics (in general)
  
27.Conformal blocks, vector bundles on curves and moduli of curves
 Dates 02 Sep 2013 → 06 Sep 2013
[ID=544370] Go to top of page
 LocationRome, Iran
 Abstract School and workshop on CONFORMAL BLOCKS, VECTOR BUNDLES ON CURVES AND MODULI OF CURVES
 Weblink http://conformalmoduli.sciencesconf.org/
 Related subject(s) Calculus, Differential Equations and Integration
  
28.School and workshop on CONFORMAL BLOCKS, VECTOR BUNDLES ON CURVES AND MODULI OF CURVES
 Dates 02 Sep 2013 → 06 Sep 2013
[ID=541973] Go to top of page
 LocationRome, Italy
 Abstract The aim of this school/workshop is to give an introduction to conformal blocks, their construction and use as research tools and objects in different branches of algebraic geometry and topology, in particular moduli spaces of algebraic curves and of vector bundles on curves.
 Topics Riemann surfaces, moduli of curves, conformal blocks, vector bundles
 Weblink http://conformalmoduli.sciencesconf.org/
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
29.Advanced Course on Geometry and Dynamics of Integrable Systems
 Dates 09 Sep 2013 → 14 Sep 2013
[ID=548918] Go to top of page
 LocationCentre de Recerca Matemàtica, Bellaterra, Barcelon, Spain
 Abstract This Advanced course aims at describing different aspects in the study of integrable systems from a geometrical, algebraic and dynamical point of view.
 Weblink http://www.crm.cat/2013/ACIntegrableSystems
 Related subject(s) Calculus, Differential Equations and Integration; General Mathematical Research
  
30.ICERM Semester Program on "Low-dimensional Topology, Geometry, and Dynamics"
 Dates 09 Sep 2013 → 06 Dec 2013
[ID=476897] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract The program focuses on the recent impact of computation and experiment on the study of the pure mathematics sides of topology, geometry, and dynamics. Specific areas include 3-dimensional topology, the study of locally symmetric spaces, low-dimensional dynamics, and geometric group theory. Included are areas where computation has not yet had an impact, but might do so in the near future.
 Topics Low-dimensional Topology, Geometry, and Dynamics
 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f13
 Related subject(s) General Mathematical Research; Geometry and Topology
  
31.Summer School in Category Theory and Algebraic Topology
 Dates 12 Sep 2013 → 14 Sep 2013
[ID=525209] Go to top of page
 LocationUniversité catholique de Louvain-la-Neuve, Louvain, Belgium
 Abstract This Summer School on some selected topics in category theory and in algebraic topology is jointly organized by the research groups in category theory and in algebraic topology at the Université catholique de Louvain and at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne.There will be three mini-courses, given by the following lecturers: Kathryn Hess (EPFL), Pascal Lambrechts (UCL), and Gavin Seal (EPFL).
 Weblink http://perso.uclouvain.be/tim.vanderlinden/ctat.html
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
32.ICERM Workshop: Exotic Geometric Structures
 Dates 15 Sep 2013 → 20 Sep 2013
[ID=516723] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract This workshop will focus on recent advances in the study of geometric structures and their associated group representations. As well as featuring hyperbolic structures, the workshop will also consider more exotic structures, such as projective structures, complex hyperbolic and spherical CR-structures and locally homogeneous space-times. A related focus includes aspects of coarse or non-positively curved geometry such as Gromov hyperbolic spaces and CAT(0) complexes. We will explore the interaction between experimental evidence and rigorous proof.
 Weblink https://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f13-w1
 Related subject(s) General Mathematical Research; Geometry and Topology
  
33.ICERM Public Lecture: On Growth and Form: Mathematics, Physics and Biology
 Start date24 Sep 2013
[ID=551288] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, United States
 Abstract The diversity of living forms led Darwin to state that it is "enough to drive the sanest man mad". How can we describe this variety? How can we understand the origin and evolution of these "endless forms most beautiful?" And how do these forms link to function and physiology at the organismic level and beyond? Mathematics, and geometry in particular, provides a natural language to express these questions and answer them. Motivated by biological observations on different scales from molecules to organisms to swarms, I will show how a combination of quantitative experiments, physical analogies, mathematical theories and computational models allow us to begin to unravel the mechanistic basis for aspects of morphogenesis and thence towards physiology, pathophysiology and biomimetics.
 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/simonslecture
 Contact Nicole Henrichs; Email: nicole_henrichs@icerm.brown.edu
 Related subject(s) General Mathematical Research
  
34.ICEMR Workshop: Topology, Geometry and Group Theory, Informed by Experiment
 Dates 21 Oct 2013 → 25 Oct 2013
[ID=516711] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract The mathematical focus of this workshop will include all aspects of the topology and geometry of low-dimensional manifolds and geometric group theory. It has been understood for over a century that these subjects are tightly connected, but the connections have become even deeper as the subjects have matured. Recent advances have given dramatic evidence of this. The workshop aims to further extend the interplay between these subjects.
 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f13-w2
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
35.ICERM Workshop: Geometric Structures in Low-Dimensional Dynamics
 Dates 18 Nov 2013 → 22 Nov 2013
[ID=516765] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract This workshop will present topics in low-dimensional dynamics such as billiards, flows on flat surfaces, dynamics on moduli spaces, and piecewise isometric maps. One theme in the workshop will be the appearance of geometric structures such as hyperbolic space and Teichmüller space in connection with dynamical systems which are basically defined in terms of the Euclidean plane. Computer experiments are common in these areas, and will be discussed, but the emphasis will be on the mathematics that comes out of the experiments.
 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-f13-w3
 Related subject(s) Geometry and Topology
  
36.Multi-scale and Multi-field Representations of Condensed Matter Behavior
 Dates 24 Nov 2013 → 29 Nov 2013
[ID=546469] Go to top of page
 LocationCentro di Ricerca Matematica "Ennio De Giorgi", PI, Italy
 Abstract The purpose of the School is to introduce and discuss recent trends in the theoretical and computational approaches for the modelling of condensed matter. There will be a special emphasis on describing the various ways events at finer scales in both space and time affect the macroscopic behaviour of matter at the macroscopic scales. Topics in continuum mechanics, theory of partial differential equations, stochastic calculus, and scientific computing will be addressed.
 Weblink http://www.crm.sns.it/event/280/
 Related subject(s) Courses and Events for Physics Students; Condensed Matter Physics and Materials
  
37.ICERM Semester Program on "Network Science and Graph Algorithms"
 Dates 03 Feb 2014 → 09 May 2014
[ID=517279] Go to top of page
 LocationICERM, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
 Abstract The study of computational problems on graphs has long been a central area of research in computer science. However, recent years have seen qualitative changes in both the problems to be solved and the tools available to do so. Application areas such as computational biology, the web, social networks, and machine learning give rise to large graphs and complex statistical questions that demand new algorithmic ideas and computational models. At the same time, techniques such as semidefinite programming and combinatorial preconditioners have been emerging for addressing these challenges.
 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s14
 Related subject(s) Graph Theory and Combinatorics; Applied Maths: Complex Networks
  
38.ICERM Workshop: Semidefinite Programming and Graph Algorithms
 Dates 10 Feb 2014 → 14 Feb 2014
[ID=542036] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, United States
 Abstract Semidefinite programming is playing an ever increasing role in many areas of computer science and mathematics, including complexity theory, approximation algorithms for hard graph problems, discrete geometry, machine learning, and extremal combinatorics.

This workshop will bring together researchers from these different fields. The goal is to explore connections, learn and share techniques, and build bridges.

 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s14-w1
 Related subject(s) Graph Theory and Combinatorics
  
39.ICERM Workshop: Stochastic Graph Models
 Dates 17 Mar 2014 → 21 Mar 2014
[ID=542059] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, United States
 Abstract Random graphs, stochastic processes on graphs and algorithms for computations on these structures continue to play a dominant role in algorithmic research and discrete mathematics, with recent applications ranging from web search and recommendation engines to social networks and system biology.

This workshop will be an opportunity for researchers from diverse fields to get together and share problems and techniques for handling and analyzing graphs structures. The connections---mathematical, computational, and practical---that arise between these seemingly-diverse problems and approaches will be emphasized.

 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s14-w2
 Related subject(s) Graph Theory and Combinatorics
  
40.ICERM Workshop: Electrical Flows, Graph Laplacians, and Algorithms: Spectral Graph Theory and Beyond
 Dates 07 Apr 2014 → 11 Apr 2014
[ID=541983] Go to top of page
 LocationProvidence, United States
 Abstract Spectral graph theory, which studies how the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the graph Laplacian (and other related matrices) interact with the combinatorial structure of a graph, is a classical tool in both the theory and practice of algorithm design. The success of this approach has been rooted in the efficiency with which eigenvalues and eigenvectors can be computed, and in the surprisingly large number of ways that a graph's properties are connected to the Laplacian's spectrum---particularly to the value of its second smallest eigenvalue, ?2.

However, while the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of the Laplacian capture a striking amount of the structure of the graph, they certainly do not capture all of it. Recent work in the field suggests that we have only scratched the surface of what can be done if we are willing to broaden our investigation to include more general linear-algebraic properties of the matrices we associate to graphs.

A particularly fruitful example of this has been the study of Laplacian linear systems, where the interplay between linear algebra and graph theory has led to progress in both fields. On the one hand, researchers have used the combinatorial structure of the corresponding graphs to facilitate the solution of these linear systems, resulting in solvers that run in nearly-linear time. On the other hand, one can use these linear systems to describe the behavior of electrical flows on a graph, which has provided a powerful new primitive for algorithmic graph theory. This interaction has already led to improved algorithmic results for many of the basic problems in algorithmic graph theory, including finding maximum flows and minimum cuts, solving traveling salesman problems, sampling random trees, sparsifying graphs, computing multicommodity flows, and approximately solving a wide range of general clustering and partitioning problems. In addition, researchers have recently shown how to exploit a wide range of other algebraic properties of matrices associated to graphs, such as the threshold rank, cut norm, sensitivity to perturbation, or hypercontractivity of the eigenspaces, to achieve impressive algorithmic results.

In this workshop, we will bring researchers together to study and advance this new emerging frontier in algorithmic graph theory.

 Weblink http://icerm.brown.edu/sp-s14-w3
 Related subject(s) Graph Theory and Combinatorics
  

Last updated: 24 May 2013