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Workshop II: Combinatorial Geometry
October 19 - 23, 2009
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Scientific Overview |
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Organizing Committee
Alexander Barvinok
(University of Michigan)
Gil Kalai
(Hebrew University, Institute of Mathematics)
Janos Pach
(City College of New York, EPFL- Lausanne)
Jozsef Solymosi
(University of British Columbia, Mathematics)
Emo Welzl
(ETH Zürich, Theoretical Computer Science)
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Scientific Overview
Although geometry has been studied for thousands of years, the term of discrete geometry is of quite recent origin. Combinatorial geometry deals with the structure and complexity of discrete geometric objects and is closely related to computational geometry, which deals with the design of efficient computer algorithms for manipulation of these objects. This area is by its nature interdisciplinary and has relations to many other vital mathematical fields and also applications to computer science. The focus of this workshop will be on the study of discrete geometric objects, their combinatorial structure, stressing the connections between discrete geometry and combinatorics, number theory, analysis and computer science.
Specific topics will include extremal problems in combinatorial geometry, results on the number of incidence between points and lines (hyperplanes and etc.), applications of incidence bounds to combinatorial number theory and analysis, Erdos' repeated and distinct distance questions, geometric graph theory and graph drawings, computational geometry, covering and packing problems, Helly type theorems and applications to clustering, convex polytopes, hyperplane arrangements, algebraic and topological methods in discrete geometry, combinatorics of convex sets, application of convex geometry to linear programming and optimizations.
This workshop will include a poster session; a request for posters will be sent to registered participants in advance of the workshop.
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Confirmed Speakers
Bjorner Anders
(Royal Institute of Technology (KTH))
Keith Ball
(University College London)
Imre Barany
(Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Timothy Chan
(University of Waterloo)
Bernard Chazelle
(Princeton University)
Henry Cohn
(Microsoft Research)
Jesus De Loera
(University of California, Davis (UC Davis))
Richard Ehrenborg
(University of Kentucky)
David Eppstein
(University of California, Irvine (UCI))
Jacob Fox
(Princeton University)
Gabriel Nivasch
(Tel Aviv University)
Izabella Novik
(University of Washington)
Janos Pach
(City College of New York)
Igor Pak
(University of Minnesota, Twin Cities)
Rom Pinchasi
(Technion - Israel Institute of Technology)
Paco Santos
(University of Cantabria)
Micha Sharir
(Tel Aviv University)
Jozsef Solymosi
(University of British Columbia)
Richard Stanley
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Bernd Sturmfels
(University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley))
Konrad Swanepoel
(Technische Universität Chemnitz-Zwickau)
Rekha Thomas
(University of Washington)
Geza Toth
(Renyi Institute of Mathematics)
Frank Vallentin
(CWI (Center for Mathematics and Computer Science))
Uli Wagner
(Institute of Theoretical Computer Science)
Günter Ziegler
(Technische Universität Berlin)
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Application/Registration
An application/registration form is available at:
https://www.ipam.ucla.edu/elements/choose.aspx?pc=cmaws2
The application part is for people requesting financial support to attend
the workshop. If you don't intend to do this, you may simply register.
We urge you to apply as early as possible. Applications received by August 24, 2009 will receive fullest consideration.
Letters of reference may be sent to the address or email address below. Successful applicants will be notified as soon as funding decisions are made.
We have funding especially to support the attendance of recent PhD's, graduate
students, and researchers in the early stages of their career; however,
mathematicians and scientists at all levels who are interested in this area
are encouraged to apply for funding. Encouraging the careers of women and
minority mathematicians and scientists is an important component of IPAM's
mission and we welcome their applications.
Contact Us:
Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM)
Attn: CMAWS2
460 Portola Plaza
Los Angeles CA 90095-7121
Phone: 310 825-4755
Fax: 310 825-4756
Email: 
Website:
http://www.ipam.ucla.edu/programs/cmaws2/
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