Discrete Mathematics and Optimization Seminar
Information

This seminar is jointly organized by the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the School of Computer Science.

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For other information contact seminar coordinator Sean Kennedy.

The other organisers are : D. Avis (CS), L. Devroye (CS), B. Reed (CS), B. Shepherd (Math), T. Szabo (Math), and A. Vetta (CS and Math).

Also see the CARP seminar series.

MAPS:
Map to Burnside Hall.
Map to McConnell (MC).
Current Seminar Schedule - Winter 2009
4:30PM in Burnside 1205 unless specified.
Jan. 5th, 2009

The Dominant-Set Framework for Pairwise Data Clustering (abstract)
Marcello Pelillo
University of Venice.
Jan. 14th, 2009

Gray codes and de Bruijn cycles using shifts (abstract)
Aaron Williams
University of Victoria.
Jan. 26th, 2009

On Hadwiger's Graph Colouring Conjecture (abstract)
David Wood
University of Melbourne.
Feb. 2nd, 2009

On the Regularity Method (abstract)
Gabor Sarkozy
Computer and Automation Research Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Feb. 9th, 2009

Weighted colorings and Alon-Tarsi choosability. (abstract)
Dan Hefetz
ETH Zurich.
Mar. 2nd, 2009

Adaptive (Analysis of) Algorithms for Convex Hulls and Related Problems (abstract)
Jérémy Barbay
Universidad de Chile.
Mar. 11th, 2009

Meta-Fibonacci Recursions: Hofstadter, Conolly and Much More (abstract)
Steve Tanny
University of Toronto.
Mar. 16th, 2009

The master equality polyhedron (abstract)
Sanjeeb Dash
IBM.
Mar. 30th, 2009

Complexity of Embedding Simplicial Complexes in R^d (abstract)
Uli Wagner
ETH Zurich.
April 6th, 2009

Embracing Hamiltonicity in Achlioptas processes (abstract)
Michael Krivelevich
Tel Aviv University.
Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Counting Crossing-free Configurations (abstract)
MC 103, 4:00 PM
Emo Welzl
ETH.
April 20th, 2009

A Continuous-Discrete Symbiosis: Counting Matchings with Integrals (abstract)
Mark Kayll
University of Montana.
May 1st, 2009
MC 320, 2:30 PM


Dependent Rounding and Approximation Algorithms (abstract)
Aravind Srinivasan
University of Maryland, College Park.
May 11th, 2009
MC 320


Cops and robbers in random graphs (abstract)
Gabor Kun
Institue for Advanced Study.
May 11th, 2009
MC 320, 10:30


Approximability of Sparse Integer Programs (abstract)
David Pritchard
University of Waterloo.
May 29th, 2009
MC 320, 11:30AM


Compatible Matchings (abstract)
David Rappaport
Queen's University.
Previous Schedules