Twenty-Eighth Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing

第28届坎伯兰组合学、图论和计算会议将于2015年5月15日至17日在南卡罗莱纳大学哥伦比亚校区举行（详见会议网站：http://imi.cas.sc.edu/events/cumberland/）。这是第28届年度会议，汇集了来自东南地区的学生和研究人员，讨论离散数学和计算机科学的最新进展。四位具有国际地位的特邀演讲者将进行一小时的全体演讲，内容涉及离散数学的重大进展。预计出席人数约为100人；计划进行大约40场时长为20- 25分钟的演讲。坎伯兰会议系列以领先专家的演讲为特色，促进离散数学的应用（特别是在计算机科学领域），提供有利于协作的环境，并支持数学领域未被充分代表的学生和团体。该系列会议为各级研究人员的区域交流发挥了独特的作用，为初级教师和学生提供了一个可访问的论坛来展示他们的工作。该奖项支持四位主要演讲者、其他没有联邦政府支持的参与者，以及来自代表性不足群体的学生和与会者的参与。离散数学是一个迅速发展和扩大的数学领域，因为离散模型适用于通信、网络和信息科学、生命科学和工程中的许多现象。开设离散数学课程的研究人员和大学的数量正在稳步增加，这一领域的研究生和本科生的数量也在稳步增加。坎伯兰会议建立了一个独特的作用，作为一个区域论坛，向离散数学和计算机科学领域的广大学生和研究人员开放。这次会议对研究生和新近的博士学位的专业发展起着重要的作用，为他们提供了一个展示他们的工作、了解最新进展、形成合作和建立网络的机会。今年的会议将延续这一传统。四位国际知名的特邀演讲者将吸引广泛的听众，而来自该地区的研究人员将进行高质量的演讲。会议将涵盖组合学、图论和与计算机科学重叠的各个领域。这是坎伯兰会议第一次在南卡罗来纳州举行。它提供了一个重要的机会，研究生在南卡罗来纳和附近参加离散数学的主要会议。

The 28th Cumberland Conference on Combinatorics, Graph Theory, and Computing will be held at the Columbia Campus of the University of South Carolina, May 15-17, 2015 (see the conference web site: http://imi.cas.sc.edu/events/cumberland/). This is the twenty-eighth in a sequence of annual conferences that bring together students and researchers from across the Southeastern region to discuss the latest progress in discrete mathematics and computer science. Four featured speakers of international standing will give one hour plenary presentations covering significant advances in discrete mathematics. Estimated attendance is around 100 participants; about forty contributed talks of length 20--25 minutes are planned. The Cumberland Conference series features talks by leading experts, promotes applications of discrete mathematics (particularly in computer science), provides settings that are conducive to collaboration, and supports students and groups underrepresented in mathematics. The conference series has developed a unique role as a regional exchange for researchers at all levels, providing an accessible forum for junior faculty and students to present their work. This award supports the participation of the four principal speakers, of other participants without federal support, and of students and attendees from underrepresented groups.Discrete mathematics is a rapidly developing and expanding field of mathematics due to the fact that discrete models are appropriate for a great number of phenomena in communication, network and information science, life sciences, and engineering. The number of researchers and the number of universities offering courses in discrete mathematics is steadily increasing, and so does number of graduate students and undergraduate research students in this field. The Cumberland Conference has established a unique role as a regional forum open to a wide group of students and researchers in discrete mathematics and computer science. This conference plays a significant part in the professional development of graduate students and recent Ph.D.'s, for whom this conference provides an opportunity to present their work, learn of recent advances, form collaborations, and do networking. This year's conference will continue this tradition. Four internationally-known featured speakers will attract a wide audience, while researchers from around the region will present high quality talks. The conference will cover diverse areas in combinatorics, graph theory, and areas overlapping with computer science. This is the first time that the Cumberland Conference will be hosted in South Carolina. It provides an important opportunity to graduate students in South Carolina and nearby to attend a major conference in discrete mathematics.