Rocky Mountain Discrete Mathematics Days

该项目将支持连续3年的离散数学区域小型会议。会议的目标是鼓励和激励地区博士生在数学和计算机科学方面的研究工作，并促进高级研究人员和学生之间的合作努力。主题和全体演讲嘉宾暂定名单如下：第一年主题：拉姆齐理论和极值图论演讲嘉宾：Maria Axenovich（爱荷华州立大学）第二年主题：设计、代码和应用演讲嘉宾：Vera Pless（伊利诺伊大学芝加哥分校）Qing Xiang（特拉华大学）第三年主题：组合矩阵理论演讲嘉宾：Richard Brualdi（威斯康星大学麦迪逊分校）Pauline van den Driessche（维多利亚大学）研究生的参与将是重中之重。研究生将被鼓励展示他们的研究成果，课程表将被设计成分组讨论和问题讨论，这样教师就可以为学生提供建议和指导。少数族裔申请人和研究生将优先获得旅行资金。提议的活动将(a)为年轻研究人员和研究生提供一个鼓舞人心的环境，(b)向研究人员介绍离散数学的一些最新发展，以及(c)加强落基山脉地区离散数学家之间的合作和跨学科研究联系。

This project will support a 3-year sequence of regional mini-conferences in Discrete Mathematics. The goals of the conferences are to encourage and stimulate research efforts of regional PhD students in mathematics and computer science, and to foster collaborative efforts among senior researchers and students. A tentative list of topics, and plenary speakers, is: First year Topic: Ramsey Theory and Extremal Graph Theory Speaker: Maria Axenovich (Iowa State University) Second year Topic: Designs, Codes and Applications Speakers: Vera Pless (University of Illinois-Chicago) Qing Xiang (University of Delaware) Third year Topic: Combinatorial Matrix Theory Speakers: Richard Brualdi (University of Wisconsin-Madison) Pauline van den Driessche (University of Victoria)Graduate student involvement will be a high priority. Graduate students will be encouraged to present their research, and the schedule will be designed with break-outs and problem sessions so that faculty can offer suggestions and direction to the students. Priority for travel funds will go to minority applicants and graduate students. The proposed activity will (a) provide an encouraging environment for young researchers and graduate students, (b)inform researchers of some of the latest developments in discrete mathematics, and (c) strengthen collaborative, and interdisciplinaryresearch ties among discrete mathematicians in the Rocky Mountain region.