EXCILL III: Extremal
Combinatorics at Illinois

August 8th - August 10th, 2016
A conference hosted by the Department of Applied Mathematics at Illinois Institute of Technology
with support from the College of Science, IIT, NSF, and NSA

Organizers: Jozsef Balogh, Tao Jiang, Hemanshu Kaul, Dhruv Mubayi, Douglas B. West, Gexin Yu

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Description

Combinatorics is the study of existence, enumeration, and optimization of discrete configurations. It has applications in computer science, operation research, genetics, and other natural and social sciences. This conference emphasizes its optimization and extremal aspects, with topics including extremal set theory, coloring theory for graphs and hypergraphs, Ramsey theory, cycles in graphs, discrete geometry, and probabilistic methods in combinatorics.

Confirmed speakers

Tentative Schedule

Monday, August 8th, 2016

  • 9am-5:30pm - Talks
  • 6pm-7:30pm - Poster Session for Graduate Students

Tuesday, August 9th, 2016

  • 9am-5:30pm - Talks
  • 6pm-8pm - Conference Dinner, where we will honor Sasha Kostochka on his 65th Birthday

Wednesday, August 10th, 2016

  • 9am-5pm - Talks

Local Information

The meeting is being held at McCormick Tribune Campus Center on the campus of Illinois Institute of Technology.
The IIT travel webpage has more information on location and travel directions, including a list of recommended hotels.

Registration, Financial Support, and Roommates

Please register for the conference (includes payment option). Using the registration system, graduate students can apply for the poster session (limited spots available); early-career faculty and students can apply for partial travel and accommodation support. You can use https://conferenceshare.co/ for finding roommates.

Financial support decisions are being made on a rolling basis. All applications for financial support must be submitted by July 1st (applications received after this deadline will not be considered). Please note that funding agencies require that first preference for financial support be given to US-based participants and those giving talks or posters. First round of funding emails will go out by May 23rd.  

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