Combinatorial structure of intractable problems

Objective

The whole project arises from the need to integrate different approaches to study discrete mathematics and the need to expose young European researchers that aim to work in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science to a large array of techniques. We feel that at present no European university is providing such training. Moreover, this can only be achieved through an interdisciplinary project like the present one, where young researchers and students spend some time working with different teams and through a planned series of schools and itinerant guest lecturers, that will go through the different sites recurring about their field of expertise. At the middle of the project, a special school is planned for gifted undergraduate students from any European university where they will be introduced to the techniques and problems in contemporary discrete mathematics.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › computational science
• natural sciences › mathematics › pure mathematics › discrete mathematics

Programme(s)

• FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002)

Topic(s)

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Call for proposal

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Funding Scheme

NET - Research network contracts

Coordinator

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

Address

5,pau Gargallo 5
08028 Barcelona
Spain

Participants (7)

ALFRED RENYI INSTITUTE OF MATHEMATICS - HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

Hungary

Address

Realtanoda U. 13-15
1053 Budapest

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE

Greece

Address

Riga Feraiou Street 61
26221 Patras

FREIE UNIVERSITAET BERLIN

Germany

Address

Takustrasse 9
14195 Berlin

NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF ITALY

Italy

Address

Via Moruzzi, 1
56124 Pisa

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

Address

St Giles' 24-29
OX1 3LB Oxford

UNIVERSITE DE BORDEAUX I

France

Address

Cours De La Libération 351
33405 Talence

UNIVERSITY OF BIELEFELD

Germany

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 25
33501 Bielefeld