Tuesday 22 – Wednesday 23 March 2016, The Enterprise Centre, University of Derby
CALL FOR PAPERS
Discrete mathematics is a branch of the mathematical sciences which poses a wide range of challenging research problems and gives rise to important applications in other fields such as computer science, engineering, industry, business, finance and the physical/biological sciences. It is a dynamic subject in which techniques, theories and algorithms are drawn from many different areas, and it offers a diverse and stimulating environment for those whose work lies within it. This is a new area for IMA Conferences that the IMA is pleased to support.
The purpose of this conference is to showcase theoretical and computational advances in the general field of discrete mathematics. It is open to researchers working with mathematical structures and abstract constructs, and to those involved in the theory and practise of discrete algorithmic computing. Results which establish links between different areas of discrete mathematics are welcomed, as are applications and the development of new tools. The purpose of this conference is to highlight progress in the field, the development of novel methodologies, and applications accordingly.
Extended abstracts are solicited from areas including, but not limited to, the following:
• Graph Theory
• Network Visualisation
• Combinatorics (Algebraic, Analytic, Enumerative, Extremal, Probabilistic, Geometric, Algorithmic)
• Number Theory
• Discrete Probability
• Matroid Theory
• Cryptography
• Computer Science
• Large-Scale Networks
• Ordered Sets and Permutations
• Designs
• Topology
• Information Processing
• Discrete Mathematics of Data Mining
• Optimization (Discrete, Combinatorial)
• Theory and Applications of Sequences
• Operations Research and Analytics
Abstracts of up to 500 words are invited to be submitted for either oral or poster presentation to [log in to unmask] by Friday 11 November 2015 (please indicate if you have a preference for oral or poster presentation). Posters are encouraged particularly from PhD students, and there will be a prize for the best poster presentation.
Participants will have the opportunity to submit extended abstracts (3-6 pages in length) for publication in a special conference issue of the online journal 'Electronic Notes in Discrete Mathematics' (Elsevier). Please note that the publication of an extended abstract will NOT restrict the author(s) from publishing a full-length article on the same topic and with the same title in another journal (possibly with another publisher) provided that the original publication is sufficiently enhanced (i.e. approximately doubled in size). The required LaTeX style-package and template can be found at the following address:
http://www.elsevier.com/inca/publications/misc/endm_package.zip More specific instructions relating to online submission will be released closer to the event.
The conference aims to assemble prominent and emerging researchers in discrete mathematics to present new findings and gain a broader snapshot of activity. It is proposed to have both plenary/invited talks and contributed talks, as well as a poster session. We welcome the participation of graduate students and early career mathematicians, as well as more established academics. The conference seeks to bring together colleagues from the many different arenas where discrete mathematics is developed and applied, and hopes to both encourage and foster new personal collaborations as a result.
Organising Committee
Professor Peter J. Larcombe (University of Derby) = Chair
Dr. David B. Penman (University of Essex) = Co-Chair
Dr. Ovidiu D. Bagdasar (University of Derby)
Dr. Richard Conniss (University of Derby)
Dr. A. Frazer Jarvis (University of Sheffield)
Dr. Nicholas Korpelainen (University of Derby)
Professor Fionn Murtagh (University of Derby)
Dr. Marcello W. Trovati (University of Derby)
Further information
Conference webpage:
http://ima.org.uk/conferences/conferences_calendar/discrete_mathematics_2015.html
For technical or informal queries, please contact Peter Larcombe, Conference Chair: [log in to unmask]
To register your interest, or for conference queries, please contact the IMA Conferences Department: e-mail: [log in to unmask], tel: +44 (0) 1702 354020, Fax: +44 (0) 1702 354 111, Institute of Mathematics and its Applications, Catherine Richards House, 16 Nelson Street, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS1 1EF, UK.
Pamela Bye
Conference Support Officer
Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
Tel: 01702 354020
Charity Registration number 1017777
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