This summer school will take place in Montpellier south of France, from August 17th to August 28th 1998. It is organized by the CNRS and the University of Montpellier. Probabilistic Methods are of increasing importance in discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science. Recent developments have shown the power of these techniques, which are, perhaps, not as well known or accessible as they should be. The aim of this summer school is to aid in remedying this situation.
There will be 7 main courses for which the speakers and topics are listed below. There will also be a number of other speakers lecturing on more advanced topics for shorter periods during the last two days of the school. These speakers and topics will be listed on this page at a later date. Each of the main courses will consist of a five hour series of lectures. Each speaker will base his presentations on a survey article. These survey articles will be brought together in a book which is to be published by Springer-Verlag and will be available at the conference.
This summer school is intended for young scientists (primarily PhD students and recent PhDs) who are interested in learning the basics in this field. Very little background in probability theory (one undergraduate course) is required. In order to ensure meaningful interaction with the speakers, the summer school will be limited in size. For this reason, there will be a selection process and those interested in attending must apply. Special grants for attending the school may also be applied for.
Accommodation is very closed from ENACT :
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Deadline for application: 1 May Deadline for application for stipends: 1 May Notification of the selection committe's decision: May 15th Deadline for registration: July 30th Summer School : August 17-28 1998 |
| M. Habib | LIRMM, Montpellier, France |
| C. McDiarmid | Oxford |
| B. Reed | CNRS, Paris France |
| G. Bounaud | CNRS, Montpellier, France |
| C. Zicler | LIRMM, Montpellier, France |
Contact address:
(33) (0) 4 67 41 85 00
habib@lirmm.fr
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