AAIM 2009
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International Conference on Algorithmic Aspects in Information and Management (AAIM) is intended to provide a forum for researchers working in design and analysis of algorithms, game theory, and combinatorial optimization…
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Turing Award 2008
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Alan Turing was one of the greatest computer scientists of the twentieth century. He formalized the idea of a universal abstract computer called the Turing Machine. He is also well…
The Power of Graphs
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Graphs are mathematical structures that model pairwise relations between objects. They are represented by vertices and edges where the edges may be directed or undirected. Whenever I am working on…
Good Mathematics
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Arxiv is where you normally expect preprints of technical papers in mathematics, physics and computer science. However, it was a surprise to run into a general essay on ‘good mathematics’…
AAMAS 2009
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It looks like I will be going to the home country of John von Neumann and Paul Erdos this May to present at AAMAS 2009. The official description of AAMAS…
RAE 2008: A look at theoretical computer science
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This is a follow-up to the earlier entry on the recently held RAE. I was interested in the assessment of the state of research in my field, namely theoretical computer…
Economics and Computer Science
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Joan Feigenbaum is one of the leading computer scientists researching at the intersection of economics and computer science. Although economists have thought about rationality, fairness, cooperation and incentives for a…
BCTCS
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The British Colloquium for Theoretical Computer Science (BCTCS) 2009 website is now up. It is good to know that I won’t have to travel because the event is happening at…
Modeling Systems
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“Things should be made as simple as possible – but no simpler.” (Albert Einstein) Mathematical models are abstractions of complex systems. Such systems are used in physical sciences, and also…
Problem Solving & Research: Advice from Descartes
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Research in mathematical sciences and computer science is in many ways a matter of problem solving. One tries to use whatever tools one has to get one’s way round a…
