Uncertainty in Combinatorial and Computational Geometry (26w5662)
Organizers
Ben Raichel (University of Texas at Dallas)
Maike Buchin (Ruhr University Bochum)
Vahideh Keikha (Czech Academy of Science, Institute of Computer Science)
Maarten Löffler (Utrecht University)
Jeff Phillips (University of Utah)
Description
The Banff International Research Station will host the "Uncertainty in Combinatorial and Computational Geometry" workshop in Banff from December 3 to
December 8, 2023.
This workshop will bring together researchers working on two fields seemingly at odds, and incompatible: combinatorial geometry and uncertainty.
Combinatorial geometry is a field of counting discrete objects, it is about how things are connected, or in general how discrete objects like points, lines, and circles intersect with each other. On the other hand, modeling uncertainty is about not allowing discrete events to happen precisely, or at least not with confidence. It replaces these notions with probabilistic concepts. How can one count geometric objects and their connectivity properties if there is uncertainty in their very existence?
Remarkably, there has been a recent flurry of new techniques for how to mathematically model such questions. By allowing the uncertainty to manifest in discrete ways, it becomes possible to derive bounds for the combinatorial properties, or to compute expected values. The participants of this workshop will be sharing progress on some of the most important recent developments in this exciting areas, and also convening towards tackling some of the remaining, and now conceivable challenges remaining.
The Banff International Research Station
for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) is a collaborative
Canada-US-Mexico venture that provides an environment for creative
interaction as well as the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and methods
within the Mathematical Sciences, with related disciplines and with
industry. The research station is located at The Banff Centre in
Alberta and is supported by Canada's Natural Science and Engineering
Research Council (NSERC), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF),
and Alberta's Advanced Education and Technology.