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"As the different streams having there sources in different places all mingle their water in the sea, so, O Lord, the different paths which men take through different tendencies, various though they appear, crooked or straight, all lead to Thee." |
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Mumbai, July 22-23, 2008. (i) Workshop Brochure , (ii) Lecture Slides.
IIT Kharagpur, October 31-November 2, 2008.
BITS Pilani, January 22-24, 2009.
ISI Kolkata, February 18-20, 2009.
Geometric Algorithms", IISc Bangalore, July 15-18, 2009.
Algorithms", NIT Tiruchirapalli, January 7-9, 2010.
Algorithms", BHU Varanasi, January 27-29, 2010.
BUET Dhaka, February 10-12, 2010.
Algorithms", NIT Rourkela, March 25-27, 2010.
Algorithms", Thapar University Patiala, October 28-30, 2010.
Algorithms", PSG College of Technology, Anna University Coimbatore, January 6-8, 2011.
Algorithms", National Institute of Technology Patna, 26-28 March, 2011. |
The study of algorithms
is at the very heart of computer science. In the last
five decades, a number of significant advances have been
made in the field of algorithms ranging from the development of faster algorithms
to the startling discovery of some natural problems for which all known algorithms are
found to be inefficient.
These results triggered considerable interest in the study of algorithms, and
the area of algorithm
design and analysis has evolved into a field of interest.
Teaching and research in this foundational aspect of computing is therefore a natural and desirable thrust area. Hence, algorithmic studies form a major component of computer science and discrete mathematics programs in colleges and universities. In the last four decades, graph and geometric problems have been studied by researchers of computer science and discrete mathematics using the framework of analysis of algorithms. A series of workshops of introductory lectures on graph and geometric algorithms is being organized for teachers and students (undergraduate, post-graduate and doctoral) at engineering colleges and universities at different locations in India. These introductory workshops provide opportunities to participants for getting exposed to the field of graph and geometric algorithms, which may help them in future in solving graph and geometric problems and designing new algorithms. With this objective, graph and geometric theory and algorithms for some problems with applications are presented in the workshop by a distinguished panel of speakers. These workshops are supported by funds from government agencies and form individual institutions holding workshops. If any private body wishes to fund this activity for promoting algorithmic research culture in India, please contact me. If an institution is interested to host one of these workshops, please contact me. |