Working towards integration of education and research in
the mathematical and computational sciences.
1996 TOPIC: GEOMETRY, VISUALIZATION, and COMPUTING
JUNE 24 - JULY 12, 1996
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Participants:
Researchers at all levels, including graduate students,
postdocs, college and university faculty, and members of research labs;
as well as high school teachers.
Research Program:
Organizer - Bernard Chazelle, Princeton Computer Science.
Three related but independent workshops are planned,
bringing together those working on the theory of computational geometry
with those implementing or using geometric algorithms:
Software and Mathematical Visualization
June 24-28
Organizer: Ayellet Tal
ayellet@wisdom.weizmann.ac.il
A wide variety of research topics in software and mathematical
visualization will be discussed, as well as the use of visuali-
zation for education in all levels. The research areas include,
among others, the visualization of geometry, knot theory,
statistics, the visualization of very large software systems,
combinatorial structures, and algorithm animation.
Computational Geometry Problems in Aerodynamics
July 1-3
Organizer: Tim Baker,
baker@cougarxp.princeton.edu
The aim of this workshop is to bring together two groups of
researchers, computer scientists specializing in computational
geometry and computational scientists whose research deals with
problems of an essentially geometric nature. In particular,
the workshop will address the issues of mesh generation, surface
representation and solid modeling. The emphasis will be on
identifying the key problem areas (e.g. mesh quality and optimal
triangulations for the solution of flow problems in 2-D and 3-D,
the blocking problem of decomposing arbitrary regions into a
collection of hexahedral domains, surface meshing to achieve
optimal approximation of curved surfaces, etc.). Our intention
is to have a series of presentations by leading researchers in
both the numerical methods and the computer science communities,
as well as a number of panel discussions to identify areas that
might benefit from a closer collaboration between the two groups.
Hot Topics in Computational Geometry
July 8-12
Organizer: Bernard Chazelle,
chazelle@cs.princeton.edu
The workshop on Hot Topics in Computational Geometry will present
an opportunity to hear the latest results in the computational,
discrete, and combinatorial aspects of geometry.
Most events will be open to interested
members of the mathematics and computer science communities (details
to be announced). All presentations (talks, videos, software
demonstrations, etc.) are by invitation; requests to make
presentations will be honored at the discretion of the appropriate
workshop organizer.REGISTRATION:
Please complete and then mail or email the following registration form to
epfoley@dimacs.rutgers.edu or Elaine Foley, DIMACS, Rutgers University,
Piscataway,
New Jersey 08855.
Mainly for high school teachers, including
a laboratory on Computing and the Internet,
organized by David Dobkin (Princeton
Computer Science); and a workshop on
Computational Geometry and
Discrete Mathematics.
Please request applications for teachers from the
address below; application deadline---March 22, 1996.
Integration:
A major goal of the DREI is to
connect the educational and research components, and facilitate
communication among all participants. For example, there will be
opportunities for researchers and teachers to work together on
developing classroom materials.
The DREI is made possible by funding from the NSF.
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