{"659577":{"#nid":"659577","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Workshop on Graph Theory and Combinatorics, in memory of Robin Thomas","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch2\u003EAbout\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobin Thomas was a renowned mathematician and Regents\u0027 Professor in the School of Mathematics at Georgia Tech, who passed away on March 26, 2020, following a long struggle against Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Robin made major contributions to the development of graph theory and related fields, proving transformational results and mentoring dozens of junior researchers.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobin Thomas won the top prize in combinatorics, the Fulkerson prize, twice: first in 1994 for his work with Robertson and Seymour on Hadwiger\u0027s Conjecture, and then again in 2009 for proving the Strong Perfect Graph Theorem with Chudnovsky, Robertson, and Seymour. In his classes, however, Robin was very modest. He once attempted to attribute this influential theorem only to \u0022CRST\u0022, until his assistant was obliged to point out what the \u0022T\u0022 stands for.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobin Thomas directed Georgia Tech\u0027s interdisciplinary PhD program in ACO (Algorithms, Combinatorics, and Optimization) for 13 years, graduating 16 PhD students. Robin\u0027s lasting impact as a mentor was apparent at this conference. Many of the speakers and attendees worked with Robin as colleagues, postdocs, PhD students, undergraduates, and as friends. Robin\u0027s family were honored guests at the conference dinner, which featured wonderful talks and anecdotes in his memory.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERobin Thomas is also honored by the creation of the Robin Thomas Memorial Fellowship at Georgia Tech, by the 2022 conference CSGT which was dedicated to him and held in Prague, where he always maintained close ties, and by a 2023 issue of the journal JCTB, which was a tribute to his work.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis workshop is combined with the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~yu\/ALS\/ALSXXIV\/\u0022\u003EAtlanta Lecture Series\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;in Graph Theory and Combinatorics, and will focus on recent advances in graph theory and combinatorics that are related to the work of Robin Thomas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ERegistration\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThere is no registration fee. However, please\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.gle\/SMpLEW4nAC1iveWa7\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Eregister\u003C\/a\u003E, in order to let us know that you will be attending the conference. We have limited funds that can be used to support graduate students and junior researchers, in particular those from underrepresented groups. Please let us know when you register. For any question related to registration and financial support, please conatct\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~zwang672\/\u0022\u003EZhiyu Wang\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(zwang672 at gatech.edu).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf3JVNxe_bB0ovdDxz2ol6ocIiRIRddXzz9cq1Y_HB9zDwFWg\/viewform\u0022\u003ERegistration Form\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EInvited Speakers\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/web.math.princeton.edu\/~mchudnov\/\u0022\u003EMaria Chudnovsky,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Princeton University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/iuuk.mff.cuni.cz\/~rakdver\/\u0022\u003EZden\u0115k Dvo\u0159\u00e1k,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Charles University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.lsu.edu\/~ding\/\u0022\u003EGuoli Ding,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lousiana State University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cimfav.uv.cl\/personas\/investigadores\/9-investigadores\/28-andrea-jimenez\u0022\u003EAndrea Jimenez,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Universidad de Valparaiso\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.ucw.cz\/~kral\/index.html.en\u0022\u003EDan Kr\u00e1l\u0027,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Masaryk University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.tamu.edu\/~chliu\/\u0022\u003EChun-Hung Liu,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Texas A\u0026amp;M University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/kam.mff.cuni.cz\/~loebl\/\u0022\u003EMartin Loebl,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Charles University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.uwaterloo.ca\/~rmmccart\/\u0022\u003ERose McCarty,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;University of Warsaw\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.sfu.ca\/~mohar\/\u0022\u003EBojan Mohar,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Simon Fraser University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/myweb.usf.edu\/~molla\/\u0022\u003ETheo Molla,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;University of South Florida\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.mcgill.ca\/snorin\/\u0022\u003ESergey Norin,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;McGill University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dimag.ibs.re.kr\/home\/sangil\/\u0022\u003ESang-il Oum,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;IBS and KAIST\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.lsu.edu\/~oxley\/\u0022\u003EJames Oxley,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Lousiana State University\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/jinyoungpark\u0022\u003EJinyoung Park,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Stanford University\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.math.uwaterloo.ca\/~lpostle\/\u0022\u003ELuke Postle,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;University of Waterloo\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/math\/zxsong\/\u0022\u003EZixia Song,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;University of Central Florida\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/tetali.github.io\/\u0022\u003EPrasad Tetali,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Carnegie Mellon University\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/wwwusers.di.uniroma1.it\/~wollan\/\u0022\u003EPaul Wollan,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;University of Rome\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/people.math.gatech.edu\/~yyoo41\/\u0022\u003EYoungho Yoo,\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;Georgia Tech\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003ESponsors\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cul\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMath@Tech Hub (M@TH) - 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