On January 21, 2025, Laure Morelle from the LIRMM gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on the parameterized complexity of modifying a graph into a minor-closed class of graphs. The title of her talk was “Bounded size modifications in time $2^{poly(k)} n^2$“.
Tony Huynh gave a talk on the peaceable queens problem on the toroidal board at the Discrete Math Seminar
On January 14, 2025, Tony Huynh from the Sapienza Università di Roma gave a talk on the peaceable queens problem on the toroidal board at the Discrete Math Seminar. The title of his talk was “The Peaceable Queens Problem“.
Huy Tuan Pham gave a talk on combinatorial methods for problems on additive combinatorics and random Cayley graphs at the Discrete Math Seminar
On January 3, 2025, Huy Tuan Pham from the Institute for Advanced Study and the Clay Mathematics Institute gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on combinatorial methods for problems on additive combinatorics and random Cayley graphs. The title of his talk was “Random Cayley graphs and Additive combinatorics without groups“.
Zixiang Xu gave a talk on using linear algebra to prove stability results in extremal set theory at the Discrete Math Seminar
On December 23, 2024, Zixiang Xu (徐子翔) from the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on using linear algebra to prove stability results in extremal set theory. The title of his talk was “Multilinear polynomial methods and stability results on set systems“.
Joonkyung Lee (이준경) gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on using Lorentzian polynomials to prove a non-trivial upper bound on the number of graph homomorphisms
On December 17, 2024, Joonkyung Lee (이준경) from Yonsei University gave a talk on using Lorentzian polynomials to prove a non-trivial upper bound on the number of graph homomorphisms at the Discrete Math Seminar. The title of his talk was “Counting homomorphisms in antiferromagnetic graphs via Lorentzian polynomials“.
Jun Gao gave a talk on the maximum sum of the p-th power of degrees in a hypergraph without fixed subhypergraphs at the Discrete Math Seminar
On December 13, 2024, Jun Gao (高峻) from the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on the maximum sum of the p-th power of degrees in a hypergraph without fixed subhypergraphs. The title of his talk is “Phase transition of degenerate Turán problems in p-norms“.
Yulai Ma gave a talk on the existence of many disjoint perfect matchings in regular graphs at the Discrete Math Seminar
On December 3, 2024, Yulai Ma from Paderborn University gave a talk on the existence and non-existence of many disjoint perfect matchings in regular graphs with various edge-connectivity conditions at the Discrete Math Seminar. The title of his talk was “Pairwise disjoint perfect matchings in regular graphs“.
Due to a technical issue, some parts of the video were not properly recorded.
Eng Keat Hng gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on characterizing fractionally isomorphic graphons in terms of the Galton-Watson branching process
On November 26, 2024, Eng Keat Hng from the IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group gave a talk on characterizing fractionally isomorphic graphons in terms of the Galton-Watson branching process. The title of his talk was “Graphon branching processes and fractional isomorphism“.
Karim Adiprasito gave a talk on Ehrhart theory and the unimodality at the Discrete Math Seminar
On November 12, 2024, Karim Adiprasito from the Jussieu Institute of Mathematics, Paris Rive Gauche gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on Ehrhart theory and the unimodality. The title of his talk was “Ehrhart theory revisited: Algebraic aspects, unimodality and more“.
Michał Pilipczuk gave a talk at the Discrete Math Seminar on the structural theory of graphs in terms of first-order transductions
On November 5, 2024, Michał Pilipczuk from the University of Warsaw gave a talk on the structural theory of graphs in terms of first-order transductions at the Discrete Math Seminar. The title of his talk was “Monadic stability and monadic dependence“.
(Due to the technical issues, the video was not properly recorded.)