Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications
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The Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications (ICA) is an international scientific organization. It was formed in 1990 and is based in Winnipeg
, Canada
.
Membership in the ICA is at three levels. Members are those who have not yet completed a Ph.D. Associate Fellows are younger members who have received the Ph.D. or have published extensively; normally an Associate Fellow should hold the rank of Assistant Professor. Fellows are expected to be established scholars and typically have the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
Some members are involved in highly theoretical research; there are members whose primary interest lies in education and instruction; and there are members who are heavily involved in the applications of combinatorics
in statistical design, communication
s theory, cryptography
, computer security
, and other practical areas.
s for distinguished career contributions to combinatorics by a member of the institute.
The ICA awards the Hall Medals, named after Marshall Hall, Jr.
, to recognize outstanding achievements by members who are not over age 40.
The ICA awards the Kirkman Medals to recognize outstanding achievements by members who are within four years past their Ph.D.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
Aim and membership
The ICA's aim is to increase the visibility and the influence of the combinatorial community. It has over 800 members in over forty countries.Membership in the ICA is at three levels. Members are those who have not yet completed a Ph.D. Associate Fellows are younger members who have received the Ph.D. or have published extensively; normally an Associate Fellow should hold the rank of Assistant Professor. Fellows are expected to be established scholars and typically have the rank of Associate Professor or higher.
Some members are involved in highly theoretical research; there are members whose primary interest lies in education and instruction; and there are members who are heavily involved in the applications of combinatorics
Combinatorics
Combinatorics is a branch of mathematics concerning the study of finite or countable discrete structures. Aspects of combinatorics include counting the structures of a given kind and size , deciding when certain criteria can be met, and constructing and analyzing objects meeting the criteria ,...
in statistical design, communication
Communication
Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender, a message, and an intended recipient, although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender's intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast...
s theory, cryptography
Cryptography
Cryptography is the practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties...
, computer security
Computer security
Computer security is a branch of computer technology known as information security as applied to computers and networks. The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to...
, and other practical areas.
Publication
The ICA publishes the Bulletin of the ICA (ISSN 1183-1278), a journal that combines publication of survey and research papers with news of members and accounts of future and past conferences.Medals
The ICA awards the Euler MedalEuler Medal
The Euler Medal, named after the 18th century mathematician Leonhard Euler, is an honor awarded annually by the Institute of Combinatorics and its Applications to a member with a distinguished lifetime contribution to combinatorial research who are still active in research.-Laureates:* 2008: Gabor...
s for distinguished career contributions to combinatorics by a member of the institute.
The ICA awards the Hall Medals, named after Marshall Hall, Jr.
Marshall Hall (mathematician)
Marshall Hall, Jr. was an American mathematician who made contributions to group theory and combinatorics.- Career :...
, to recognize outstanding achievements by members who are not over age 40.
The ICA awards the Kirkman Medals to recognize outstanding achievements by members who are within four years past their Ph.D.
List of Euler Medal winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Gabor Korchmaros |
| 2007 | Stephen Milne, Heiko Harborth Heiko Harborth Heiko Harborth is Professor of Mathematics at Braunschweig University of Technology, 1975–present, and author of more than 188 mathematical publications... |
| 2006 | Clement Lam, Nick Wormald |
| 2005 | Ralph Faudree Ralph Faudree Ralph Jasper Faudree is a mathematician, a professor of mathematics and the provost of the University of Memphis.Faudree was born in Durant, Oklahoma. He did his undergraduate studies at Oklahoma Baptist University, graduating in 1961, and received his Ph.D. in 1964 from Purdue University under... , Aviezri Fraenkel Aviezri Fraenkel Aviezri Siegmund Fraenkel is an Israeli mathematician, who has made notable contributions to combinatorial game theory. He was born in Munichon June 7, 1929, but his family moved to Switzerland soon after. In 1939 his family moved once more to Jerusalem.... |
| 2004 | Doron Zeilberger Doron Zeilberger Doron Zeilberger is an Israeli mathematician, known for his work in combinatorics.He is a Board of Governors Professor of Mathematics at Rutgers University... , Zhu Lie |
| 2003 | Peter Cameron Peter Cameron (mathematician) Peter Jephson Cameron is an Australian mathematician who works ingroup theory, combinatorics, coding theory, and model theory. He is currently Professor of Mathematics at Queen Mary, University of London.... , Charles Colbourn Charles Colbourn Charles Joseph Colbourn is a Canadian computer scientist and mathematician, whose research concerns graph algorithms, combinatorial designs, and their applications... |
| 2002 | Herbert Wilf Herbert Wilf Herbert Saul Wilf is a mathematician, specializing in combinatorics and graph theory. He was the Thomas A. Scott Professor of Mathematics in Combinatorial Analysis and Computing at the University of Pennsylvania. He has written numerous books and research papers... |
| 2001 | Spyros Magliveras |
| 2000 | Richard Brualdi, Horst Sachs Horst Sachs Horst Sachs is a German mathematician, an expert in graph theory, a recipient of the Euler Medal .He earned the degree of Doctor of Science from the Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg in 1958... |
| 1999 | D. K. Ray-Chaudhuri D. K. Ray-Chaudhuri Dwijendra Kumar Ray-Chaudhuri a Bengali Indian born mathematician and a statistician is a professor emeritusat Ohio State University. He and his student R. M... |
| 1998 | Peter Hammer Peter Hammer Peter L. Hammer was an American mathematician native to Romania. He contributed to the fields of operations research and applied discrete mathematics through the study of pseudo-Boolean functions and their connections to graph theory and data mining.- Biography :Peter Ladislaw Hammer was born in... , Anthony Hilton |
| 1997 | none |
| 1996 | J.H. van Lint Jack van Lint Jacobus Hendricus van Lint was a Dutch mathematician, professor at the Eindhoven University of Technology, of which he was rector magnificus from 1991 till 1996.... |
| 1995 | Hanfried Lenz Hanfried Lenz Hanfried Lenz is German mathematician, who is mainly known for his work in geometry and combinatorics.Hanfried Lenz is the eldest son of Fritz Lenz an influential German geneticist, who is associated with Eugenics and hence also with the Nazi racial policies during the Third Reich... |
| 1994 | Joseph Thas |
| 1993 | Claude Berge Claude Berge Claude Berge was a French mathematician, recognized as one of the modern founders of combinatorics and graph theory. He is particularly remembered for his famous conjectures on perfect graphs and for Berge's lemma, which states that a matching M in a graph G is maximum if and only if there is in... , Ronald Graham Ron Graham Ron Graham may refer to:*Ronald Graham , American mathematician*Ronald Graham , RAF Air Vice-Marshal*Ron Graham , Australian actor*Ronny Graham , American actor-See also:... |
List of Hall Medal winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Ian Wanless |
| 2007 | David Pike |
| 2006 | Darryn Bryant, Gennian Ge, Heather Jordon |
| 2005 | Jonathan Jedwab |
| 2004 | Dirk Hachenberger, Masaaki Harada |
| 2003 | Antonio Cossidente |
| 2002 | Saad El-Zanati |
| 2001 | Alfred Menezes, Alexander Pott |
| 2000 | Michael Henning, Klaus Metsch |
| 1999 | Hendrik Van Maldeghem, Rolf Rees |
| 1998 | Marco Buratti, Arrigo Bonisoli |
| 1997 | Reinhard Diestel |
| 1996 | Christos Koukouvinos, Christine O'Keefe, Tim Penttila |
| 1995 | Donald Kreher |
| 1994 | Ortrud Oellermann, Chris Rodger, Douglas Stinson |
List of Kirkman Medal winners
| Year | Winners |
|---|---|
| 2008 | Nick Cavenagh, Futaba Okamoto |
| 2007 | Petteri Kaski, Peter Dukes |
| 2006 | John Bamberg, Giuseppe Marino, Koen Thas |
| 2005 | Michael Giudici, Matt Walsh |
| 2004 | Andreas Enge, Jon-Lark Kim |
| 2003 | Ken-ichi Kawarabayashi, Mateja Sajna, Sanming Zhou |
| 2002 | Ian Wanless |
| 2001 | Matthew Brown, Alan Ling, Ying Miao |
| 2000 | Michael Raines |
| 1999 | Nicholas Hamilton, Qing Xiang |
| 1998 | Peter Adams, Cai Heng Li |
| 1997 | Makoto Matsumoto, Bernhard Schmidt |
| 1996 | Gregory Gutin, Patric R. J. Östergård |
| 1995 | Darryn Bryant |
| 1994 | Robert Craigen, Jonathan Jedwab |