P.R.A.G.MAT.I.C.
2011
at University of Catania
(Promotion
of Research
in Algebraic
Geometry
for MAThematicians
in Isolated
Centres)
Second announcement
PRAGMATIC is a project, sponsored
by INDAM, for stimulating
research in
Algebraic
Geometry among young people, especially those living in isolated
centres or peripheral universities all over Europe.
For
this purpose, every
year, a group
of experts will suggest problems in some specific field and
will
give lectures and seminars and will have individual discussions with
the participants in order to try to attack and to solve these problems.
At
the end of all the
activities of
Pragmatic the results that the participants obtain could be reproduced
in a special issue of the journal Le
Matematiche.
In
the period June
20th - July 9th,
2011,
at Dipartimento
di
Matematica e Informatica of the
University
of
Catania, a
new edition of this
school of research Pragmatic
2011 will be held.
Teachers:
| Prof.
Ralf Fröberg |
Stockholm
University |
|
Prof.
Mats Boij |
KTH
Royal Institute of Technology |
| Collaborator:
Dr. Veronica
Crispin Q. |
Uppsala University |
| Collaborator:
Dr. Alexander Engström |
Berkeley University |
Theme
of research: Graded
algebras and modules - properties and invariants
We will study graded
algebras
and modules arising in various possible applications, such as
semigroups, simplicial complexes and low-dimensional varieties. In
particular, we will look at invariants, such as Hilbert functions and
graded Betti numbers and their relations to properties of the algebras
and modules as well as at classification problems, including the study
of these invariants up to scaling. In the study we will also make use
of the computational tools available through computer algebra systems
as Macaulay2
and CoCoA.
Pragmatic will accept about 15-20
young
participants and will support all the participants which are not able
to find support in their institutions.
This
financial support
will be
awarded, essentially, to young researchers, say at the pre-postdoctoral
level, with preference given to those belonging to geographically
isolated locations. The support will cover lodging, boarding along all
period of Pragmatic, the cost of the fee and some travel expenses.
The Co-ordinator of Pragmatic is Prof. Alfio Ragusa
(University
of Catania). Other local organizers
are: Giuseppe
Zappalà, Salvatore
Giuffrida, Renato Maggioni, Rosario
Strano.
People
who wish to be
considered
either for participation and/or for financial support should fill out
the enclosed application
form, which
should be sent to the
following address:
E-mail: zappalag@dmi.unict.it
or
E-mail: ragusa@dmi.unict.it
The
deadline for
applications
is April
10th, 2011.
The Committee of Pragmatic will
decide about financial supports and admissions within April
15th, 2011 and will inform all
the
applicants of the
outcome. Interested
people who need more
information about Pragmatic can contact any member
of the
local
committee, using the following E-mail addresses: ragusa, zappalag,
sstrano,
maggioni, giuffrida (one of these)@dmi.unict.it
Supported
by
Dipartimento di Matematica
e Informatica
(Università di Catania);
INdAM
- GNSAGA
APPLICATION
FORM
TO PRAGMATIC 2011
Surname:
Name:
Male
or Female:
Date
of Birth:
Nationality:
Institution:
Academic
qualification
(Ph.D.,
Master,...):
Name
of advisor:
Professional
Status and
Current
Position:
E-mail address:
Field
of interest:
Estimate
cost of
travel to Catania:
Can
you be
supported by your institution?:
(Possible answers: totally, partly, no)
If
you have a
Ph.D, when did you get it and where?
Reasons
for
wanting to participate in the session:
It
is suggested that the
applications
include both a recommendation
letter and
a brief Curriculum
vitae
