Mini-course (July 13-16 & 22-25)
(Updated as of June 24, 2026)
Important notes:
| 1. | This Mini-course will be held in face-to-face mode. |
| 2. | Unauthorized recording of any session is prohibited. |
| 3. | Please obtain the consent from the speaker concerned for any adaptation/sharing of his/her presentation materials. |
| Should you have further enquiries, please feel free to contact the secretariat by email at ias2026g2t2@ust.hk. | |
July 13, 2026 (Mon)
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Event
| 08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration |
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| 09:00 - 09:30 |
Opening G2T2 |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#01-01 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#01-02 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#02-01 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#02-02 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Ting-Wei CHAO (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#071301 - The Turán Number of Odd Prism [Abstract] Xiaocong HE (Hebei Normal University) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#071302 - On EKR-type Problem for Hypergraph Matchings [Abstract] Binwei ZHAO (Beijing Jiaotong University) |
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| 17:10 - 18:05 |
Short Break |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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July 14, 2026 (Tue)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#01-03 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#01-04 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#02-03 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#02-04 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Jack KOOLEN (University of Science and Technology of China) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#071401 - On Signed Graphs with Fixed Smallest Eigenvalue [Abstract] Meng-Yue CAO (University of Science and Technology of China) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#071402 - Digraphs with Non-diagonalizable Adjacency Matrix [Abstract] Wenying ZHU (Hebei Normal University) |
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| 17:10 - 17:15 |
Short Break |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Alexander MEDNYKH (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk State University) |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Talk#071403 - Cayley Maps and Product Groups [Abstract] Hao YU (Guangxi University) |
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| 17:40 - 18:05 |
Talk#071404 - Representation of Braid-like Groups [Abstract] Ksenia ZIMIREVA (Novosibirsk State University) |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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July 15, 2026 (Wed)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#01-05 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#01-06 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#02-05 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#02-06 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Elena KONSTANTINOVA (China Three Gorges University; Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk State University) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#071501 - Characterizing the Set Chromatic Number of the Zero-Divisor Graph of a Finite Ring [Abstract] Marie Cris B. MAHINAY (University of the Philippines Cebu) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#071502 - Fractional Clique Decompositions of Dense Balanced Multipartite Graphs [Abstract] Shikang YU (Beijing Jiaotong University) |
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| 17:10 - 18:05 |
Short Break |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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July 16, 2026 (Thu)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Chi Hoi YIP (Georgia Institute of Technology) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#01-07 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#01-08 - From Lattice Covering Numbers to the Ranks of Tensors [Abstract] Thomas KARAM (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#02-07 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#02-08 - Finite Groups, Symmetric Graphs, and Geometries [Abstract] Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Wei-Hsuan YU (National Central University) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#071601 - Q-deformation of Graphical Arrangement and Its Generalizations [Abstract] Tongyu NIAN (The University of Osaka) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#071602 - On Second Maximum Intersecting Families of Ree Unitals [Abstract] Yilin XIE (Hebei Normal University) |
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| 17:10 - 17:15 |
Short Break |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Petr STEHLÍK (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Talk#071603 - Recent Progress in the Classification of Primitive Flag-Transitive Generalized Quadrangles [Abstract] Jianbing LU (National University of Defense Technology) |
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| 17:40 - 18:05 |
Talk#071604 - Amorphic Association Schemes and Beyond [Abstract] Yanzhen XIONG (National University of Defense Technology) |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 |
Dinner |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Min YAN (HKUST) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Caiheng LI (Southern University of Science and Technology) |
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July 22, 2026 (Wed)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Roman NEDELA (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#03-01 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#03-02 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Akihiro MUNEMASA (Tohoku University) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#04-01 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#04-02 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Chao YANG (Guangdong University of Foreign Studies) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#072201 - On Some Properties of Archimedean Tiling Graphs [Abstract] Julia Q.D. DU (Hebei Normal University) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#072202 - Paired Dominating Sets and Domino Tilings in Fixed-Width Grid Graphs [Abstract] Moe Moe OO (King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi) |
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| 17:10 - 17:15 |
Short Break |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Tao ZHANG (Xidian University) |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Talk#072203 - Most Curvilinear Tilings and Hurwitz Theorem [Abstract] Haofang SUN (HKUST) |
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| 17:40 - 18:05 |
Talk#072204 - On the Existence of an Enveloping Matroid of a Delta-matroid [Abstract] Hoi Ping LUK (University of West Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinner | |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Hoi Ping LUK (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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July 23, 2026 (Thu)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Roman NEDELA (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#03-03 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#03-04 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Akihiro MUNEMASA (Tohoku University) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#04-03 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#04-04 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Jozef ŠIRÁŇ (Slovak University of Technology) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#072301 - Geometric Structures on Knot Complements: Construction of Fundamental Polyhedra [Abstract] Nikolay ABROSIMOV (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#072302 - Several Applications of Skew-morphisms of Groups [Abstract] Young Soo KWON (Yeungnam University) |
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| 17:10 - 17:15 |
Short Break |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Edita MÁČAJOVÁ (Comenius University) |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Talk#072303 - Converse Casey’s Theorem in Hyperbolic Geometry [Abstract] Yifei WANG (Novosibirsk State University) |
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| 17:40 - 18:05 |
Talk#072304 - Plans Theorem for a Cone Over Sandwich Graphs [Abstract] Galina SOKOLOVA (Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences) |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Talk#072305 - Phylogenetic Tree Reconstruction from Parsimony Layered Filters [Abstract] Min XIE (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinner | |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Robert BARISH (The University of Tokyo) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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July 24, 2026 (Fri)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Roman NEDELA (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#03-05 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#03-06 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Akihiro MUNEMASA (Tohoku University) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#04-05 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#04-06 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Martin ŠKOVIERA (Comenius University) |
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| 16:20 - 16:45 |
Talk#072401 - Falsifying Some Conjectures in Organic Chemistry on the Structure of Perfect Matchings in Subgraphs of the Honeycomb Lattice [Abstract] Robert BARISH (The University of Tokyo) |
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| 16:45 - 17:10 |
Talk#072402 - Computing Set Upper Tolerance for the Minimal Spanning Tree Problem [Abstract] Dimitrii PANASENKO (Umeå University) |
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| 17:10 - 17:15 |
Short Break |
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Contributed Talks Session Chair: Ting-Wei CHAO (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) |
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| 17:15 - 17:40 |
Talk#072403 - A Symmetry Characterization of $t$-Designs in the Boolean Lattice Anyuan TIAN (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 17:40 - 18:05 |
Talk#072404 - New Combinatorial Problems from the Hermitian Sum-of-Squares Conjecture [Abstract] Pengyu ZHU (Shanghai Jiaotong University) |
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| 18:05 - 18:30 |
Free Discussion |
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| 18:30 - 20:30 | Dinner | |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Hoi Ping LUK (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 20:30 - 21:30 |
Problem Solving Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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July 25, 2026 (Sat)
Time
Event
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Mini-course Session Chair: Roman NEDELA (University of Western Bohemia in Pilsen) |
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| 09:30 - 10:20 |
Lecture#03-07 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 10:20 - 10:40 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 10:40 - 11:30 |
Lecture#03-08 - Combinatorial Methods in Group Theory and Group-theoretic Methods in Combinatorics [Abstract] Marston CONDER (University of Auckland) |
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| 11:30 - 14:00 |
Lunch |
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Mini-course Session Chair: Akihiro MUNEMASA (Tohoku University) |
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| 14:00 - 14:50 |
Lecture#04-07 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 14:50 - 15:10 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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| 15:10 - 16:00 |
Lecture#04-08 - Geometry and Matrices: Extremal Theory [Abstract] János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 16:00 - 16:20 |
Coffee Break (Venue: Lobby, G/F) |
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Problem Solving Session Chair: Robert BARISH (The University of Tokyo) |
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| 16:20 - 17:20 |
Problem Solving János PACH/ Gábor TARDOS (Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics) |
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| 17:20 - 17:30 |
Closing G2T2 Elena KONSTANTINOVA (China Three Gorges University; Sobolev Institute of Mathematics, Novosibirsk State University) |
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