Computational Algebraic Geometry Workshop

This informal workshop will be dedicated to bring together researchers working with software for algebraic geometry to exchange problems, ideas, and solutions. All participants are welcome regardless their level of experience, whether fresh beginner or leading expert. 

The workshop will feature introductory demos to Macaulay2 and OSCAR as well as short talks, and plenty of time to work with others on software for computations in algebraic geometry.   If you want to contribute an open problem or a short talk, please let us know in the registration form!

Schedule (tentative):

The event starts Monday morning and ends Friday afternoon. We will schedule the talks so that each day will follow a general theme, though participants are encouraged to work on one project throughout the entire week.

Formal activities will take place in B3.03 Zeeman.  See the campus map here, or more versions here.

From the main doors to the department (facing the pond), go  up the stairs you can see, turn left - the doors to the common room should be open.  Go straight through the common room, turn right and  go up the stairs, turn around, and go up another flight of stairs.    B3.03 is then on your right.  Alternatively a lift is to your right as  you enter (you may have to wait slightly longer to be let through a  card-access door with this route).  If you arrive late the common room door may be shut - in that case from the ground floor turn left, wait to get through the double doors, go up one flight of stairs, and you'll be outside the other door to the common room and can rejoin the instructions above.                                            

Monday - Tutorials

09:00 - 09:30 Registration

09:30 - 10:00 Introduction to the workshop

10:00 - 12:00 Introduction to Macaulay2.    M2script.  Exercises.

12:00 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 15:30 Introduction to OSCAR.  OscarScript. OscarNotebook. OscarExercises.

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee Break

16:00 - 18:00 Lightning talks by participants

Tuesday 

09:30 - 10:45 Project introductions and logistics

10:45 - 11:15 Coffee

11:15 - 13:00 Group work

13:00 - 14:00 Lunch

14:00 - 16:00 Group work

16:00 - 17:00 Participant talks

Wednesday 

09:30 - 10:00 Q&A

10:00 - 12:00 Group work

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:15 Group work

15:15 - 15:45 Coffee

15:45 - 17:00 The future: Computational algebraic geometry systems, and the UK network

Thursday

09:30 - 10:00  Q&A

10:00 - 12:00  Group work

12:00 - 13:00  Lunch

13:00 - 15:30 Group work

15:30 - 16:00 Coffee

16:00 - 17:00 Participant talks

Friday

09:30 - 10:30  Q&A

10:30 - 11:00  Coffee

11:00 - 12:30 Project summaries

12:30 - lunch

Afternoon (optional): More project time

Projects

This list will be developed at the start of the workshop, though some will appear before.

• tropical package for Macaulay2 - Diane Maclagan

• tropical package for Oscar - Yue Ren

• tba - Mike Stillman

• tba - Wolfram Decker + Janko Boehm

• algebraic splines (?)

• moduli spaces (?)

• toric geometry (?)

Accommodation

Participants should make their own accommodation bookings.  Unfortunately there is no budget from the conference for participant support.

Warwick Conferences offers accommodation on campus.  Kenilworth is a short bus ride to campus, and has more restaurants.  It's worth checking the hotel sites such as booking.com (though check a map, as these sites describe some hotels as in Kenilworth when they are a few miles outside!).

Food options on campus are listed here.

Travel

The University of Warwick is in Coventry.  The closest train station is Coventry (though Leamington Spa also works from certain directions).  The closest airport is Birmingham (BHX).  For travel from more distant airports, one option is National Express.  See more directions to the University here.  The closest coffee to the department is the Red Rocket (if open) - otherwise try Caffe Nero in the FAB.

Warning: There is currently a strike on the National Express Coventry buses (local only - coaches from the airport are ok).  This may be resolved by Monday, but check here for details.  This does not affect Stagecoach buses. Google public transport directions are unlikely to be correct at the moment.

Organisers

Diane Maclagan, Alexander Kasprzyk, and Yue Ren.