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Name: DIMACS - Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science General Information
Home Page URL: http://dimacs.rutgers.edu/
Brief Description: DIMACS is a national research center, funded by the National Science Foundation. It is a joint project, whose direct participants are Rutgers University, Princeton University, AT&T Bell Labs, and BellCore. DIMACS was founded in 1989 with an award from NSF to create a center for the advancement of science and technology with a national scope. DIMACS also receives significant funds from the four participating institutions and from the New Jersey Commission on Science and Technology. The principal administrative offices are located at Rutgers University's Busch campus in Piscataway, NJ.
The research programs of DIMACS are carried out with the aid of approximately 100 scientists from the four collaborating institutions who form the permanent members of the Center, plus a large number of senior and junior scientists from other academic institutions and industry and government, as well as postdoctoral fellows and graduate students.
Stated purpose: DIMACS is devoted to the development of the interrelated fields of discrete mathematics and theoretical computer science. These are among the most rapidly growing fields of research in mathematics and computer science, and have wide applications to problems in fields such as telecommunications, networking, transportation, engineering, and cryptanalysis, as well as biology, chemistry, management, and decisionmaking. DIMACS is concerned with both the theoretical development of the fields represented and their practical applications.
Sponsoring/Funding Institution: NSF and more
Persons Involved: center@dimacs.rutgers.edu. Phone (908) 445-5928. Director: Dr. Andras Hajnal, but you can find out position, phone number and e-mail of anybody on staff by looking at their Staff Page
Groups and levels they aim to serve: See above.
What Do They Do?
Activities sponsored by DIMACS include:
- research conferences and workshops
- visiting scientists
- activities for high school teachers and students
- special years, concentrating on specific topics
- technical reports and other publications
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