USC Combinatorics Seminar

Organizers: Sami Assaf, Josh Swanson, Sam Armon

When: Mondays at 2pm in Kaprielian Hall, room 427. Spring 2025 seminars run from 01-27-25 to 04-28-25 according to the schedule below. Since several faculty will be away from the department during Spring 2025, the schedule will be lighter than usual. Announcements are sent to the USC Combinatorics Mailing List. Contact Josh Swanson or Sam Armon to be added.

Campus access: USC restricts guest access to campus. If you wish to attend the seminar without having an active affiliation with USC, contact Josh Swanson or Sam Armon (armon[at]usc[dot]edu), who will register you as a guest, which is quick. The best entrance to use is at Downey Way, next to Kaprielian Hall.

Schedule:

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Topics: Combinatorics at USC is predominantly algebraic, with many faculty making connections to other fields of mathematics including probability, representation theory, algebraic geometry, finite group theory and topology. Our research page provides a listing of our combinatorially inclined faculty who are likely to attend the seminar.

Parking: Garage parking is often available in the Downey Way Parking Structure, directly across the street from the Mathematics Department. Metered street parking (4 hour limit) is available on Vermont Ave along the western edge of campus.

Also of interest: Southern California Discrete Mathematics Symposia

These annual one-day meetings are help in the spring and hosted at universities and colleges in Southern California. Keep posted for the upcoming meeting in 2020.

“Combinatorics is an honest subject. You count balls in a box, and you either have the right number or you haven’t.” –Gian-Carlo Rota