Bonn Workshop on Combinatorial Optimization

– commemorating Bernhard Korte –

November 3 – 7, 2025

Bernhard Korte, the founding director of the Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics, passed away in April 2025 (see here). With this workshop in the tradition of the Bonn Workshops on Combinatorial Optimization, we commemorate his legacy.

Organizers:

• William Cook
• Michel Goemans
• László Lovász
• Jens Vygen

Venue:

• Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics, University of Bonn
• Address: Lennéstr. 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany
• The closest airports are Cologne/Bonn (CGN), Düsseldorf (DUS), and Frankfurt (FRA). In most cases, Frankfurt will be the best choice. Bonn can be reached easily from Frankfurt airport by train in less than two hours. See here for more information.

Schedule:

• The program begins on Monday (November 3) at 14:00. There will be a welcome reception on Monday evening.
• On Wednesday morning, there will be a special commemoration session, followed by a lunch reception.
• We plan a conference dinner on Thursday evening.
• The program ends on Friday (November 7) at 12:30.
• A detailed schedule will be posted in October.

Registration:

Due to limited capacity, participation is possible based on invitation only.

Participants:

to be announced

General information:

• The workshop is supported by the Hausdorff Center for Mathematics.
• Tourist information of the city of Bonn

Contact:

• Jens Vygen