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:
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William Cook
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Michel Goemans
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László Lovász
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Jens Vygen
Venue:
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Research Institute for Discrete Mathematics,
University of Bonn
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Address: Lennéstr. 2, 53113 Bonn, Germany
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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.
- The conference dinner will be on Thursday evening.
- The program ends on Friday (November 7) at 12:30.
- A complete schedule at a glance can be found here. A printed booklet with more details will be distributed to the participants at the workshop.
Registration:
Due to limited capacity, participation is possible based on invitation only.
List of Participants:
General information:
Contact: