Stringmasters

Just before and after CPM 2025, there will be a StringMasters workshop on June 16 and 20.
The venue for StringMasters is TBA, at the University of Milano-Bicocca.

The workshop is organized by Zsuzsanna Lipták and Golnaz Badkobeh.
You can reach the organizers at stringmasters.milano.2025 AT gmail.com

Format and Purpose

StringMasters was established with the aim of bringing together researchers in string algorithms at all levels (senior, junior, especially graduate students) to study current problems of particular theoretical and practical interest. It is informal, with no scheduled presentations, entirely devoted to new research resulting from the interactions among the participants.

Typically small impromptu groups form, of about 2 to 5 researchers, who share a common interest in a problem. Old collaborations are reinforced, and new collaborations are formed. The workshop is accomodated in several meeting rooms to allow space for the parallel working groups and for general milling around.

All interested participants are welcome, around 25-35 participants are expected.
Topics

StringMasters research covers all topics related to string algorithms,
combinatorics on words, and applications, including but not restricted to:

• Bioinformatics and computational biology
• Coding and data compression
• Combinatorics on words
• Data mining
• Information retrieval
• Natural language processing
• Pattern discovery
• String algorithms
• String processing in databases
• Symbolic computing
• Text searching and indexing
• any other topics related to text algorithms and data structures

StringMasters welcomes participants with interest in any aspect of string algorithms, theoretical or applied.

Participation is free but we ask that you register on the form below.

Venue

How to get to the venue/floor can be found on the CPM website.

Programme

Monday June 16th

Plenary Introductory Session

09:30 - 09:35

Opening

09:35 - 10:00

Introduction of Open Problems

10:00 - 10:15

Distribution of Problems among Participants - Forming Teams

Working Sessions

10:15 - 11:40

First Group Session

11:40 - 12:00

Gathering First Results [Plenary Session], possibilities to switch groups

12:00 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 16:00

Second Group Session

16:00 - 16:20

Gathering Results of Second Session [Plenary Session], possibilities to switch groups

16:20 - 17:30

Third Group Session, Summarizing Results

17:30 -

Free Discussion

Friday June 20th

Plenary Introductory Session

09:30 - 09:35

Opening

09:35 - 10:00

Recall of Monday’s Problems and Introduction of New Open Problems

10:00 - 10:15

Distribution of Problems among Participants - Forming Teams

Working Sessions

10:15 - 11:40

Fourth Group Session

11:40 - 12:00

Gathering results of fourth session [Plenary Session], possibilities to switch groups

12:00 - 14:00

Break

14:00 - 16:00

Fifth Group Session

16:00 - 16:20

Gathering Results of Fifth Session [Plenary Session], possibilities to switch groups

16:20 - 17:30

Sixth Group Session, Summarizing Results

17:30 -

Free Discussion

Lunches are not provided.

Registration

The registration form will be available at a later time.