9th Workshop on Flexible Network Design

9th Workshop on Flexible Network Design

May 22-25, 2018
The University of Maryland
College Park, MD USA

Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all events will be held at the Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center.

Download the Full Schedule as PDF

 

Tues, May 22

9:00am      Coffee
9:30am      Session 1 
10:30am    Coffee break
11:00am    Session 2
12:30pm    Lunch will be provided
2:00pm      Session 3
3:30pm      Coffee break
4:00pm      Session 4
5:30pm      Wine & Cheese Reception 

 

Wed, May 23

9:00am      Coffee
9:30am      Session 1
10:30am    Coffee break
11:00am    Session 2
12:30pm    Lunch on own
2:00pm      Session 3
3:30pm      Coffee break
4:00pm      Session 4
6:00pm      Dinner at the University of Maryland Golf Course 3800 Golf Course Road, College Park, MD 20742

 

Thurs, May 24

9:00am      Coffee
9:30am      Session 1
10:30am    Coffee break
11:00am    Session 2
12:30pm    Lunch on own
2:00pm      Session 3
3:30pm      Coffee break
4:00pm      Session 4
6:00pm      Dinner at a local restaurant (Pay on your own)

 

Friday, May 25

9:00am      Coffee
9:30am      Session 1
10:30am    Coffee break
11:00am    Session 2
12:30pm    Lunch will be provided
3:30pm      Workshop Ends

 

 

Registration and Fees

Register Here

Fees

General Registration
$75
Student Registration
$25

Register Here

 

Hotels

Some hotels offer special rates for visitors to the university, so be sure to ask when making a reservation.

Best Western Plus College Park Inn
8419 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
0.6 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

Hilton Garden Inn Greenbelt
7810 Walker Drive
Greenbelt, MD 20770
3.2 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

Holiday Inn College Park
10000 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
2.8 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

Holiday Inn Express & Suites College Park University Area
9020 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
1.2 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

The Hotel at the University of Maryland
7777 Baltimore Avenue
College Park, MD 20740
0.4 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

Marriott Hotel & Conference Center
3501 University Boulevard East
Hyattsville, MD 20783
0.7 miles from Edward St. John Learning and Teaching Center

Directions

You can find comprehensive travel directions to UMD here

Directions from Local Airports

  • From BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport

    Using Public Transportation

    B30 metrobus to Greenbelt Metro $3.10 cash, and exact change is needed (Green Line) then Greenbelt Metro to College Park Metro stop (only one stop) $3.00 (Smart Trip Fare). For information on other metro fares, please click here.

    Also, the MARC-Penn-line trains connect BWI airport with the New Carrollton Train Station. Click here for MARC Train fares.

    Super Shuttle Costs: $32.00 one-way

    Taxi: 25 miles / 40 kilometers. Approximately $60

    Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall airport (BWI)

     

  • From Reagan National

    Using Public Transportation

    Reagan National Metro (Yellow Line) to College Park Metro (Green Line) switch from Yellow Line to Green Line at L'Enfant Plaza $3.35
    (less if not during rush hour)

    Super Shuttle Costs: $28.00 one-way

    Taxi: 15 miles / 25 kilometers. Approximately $30

    Reagan National airport (DCA)

     

  • From Dulles International Airport

    Using Public Transportation

    Washington Flyer Bus to West Falls Church Metro $9 then West Falls Church Metro (Orange line) to College Park Metro (Green line)
    switch from Orange Line to Green Line at L'Enfant Plaza $3.90 (less if not during rush hour)

    Super Shuttle Costs: $39.00 one-way

    Taxi: 58 miles / 67 kilometers. Washington Flyer Taxi approximately $80

    Dulles International airport (IAD)

     

Parking

The Edward St. John Learning & Teaching Center is located at 4131 Campus Drive, College Park, MD 20742.  


The workshop will take place during the University's Spring-Summer Intersemester, therefore some of the standard campus parking regulations will be lifted that week. Any vehicle may park in Lots 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9,11 and 16. Faculty/Staff Lots and meters are enforced as usual. The closest free lot to use during the Workshop is Lot 1. Alternatively, participants can choose to pay to park in the Union Lane or Regent's Drive Garages. The garages charge $3/hour.

Visit the Department of Transportation Services Parking Maps & Apps website for additional information.

 

Contacts

Professor Mohammad Taghi HajiAghayi

Mohammad Taghi Hajiaghayi

Jack and Rita G. Minker Professor of Computer Science
hajiagha@cs.umd.edu
(301) 405 2741

Professor Samir Khuller

Samir Khuller

Professor of Computer Science
samir@cs.umd.edu
(301) 405 6765

Workshop Organizers

  • Anupam Gupta - Carnegie Mellon University
  • Mohammad Taghi Hajiaghayi - University of Maryland
  • Samir Khuller - University of Maryland
  • Stefano Leonardi - University of Rome
  • R. Ravi - Carnegie Mellon University

About the FND Workshop

Network Design with its many variants is one of the most active mathematical research areas involving researchers from Theoretical Computer Science, Graph Theory, Operations Research, Discrete Optimization, Game Theory and Information Theory. In addition, new problems in this area are constantly propounded by practitioners working in various aspects of network design such as construction, routing and staged deployment. Furthermore, many new design paradigms such as ATM, Ad Hoc and Wireless networking add rich new flavors to existing problems.

The goal of the workshop is to focus on this active area of applications of algorithms to discuss recent advances, understand current trends, identify understudied areas, and formulate new directions for further investigation. The participants will be invited to give a presentation on their recent research work.

Previous Workshops

Amsterdam, Netherlands - July 4 - July 8, 2016
Lugano, Switzerland — July 28 – August 1, 2014
Toronto, Canada – July 29 – August 2, 2013
Warsaw, Poland – July 23 – 27, 2012
Dagstuhl, Germany – May 24 – 28, 2010
Warwick, United Kingdom – July 13 – 16, 2008
Bertinoro, Italy – October 2 – 6, 2006
Princeton, New Jersey, US – November 4 – 5, 2005