@DIMACSCenter

DIMACS, the Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science at Rutgers, facilitates research, education, and outreach programs in CS and Math

 Rutgers University
dimacs.rutgers.edu/
Joined July 2019
  • Tweets530
  • Following158
  • Followers1.4K
120Media
📢Excited to share our @AAMASConference paper: "Maximin Share Guarantees via Limited Cost-Sharing" with Hana Salavcová & Martin Černý (@DIMACSCenter REU interns @RutgersCS). Proud to see undergraduate research leading to exciting results in computational fair division! #AAMAS2026
Paper link: https://www.ifaamas.org/Proceedings/aamas2026/pdfs/LGSS5881.pdf

ALT Paper link: https://www.ifaamas.org/Proceedings/aamas2026/pdfs/LGSS5881.pdf

2
4
357
We are excited to support the New Jersey AI Hub Statewide Higher Education AI Showcase on June 17 at Rutgers University. This statewide convening will bring together higher education leaders, faculty, administrators, policymakers, workforce partners. njaihub.org/higher-education…

NJ AI Hub Statewide Higher Education AI Showcase

Through keynote conversations, technical flash talks, and leadership panels, the Showcase will examine emerging themes including AI literacy, faculty readiness, curriculum redesign, experiential...

njaihub.org
3
2
197
Today is Rutgers Giving Day! There are many worthy causes on campus to give to (see below). I hope you'll consider giving to the @DIMACSCenter DIMACS math & computing research center: give.rutgersfoundation.org/d… . DIMACS is a consortium of several universities and companies based at Rutgers. For 20+ years we have run a summer program to give undergrads to their first taste of research. For 20+ years we have run a Reconnect program to expose teaching faculty to new areas of research and new ways to teach the topics. For 35+ years we have brought researchers from all background and walks of life together for workshops to spark collaborations. Over the years, we have run some of the earliest workshops on many topics of research including prediction markets and differential privacy. We are strong! Help us get stronger! (And beyond DIMACS, here is a list of other good causes raising money today across Rutgers: give.rutgersfoundation.org/u… )
1
1
3
325
What do pancakes have to do with math? David Cuter, A26, explains a unique solution to a challenge in @nytimes as well as in a Tufts kitchen. brnw.ch/21x1bh6
3
4
1,147
David O.H. Cutler, A26, alongside a Rutgers faculty member, published a paper that solves a longstanding math challenge that asks for the maximum number of pieces a circular object can be divided into with a given number of straight cuts. | @NYTimes brnw.ch/21wZgE6

Infinite Pancakes, Anyone?

A team of mathematicians seeks to cut an infinitely large pancake into as many pieces as possible, in a new take on an old puzzle.

nytimes.com
1
1
496
The next installment of the Beyond the Classroom: Careers in Computer Science Series is scheduled for Wednesday, March 25th at 5 pm. Guest speaker: Jean Steiner, Ph.D. Data Science Tech Lead Manager at Google. RSVP docs.google.com/forms/d/1LFL…
1
1
177
3/3 Registration is free (but required). Limited student travel support available—apply by April 15 for full consideration (travel support forms linked on the workshop pages). See individual workshop pages for additional details.
2
2
384
2/3 Workshops (dates + links): • Algebraic Techniques in FGC (July 20–22): dimacs.rutgers.edu/events/de… • FGC of String Problems (July 23–25): dimacs.rutgers.edu/events/de… • FGC of Graph Problems (July 27–31): dimacs.rutgers.edu/events/de…
1
4
1
3
1,310
1/3 Fine-Grained Complexity Fest @DIMACSCenter this July! Three back-to-back workshops on Algebraic Techniques, String Algorithms, and Graph Algorithms in fine-grained complexity, with a terrific speaker lineup. Organized by @firebat03, @ElazarGoldenbe1, and @eig.
1
4
7
720
I am recruiting PhD students at @NYU_Courant to conduct research in learning theory, algorithmic statistics, and trustworthy machine learning, starting Fall 2026. Please share widely! Deadline to apply is December 12, 2025.
11
130
7
569
81,473
At #SIAMAN25, David Thompson of @UMassLowell spoke about a unique student-driven research project that used @fema's #NationalRiskIndex to explore natural disaster #risk assessment and expected annual loss for various U.S. counties. Read more here! siam.org/publications/siam-n…

Undergraduate Project Explores Risk Assessment in the Context of Natural Disasters | SIAM

At AN25, David Thompson spoke about a student project that used the National Risk Index to explore disaster risk assessment in the U.S.

siam.org
2
3
782
Video playlist from the recently concluded @DIMACSCenter workshop titled, "Hardness of Approximation in P" are now available here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL…

DIMACS Workshop on Hardness of Approximation in P held July 21-23, 2025

DIMACS Workshop on Hardness of Approximation in P July 21, 2025 - July 23, 2025 Rutgers Academic Building, Room 4225 (East Wing) Rutgers University Many impo...

youtube.com
4
13
965
DIMACS retweeted
nature
@Nature1 May 2025
Staff members at the US National Science Foundation (NSF) were told on 30 April to “stop awarding all funding actions until further notice,” according to an email seen by Nature. go.nature.com/3EXWAeB

Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones

Nature - US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.

nature.com
5
59
28
112
51,570
Congratulations to Robert Tarjan, winner of the 2025 Basic Science Lifetime Award from the International Congress of Basic Science 🏅 He has been recognized for his outstanding and innovative contributions to theoretical computer science. cs.princeton.edu/news/robert…
Robert Tarjan

ALT Robert Tarjan

1
6
2
30
9,395
The DIMACS Workshop on Hardness of Approximation in P will be held at Rutgers on July 21-23, 2025, organized by @karthikcs_. Details: dimacs.rutgers.edu/events/de…. Webpage has an application (due April 15) for travel support, primarily for students.
5
15
1,793
Save the Dates: Excited to launch our Spring Teatime Meet & Mingle - Open to our CS Faculty, Staff, and students, this event is an excellent way to connect and share with colleagues. First up - this Wednesday, March 5, 2025
1
1
334
Thrilled to be spotlighted by @NSERC_CRSNG! 🙏 I am dedicated to working alongside communities to develop and deploy mathematical methodologies, providing critical insights into socio-ecological challenges. I’m humbled by the support from @NSERC_CRSNG. Thank you so much!
NSERC / CRSNG
@NSERC_CRSNG5 Feb 2025
🔎 Jude Kong and his research group are bridging the gap between mathematical research and real data resulting from anthropogenic disturbances, like pandemics. Learn about their ongoing research ▶️ tinyurl.com/5n76yf94
IMAGE: Photo of Jude Kong, sitting in front of a white board with mathematical equations.

ALT IMAGE: Photo of Jude Kong, sitting in front of a white board with mathematical equations.

2
3
10
698
The latest BBC Science Focus magazine highlights the biggest science and math breakthroughs of the past 25 years. Sir David Spiegelhalter named the solution to the einstein problem — solved with help from our own Craig Kaplan — as one of the top breakthroughs. Congrats, Craig!
The image is a screen capture of a page from the latest issue of BBC Science Focus magazine, an article in which Sir David Spiegelhalter names the solution to the einstein problem — solved with help from our own Craig Kaplan (pictured in front of a wall of einsteins in our Computer Graphics Lab) — as one of the top breakthroughs.

ALT The image is a screen capture of a page from the latest issue of BBC Science Focus magazine, an article in which Sir David Spiegelhalter names the solution to the einstein problem — solved with help from our own Craig Kaplan (pictured in front of a wall of einsteins in our Computer Graphics Lab) — as one of the top breakthroughs.

4
12
2,816
Join us in congratulating @DIMACSCenter IAS postdoctoral associate Shashank Srivastava on receiving both the Best Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award at the 36th Annual ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA), dimacs.rutgers.edu/news_arch…
1
3
3
570
Dive into Evolutionary Game Theory (EGT) with, "Epidemiology, Game Theory, and Evolutionary Rescue: Understanding How Outbreaks Impact Population Viability." lettersinbiomath.org/manuscr… #Epidemiology #EvolutionaryGameTheory @NIMBioS
1
242
Load more