Topic: Connectivity of Graphs
Organizers: Sarah Heuss (University of South Carolina, Union) and John Carr (University of North Alabama)
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Topic: Algebraic Combinatorics
Organizers: Ilias Kotsireas (Wilfred Laurier University)
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Topic: Graphs and Matrices
Organizers: Mary Flagg (St, Thomas University, TX) and Leslie Hogben (American Institute of Mathematics)
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This special session will focus on connections between graphs and matrices, including the Inverse Eigenvalue Problems for Graphs (IEPG) and zero forcing and related graph searching parameters. Many inverse problems are naturally described by inverse eigenvalue problems for matrices with a given structure. The IEPG has fostered an extremely productive interaction between linear algebra and graph theory that has produced results with substantial applications. One example is zero forcing on graphs, which is studied in connection with inverse eigenvalue and minimum rank problems, and also appeared as graph infection used to control quantum systems in mathematical physics, graph searching in computer science, and as part of power domination on graphs used to find optimal placement of monitoring units for electrical networks.
Much of the research presented will be from work done through the Inverse Eigenvalue Problem of a Graph - Zero Forcing AIM Research Community (IEGG-ZF ARC) https://qubeshub.org/community/groups/iepgzfarc, but the session is not limited to members of the IEPG-ZF ARC. Most talks in this special session will be invited, but additional relevant abstracts may be submitted to the organizers for consideration for presentation in the special session; it is recommended that such submission occur at least one week prior to the final deadline for abstract submission.
