What is DIAMANT?

DIAMANT is one of the four 'mathematics clusters' in the Netherlands. DIAMANT stands for 'Discrete, Interactive and Algorithmic Mathematics, Algebra and Number Theory.'

The other three clusters are Nonlinear Dynamics of Natural Systems (NDNS+), Genootschap voor Meetkunde en Quantummechanica (GQT), and Stochastics--Theoretical and Applied Research (STAR). All four clusters are funded by NWO-EW. As of September 2011 we have a new budget, for two years.

At present the board of DIAMANT consists of Peter Stevenhagen (UL, chair), Karen Aardal (TUD), Ronald Cramer (UL/CWI), Mai Gehrke (RUN) and Tanja Lange (TU/e).

We organise a semi-annual DIAMANT symposium: in the last week of May, and in the last week of November. We contribute to the national mathematics master programme mastermath as well as the research school WONDER.

DIAMANT comprises participants from CWI, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, Universiteit Leiden, Universiteit van Tilburg, Universiteit Twente, Universiteit Utrecht and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

This project proposal describes the goals and structure of the first round of DIAMANT, 2005--2010. This document gives an overview of the goals and structure of the second round of DIAMANT, 2011--2013.


                  

Mathematics cluster DIAMANT

Upcoming events

DIAMANT symposium
31-5-2012 - 1-6-2012

12th International Workshop on High Performance Optimization
20-6-2012 - 22-6-2012

Third Workshop on Graphs and Matroids
29-7-2012 - 4-8-2012

News - more news

6 DIAMANT postdoc positions offered
13-12-2011
The DIAMANT board has decided to offer 6 one-year postdoc positions, to be filled in in the context of the new DIAMANT round that started this summer. The candidates are: Eric Delaygue (Grenoble/UU), Andrew Drucker (MIT/CWI), Rachel Newton (Cambridge/UL), Jungyook Park (POSTECH, Korea/TU/e and TiU), Kieran Roberts (Birmingham/TU/e) and Marco Streng (Warwick/VU).

Henk Barendregt distinguished Lorentz fellow 2012/2013
9-12-2011
Henk Barendregt, professor of Foundations of Mathematics and Computer Science at Radboud University Nijmegen, wins the fourth Distinguished Lorentz Fellowship issued by the Netherlands Insitute for Advanced Study (NIAS) in Wassenaar. At NIAS, Barendregt will explore the discrepancy between human perception as commonly perceived versus the actual discrete underlying mechanisms. This will also be the topic of an interdisciplinary workshop at the Lorentz Center.
Read more.

5 DIAMANT PhD positions awarded
2-11-2011
The DIAMANT board has decided to award PhD positions to 5 excellent candidates. The PhD candidates will be financed by NWO money in the context of the new national cluster round that started this summer. The candidates are: Ane Anema (RUG), Rutger Kuyper (RUN), Thijs Laarhoven (TU/e), Jinbi Jin (UL) and Florian Speelman (CWI).

SIAG/Optimization prize for Frank Vallentin and Christine Bachoc
5-9-2011
The prestigious SIAG/Optimization Prize has been awarded to Frank Vallentin (Delft University of Technology and Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica) and Christine Bachoc (University of Bordeaux) for their research on the kissing number. Read more.