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Seminar Combinatorial Algorithms

Course
2023-2024

Admission requirements

Not applicable.

Description

In this seminar, we will discuss recent topics concerning algorithms. Each year an interesting common theme is chosen. Students present chapters from the literature, and write detailed papers (in LaTeX) explaining their lectures.
It is recommended that students have knowledge of algorithms, complexity and data structures (see for example the content of the Algorithmics, Data Structures and Complexity courses in the Leiden BSc programme in Computer Science).

Course objectives

Students should learn to read, understand, discuss and disseminate (in written and oral form) scientific papers.

Timetable

The most recent timetable can be found at the Computer Science (MSc) student website.

You will find the timetables for all courses and degree programmes of Leiden University in the tool MyTimetable (login). Any teaching activities that you have sucessfully registered for in MyStudyMap will automatically be displayed in MyTimeTable. Any timetables that you add manually, will be saved and automatically displayed the next time you sign in.

MyTimetable allows you to integrate your timetable with your calendar apps such as Outlook, Google Calendar, Apple Calendar and other calendar apps on your smartphone. Any timetable changes will be automatically synced with your calendar. If you wish, you can also receive an email notification of the change. You can turn notifications on in ‘Settings’ (after login).

For more information, watch the video or go the the 'help-page' in MyTimetable. Please note: Joint Degree students Leiden/Delft have to merge their two different timetables into one. This video explains how to do this.

Mode of instruction

Student presentations (with peer feedback) and papers (with feedback from lecturers). Together we study recent literature on a common theme.

Course load

Total hours of study: 168 hrs.
Lectures: 26 hrs.
Paper: 72 hrs.
Self-study: 70 hrs.

Assessment method

No written exam. The final grade is determined by:

  • Two presentations (one hour each)

  • Active participation

  • Two papers

  • Perhaps peer review or programming

Reading list

  • The reading list is changing every academic year according to the subject of study. See the course website for more information.

Registration

From the academic year 2022-2023 on every student has to register for courses with the new enrollment tool MyStudyMap. There are two registration periods per year: registration for the fall semester opens in July and registration for the spring semester opens in December. Please see this page for more information.

Please note that it is compulsory to both preregister and confirm your participation for every exam and retake. Not being registered for a course means that you are not allowed to participate in the final exam of the course. Confirming your exam participation is possible until ten days before the exam.

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Contact

Lecturers: dr. Hendrik Jan Hoogeboom & dr. Walter Kosters
Website: Seminar Combinatorial Algorithms

Remarks

Important: due to the format of the course, there is a limit on the number of participants: in principle 10 students can participate in this course. Register by 1) signing up in uSis and 2) make an appointment with the lecturers in December.