Preface

摘要

Mathematical Aspects of Computer and Information Sciences (MACIS) is a series of biennial conferences focusing on research in mathematical and computational aspects of computing and information science. It is broadly concerned with algorithms, their complexity, and their embedding in larger logical systems. At the algorithmic level, there is a rich interplay along the numerical/algebraic/geometric/topological axes. At the logical level, there are issues of data organization, interpretation, and associated tools. These issues often arise in scientific and engineering computation where we need experimental and case studies to validate or enrich the theory. MACIS is interested in outstanding and emerging problems in all these areas. Previous MACIS conferences have been held in Beijing (2006, 2011), Paris (2007), Fukuoka (2009), and Nanning (2013). MACIS 2015 was held at the Zuse Institute Berlin (ZIB) located in the capital of Germany, in the vicinity of the Freie Universitaet Berlin. Named after Konrad Zuse, the inventor of the first programmable computer, ZIB is an interdisciplinary research institute for applied mathematics and data-intensive high-performance computing. Its research areas in modeling, simulation, and optimization in partnership with academia and industry are exemplary of the goals of MACIS.