Combinatorial Game Theory (11w5073)
Organizers
Elwyn Berlekamp (University of California, Berkeley)
Tristan Cazenave (Paris-Dauphine University)
Aviezri Fraenkel (Weizmann Institute)
Martin Müller (University of Alberta)
Richard Nowakowski (Dalhousie University)
Description
The Banff International Research Station will host the "Combinatorial Game Theory" workshop from January 9 to January 14, 2011.
Success at computer Chess was, in part, due to insightful
heuristics but also due to the increase in speed and memory size
of computers. Success in computer Go has been much slower.
Fifteen years ago, a rank beginner could beat most of the
computer Go programs in the world. Today, a good club player
can still achieve this feat.
More insights are needed! Recent developments are exciting.
The 'enriched environment' evaluation technique has already
impacted the professional game; while a Monte-Carlo
technique, using the non-human skills of speed and accurate
bookkeeping of the computer, has brought the computer to the
professional level on 9x9 and is gaining ground on the full
19x19 board.
The Banff International Research Station for Mathematical Innovation and Discovery (BIRS) is a collaborative Canada-US-Mexico venture that provides an environment for creative interaction as well as the exchange of ideas, knowledge, and methods within the Mathematical Sciences, with related disciplines and with industry. The research station is located at The Banff Centre in Alberta and is supported by Canada's Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Alberta's Advanced Education and Technology, and Mexico's Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT).
