Discrete mathematics is a branch of the mathematical sciences which poses a wide range of challenging research problems and gives rise to important applications in other fields such as computer science, engineering, industry, business, finance and the physical/biological sciences. It is a dynamic subject in which techniques, theories and algorithms are drawn from many different areas, and it offers a diverse and stimulating environment for those whose work lies within it. This is a new area for IMA Conferences that the IMA is pleased to support.

The purpose of this conference is to showcase theoretical and computational advances in the general field of discrete mathematics. It is open to researchers working with mathematical structures and abstract constructs, and to those involved in the theory and practise of discrete algorithmic computing. Results which establish links between different areas of discrete mathematics are welcomed, as are applications and the development of new tools. The purpose of this conference is to highlight progress in the field, the development of novel methodologies, and applications accordingly.

Extended abstracts are solicited from areas including, but not limited to, the following:
Graph Theory
Network Visualisation
Combinatorics (Algebraic, Analytic, Enumerative, Extremal, Probabilistic, Geometric, Algorithmic)
Number Theory
Discrete Probability
Matroid Theory
Cryptography
Computer Science
Large-Scale Networks
Ordered Sets and Permutations
Designs
Topology
Information Processing
Discrete Mathematics of Data Mining
Optimization (Discrete, Combinatorial)
Theory and Applications of Sequences
Operations Research and Analytics

Abstracts of up to 500 words are invited to be submitted for either oral or poster presentation to conferences@ima.org.uk by Friday 11 November 2015 (please indicate if you have a preference for oral or poster presentation). Posters are encouraged particularly from PhD students, and there will be a prize for the best poster presentation.