{"id":433,"date":"2020-07-10T15:02:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T15:02:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manifolds-groups-varieties\/?page_id=433"},"modified":"2025-10-03T00:54:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T00:54:04","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manifolds-groups-varieties\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Computational problems about 3-manifolds, associated groups and varieties"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>October 4\u20135, 2025 at Rutgers University, Newark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The focus of the workshop is the <strong>interactions of 3-manifold topology and geometry, and the study of 3-manifold groups and character and representation varieties with computational topology and theoretical computer science<\/strong>. We also welcome related topics!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manifolds-groups-varieties\/register\/\">Participants and registration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/manifolds-groups-varieties\/location-and-schedule\/\">Schedule<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The workshop is funded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/awardsearch\/showAward?AWD_ID=2142487\">NSF CAREER grant DMS 2142487<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Links to some previous events: <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.oist.jp\/system\/files\/poster_0.pdf\">workshop I<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/groups.oist.jp\/manifolds\/mini-symposium-2019\">workshop II<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cplt-workshop\/\">workshop III<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A photo by Henry Segerman from one of the previous workshops.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-492\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/cplt-workshop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/942\/2022\/12\/29261079_10214143793321613_5552422686774263808_n-1-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"388\" height=\"243\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 4\u20135, 2025 at Rutgers University, Newark The focus of the workshop is the interactions of 3-manifold topology and geometry, and the study of 3-manifold groups and character and representation &hellip; 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