OSCAR Workshop on Computational Algebra, Geometry, and related topics
Schedule
The workshop runs from Monday, June 29, to Friday, July 3, 2026. Please come to the Zeeman Building from 09:00 on Monday.
The table below lists only the OSCAR workshop schedule. Break times are harmonized with the Warwick Macaulay2 (M2) workshop.
Talks. The Tuesday morning Introduction to OSCAR is planned for about 40 minutes plus questions and is the planned joint session with the M2 workshop. The other listed OSCAR talks are planned for 30 minutes including questions.
| Time | Monday 29 JuneB2.04 |
Tuesday 30 June09:30 joint talk: B3.03OSCAR room: B1.68 |
Wednesday 1 JulyB2.04 |
Thursday 2 JulyB2.04 |
Friday 3 JulyB2.04possible exception 11:00–12:00 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Arrival and setup | ||||
| 09:30 | Welcome and project planning | Introduction to OSCAR Janko Böhm / Matthias Zach joint with M2 workshop |
Project work | Project work | Project reports and wrap-up |
| 10:45 | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
| 11:15 | OSCAR setup / project work | Project work | The .mrdi file format della Vecchia |
Project work | Project work / final discussions |
| 12:00 | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Project work | Riemann surfaces in OSCAR/Hecke Hanselmann |
Some log singular surfaces with unobstructed deformations Felten |
Project work | Project work / departures |
| 15:00 | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee | Coffee |
Outside the listed talks, the main activity is collaborative project work. Participants who are new to OSCAR may find the OSCAR book and the OSCAR tutorials useful before the workshop.
Speakers who need to revise a proposed time should contact the organizers.
Related events
The workshop is scheduled in the week preceding MEGA 2026 at Durham University. The Warwick Macaulay2 (M2) workshop runs in parallel; schedules are harmonized, but only the Tuesday morning Introduction to OSCAR is planned as a joint session.