Program

StringMasters will begin in the afternoon of January 18th as participants arrive at the Faculty of Computer Science on the Elviña campus of the University of A Coruña.  The centerpiece of the workshop will be Alberto Ordóñez's PhD defence in the morning of the 19th.  Apart from this event, there is no formal program and participants are encouraged to self-organize.  The workshop will continue in the afternoon of the 19th and all day on the 20th.  Participants are free to come and go as they wish during the workshop and classrooms will remain available even on the 21st for extended collaborations.  Coffee, tea and snacks will be provided during breaks, and the Faculty has an excellent cafeteria where two-course lunches can be purchased for €6.50.  If social events are arranged, details will be posted here.

SCHEDULE:

Monday, January 18, 2016:
15.30 - 16.00 Welcome -- Travis Gagie (CITIC - Big room at the 1st floor)
16.00 - 16.30 Opening talk: "On the competitiveness of RePair" -- Gonzalo Navarro (CITIC - Big room at the 1st floor)
16.30 - 17.00 Discussion and presentation of open problems (CITIC - Big room at the 1st floor)
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break (CITIC - Entrance hall)
17.30 - 19.00 Work session (CITIC - different rooms at ground and 1st floors)

Tuesday, January 19, 2016:
11.00 - 13.30 PhD defense "Statistical and Repetition-based Compressed Data Structures" -- Alberto Ordóñez (Fac. Computer Science, Aula de Grados Víctor Gulías - 2nd floor)
(10.00 - 13.30 Rooms at CITIC are available for work sessions)
13.30 - 15.30 Lunch (Recommedation: Faculty of Computer Science's cafeteria)
15.30 - 17.00 Work session (CITIC)
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break (CITIC - Entrance hall)
17.30 - 19.00 Work session (CITIC)

Wednesday, January 20, 2016:
10.00 - 11.30 Work session (CITIC)
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break (CITIC - Entrance hall)
12.00 - 12.30 Presentation of BIRDS project -- Susana Ladra (CITIC)
12.30 - 14.00 Work session (CITIC)
12.30 - 14.00 BIRDS kick-off meeting (CITIC)
14.00 - 15.30 Lunch (CITIC - Entrance hall)
15.30 - 17.00 Work session (CITIC)
17.00 - 17.30 Coffee break (CITIC - Entrance hall)
17.30 - 18.30 Work session (CITIC)
18.30 - 19.00 Closing session (CITIC)

Thursday, January 21, 2016 (for extended collaborations):
10.00 - 13.30 Work session (CITIC/Faculty of Computer Science)
13.30 - 15.30 Lunch
15.30 - 19.00 Work session (CITIC/Faculty of Computer Science)