Macaulay2 Workshop in Vietnam

🗓️ December 29, 2025 – January 9, 2026

📍 Hue University of Education,  34 Le Loi Street, Hue City, Vietnam.

1. Objectives 

There will be a two week meeting on the software Macaulay2 at the Hue University of Education in Hue, Vietnam. It will consist of a 4 day Macaulay2 mini-school  and a 5 day Macaulay2 development workshop.

• Macaulay2 Mini-School (Dec 29 - Dec 31, Jan 2): The mini-school will feature several lectures on basic functionality of Macaulay2, and how to use it to solve problems in Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry, and other fields.

• Macaulay2 Workshop (Jan 5 - Jan 9):  Participants will work in groups led by experienced members of the Macaulay2 community to develop packages in order that expand the core functionality of the software. Each morning there will be tutorials on subjects including package formatting, collaboration via Github, and troubleshooting.

2. Participants

Researchers and students of all levels of Macaulay2 experience and knowledge are encouraged .

3. Organizers and Sponsors

• University of Education, Hue University
• Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM)
• Institute of Mathematics, VAST

4. Invited Speakers/Lecturers

TBA

5. Scientific Committee

• Marc Chardin, Sorbonne University, France
• Hailong Dao, University of Kansas, USA
• Michael Perlman, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, USA
• Claudia Polini, University of Notre Dame, USA
• Mike Stillman, Cornell University, USA
• Ngo Viet Trung, Institute of Mathematics, VAST