<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div><div>Sevgili Alev,</div><div>Bu konusmalara elbette katilmak isterdim ama mekan uzak benim icin. Tahminim baskakari da benzer durumda olabilirler. </div><div>Bu kiymetli meslektas istanbuldayken onu dinleyememis olmak yazik. Hic olmazsa kendidinden sehir icinde, Kaarakoy de ve/ya BU da bir konusma vermesi mumkun olabilirmi?</div><div>Tesekkurlerimle <br><br>Yilmaz</div><div><br></div><div>On Mar 4, 2010, at 11:04 AM, Alev Topuzoglu <<a href="mailto:alev@sabanciuniv.edu">alev@sabanciuniv.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Sayın Liste Uyeleri,<br><br>Profesor Gary McGuire 12- 20 Mart tarihleri arasında Sabanci Universitesini ziyaret edecek ve asagida detaylari verilen bir kisa kurs verecektir. Lutfen bu duyuruyu ilgilenecegini dusundugunuz kisilere iletiniz.<br>Iyi gunler dilegiyle,<br>Alev Topuzoglu. <br>............................................................................................<br>Gary McGuire (University College Dublin and Claude Shannon Institute) will be visiting Sabanci University during 12-20 March. <br><br><b>Short Course on APN Functions and Related Structures<br>by Gary McGuire<br><br>15-18 March at Sabanci University<br></b><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">In the last fifteen years or so, interest in APN (Almost Perfect Nonlinear) functions<br>has grown and grown.These functions are mappings between finite fields having <br>certain extremal properties. In these lectures we will give an introduction to APN <br>functions, and a survey of the area. In particular, we will explain the connections <br>to areas such as cryptography, coding theory, sequences, and geometry.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">We will discuss the important tools in the study of APN functions, such as<br>quadratic forms, linearized polynomials,and the Fourier transform.<span> </span>We will <br>explain how these arise, and give some applications.The theory of polynomials <br>over finite fields is heavily used. Along the way we will mention various open <br>problems, and ideas for future research.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">In the final lecture we will outline some connections to algebraic geometry <br>and number theory, particularly curves over finite fields.</span></p><span lang="EN-GB"><br>Schedule:<br>15 March, Monday<br>13:15-14:30<br>16 March, Tuesday<br>13:00-14:00<br>17 March, Wednesday<br>16:00-17:30</span><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span><br> <br>All lectures will be delivered in FENS 2008. <br><br><span lang="EN-GB">All interested are welcome. However </span>if you wish to participate, <span lang="EN-GB"><br>please </span>notify Ayca Cesmelioglu at:<br><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu"><a href="mailto:cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu">cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu</a></a> by March, 12, <span lang="EN-GB">to help planning of the event. </span><br>Please check this <a href="http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/tr/?kampus_hayati/hizmet_ve_olanaklar/kampus_adres_ve_ulasim_krokisi.html">link</a> for directions to Campus. <br> <br>Visit of Prof. McGuire is supported by TUBITAK. <br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Turkmath mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Turkmath@listweb.bilkent.edu.tr">Turkmath@listweb.bilkent.edu.tr</a></span><br><span><a href="http://yunus.listweb.bilkent.edu.tr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/turkmath">http://yunus.listweb.bilkent.edu.tr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/turkmath</a></span></div></blockquote><br>ylmz akyldz </div><div><br>On Mar 4, 2010, at 11:04 AM, Alev Topuzoglu <<a href="mailto:alev@sabanciuniv.edu">alev@sabanciuniv.edu</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
Sayın Liste Uyeleri,<br>
<br>
Profesor Gary McGuire 12- 20 Mart tarihleri
arasında Sabanci Universitesini ziyaret edecek ve asagida detaylari
verilen bir kisa kurs verecektir. Lutfen bu duyuruyu ilgilenecegini
dusundugunuz kisilere iletiniz.<br>
Iyi gunler dilegiyle,<br>
Alev Topuzoglu. <br>
............................................................................................<br>
Gary McGuire (University College Dublin and Claude Shannon Institute)
will be visiting
Sabanci University during 12-20 March. <br>
<br>
<b>Short Course on APN Functions and Related Structures<br>
by Gary McGuire<br>
<br>
15-18 March at Sabanci University<br>
</b><br>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">In the last fifteen years or so,
interest in
APN (Almost Perfect Nonlinear) functions<br>
has grown and grown.These functions are mappings between finite
fields having <br>
certain extremal properties. In these lectures we will give an
introduction
to APN <br>
functions, and a survey of the area. In particular, we will explain the
connections
<br>
to areas such as cryptography, coding theory,
sequences, and geometry.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">We will discuss the important
tools in the
study of APN functions, such as<br>
quadratic forms, linearized polynomials,and the Fourier transform.<span style=""> </span>We will <br>
explain how these arise, and give
some applications.The theory of polynomials <br>
over finite fields
is heavily used. Along the way we will mention various open
<br>
problems, and ideas for future research.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="TR">In the final lecture we will
outline some
connections to algebraic geometry <br>
and number theory, particularly curves over finite fields.</span></p>
<span lang="EN-GB"><br>
Schedule:<br>
15 March, Monday<br>
13:15-14:30<br>
16 March, Tuesday<br>
13:00-14:00<br>
17 March, Wednesday<br>
16:00-17:30</span><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span><br>
<br>
All lectures will be delivered in FENS
2008. <br>
<br>
<span lang="EN-GB">All interested are
welcome. However </span>if
you wish to participate, <span lang="EN-GB"><br>
please </span>notify Ayca Cesmelioglu at:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu"><a href="mailto:cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu">cesmelioglu@sabanciuniv.edu</a></a>
by March, 12, <span lang="EN-GB">to help
planning of the event. </span><br>
Please check this <a href="http://www.sabanciuniv.edu/tr/?kampus_hayati/hizmet_ve_olanaklar/kampus_adres_ve_ulasim_krokisi.html">link</a>
for directions to Campus. <br>
<br>
Visit of Prof. McGuire is supported by TUBITAK. <br>
<br>
</div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Turkmath mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Turkmath@listweb.bilkent.edu.tr">Turkmath@listweb.bilkent.edu.tr</a></span><br><span><a href="http://yunus.listweb.bilkent.edu.tr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/turkmath">http://yunus.listweb.bilkent.edu.tr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/turkmath</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>