Networks publishes 4th Annual Report
The year 2017 was NETWORKS’ fourth year of operation. The program is at full speed, both scientifically and organizationally. Two important events took place in 2017: the midterm review and the first international NETWORKS conference.
The preparations for the midterm review started by the end of 2016 when a self-evaluation document was written. In February 2017, a committee of ‘Critical Friends’ visited us in Amsterdam to discuss the progress of the program. Their report included a set of helpful and constructive recommendations which served as one of the main ingredients for the formal midterm evaluation by NWO, which took place in June. In December, we were pleased to be informed that the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science had decided to extend the funding for the program until 2024.
On June 7–9, 2017, the first international NETWORKS conference took place. Over 200 participants found their way to the Science Park Amsterdam. Scientifically, major progress has been made. Both qualitatively and quantitatively, scientific output has been overwhelming, with over 400 publications in leading journals and presentations at conferences on probability, combinatorics, operations research and algorithms since the start of the program in 2014.
Last year's results are presented in the Annual Report of 2017.