Participant Testimonials
This was a very useful workshop! The mathematicians attending had expertise complementary to mine (as a computer scientist) and had ways of approaching algorithm analysis that I am not familiar with. The other attendees were very helpful in sharing their expertise.
*My participation in the BIRS workshop impacted my future research direction. Based on the discussion with participants and based on the talks during the workshop, I got new ideas for the future direction of my research. *Participation of this workshop also strenghtened (refreshed) my old contacts so that I can consider possible future collaboration or visit. *The workshop helped me to build new contacts (at least two people) which may be connected to new collaborations in a couple of months.
Attending the BIRS Workshop "Mathematical Analysis of Biological Interaction Networks" was a particularly fruitful experience. The organizers invited researchers at the forefront of this area. The presentations were very informative and I learned a lot about the state of the art in the field. The small group and the frequent opportunities for discussion allowed me to talk to a large number of colleagues. These discussions provided fresh insight into our work. I also met with a number of colleagues whose work I have been following for a long time, but had never met before.
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota
This was an excellent conference with quality talks and excellent logistical support. Started a number of new collaborations and completed some work with colleagues with whom I usually have no opportunity to interact. Congratulation BIRS for good program and equally good logistical support.
Great workshop! Some of us began a new project, and made progress each day.
The Banff meeting was exceptionally stimulating for me, and served to initiate a new phase in a collaboration. The results of our discussions led quickly to fresh insights and new results that we are still digesting.
Computer Science, California Institute of Technology
