Ramsey theory and designs: probabilistic and extremal perspectivesLecture

by Dr Kalina Petrova

Monday Nov 2, 2026, 8:30 AM → 9:15 AM Europe/Berlin

Endenicher Allee 60/1-016 - Lipschitzsaal (Mathezentrum)

In this talk, I will discuss some of my work in probabilistic and extremal combinatorics, focusing on problems in Ramsey theory and design theory. A major theme will be the role of random graphs, both as a source of intuition and as a tool for constructing and analysing combinatorial structures. I will illustrate these ideas through several results on size-Ramsey numbers and Latin squares. I will also discuss settings where deterministic methods play a central role.