A selection of photographs of this workshop are available here.
Geometric Rigidity Theory is concerned with the study of bar-joint frameworks and related constraint systems of geometric objects. The area can be traced back to classical work of Euler, Cauchy and Maxwell on the rigidity of polyhedra and skeletal frames. However in recent years the subject has become particularly active, drawing on diverse areas of mathematics and engaging with a growing range of applications. The activity is driven in part by the solution of some longstanding open problems, such as the so-called Molecular Conjecture, and the determination , of the generic nature of global rigidity, and by new connections with other mathematical areas, such as matrix completion theory or machine learning. Impetus in the area has also come from new themes such as constraint systems with point-group or crystallographic symmetries and constraint systems in general normed linear spaces. Both the generic combinatorial theory and symmetric geometric theories are flourishing and in recent years the subject in general has increased its international visibility as an active research area.
The workshop brought together researchers to advance Geometric Rigidity through expositions of recent results, consultations between participants and through ensuing disseminations in research journals.
