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Among the questions practitioners in the field ask\u0026nbsp;are: What is the dimension of the solution space? What is its shape? Can we break up the solution space into simpler components? Modern algebraic geometry includes much more abstract objects, Yu says..\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlgebraic geometry has connections to complex analysis, string theory, topology, number theory, and game theory. It has applications in statistics, robotics, phylogenetics, and geometric modeling.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe School of Mathematics is home to several experts in algebraic geometry: faculty members Matt\u0026nbsp;Baker, Greg Blekherman, Anton Leykin, Joseph Rabinoff, Kirsten Wickelgren, and Yu; postdoctoral fellows Padmavathi Srinivasan and Philipp Jell; and senior academic professional Salvador Barone.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EBaker is organizing 2018 GAGS, with assistance from Rabinoff and Yu.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe 2018 symposium in Georgia Tech is the culmination of a three-year National Science Foundation (NSF) grant (DMS-1529573) to Georgia Tech, University of Georgia (UGA), and Emory University to organize and host GAGS in rotation over three years. 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