Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group

IBS Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group (ECOPRO) is a research group in the Center for Mathematical and Computational Sciences in the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), led by the Chief Investigator Prof. Hong Liu.

ECOPRO aims at establishing a vibrant research hub in Extremal and Probabilistic Combinatorics to attract young talents and initiate new collaborations across related fields.

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Summer 2026

June 25, 2026

Entropy method in extremal combinatorics Ting-Wei Chao, Massachusetts Institute of Technology The entropy method has been used in many recent…

ECOPRO 2025 Summer Research Program Successfully Concludes

April 7, 2026

From July 1 to August 31, 2025, the Extremal Combinatorics and Probability Group (ECOPRO) at the Institute for Basic Science…

Korean Student Combinatorics Workshop

January 7, 2026

The Korean Student Combinatorics Workshop (KSCW) aims to provide a platform for Korean graduate students, undergraduate students, and postdoctoral researchers…

Winter school 2026

January 6, 2026

This year’s winter school is taking place on Jan 19-23, 2026. All information, including lecture notes, recordings will be available…

We are hiring!

September 16, 2025

Up to 3 senior researchers. For more details, see https://www.ibs.re.kr/prog/recruit/eng/sub04_01/view.do?pageIndex=1&searchCondition=&searchKeyword=&idx=1971

1st Early Career Workshop in Extremal Combinatorics

September 4, 2025

The 1st Early Career Workshop in Extremal Combinatorics will be held on October 20–30, 2025 at IBS headquarter, Daejeon, Korea.…

Discrete Analysis workshop at Yonsei

June 18, 2025

With Joonkyung Lee, we organize a workshop on Discrete Analysis at Yonsei University in Seoul. For more details, see https://sites.google.com/yonsei.ac.kr/days…

Summer school 2025

June 2, 2025

This year’s summer school is taking place on July 28-August 8, 2025. All information, including lecture notes, recordings will be…

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Workshops and Conferences

Seminars and Colloquiums