<p> The field of interest of this activity is located at the boundary between theoretical research in Algebraic Geometry and Commutative Algebra, and methodological research in typically more applied fields like Statistics, Probability, Operational research and Computational Biology. </p>

<p> SPEAKERS (tentative):, A. Bigatti (U. Genova), V. Blanco (U. Granada), C. D'Andrea (U. Barcelona), E. Fernández Aréizaga (U.P. Cataluña), J.E. Chacón (U. Extremadura), M.C. Fernández (U. Sevilla), M. Morales (Inst. Fourier, U. Grenoble I), R. Notari (P. Milano), G. Pistone (P. Torino), E. Riccomagno (U. Genova), E. Saenz de Cabezón (U. La Rioja), M. Sombra (U. Barcelona), J.M. Ucha (U. Sevilla), H.P. Wynn (London Sch.E.) </p>

<p> ORGANIZERS: I. Ojeda (U. Extremadura), A. Vigneron (U. Cádiz). Scientific Committee: A. Campillo (U. Valladolid), F.J. Castro (U. Sevilla), J. Puerto (U. Sevilla)</p>