Preface: Volume 8

This volume collects the extended abstracts of the 36 contributions that have been selected for presentation at the logneTwenteWorkshop on Graphs and Combinatorial Optimization ne, 2001 of Applied Computer Science sity of Cologne e, Germany logneTwenteWorkshop on graphs and combinatorial optimization is organized biennially at the Department of Mathematics at the University of Cologne and at the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Twente. are no “main speakers” and young researchers are particularly encouraged to discuss their work on algorithmic as well as structural aspects of graphs and combinatorial optimization problems. As this volume demonstrates, research in this area is lively and successful. cal organizers want to thank the members of the programming committee lupt (Paris) ger (Cologne) römel (Berlin) massen (Copenhagen) ginger (Graz) eir help in setting up such an attractive program. itional special volume of Discrete Applied Mathematics devoted to the 1st CologneTwenteWorkshop will be prepared. This volume will contain full-length versions of presentations at and results of the workshop as well as other contributions relating to the topics of the workshop. s can be obtained from the local organizers and the webpage r.uni-koeln.de/AFS/conferences/CTW2001/CTW2001.html /www.zpr.uni-koeln.de/AFS/conferences/CTW2001/CTW2001.html e, May 2001