Questions about hte modular rank of incidence matrices arise in combinatoric and finite geometry. They have been tackled using methods from combinatorics, coding theory and representation theory. We want to bring together a group of about a dozen workers with interests covering these three areas to discuss these problems. The format proposed is meant to allow for ample interaction ouside the lectures. A number of successful workshops using this format have been held at Simon Fraser University in the past (including on organised by Godsil).

Topics:

p-ranks of incidence matrices
p-ranks of nets
methods from modular and integral representation theory
the viewpoint from coding theory
computational methods