Foreword from the Editors

摘要

This issue of the Journal of Symbolic Computation collects selected papers on work related to the Symbolic Computation and its Applications (SCA) 2010 conference, held in Maribor, Slovenia, June 30-July2,2010. The conference was organized by the Center for Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics (CAMTP) of University of Maribor and the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics (IMFM) with the financial support of the Slovenian Research Agency. The concept of this meeting was to bring together researchers from various areas of natural sciences, who employ and/or develop symbolic techniques and provide a platform for discussions and exchange of ideas. Indeed, the interaction between the participants was quite intensive.