
It was the occasion of a National Conference on Graph Theory in April 2005 at the Alliance Business Academy, Bangalore. Some of the leading discrete mathematicians of India like Prof. B. D. Acharya, Prof. S. Arumugam, Prof. R. Balakrishnan, Prof. S. A. Choudam, Prof. (Mrs.) P. S. Neeralagi, Prof. E. Sampathkumar, Prof. H. B. Walikar and many others, who were participating in this conference, felt that Discrete Mathematics needs to be given further push in INDIA by encouraging more involvement of younger researchers.
To promote this involvement, it was felt that the formation of a national forum was the need of the hour. Accordingly, it was decided to form a Society for Discrete Mathematics and its applications which would prove to be a platform for providing up-to-date information on the developments taking place in Discrete Mathematics both at national and international levels.
Prof. Sampathkumar was then requested to be the Founder-President of the society and thus, the foundation was laid for the creation of the Academy of Discrete Mathematics and Applications (ADMA).
Registration of the Society:
The Academy of Discrete Mathematics and Applications has been formally registered as a society on January 19, 2006 (vide Registration No. 383/2005-06).