Appears in collection : 2023 - T3 - WS3 - Computer algebra for functional equations in combinatorics and physics

Many of my papers would just not exist without computer algebra. I will describe how CA has become an essential tool in my research in enumerative combinatorics. The point of view will be that of a (sometimes naive) user, not of an expert. Many examples and questions will be taken from a joint paper with Michael Wallner dealing with the enumeration of king walks avoiding a quadrant (arXiv 2021, to appear). My hope is that some of the questions that I will raise will have an immediate answer ("yes, this is done") and/or that some people in the audience will find a question interesting enough to take it back home.