To an algebraic curve 
 over the complex numbers one can associate a non-negative integer 
, the genus, as a measure of its complexity. One can also associate to 
, via complex analysis, a 
 symmetric matrix 
 called period matrix. Because of the natural relation between 
 and 
, one can obtain information about one by studying the other. Therefore, it makes sense to consider the inverse problem: Given a period matrix 
, can we compute a model for the associated curve 
?