Highlights of Algorithms - HALG 2017
June 9-11, 2017, Berlin, Germany
highlightsofalgorithms.org
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The Highlights of Algorithms conference is designed to be a forum for presenting the highlights of recent developments in algorithms and for discussing potential further advances in this area. The conference will provide a broad picture of the latest research in algorithms through a series of survey and invited talks, as well as possibility for all researchers and students to present their recent results through a series of short talks and poster presentations. Attending the Highlights of Algorithms conference will also be an opportunity for networking and meeting leading researchers in algorithms.
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REGISTRATION
Please register on our webpage highlightsofalgorithms.org by choosing the menu item "Registration" and following the instructions there. We have done our best to keep registration fees at a minimum:
Early registration (by April 30, 2017)
- academic rate (incl. postdocs): 150€
- student rate: 110€
Regular registration (by May 31, 2017)
- academic rate (incl. postdocs): 190€
- student rate: 150€
On-site registration: 250€
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SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS
Thanks to a grant from Google, students who plan to attend may apply for a waiver of the registration fee and potentially also travel support. Applications for support must be sent by email to halg2017@math.tu-berlin.de before April 17, 2017. Applications must be in .pdf format and consist of: (i) a statement and explanation of your interest in attending the conference; (ii) a current CV that includes your contact information, the expected date of the award of your PhD, the institution awarding your PhD, and your advisor's name; (iii) a letter of support for your application written by your advisor on the official letterhead of your institution.
Important: Only register to the conference after notification of acceptance of your application for support (around April 21, 2017).
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CONFERENCE VENUE
The symposium will take place at TU Berlin (Str. des 17. Juni 136, 10623 Berlin, Germany) in the heart of the city close to the Tiergarten park.
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INVITED SPEAKERS
Survey Speakers:
- Sanjeev Arora, Princeton University
- László Babai, University of Chicago
- Nikhil Bansal, TU Eindhoven
- Claire Mathieu, École normale supérieure
- Tim Roughgarden, Stanford University
Invited Speakers:
- Karl Bringmann, MPI for Informatics
- Constantinos Daskalakis, MIT
- Ilias Diakonikolas, USC
- Zachary Friggstad, U Alberta
- Mohsen Ghaffari, MIT
- Bart M. P. Jansen, TU Eindhoven
- David Karger, MIT
- Sanjeev Khanna, U Penn
- Mathias Bæk T. Knudsen, U Copenhagen
- Simon MacKenzie, U New South Wales
- Aleksander Madry, MIT
- Marco Mondelli, ETH
- Renato Paes-Leme, Google
- Ilya P. Razenshteyn, MIT
- Aviad Rubenstein, Berkeley
- Ami Paz, Technion
- Sushant Sachdeva, Google
- Aravind Srinivasan, U Maryland
- Gregory Valiant, Stanford
- S. Matthew Weinberg, Princeton
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