The PACE steering committee is looking for a PC chair with experience at the interface of parameterized complexity theory and applied algorithmics to organize PACE 2026. The PC chair assembles a small program committee, whose work consists of selecting a challenge problem, setting up benchmark inputs, collecting and evaluating submissions, and hosting the award ceremony at ALGO. After an iteration of PACE is concluded, the PC publishes a report summarizing the outcomes in the proceedings of IPEC, the International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation. Chairing an iteration of PACE is a great way to inspire and challenge a new generation of researchers, as well as an opportunity to learn about diverse approaches to solve hard problems in practice.
Researchers interested to take on the challenge of being the PC chair for PACE 2026 are invited to email the PACE steering committee chair, Bart M. P. Jansen, at b.m.p.jansen@tue.nl<mailto:b.m.p.jansen@tue.nl> with a short motivation of their interest and the intended challenge problem. Proposals will be evaluated based on their alignment with the PACE mission, which can be found here: https://pacechallenge.org/about/ . The deadline for applications is December 31st 2024. Informal inquiries about the position are welcome and can be sent to the same email address.
On behalf of the PACE Steering Committee,
Bart M. P. Jansen.
PACE Steering committee chair.
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