tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post6874071784152161360..comments2024-03-28T18:17:00.135-05:00Comments on Computational Complexity: FOCS 2008 Call For Papers is availableLance Fortnowhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06752030912874378610noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-47995236509273806142008-03-02T22:43:00.000-06:002008-03-02T22:43:00.000-06:00If STOC-FOCS have lost algorithms, what fields are...If STOC-FOCS have lost algorithms, what fields are they now the premier conference in?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-17684619338148159402008-02-27T16:16:00.000-06:002008-02-27T16:16:00.000-06:00To the people griping about STOC/FOCS being a "cra...To the people griping about STOC/FOCS being a "crappy venue for algorithms," what are the topics you think are <I>over</I>emphasized? This is a zero-sum game; obviously you can't accept more algorithms papers without rejecting something else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-65193061083317553452008-02-27T09:20:00.000-06:002008-02-27T09:20:00.000-06:00I have also known some of the smartest people I've...<I>I have also known some of the smartest people I've ever met now consider stoc/focs as crappy venues and prefer submitting very good algo papers to soda.</I><BR/><BR/>Statistics show that people submitting algorithms papers to SODA average a full 20 IQ points higher than those submitting to FOCS/STOC. Their papers are given a fair and complete evaluation that transcends trends or politics, and nobody ever faces a disappointing rejection. Furthermore, none of their grapes are ever sour.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-425440159496521452008-02-27T04:27:00.000-06:002008-02-27T04:27:00.000-06:00jelani, you r correct. Previously, the deadline wa...jelani, you r correct. Previously, the deadline was April 20th and they changed it.<BR/>-- IftahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-1303158494443049382008-02-27T00:07:00.000-06:002008-02-27T00:07:00.000-06:00April 20th was last year's deadline - someone was ...April 20th was last year's deadline - someone was probably just momentarily confused.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://focs2008.org/cfp.html" REL="nofollow">http://focs2008.org/cfp.html</A> shows the correct 2008 deadline of April 11th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-78597288581867233522008-02-26T22:11:00.000-06:002008-02-26T22:11:00.000-06:00I also saw them previously say that the deadline w...I also saw them previously say that the deadline was April 20 and it is somewhat not nice of them to change it. Also, since the stoc deadline was Nov 20, this gives us 4 and 2/3 months between the deadlines. Why aren't they spaced out better?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-17140065082882585702008-02-26T21:50:00.000-06:002008-02-26T21:50:00.000-06:00Is it just me or on February 11th did http://focs2...Is it just me or on February 11th did http://focs2008.org/ say that the submission deadline was April 20th?Jelani Nelsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216475103758212305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-79363097479930941432008-02-26T18:34:00.000-06:002008-02-26T18:34:00.000-06:00I totally agree with #anon1. I have also known som...I totally agree with #anon1. I have also known some of the smartest people I've ever met now consider stoc/focs as crappy venues and prefer submitting very good algo papers to soda.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-23536880206672995262008-02-26T15:22:00.000-06:002008-02-26T15:22:00.000-06:00Another conference like the upcoming STOC, and we'...<I>Another conference like the upcoming STOC, and we're sure to become a community of clowns.</I><BR/><BR/>What on earth are you talking about? Based on the list of accepted paper titles, I can't even detect any serious influence of the "expanding the borders of theory" business. Of course some titles sound more interesting than others, but I did not see a single title that could reasonably be described as befitting a community of clowns.<BR/><BR/><I>Um... there's a list of topics in the first paragraph.</I><BR/><BR/>I can't tell whether this is intended to refer to a list of clownish topics, but in any case I don't know which paragraph it is talking about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-22375396483142508552008-02-26T11:52:00.000-06:002008-02-26T11:52:00.000-06:00And... Also in the first paragraph, it still calls...And... Also in the first paragraph, it still calls for "broadening the reach of theory".<BR/><BR/>It looks like a great PC! I can't wait for the conference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-31930853239116690132008-02-26T11:41:00.000-06:002008-02-26T11:41:00.000-06:00Re item 2: I'd suggest that Game Theory is probabl...Re item 2: I'd suggest that Game Theory is probably one of the paradigms to which algorithms are shifting...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-35052327547063589052008-02-26T11:31:00.000-06:002008-02-26T11:31:00.000-06:00Um... there's a list of topics in the first paragr...Um... there's a list of topics in the first paragraph.JeffEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17633745186684887140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-77427378985404146242008-02-26T11:16:00.000-06:002008-02-26T11:16:00.000-06:00Which papers exactly do you object to, and why?Which papers exactly do you object to, and why?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-9197007703389314752008-02-26T10:36:00.000-06:002008-02-26T10:36:00.000-06:00Thank God they dropped the part about "expanding t...Thank God they dropped the part about "expanding the borders of theory." Another conference like the upcoming STOC, and we're sure to become a community of clowns.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3722233.post-86982429093119156252008-02-26T10:31:00.000-06:002008-02-26T10:31:00.000-06:00I am a complexity person, but from what I have hea...I am a complexity person, but from what I have heard and seen, it seems the paradigm shift in algorithms is from STOC/FOCS being a top algorithms conference to it being a crappy venue, which accepts few algorithms papers based on trends and politics. Many algorithms people say they only submit to SODA these days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com