While there is a long tail of tasks ahead of us, the FOCS 2013 PC have completed its main task – selecting the program. The list of accepted papers is appended to this post, and I think it is a great collection of papers! We have unfortunately rejected many good papers, either because the presentation … Continue reading FOCS 2013 – Accepted Papers
Month: June 2013
Prices, Competition, and Captivity
Imagine that two technology companies A and B sell similar products (e.g. phones) and they compete for customers. Some customers are loyal to one company or the other, perhaps because they already have products from company A that are incompatible with offerings from company B or visa-versa. Other customers are willing to buy either product … Continue reading Prices, Competition, and Captivity
Away with Page Limits on Submissions (II)
As discussed here, the FOCS 2013 PC did not impose page limit on submissions. As this was an experiment, it is important to try and assess its success. Clearly, no page limit in itself makes it easier on the authors, but we tried to make the CFP more demanding on authors in terms of presentation. … Continue reading Away with Page Limits on Submissions (II)
Windows On Theory 