As Boaz discussed, there is an excellent collection of papers to be presented at the upcoming FOCS in Philadelphia. These would be spread over three of the days of the conference. Before this though, there will be an exciting day of workshops and tutorials. It is your chance to reach hundreds of people from across … Continue reading FOCS 2014: Call for Workshops and Tutorials
Month: July 2014
Emanuele Viola presents: “behind the paper”
Emanuele Viola started a new series of posts which is related to the research life-stories project. In his words: "the series “behind the paper” collects snapshots of the generation of papers. For example, did you spend months proving an exciting bound, only to discover it was already known? Or what was the key insight which made … Continue reading Emanuele Viola presents: “behind the paper”
Goin’ up, down, all around, it’s like a see saw*
This is my last research life-story (at least for now), possibly concluding this project (though you are all very welcomed to share more as long as this blog lives). My main hope was to give legitimacy to all of us to acknowledge and discuss our uncomfortable feelings and the “non-scientific” challenges of our careers. My … Continue reading Goin’ up, down, all around, it’s like a see saw*
FOCS 2014 Accepted papers list is online
The accepted papers list for FOCS 2014 is now posted online. I am always amazed by the depth and breadth of works in the TCS community, and this FOCS is no exception. Whether you are a physicist interested in the possibility of general "area law" governing entanglement between different parts of systems, a geometer interested in Gromov's topological notion of … Continue reading FOCS 2014 Accepted papers list is online
Collaboration, competition, and competition within collaboration
Another instalment on my research-life stories. --------------- The Talmud says: “competition/envy among scholars increases wisdom” (kinat sofrim tarbe chochma). Good or bad, competition is here to stay. Nevertheless, one of the strengths of our community is in its collaborative nature. This is good for science, but in my eyes also makes our life so much … Continue reading Collaboration, competition, and competition within collaboration
Windows On Theory 