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TCS+ is the original online seminar in theoretical computer science, committed to the carbon-free dissemination of ideas across the globe since 2013. Talks from the cutting edge of research in TCS, for a wide audience: https://www.tcsplus.org

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Accepted Papers – FOCS 2025

The list of accepted papers at #FOCS2025 is up!

focs.computer.org/2025/accepte...

13.07.2025 22:59 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Spread the word: there is a new prize in Theoretical Computer Science in honor of Luca Trevisan--

cs.unibocconi.eu/call-nominat...

(Intent-to-nominate letters due by July 31.)

09.06.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
2025/06/04: Irit Dinur, "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure"
2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release"
2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space"
2025/04/09: Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation"
2025/03/19: Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem"
2025/03/05: Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"

2025/06/04: Irit Dinur, "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure" 2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release" 2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space" 2025/04/09: Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation" 2025/03/19: Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem" 2025/03/05: Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"

And that's a wrap for this season of TCS+ πŸŽ‰! You can watch the recordings of the talks, and peruse the slides, on our website and YouTube channel:
πŸ”— sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...
πŸ“½οΈ www.youtube.com/@TCSplusSemi...

See you in a couple months... do suggest talks!
πŸ“‹ sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...

08.06.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025/06/04: Irit Dinur, "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure"
2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release"
2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space"
2025/04/09: Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation"
2025/03/19: Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem"
2025/03/05: Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"

2025/06/04: Irit Dinur, "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure" 2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release" 2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space" 2025/04/09: Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation" 2025/03/19: Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem" 2025/03/05: Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"

And that's a wrap for this season of TCS+ πŸŽ‰! You can watch the recordings of the talks, and peruse the slides, on our website and YouTube channel:
πŸ”— sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...
πŸ“½οΈ www.youtube.com/@TCSplusSemi...

See you in a couple months... do suggest talks!
πŸ“‹ sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...

08.06.2025 12:53 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The link for Irit's talk is now available on our website. See you tomorrow, 1pm ET! www.tcsplus.org/welcome/next...

03.06.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The link for Irit's talk is now available on our website. See you tomorrow, 1pm ET! www.tcsplus.org/welcome/next...

03.06.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's time for the Theory Jobs spreadsheet for 2025! The theory CS community crowdsources who accepted which jobs every year.

Links in next post 1/2

03.06.2025 14:29 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Register to listen to Irit Dinur, trailblazer and theoretical computer scientist/mathematician extraordinaire, talk about "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure" β€” "how local views of a mathematical object can imply a global, coherent structure"!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.06.2025 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is Wednesday! Register to attend and hear Irit Dinur tell us about Agreement Tests!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.06.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We invite your proposals to organize a research program at the Simons Institute in 2026–27 and beyond. There's also a pre-proposal option, if you'd like to test the waters... Drop us a line! Submissions due June 30.

simons.berkeley.edu/how-submit-p...

15.05.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is Wednesday! Register to attend and hear Irit Dinur tell us about Agreement Tests!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.06.2025 07:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TCS+ RSVP: Irit Dinur (2025/06/04) Title: Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure

πŸ“’ Our sixth and last TCS+ talk of the season will be Wednesday, June 4 (10amPT, 1pm ET, 19:00 CEST): Irit Dinur, from the IAS, will tell us about "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure"!

RSVP to receive the link (available one day prior to the talk):
forms.gle/GJt74TequURy... #TCSSky

28.05.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
2025 ACM-SIGACT Distinguished Service Award

Huge congratulations to Tracy Kimbrel, who received the 2025 ACM SIGACT Service Award πŸ† for his time, dedication, and advocacy as Program Director for the Algorithmic Foundations (AF) program at the NSF!
sigact.org/prizes/servi... #TCSSky

31.05.2025 03:08 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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TCS+ RSVP: Irit Dinur (2025/06/04) Title: Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure

πŸ“’ Our sixth and last TCS+ talk of the season will be Wednesday, June 4 (10amPT, 1pm ET, 19:00 CEST): Irit Dinur, from the IAS, will tell us about "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure"!

RSVP to receive the link (available one day prior to the talk):
forms.gle/GJt74TequURy... #TCSSky

28.05.2025 23:28 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

Teaser: our last TCS+ of the season will be next week, with Irit Dinur (IAS) on "Agreement Tests: Local Consistency, Global Structure." What a way to conclude the semester!

[More details coming soon to a BlueSky near you]

27.05.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TCS+ - 2024-2025 2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release" Palak Jain (Boston University)

The recording of this week's talk, by Palak Jain (@thepalakjain.bsky.social), is now available online as well along with the slides:

"Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release"
www.tcsplus.org/welcome/past...

08.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
TCS+ - 2024-2025 2025/05/07: Palak Jain, "Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release" Palak Jain (Boston University)

The recording of this week's talk, by Palak Jain (@thepalakjain.bsky.social), is now available online as well along with the slides:

"Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms-Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release"
www.tcsplus.org/welcome/past...

08.05.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The link for Palak' talk (@thepalakjain.bsky.social) is now available on our website.

See you tomorrow, 1pm ET! www.tcsplus.org/welcome/next...

06.05.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The link for Palak' talk (@thepalakjain.bsky.social) is now available on our website.

See you tomorrow, 1pm ET! www.tcsplus.org/welcome/next...

06.05.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is happening this week! Register to attend the talk at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

05.05.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is happening this week! Register to attend the talk at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

05.05.2025 13:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Another TCS+ talk to look forward to: next week, Palak Jain (@thepalakjain.bsky.social) on a new data #privacy framework they introduce!
πŸ“‹ forms.gle/ateNLcRo59H1... #TCSSky

01.05.2025 21:24 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TCS+ RSVP: Palak Jain (2025/05/07) Title: Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release

πŸ“’ Our fifth TCS+ talk will be Wednesday, May 7 (10amPT, 1pm ET, 19:00 CEST): Palak Jain (@thepalakjain.bsky.social) from Boston University, will tell us about "Enforcing Demographic Coherence"!

RSVP to receive the link (available one day prior to the talk):
forms.gle/MmBBWJizY9RJ... #TCSSky

01.05.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release The technical literature about data privacy largely consists of two complementary approaches: formal definitions of conditions sufficient for privacy preservation and attacks that demonstrate privacy ...

The title was too long for BlueSky, but here it is in full:
"Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release"
arxiv.org/abs/2502.02709

Join us next Wednesday! forms.gle/EEnn8NkGHPNB...

01.05.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TCS+ RSVP: Palak Jain (2025/05/07) Title: Enforcing Demographic Coherence: A Harms Aware Framework for Reasoning about Private Data Release

πŸ“’ Our fifth TCS+ talk will be Wednesday, May 7 (10amPT, 1pm ET, 19:00 CEST): Palak Jain (@thepalakjain.bsky.social) from Boston University, will tell us about "Enforcing Demographic Coherence"!

RSVP to receive the link (available one day prior to the talk):
forms.gle/MmBBWJizY9RJ... #TCSSky

01.05.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
TCS+ - 2024-2025 2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space" Ryan Williams (MIT)

πŸ’‘The first talks of the season are available!

- Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"
- Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation"
- Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem"
- Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space"

sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...

30.04.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Ft. (For 2025, so far) @pras17.bsky.social, @tomgur.bsky.social, and @rrwilliams.bsky.social on BlueSky!

30.04.2025 04:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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TCS+

Recordings and slides are available on our website. Alternatively, follow us on YouTube! www.youtube.com/@TCSplusSemi...

30.04.2025 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
TCS+ - 2024-2025 2025/04/23: Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space" Ryan Williams (MIT)

πŸ’‘The first talks of the season are available!

- Prasanna Ramakrishnan, "How to Appease a Voter Majority"
- Or Zamir, "Optimality of Frequency Moment Estimation"
- Tom Gur, "A Zero-Knowledge PCP Theorem"
- Ryan Williams, "Simulating Time With Square-Root Space"

sites.google.com/view/tcsplus...

30.04.2025 04:43 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The link for Ryan Williams' talk (@rrwilliams.bsky.social) is now available on our website.

See you tomorrow, 1pm ET! www.tcsplus.org/welcome/next...

23.04.2025 00:24 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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