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Aaron Roth @aaroth.bsky.social · 1d

The FORC 2026 call for papers is out! responsiblecomputing.org/forc-2026-ca... Two reviewing cycles with two deadlines: Nov 11 and Feb 17. If you haven't been, FORC is a great venue for theoretical work in "responsible AI" --- fairness, privacy, social choice, CS&Law, explainability, etc.

FORC 2026: Call for Papers

The 7th annual Symposium on Foundations of Responsible Computing (FORC) will be held on June 3-5, 2026 at Harvard University. Brief summary for those who are familiar with past editions (prior to 2…

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Tom Gur @tomgur.bsky.social · 1d

Cambridge is recruiting Assistant/Associate Professors in Theoretical Computer Science. #TCS #AcademicJobs

Application deadline: 15 December 2025. Contact me for informal inquiries. See more details and apply here:
www.cst.cam.ac.uk/assistantass...

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Some extra info: (1) Priority areas are listed, but those working in *any* area relevant to the School of CS are welcome to apply; (2) the due time of the application (Dec 1) is 🇦🇺 Sydney time (keep in mind!); (3) we welcome applications at *all* levels.

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Goddamn, I sat on my idea too hard. It didn't make it.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Ideas are like eggs! It's important to treat them carefully, sit on them for a while. Sometimes, you don't have any, then you get half a dozen at once.

And some people really seem to pull them out of their arses.

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FOCS 2025 @focs2025.bsky.social · 1d

Update: we extended the deadline, and childcare support for #FOCS2025 will be allocated on a rolling basis to attendees who need it (based on available remaining funds).

We're keeping the process as light as possible: focs.computer.org/2025/childca...

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Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing @simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Thomas Rothvoss and Lang Liu, the inaugural winners of the Trevisan Prize at Bocconi University.

cs.unibocconi.eu/trevisan-pri...

Trevisan Prize 2025 – Winners

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Maybe a mistake on my end, but it looks like you cannot be DM'ed on BlueSky.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

The above is for Teaching and Research academics, but we also have openings for Education-focused positions! Same deadline, December 1:
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

Education Focused Academics (Sydney Horizon Educators) Faculty of Engineering

Full time and Part-time continuing academic Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor (Education Focused) positions at The University of Sydney Opportunity for the best and brightest talented educa...

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Some extra info: (1) Priority areas are listed, but those working in *any* area relevant to the School of CS are welcome to apply; (2) the due time of the application (Dec 1) is 🇦🇺 Sydney time (keep in mind!); (3) we welcome applications at *all* levels.

usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 1d

Nice! Congratulations to Joachim and Sampson!

School of Computer Science, University of Sydney @sydneycompsci.bsky.social · 1d

🎉 Joachim Gudmundsson's paper "A well-separated pair decomposition for low density graphs" has been accepted at #SODA2026!

📝 Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2411.08204
🔗 More about SODA'26: www.siam.org/conferences-...

#Algorithms #TCSSky #ComputationalGeometry #SIAMDA26

A well-separated pair decomposition for low density graphs

Low density graphs are considered to be a realistic graph class for modelling road networks. It has advantages over other popular graph classes for road networks, such as planar graphs, bounded highwa...

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Bartosz Regula @bartoszregula.bsky.social · 15d

The workshop Quantum Resources is back! The next edition will take place in Tokyo in March.

2026.quantumresources.science

Submission deadline: 31 October 2025
Workshop: 16–20 March 2026

Quantum Resources workshop 2026

The workshop "Quantum Resources 2026" will take place in Tokyo, Japan in March. Submissions welcome!

2026.quantumresources.science

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 2d

I'm a little worried now

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 2d

Bought my fortnightly bags of filter coffee at the grocery store. The shopkeeper: "But, all that coffee... are you drinking it or selling it?"

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 2d

"How is the thesis going?"

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 2d

We do not talk about That One.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 3d

You may have missed the very last part of the post. Seems like your app's trying to make me cook

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 3d

Working name:

"I'm sorry Dave. I'm afraid you can't make that"

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 3d

Idea: an app which, asked for a dish, finds a good recipe and tells me exactly what ingredients I am missing at home, so that I can feel justified giving up and getting delivery

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 3d

Maybe? But as a conference organizer, all I can say is: feel free not to subscribe to the ACM, and pay an extra USD 80 to the IEEE instead.

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 3d

That One Simple Trick They Want You to Know: Pay USD 19 to become an ACM Student Member, save USD 80 on the #FOCS2025 registration! (All the while supporting the ACM)
bsky.app/profile/focs...

Association for Computing Machinery membership: www.acm.org/membership/m...

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 4d

If I missed your paper, let me know. (We* do our best, but searching arXiv is not a foolproof process.)

* We = Akash, Sesh, and myself ptreview.sublinear.info/sample-page/

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 4d

Monthly digest of the property testing papers: ptreview.sublinear.info/2025/10/news...

Always fun to see what the community has been up to! Some exciting papers, as usual, and a little something for everyone. #TCSSky

News for September 2025 | Property Testing Review

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 4d

I don't really have a good answer... just wondering if there's a way to get (and/or prove) something interesting there :)

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Clément Canonne @ccanonne.github.io · 4d

Seems relevant. Thanks!