FCT 2027 - CALL FOR PAPERS
26th International Symposium on Fundamentals of Computation Theory

September 22-24, 2027
Craiova, Romania

Website: https://dcti.ucv.ro/fct2027/

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IMPORTANT DATES
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Paper submission deadline: April 23, 2027
Author notification: June 30, 2027
Camera-ready deadline: July 14, 2027
Conference: September 22-24, 2027

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ABOUT FCT
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The International Symposium on Fundamentals of Computation Theory (FCT), established in 1977, is a biennial conference covering all areas of theoretical computer science.

FCT 2027 invites original research papers presenting significant contributions to the foundations of computation.

Topics include, but are not limited to:

- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Approximation and Parameterized Algorithms
- Computational Complexity
- Combinatorics and Graph Theory
- Combinatorial Optimization
- Automata and Formal Languages
- Logic, Computability and Formal Methods
- Computational Geometry and Computational Biology
- String Algorithms and Combinatorics on Words
- Randomized, Online and Distributed Algorithms
- Algorithmic Game Theory and Computational Social Choice
- Foundations of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
- Quantum Computing
- Constraint Satisfaction Problems
- Network Algorithms

Contributions on related topics in theoretical computer science are welcome.

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SUBMISSION AND PROCEEDINGS
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Papers must be submitted electronically through Springer Nature's METEOR system:

https://meteor.springer.com/FCT2027

Submissions must use the Springer LNCS format and must not exceed 12 pages, including references. Additional material may be included in a clearly marked appendix, which does not count towards the page limit.

Papers must contain original, unpublished research and must not be simultaneously submitted elsewhere. Preprints on arXiv and similar repositories are permitted.

FCT 2027 uses single-blind reviewing. Submissions co-authored by Program Committee members are allowed.

Authors may use AI tools in accordance with Springer Nature's policies, provided their use is disclosed where required. Authors remain responsible for all scientific content, including proofs, algorithms and references.

Accepted papers will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series, ARCoSS subseries.

At least one author of each accepted paper must register and present the paper at the conference.

Full submission guidelines:
https://dcti.ucv.ro/fct2027/submission.html

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BEST PAPER AWARDS
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- Best Paper Award
- Best Student Paper Award

For the Best Student Paper Award, all authors must be students at the time of submission.

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM
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INVITED SPEAKERS
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Péter Biró - Corvinus University of Budapest / HUN-REN Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungary
Pantelimon George Popescu - National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, Romania
Prudence W. H. Wong - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Alexander Wolff - University of Würzburg, Germany

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEES
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PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS
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Adrian Dumitrescu - Algoresearch L.L.C.; Research Institute of the University of Bucharest; Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Costin Bădică - University of Craiova, Romania
Alexandru Popa - University of Bucharest; National Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania

PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
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Bogdan Aman - Romanian Academy / Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Romania
Cristina Bazgan - Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Ioana Bercea - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Guillaume Blin - University of Bordeaux, France
Gruia Călinescu - Research Institute of the University of Bucharest (ICUB), Romania
Arnaud Casteigts - University of Geneva, Switzerland
Ke Chen - Pennsylvania State University, USA
Camelia Chira - Babeș-Bolyai University, Romania
Gabriel Ciobanu - Institute of Computer Science, Romanian Academy, Iași, Romania
Riccardo Dondi - University of Bergamo, Italy
Khaled Elbassioni - Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Thomas Erlebach - Durham University, United Kingdom
Guillaume Fertin - Nantes Université, France
Fedor Fomin - University of Bergen, Norway
Leszek Gąsieniec - University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Anirban Ghosh - University of North Florida, USA
Elena Grigorescu - University of Waterloo, Canada
Manoj Gupta - Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, India
Pinar Heggernes - University of Bergen, Norway
Bart M. P. Jansen - Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Jesper Jansson - Kyoto University, Japan
Artur Jeż - University of Wrocław, Poland
Mamadou Moustapha Kanté - Université Clermont Auvergne, France
Ralf Klasing - CNRS / LaBRI, University of Bordeaux, France
Christian Komusiewicz - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
László Kozma - TU Dresden, Germany
Michael Lampis - Université Paris-Dauphine, France
Vincent Limouzy - Université Clermont Auvergne, France
Mircea Marin - West University of Timișoara, Romania
George B. Mertzios - Durham University, United Kingdom
Othon Michail - University of Patras, Greece
Victor Mitrana - University of Bucharest, Romania
Nils Morawietz - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany
Lucia Moura - University of Ottawa, Canada
Tamio-Vesa Nakajima - Philipps University of Marburg, Germany
Yoshio Okamoto - University of Electro-Communications, Japan
Sebastian Ordyniak - University of Leeds, United Kingdom
Valentin Polishchuk - Linköping University, Sweden
Blerina Sinaimeri - LUISS Guido Carli University, Italy
Karamjeet Singh - University of Windsor, Canada
Adrian Vladu - Georgetown University, USA
Michał Włodarczyk - University of Warsaw, Poland
Binhai Zhu - Montana State University, USA
Paweł Żyliński - University of Gdańsk, Poland

STEERING COMMITTEE
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Bogdan Chlebus - Augusta University, USA
Marek Karpiński (Chair) - University of Bonn, Germany
Andrzej Lingas - Lund University, Sweden
Miklos Santha - CNRS and University Paris Diderot, France
Eli Upfal - Brown University, USA

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
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Department of Computers and Information Technology, University of Craiova, Romania.

Alexandru Becheru, Amelia Bădică, Nicolae Enescu, Daniela Dănciulescu, Eugen Ganea, Sorin Ilie, Elena Ruxandra Luțan, Marius Marian, Cristian Mihăescu, Ionuț Murarețu, Elvira Popescu, Stefan Paul Popescu, Alexandra Vultureanu-Albiși, Gabriel Nedianu.

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FURTHER INFORMATION
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Conference website:
https://dcti.ucv.ro/fct2027/

Submission system:
https://meteor.springer.com/FCT2027

Submission guidelines:
https://dcti.ucv.ro/fct2027/submission.html

We look forward to welcoming you to FCT 2027 in Craiova, Romania!