7-11 April 2008
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Call for Papers
8th Latin American Theoretical INformatics - LATIN 2008
http://www.latin08.org/
Buzios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 7-11, 2008
A series of Symposia in Theoretical Computer Science was launched in 1992,
to be held in Latin America: LATIN (Latin American Theoretical
INformatics). This is the eighth event of the series, after So Paulo,
Brazil (1992), Valparaiso, Chile (1995), Campinas, Brazil (1998),
Punta del Este, Uruguay (2000), Cancun, Mexico (2002), Buenos Aires,
Argentina (2004) and Valdivia, Chile (2006).
The proceedings of this edition of LATIN will be
published by Springer-Verlag, in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Series, as in previous LATINs
We seek papers presenting original research on theoretical computer
science, including, but not limited to: algorithms (approximation, online,
randomized, algorithmic game theory, etc.) , automata theory and formal
languages , coding theory and data compression, algorithmic graph theory
and combinatorics , complexity theory, computational
algebra, computational biology, computational geometry, computational
number theory, cryptography, theoretical aspects of databases and
information retrieval, data structures, networks, logic in computer
science, machine learning, mathematical programming, parallel and
distributed computing, pattern matching, quantum computing and random
structures. More information is available at the conference web site,
http://www.latin08.org/.
IMPORTANT DATES
* Paper Submission September 21, 2007
* Acceptance Notification November 21, 2007
* Submission of the Final version December 10, 2007
ABSTRACTS
Authors are invited to submit an extended abstract in English no
longer than 12 pages on letter-size paper using at least 11-point
font. Additional necessary details may be included in a clearly marked
appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program
committee. Instructions for electronic submissions will be posted at the
conference web page. Authors unable to submit electronically
should contact the Program Committee Chair.
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Claudio Lucchesi, Unicamp, Brazil
Moni Naor, Weizmann Institute, Israel
Wojciech Szpankowski, Purdue U., USA
Eva Tardos, Cornell U., USA
Robert Tarjan, Princeton U., USA
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Michael Bender, Stony Brook U., USA
Leo Bertossi, Carleton U., Canada
Claudson Bornstein (vice-chair), UFRJ, Brazil
Ferdinando Cicalese, U. of Salerno, Italy
Jose R. Correa, U. Adolfo Ibanez, Chile
David Fernndez-Baca, Iowa State U., USA
Fedor Fomin, U. Bergen, Norway
Andrew Goldberg, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, USA
Cristina G. Fernandes, U. de So Paulo, Brazil
Joachim von zur Gathen, U. of Bonn, Germany
Venkatesan Guruswami, U. of Washington, USA
Alejandro Hevia, U. Chile, Chile
John Iacono, Polytechnic U., USA
Eduardo Laber (chair), PUC-Rio, Brazil
Alejandro Lopez-Ortiz, U. of Waterloo, Canada
Arnaldo Mandel, U. de So Paulo, Brazil
Guillermo Matera, U. Nacional de General Sarmiento, Argentina
Flavio Miyazawa, Unicamp, Brazil
Mike Molloy, U. of Toronto, Canada
Ojas Parekh, Emory U., USA
Boaz Patt-Shamir, Tel Aviv U., Israel
Artur Pessoa, U. F. Fluminense, Brazil
Jean-Eric Pin, CNRS and U. of Paris 7, France
Satish Rao, U. of Berkeley, USA
R. Ravi, Carnegie Mellon U., USA
Andrea Richa, Arizona State U., USA
Mikls Ruszink, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Gelasio Salazar, U. Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Jayme Szwarcfiter, UFRJ, Brazil
Tamir Tassa, The Open U., Israel
Jorge Urrutia, U. Nacional Autnoma de Mexico, Mexico
Ugo Vaccaro, U. of Salerno, Italy
Vijay Vazirani, Georgia Tech, USA
Alfredo Viola, U. de la Repblica, Uruguay
Renato Werneck, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, USA
Frances Yao, City U. of Hong Kong, Hong-Kong
STEERING COMMITTEE
Martin Farach-Colton, Rutgers U., USA
Marcos Kiwi, U. Chile, Chile
Yoshiharu Kohayakawa, U. de So Paulo, Brazil
Daniel Panario, Carleton U., Canada
Sergio Rajsbaum, U. Nacional Autnoma de Mxico, Mexico
Gadiel Seroussi, HP, USA
BUZIOS
Just 105 miles from Rio de Janeiro, a pleasant 2-hour trip takes you to
the peninsula of Bzios, whose more than 20 magnificent beaches and
crystal-clear water contrast with the exuberantly sculptured landscape and
exotic vegetation. Originally settled by European pirates and slave
traders, this happy mixture of many cultures prospered and became a
picturesque fishing village, famous for its unique combination of rustic
charm, architectural harmony, incredible beauty and
sophisticated boutiques and restaurants sought by visitors who come from
all over the world to savour its magic.
We expect an exciting meeting with
the main accommodation and conference
site in a hotel nearby Rua das Pedras, Buzios main street.
This will provide the opportunity for close interaction among
participants in an attractive setting.