The Computational Complexity Conference (CCC) is an
academic conference
An academic conference or scientific conference (also congress, symposium, workshop, or meeting) is an Convention (meeting), event for researchers (not necessarily academics) to present and discuss their scholarly work. Together with academic jou ...
in the field of
theoretical computer science
Theoretical computer science is a subfield of computer science and mathematics that focuses on the Abstraction, abstract and mathematical foundations of computation.
It is difficult to circumscribe the theoretical areas precisely. The Associati ...
whose roots date to 1986.
It fosters research in
computational complexity theory
In theoretical computer science and mathematics, computational complexity theory focuses on classifying computational problems according to their resource usage, and explores the relationships between these classifications. A computational problem ...
, and is typically held annually between mid-May and mid-July in North America or Europe. Since 2015, CCC has been organized independently by the Computational Complexity Foundation (CCF).
History
CCC was first organized in 1986 under the name "Structure in Complexity Theory Conference" (Structures) with support from the
US National Science Foundation.
The conference was sponsored by th
IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Mathematical Foundations of Computingfrom 1987 to 2014. In 1996, the conference was renamed the "Annual IEEE Conference on Computational Complexity", thus establishing the current acronym "CCC". In 2014, a movement towards independence and open access proceedings led to the establishment of the CCF. Since 2015, CCF has organized the conference independently under the name CCC, and publishes open access proceedings via Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics.
Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)
/ref> Future and past conference websites, as well as past programs and call for papers, are archived online.
Scope
CCC broadly targets research in computational complexity theory. This currently includes(but is not limited to the study of models of computation ranging from deterministic to quantum to algebraic, as well as resource constraints such as time, randomness and input queries.
Logistics
CCC is held annually between mid-May and mid-July, with a scientific program running for approximately three days. The conference is composed of a single-track. Activities in addition to the scientific program typically include an opening reception, a rump session and a business meeting.
Awards
CCC annually confers up to two awards: a "Best Student Paper Award", aimed at papers authored solely by students and, since 2001, a "Best Paper Award", given to the most outstanding paper at the year's conference.
References
External links
Computational Complexity Conference web page
Computational Complexity Foundation web page
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