APPROX 2013 and RANDOM 2013 16th Intl. Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems - APPROX 2013 17th Intl. Workshop on Randomization and Computation - RANDOM 2013 http://cui.unige.ch/tcs/random-approx/ Aug. 21-23, 2013 Berkeley Call for papers SCOPE 16th Intl. Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems - APPROX 2013 17th Intl. Workshop on Randomization and Computation - RANDOM 2013 The 16th. International Workshop on Approximation Algorithms for Combinatorial Optimization Problems (APPROX'2013), and the 17th. International Workshop on Randomization and Computation (RANDOM'2011) will be held in 21-23 August 2013 at Berkeley. APPROX'2013 focuses on algorithmic and complexity theoretic issues relevant to the development of efficient approximate solutions to computationally difficult problems, while RANDOM'2013 focus on applications of randomness to computational and combinatorial problems. RANDOM'2013 is the seventeenth workshop in the series; APPROX'2013 is the sixteenth in the series. TOPICS Papers are solicited in all research areas related to randomization and approximation, including, but not limited to: APPROX • design and analysis of approximation algorithms • hardness of approximation • small space, sub-linear time and streaming algorithms • embeddings and metric space methods • mathematical programming methods • combinatorial problems in graphs and • networks • game theory, markets, and economic • applications • geometric problems • packing, covering, and scheduling • approximate learning • other applications RANDOM • design and analysis of randomized algorithms • randomized complexity theory • pseudorandomness and derandomization • random combinatorial structures • random walks/Markov chains • expander graphs and randomness extractors • probabilistic proof systems • random projections and embeddings • error-correcting codes • average-case analysis • property testing • computational learning theory SUBMISSIONS Abstract Format: Electronic submissions are solicited. Please consult the following servers: For submission of APPROX papers: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=approx2013 For submission of RANDOM papers: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=random2013 Note: You will be asked to login using an EasyChair account. Directions on how to register for such an account are available at the submission servers (you may also have an old account from a previous conference submission). The submission must be received by 17:00pm (PDT) of April 17 for your submission to be considered. Abstract Format: Authors should submit an extended abstract (not a full paper). An abstract should start with the title of the paper, each author's name, affiliation, and e-mail address, followed by a one-paragraph summary of the results to be presented. This should then be followed by a technical exposition of the main ideas and techniques used to achieve these results including motivation and a clear comparison with related work. The abstract should not exceed 10 single-spaced pages on letter-size paper, using reasonable margins and at least 11-point font (not including the references). If the authors believe that more details are essential to substantiate the main claims of the paper, they may include a clearly marked appendix that will be read at the discretion of the program committee. Simultaneous submission Simultaneous submission to other conferences with published proceedings is not allowed. PROCEEDINGS Proceedings will be published in the Springer-Verlag series Lecture Notes in Computer Science. Previous proceedings of APPROX appeared as LNCS 1444, 1671, 1913, 2129, 2462, 2764, 3122, 3624, 4110 and 4627 while previous proceedings of RANDOM appeared as LNCS 1269, 1518, 1671, 2129, 2483, 2764, 3122, 3624, 4110, 4627 and as Proceedings in Informatics 8. IMPORTANT DATES Submissions: April 17 Notifications: June 11 Camera ready: June 18 PROGRAM COMMITTEES Approx Nikhil Bansal - Eindhoven University Chandra Chekuri - UIUC Eden Chlamtac - Ben Gurion University Nikhil Devanur - Microsoft Research Uriel Fiege - Weizmann Institute Claire Mathieu - Brown University Ankur Moitra - Institute for Advanced Study Seffi Naor - Technion University Yuval Rabani - Hebrew University Prasad Raghavendra - University of California, Berkeley (Chair) Roy Schwartz - Microsoft Research Mohit Singh - Microsoft Research Ola Svensson - EPFL Mohammedtaghi Hajiaghayi - University of Maryland, College Park Madhur Tulsiani - TTI Chicago Rico Zenklusen - John Hopkins University Random Amit Chakrabarti - Dartmouth College Nikolaos Fountalakis - University of Birmingham Ariel Gabizon - Technion Parikshit Gopalan - Microsoft Research, Silicon Valley Dan Gutfreund - IBM Research, Haifa Prahladh Harsha - Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India Thomas Hayes - University of New Mexico Michael Krivelevich - Tel Aviv University Shachar Lovett - UCSD Russell Martin - University of Liverpool Dieter van Melkebeek - University of Wisconsin--Madison Sofya Raskhodnikova - Pennsylvania State University (Chair) Shubhangi Saraf - Rutgers University Christian Sohler - TU Dortmund University David P. Woodruff - IBM Research, Almaden Amir Yehudayoff - Technion Program Chairs APPROX Prasad Raghavendra - University of California, Berkeley email: prasad@cs.berkeley.edu RANDOM Sofya Raskhodnikova - Pennsylvania State University email:sofya@cse.psu.edu Workshop Chairs José Rolim, U. of Geneva e-mail: jose.rolim@unige.ch Klaus Jansen, U. of Kiel e-mail: kj@informatik.uni-kiel.de CONFERENCE WEB PAGE http://cui.unige.ch/tcs/random-approx/