Conference: FOCS Conference Student and Postdoc Travel Support

电气和电子工程师协会（IEEE）计算机科学基础研讨会（FOCS）是覆盖理论计算机科学广度的首要年度研究会议之一。这是一个历史悠久的会议，继续在该领域发挥着形成性作用；它也处于与其他地区连接的前沿。该项目旨在通过鼓励和支持学生和博士后研究人员的参与，特别是那些来自代表性不足的群体的学生和博士后研究人员，增加会议对他们的影响，特别是在他们因旅行费用而无法参加会议的情况下。具体而言，该项目协助学生和博士后参加由IEEE计算机学会计算数学基础技术委员会（TCMF）主办的2023年FOCS年会。即将到来的FOCS将于2023年11月6日至9日在加利福尼亚州圣克鲁斯举行。随着计算机变得无处不在，扩大年轻学者对前沿研究的参与至关重要。FOCS已经成为理论计算机科学开创性研究的最重要场所之一，并且越来越多地成为计算机科学内外其他领域的关键大使。我们期望会议的演讲和讨论将使学生和博士后研究人员接触到广泛的基本问题和思想。我们希望社区也能从中受益，因为这些年轻的研究人员多年来为理论计算机科学的发展做出了巨大的贡献。在强调有需要的初级学者的情况下，支持来自代表性不足人群的初级研究人员参与刺激思想交流，使所有与会者受益。随着理论计算机科学的工具和技术（如新模型、算法、不可能结果以及数据科学和机器学习中的意外联系）对计算机科学内外的几个领域变得至关重要，预计初级研究人员的更广泛参与将使整个社会受益。该奖项反映了美国国家科学基金会的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) is one of the premier annual research conferences that cover the breadth of theoretical computer science. It is a conference of very long standing that has continued to play a formative role in the field; it is also at the leading edge of connections made to other areas. This project aims to increase the impact of this conference on students and postdoctoral researchers, particularly those from under-represented groups, by encouraging and enabling their participation, especially in cases where travel expenses would otherwise preclude their attendance.Concretely, this project assists students and postdoctoral fellows in attending the 2023 Annual FOCS conference, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Mathematical Foundations of Computing (TCMF). The coming FOCS will take place in Santa Cruz, CA, November 6-9, 2023. As computing becomes ubiquitous, it is crucial to expand the participation of young scholars in cutting-edge research. FOCS has served as one of the most important venues for groundbreaking research in theoretical computer science – and, increasingly, as a key ambassador to other areas within and outside computer science. We anticipate the conference presentations and discussions will expose students and postdoctoral researchers to a broad set of fundamental questions and ideas. We expect the community to benefit in turn, as such junior researchers have contributed substantially to the growth of theoretical computer science over the years. With an emphasis on junior scholars in need, supporting the participation of junior researchers from underrepresented populations in the stimulating exchange of ideas benefits all conference attendees. As the tools and techniques from theoretical computer science (such as novel models, algorithms, impossibility results, and unexpected connections in data science and machine learning) are becoming vital to several domains inside and outside computer science, it is anticipated that such broader participation of junior researchers will benefit society at large.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.