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）是涵盖理论计算机科学广度的主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;它也是与其他领域联系的前沿。该项目旨在通过鼓励和促进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群体的学生和博士后研究人员的参与，增加本次会议的影响力，特别是在交通费用无法出席的情况下。具体来说，该项目帮助学生和博士后研究人员参加2023年FOCS年会，由IEEE计算机协会计算数学基础技术委员会（TCMF）主办。即将到来的FOCS将于2023年11月6日至9日在加利福尼亚州的圣克鲁斯举行。随着计算变得无处不在，扩大年轻学者对尖端研究的参与至关重要。FOCS已成为理论计算机科学领域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。我们预计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想法。我们希望社区反过来受益，因为这些年来，初级研究人员为理论计算机科学的发展做出了巨大贡献。重点是有需要的初级学者，支持来自代表性不足的人口的初级研究人员参与激励思想交流，使所有与会者受益。作为理论计算机科学的工具和技术（如新的模型，算法，不可能的结果，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，我们可以预见，这种年轻研究人员的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，并通过评估认为值得支持使用基金会的知识价值和更广泛的影响审查标准。

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.