The 30th International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON 2024) will be held in Shanghai, China during August 23-25, 2024. Original research papers in the areas of algorithms, theory of computation, computational complexity, and combinatorics related to computing are solicited. In addition to theoretical results, we are particularly interested in submissions that report on experimental and applied research of general algorithmic interest. Special consideration will be given to research that is motivated by real-world problems. Experimental and applied papers are expected to show convincingly the usefulness and efficiency of the algorithms discussed in a practical setting.

Topics of interest

The topics include, but are not limited to:

    Algorithms and Data Structures
    Algorithmic Game Theory and Online Algorithms
    Automata, Languages, Logic, and Computability
    Combinatorics Related to Algorithms and Complexity
    Complexity Theory
    Computational Learning Theory and Knowledge Discovery
    Cryptography, Reliability, Security, and Database Theory
    Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
    Computational Algebra, Geometry, and Number Theory
    Graph Drawing and Information Visualization
    Communication Networks, and Optimization
    Parallel and Distributed Computing

We particularly encourage submissions in emerging topics of high importance such as algorithms, data structures, machine learning, quantum computing, computational social science, blockchain, cyber-physical systems, bio-inspired computing, and human-computer interaction.