FOCS 2026 2026

FOCS 2026 is the 67th Annual IEEE Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science, held at NYU Kimmel Center adjacent to Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village. Sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Mathematical Foundations of Computing, it is a premier venue for theoretical computer science, bringing together researchers for peer-reviewed papers spanning algorithms and data structures, computational complexity, cryptography, quantum computing, and the mathematical foundations of machine learning and optimization.

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Conference Highlights

  • Peer-reviewed papers across algorithms and data structures, computational complexity, cryptography, quantum computing, and the mathematical foundations of machine learning and optimization, from the theoretical computer science community.

Target Audience

Theoretical computer science researchers, algorithm and complexity theorists, cryptographers, PhD students and academics, and mathematically oriented computer scientists.

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Frequently Asked Questions

FOCS 2026 takes place on November 8 – November 11, 2026 in New York, United States.

FOCS 2026 is held at NYU Kimmel Center, New York, United States.

FOCS 2026 is in the high price range. Check the official site for current ticket prices.

Theoretical computer science researchers, algorithm and complexity theorists, cryptographers, PhD students and academics, and mathematically oriented computer scientists.

You can register for FOCS 2026 through the official event website linked on this page.