China Theory Week 2008

China Theory Week 2008

By Li Han

Staff Writer of the Tsinghua News Center

China Theory Week 2008 opened at the Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (ITCS) at Tsinghua University on September 22. More than 60 researchers and students attended the week-long meeting where more than thirty talented graduate students in theoretical computer science from such universities as MIT, Princeton, UC Berkeley, and Tsinghua presented their latest research findings.

The workshop provided an international forum at which graduate students could meet and exchange research ideas. The workshop presentations indicated the exciting directions future research might take in this rapidly developing field. Tsinghua University s Turing Award Winner Professor Andrew Chi-chih Yao delivered the welcoming speech at the opening session of the forum.

The Institute for Theoretical Computer Science (ITCS) is a new institute headed by Professor Yao at Tsinghua University. Its mission is to nurture and develop the talents of students and researchers and to create knowledge to support advances in computer science. It also aims to become one of the leading theoretical computer science research centers in the world.

The Institute already has an elite group of graduate students and enjoys frequent visits all year round from world-renowned scientists. With a vibrant research environment and impressive research output, ITCS provides an ideal setting for fruitful interaction and collaboration among its members.

(Photo by Cui Kai)