Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science

<p>The IEEE Annual Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science (FOCS) is an <a href="/facts/Academic_conference/0YAVfxe3">academic conference</a> in the field of <a href="/facts/Theoretical_computer_science/jSkGGuvy">theoretical computer science</a>. FOCS is sponsored by the <a href="/facts/IEEE_Computer_Society/asUJfKHp">IEEE Computer Society</a>.
</p><p>As Fich (1996) writes, FOCS and its annual <a href="/facts/Association_for_Computing_Machinery/abI2atlP">Association for Computing Machinery</a> counterpart STOC (the <a href="/facts/Symposium_on_Theory_of_Computing/xsemn7kG">Symposium on Theory of Computing</a>) are considered the two top conferences in theoretical computer science, considered broadly: they “are forums for some of the best work throughout theory of computing that promote breadth among theory of computing researchers and help to keep the community together.” Johnson (1984) includes regular attendance at FOCS and STOC as one of several defining characteristics of theoretical computer scientists.
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Symposium on Foundations of Computer Science