The 24th International Symposium
on Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science
September 6-10, 1999, Szklarska Poreba, Poland

MFCS'99 is organized by the Theory Groups of the Institute of Computer Science, the University of Wroclaw, in co-operation with Stefan Banach International Mathematical Center, Institute of Computer Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Adam Mickiewicz University, Polish Chapter of ACM and Polish Chapter of SIGACT.

Contents: [Programme Committee] [Conference scope] [Invited talks] [Organizing Committee] [Contact persons] [Submissions] [Accepted papers] [Deadlines] [Conference proceedings] [Registration and Fees] [Conference site]
Links: [List of accepted papers] [Final contributions uploading] [Conference Registration Form] [Springer-Verlag] [Postscript version of this page] [Call for Papers in Postscript] [Conference site] [Schedule] [Social Programme] [E-mail to Organizing Committee]

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Programme Committee

Bogdan Chlebus (Warsaw)
Orna Grumberg (Technion)
Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide (Paderborn)
Fritz Henglein (Copenhagen)
Stasys Jukna (Trier, Vilnius)
Achim Jung (Birmingham)
Michal Karonski (Poznan)
Matthias Krause (Mannheim)
Mirek Kutylowski (Wroclaw, co-chairman)
Ernst Mayr (Munich)
Leszek Pacholski (Wroclaw, chairman)
Wojciech Penczek (Warsaw)
Jean-Eric Pin (Paris)
Birgit Pfitzmann (Saarbrücken)
Branislav Rovan (Bratislava)
Michael Rusinowitch (Nancy)
Georg Schnitger (Frankfurt am Main)
Gábor Tardos (Budapest)
Mikkel Thorup (AT&T Labs-Research)
Pawel Urzyczyn (Warsaw)
Thomas Wilke (Aachen)

Conference scope

Papers from all areas of theoretical computer science are welcome. The principal topics of interest include (but are not limited to):
  • design and analysis of algorithms and data structures,
  • parallel, distributed and concurrent computing,
  • cryptography and computer security,
  • complexity theory,
  • databases and knowledge-based systems,
  • foundations of programming,
  • formal specifications and program development,
  • model checking,
  • semantics and logics of programs,
  • automata, grammars and formal languages.

Invited talks

Martin Dyer Counting graph homomorphisms
Dexter Kozen, Language-Based Security
Giovanni Manzini, The Burrows-Wheeler Transform: theory and practice
Sergio Rajsbaum, New perspectives in distributed computing with the topology approach
Mads Tofte, A Type Discipline for Solving Year 2000 Problems in COBOL programs

Organizing Committee

Sebastian Bala
Iwona Charatonik
Tomek Charatonik
Emanuel Kieronski
Daniel Kucner
Krzysztof Lorys
Jurek Marcinkowski (chairman)
Marcin Mlotkowski
Grazyna Salbierz
Artur Zgoda (co-chairman)

Contact persons

Please use the address of Programme and Organizing Committees given below:
MFCS'99, Institute of Computer Science
University of Wroclaw
Przesmyckiego 20, 51-151 Wroclaw, Poland
phone: +48 71 3247344, fax: +48 71 3251271
e-mail: mfcs99@ii.uni.wroc.pl

Submissions

Authors are invited to submit extended abstracts of original research papers. The abstract should not exceed 10 LNCS pages. Papers submitted elsewhere (another conference or a journal) are not permitted. This includes the case, when the main part of the submitted paper overlaps with some other paper.

Electronic submissions are preferred. Hard copies will be accepted only when electronic submission is not possible.

Accepted papers

There are 37 papers accepted to be presented at the conference. Here you can find the complete list.

Deadlines

  • Submission: March 23, 1999
  • Notification: May 11, 1999
  • Final version: May 23, 1999
  • Early registration: June 15, 1999

Conference Proceedings

As usual, the proceedings of the conference will be published by Springer-Verlag in LNCS Series. The page limit will be 10 pages.

Registration and Fees

Early registration (till June 15, 1999):
Regular fee: 390 USD
Students fee: 330 USD
Accompanying persons: 210 USD
Upgrade to a single room: 40 USD
For the late (after June 15, 1999) and on site registration please add 25%. The fee may also be paid in Polish zlotys in the amount calculated using current rate.

The fees include accommodation (six nights, September 5-11, in double rooms) with full board, the conference dinner and a barbecue. The normal fee includes a copy of the proceedings. Maybe some support will be found to decrease the students fee.

To register please fill in the Registration Form.

Conference site

Szklarska Poreba is a beautiful mountain resort. It is placed near Wroclaw, at the foot of Karkonosze - the highest part of Sudety mountains. The hotel is located approximately 600 metres above sea level close to a chair-lift to the peak of Szrenica (1362 m) and about 10 kilometres from the source of the Elbe river. This is a perfect place to take your accompanying person. Lots of tourists from all over Europe come here to admire scenic paths and lovely waterfalls.

Where is it?

Contents: [Programme Committee] [Conference scope] [Invited talks] [Organizing Committee] [Contact persons] [Submissions] [Accepted papers] [Deadlines] [Conference proceedings] [Registration and Fees] [Conference site]
Links: [List of accepted papers] [Final contributions uploading] [Conference Registration Form] [Springer-Verlag] [Postscript version of this page] [Call for Papers in Postscript] [Conference site] [Schedule] [Social Programme] [E-mail to Organizing Committee]

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Last Update: 9th May 2007, 15:53 CET