Helsinki Algorithms & Theory Days
27–28 Aug, 2026. Helsinki, Finland

About the event

Theory Days is an activity of HALT - Helsinki Algorithms and Theory that will bring together the theoretical computer science community in the Helsinki area.

The focus area of the event is theory and foundational research. Our main goal is to promote the sharing of ideas and potentially spark new collaborations. The event will include presentations by invited speakers from abroad as well as talks contributed by participating HALT research groups.

Invited Speakers

Noah Fleming (Lund University)

Helger Lipmaa (University of Tartu)

Ian Mertz (Charles University)

Attending the workshop

Registration

Every participant (speaker or not) must register by filling the
personal registration form.

If you would like to give a talk, please register your talk by filling also the
talk registration form.

The deadline for both personal and talk registration is August 7, 2026.

Other Info

Attendance will be free of charge for all participants, including coffee breaks, social event, and dinner. Kindly note that lunch will not be provided.

We acknowledge the generous funding by the Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT).

Practical information

Dinner

The dinner on Thursday will be served at Block by Dylan (Eteläranta 18, 00130 Helsinki).

Social event

TBA.

Organizers

  • Antonio Cruciani, Aalto University
  • Massimo Equi, Aalto University
  • Tuomas Hakoniemi, University of Helsinki
  • Juha Harviainen, University of Helsinki
  • Eliel Ingervo, Aalto University
  • Chandra Mohapatra, Aalto University
  • Christina Sirviö, University of Helsinki
  • Jiaheng Wang, University of Helsinki

Contact

For further questions please email Massimo Equi or Jiaheng Wang.

Massimo Equi: firstname.lastname@aalto.fi

Jiaheng Wang: firstname.lastname@helsinki.fi

Venue

The evenet will take place in Unioninkatu 40, Room B116 (Hall 1), in the Metsätalo building of the University of Helsinki downtown campus.
This is not the same venue as last year.

The room is located on the 1st floor of the building.


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Workshop schedule

TBA