BARC is a leading centre for fundamental algorithmic research, headed by VILLUM Investigator Mikkel Thorup. Our aim is to attract top talent from around the world to an ambitious, creative, collaborative, and fun environment. Using the power of mathematics we strive to create fundamental breakthroughs in algorithmic thinking, typically disseminated in top venues such as STOC, FOCS, and SODA.
While the focus of BARC is algorithms theory, we do have a track record of surprising algorithmic discoveries leading to major industrial applications.
BARC is located at the Department of Computer Science, University of Copenhagen, and organised by four core researchers: Mikkel Thorup and Stephen Alstrup from University of Copenhagen, and Thore Husfeldt and Rasmus Pagh from IT University of Copenhagen.
The BARC centre was established in September 2017 with an initial grant of over €5 million from VILLUM FONDEN. It also hosts a number of projects and researchers financed by other sources.