Basic Algorithms Research Copenhagen

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Large grant for world-class research in algorithms

Professor Mikkel Thorup receives a grant of DKK 29.5 million from the VILLUM foundation to continue his successful basic research centre, Basic Algorithms Research Copenhagen (BARC).

SoCG Competition

Bachelor Project at BARC wins Computational Geometry Challenge

Last month, a team consisting of BA student William Bille Meyling, and BARC researchers Mikkel Abrahamsen and André Nusser were announced winners of the CG:Shop 2023 challenge

BARC Retreat in Romania

The retreat served as a great opportunity to explore new collaborations between members of the group, and was pivotal in giving our researchers time to work on topics for the next FOCS deadline in April 2023. …

BARC researcher secures EU funding in theoretical computer science

Ass. professor Radu-Cristian Curticapean recieves 1.5 million Euro grant from the European Research Council to conduct research in the field of theoretical computer science

10 BARC papers accepted for SODA and SOSA 2023

Basic Algorithm Reasearch Copenhagen is represented at next year’s SODA and SOSA conferences to be held in Florence, Italy, January 22-25, 2023. In total 10 papers are accepted in relation to BARC members.

BARC welcomes Marcin Pilipczuk

BARC welcomes a visiting professor to the team.

Strong BARC performance at NCPC 2022

This weekend "The Balloon Animals", including two PhD students from BARC, won a convincing victory at the NCPC 2022

Math and mushrooms

The BARC team took a trip to Gribskov in northern Zealand and had a great time foraging for the proliferating fungi

BARC welcomes a new Centre Administrator

BARC welcomes Helen Porter to the team.

BARC welcomes three new postdocs

BARC welcomes Boel Nelson, Mingmou Liu and Niv Dayan to the team.