Register before 2 October 2025
We invite you to attend the upcoming WAVE (Women in Algorithms, Venture into Exploration) workshop at the University of Copenhagen on October 10th, 2025. The event will feature technical talks and personal reflections in Theoretical Computer Science (TCS), presented by female researchers, as a way to celebrate the 150th anniversary of women’s access to the University of Copenhagen. The event will also include a panel discussion on current challenges in TCS, with a special emphasis on the difficulties faced by early-career female researchers and diversity issues. Both female and male panelists will be included, as any potential solutions require efforts from all genders in the field.
The workshop will be hosted by the BARC research center and is free to attend, though registration is required by October 2nd, 2025. While we are unable to provide travel support for participants, international attendees are warmly welcomed, both for the workshop and to experience the beautiful city of Copenhagen. Importantly, participants of all genders are encouraged to attend, as all topics discussed are relevant to everyone in the field.
We acknowledge the support from BARC (Basic Algorithms Research Copenhagen), the VILLUM Foundation and the University of Copenhagen.
Confirmed speakers:
- Meena Mahajan, Professor at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, India.
- Ioana-Oriana Bercea, BARC alumni and Assistant Professor at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
- Xiao Hu, Assistant Professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada
- Therese Graversen, Associate Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Additional speakers will be announced soon.
It will be a full day event with technical talks as well as a panel discussion including coffee breaks, lunch and at networking session at the end. The detailed program will be finalized and shared soon.
Time | Speaker | Title |
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9.00-9.10 | ||
9.10-10.00 | ||
10.00-10.50 | ||
10.50-11.10 | Coffee break | |
11.10-12.00 | ||
12.00-16.00 | Lunch and break | |
16.00-16.50 | ||
17.10-18.00 | ||
18.00- | Symposium dinner |
North Campus of the University of Copenhagen / Nørre Campus, KU, Østerbro.
Specifics to be announced soon.
Attending the workshop is free, but registration is mandatory. Please use the link below to sign up for this event no later than October 2nd, 2025:
The organizing committee of WAVE comprises four women at BARC. Feel free to reach out to any of us with questions, concerns or feedback – we would be happy to get in touch!
Nutan Limaye
Professor at the IT University, Theoretical Computer Science
nuli@itu.dk
Hanzhi Wang
Postdoc at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Computer Science
hawa@di.ku.dk
Sia Susanne Lykke Sejer
PhD Student at the University of Copenhagen, Department of Computer Science
sia.sejer@di.ku.dk
Anne Primdahl Kristensen
Centre Administrator for BARC at the University of Copenhagen
primdahl@di.ku.dk