
About the Conference
Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms (SOSA) is a conference in theoretical computer science dedicated to advancing algorithms research by promoting simplicity and elegance in the design and analysis of algorithms. The benefits of simplicity are manifold: simpler algorithms manifest a better understanding of the problem at hand; they are more likely to be implemented and trusted by practitioners; they are more easily taught and are more likely to be included in algorithms textbooks; and they attract a broader set of researchers to difficult algorithmic problems.
Papers in all areas of algorithms research are sought. An ideal submission will advance our understanding of an algorithmic problem by, for example, introducing a simpler algorithm, presenting a simpler analysis of an existing algorithm, or offering insights that generally simplify our understanding of important algorithms or computational problems.
We are especially interested in papers that make material more accessible to a wider audience, such as undergraduates, or for more specialized topics, general algorithms researchers. Submissions should contain novel ideas or attractive insights, but they are not required to prove novel theorems. That is, the results themselves can be known, but their presentation must be new.
The following meetings will be held jointly:
- ACM-SIAM Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA)
- SIAM Symposium on Algorithm Engineering and Experiments (ALENEX)
- SIAM Symposium on Simplicity in Algorithms (SOSA)
Connect with other attendees on LinkedIn.
Program Committee Co-Chairs
Gerth Stølting Brodal
Aarhus University, Denmark
Michał Pilipczuk
University of Warsaw, Poland
Program Committee
Divesh Aggarwal
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Georg Anegg
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Per Austrin
KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Ruben Becker
Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Sujoy Bhore
IIT Bombay, India, and London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Édouard Bonnet
ENS Lyon, France
Yixin Cao
Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China
Karthik C. S.
Rutgers University, U.S.
Radu Curticapean
University of Regensburg, Germany
Yann Disser
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany
Mordecai J. Golin
University of Massachusetts Amherst, U.S.
Ivor van der Hoog
IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Ce Jin
University of California, Berkeley, U.S.
Linda Kleist
University of Hamburg, Germany
Laura Vargas Koch
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Tuukka Korhonen
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Martin Koutecký
Charles University, Czech Republic
Jason Li
Carnegie Mellon University, U.S.
Debmalya Panigrahi
Duke University, U.S.
Solon Pissis
The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus
Kevin Pratt
Columbia University, U.S.
Lars Rohwedder
University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Rahul Santhanam
University of Oxford, United Kingdom
Srinivasa Rao Satti
Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
Roohani Sharma
Institute for Basic Science, South Korea
Nodari Sitchnava
University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S.
Marek Sokołowski
Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik, Saarbrucken, Germany
Shay Solomon
Tel Aviv University, Israel
Chaitanya Swamy
University of Waterloo, Canada
László Végh
University of Bonn, Germany
David Wajc
Technion, Israel
Sebastian Wild
University of Marburg, Germany
Kewen Wu
Institute for Advanced Study and Caltech, U.S.
Karol Węgrzycki
MPI Saarbrucken, Germany
Jie Xue
New York University Shanghai, China
Steering Committee
Michael A. Bender
Stony Brook University, U.S.
David Karger
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, U.S.
Tsvi Kopelowitz
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Seth Pettie
University of Michigan, U.S.
Robert Tarjan
Princeton University, U.S.
Mikkel Thorup
University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Get Involved
Sponsor, exhibit, or check out past content in our video and presentation archive.
About SIAM Conferences
Find all of the information you'll need to prepare for and navigate SIAM conferences, including conference guidelines and how to propose a new conference.

Conference Policies and Guidelines
Attendees should abide by the SIAM Code of Conduct and other conference policies and guidelines. Read all of SIAM's conference guidelines and policies, including the Statement on Potentially Offensive Material.
Contact Us
Questions about SIAM conferences? Get in touch with our staff.
Contact SIAM Conference StaffStay Up-to-Date with Email Alerts
Sign up for our monthly newsletter and emails about other topics of your choosing.