2003 Japan-Korea Joint Workshop
on Algorithms and Computation

July 3-4, 2003,
at Sendai City Information & Industry Plaza (in AER Building), Sendai, Japan

Photos at WAAC03

Objectives

The aim of this workshop is to provide a forum for researchers working in algorithms and the theory of computation, to promote the exchange of recent results, to foster new collaborations among researchers. Hystorically, the workshop has established for the purpose of collaboration of researchers of Japan and Korea; however, paritcipation from any country is welcome. The workshop is organized by the Special Interest Group on Algorithms (SIGAL) of Information Processing Society of Japan in cooperaton with SIGTCS of Korean Information Society and SIGCOMP of IEICE.

Past Workshops

1. WAAC 1995: July 20--21, 1995, at Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
2. WAAC 1996: August ??--??, 1996, at KAIST, Taejon, Korea
3. WAAC 1997: July 25--26, 1997, at Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
4. WAAC 1999: July 19--20, 1999, at Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
5. WAAC 2000: July 21--22, 2000, at University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
6. WAAC 2001: June 28--29, 2001, at Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea

Topics Include

• Automata, languages and computability
• Algorithms (combinatorial/graph/geometric/randomized)
• VLSI and parallel algorithms
• Networks and distributed algorithms
• Learning theory and data mining
• Number theory and cryptography
• Graph drawing and visualization
• Computational logic
• Combinatorics and optimization

Invited Speaker

Kunsoo Park (Seoul National University)

Program Committee

• Tetsuo Asano (JAIST, Japan)
• Hwan-Gue Cho (Pusan National University, Korea)
• Joonsoo Choi (Kookmin University, Korea)
• Satoshi Fujita (Hiroshima University, Japan)
• SeokHee Hong (University of Sydney, Australia)
• Keiko Imai (Chuo University, Japan)
• Kazuo Iwama (Kyoto Univserity, Japan)
• Sang-Ho Lee (Co-chair Ewha Womans University, Korea)
• Takeshi Tokuyama (Co-chair, Tohoku University, Japan)
• Takeaki Uno (National Institute of Informatics, Japan)

Organizing Committee

• Takeshi Tokuyama (Chair, Tohoku University, Japan)
• Akiyoshi Shioura (Tohoku University, Japan)
• Takao Nishizeki (Tohoku University, Japan)
• Sung Kwon Kim ( Chun-Ang University, Korea)
• Kyung-Yong Chwa (KAIST, Korea)

Program

Program is now available. ( program )

Workshop Location

The workshop will be held at Sendai City Information & Industry Plaza , the 6th floor of AER Building .
AER Building is the tallest building in downtown Sendai, and very close to Sendai Station (see the map around Sendai station and workshop venue)

Transportation to Workshop Venue

• From Korea to Japan: There are direct flights between Seoul and Sendai by Asiana Airlines. There are also many flights between Seoul and Narita (Tokyo).
  web site of Sendai Airport

• From Sendai Airport to Sendai Station and Workshop Venue: Taking Airport Limousine is a convenient way to go to Sendai Station. It takes about 40 minutes and costs 910 yen for one way. Then, you will see AER building, which is the tallest building around Sendai Station. It will take about one minute on foot to AER Building, the workshop venue.

Registration

Deadline of the registration has been passed -- June 15, 2003.
List of participants

Registration Fee

Regular	10,000 yen
Student (with Banquet)	5,000 yen
Student (without Banquet)	free of charge

Workshop Banquet

Banquet will be held on July 3, 18:15 -- 20:15 in Hotel JAL City Sendai.

Accomodation

• Links to Online Hotel Reservation Sites:
  • Sendai Hotel (in English) (in Japanese) --- high quality, 1 min walk from Sendai stn
    
  • Hotel JAL City Sendai (in English) (in Japanese)
  • Roynet Hotel Sendai (in Japanese)
  • Hotel Unisite Sendai (in Japanese)
  • Hotel Central Sendai (in Japanese)
  • Tabi no Madoguchi (in Japanese)
  • Sendai Hotel List (in Japanese) (in English)
• Links for Sightseeing in Sendai
  • Sendai Tourism and Convention Bureau (in English)
  • City of Sendai Sightseeing Information (in Korean)

Important Date

July 3-4, 2003 --- workshop

Questions or Comments

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