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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">London Stringology Days & London Algorithmic Workshop</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://nms.kcl.ac.uk/informatics/events/LSD&LAW18/?id=accomodation" class=""><b class=""><span class="">LSD & LAW 2018</span></b></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(69, 60, 204);"> </span><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">London, UK</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: center;"><b class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">February 8-9, 2018</span></b><span class="" style="font-size: 14pt;"><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The Algorithms & Bioinformatics group at King’s College London invite well renowned researchers, doctoral and post-doctoral students to submit abstracts to present
their work at the 26th London Stringology Days & London Algorithmic Workshop, sponsored by the Department of Informatics at King’s College London and the London Mathematical Society.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Aims:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">The workshop aims to bring together researchers to discuss their latest developments and findings towards theoretical or applied aspects of discrete algorithms,
including string algorithms, automata theory, combinatorics on words, Bioinformatics, graph and network algorithms and computational complexity.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Venue:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">LSD & LAW 2018 will take place in King’s College London, situated in the heart of London: River Room, Strand campus (Strand, London WC2R 2LS)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Scope:</span></b><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Topics include, but are not limited to:</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); text-align: justify;"><span class="">String Algorithms</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); text-align: justify;"><span class="">Automata Theory</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); text-align: justify;"><span class="">Combinatorics on Words</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25); text-align: justify;"><span class="">Bioinformatics</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Graph and Network Algorithms</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Computational Complexity</span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Structure:</span></b><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Each session of the two-day workshop will feature an invited talk, followed by oral presentations by researchers. Breaks will provide the opportunity to network;
lunches will be hosted in local restaurants.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Invited Speakers:</span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class=""><a href="http://pages.di.unipi.it/grossi/" class="">Roberto Grossi</a>, University of Pisa, Italy <o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);"> Talk: TBA</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class=""> </span><span class=""><a href="http://www.di.ens.fr/TatianaStarikovskaya.html.en" class=""><span class="">Tatiana Starikovskaya</span></a></span><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">,
École normale supérieure, France. </span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Submissions:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">We invite students to submit abstracts to be considered for oral presentations by 8<sup class="">th</sup> January 2018, using this form: </span><span class=""><span class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeysKpO5rEyUhhDRIW5pLJschkJxQfhS9PVHRz-GPYgqC6GOA/viewform" class="">Abstract
submission</a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Registration:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Registration is free; please sign up using the following form: </span><span class=""><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScZEo9eWBclWqOWoUhswcsMuEJ3bN1glxib9P0jVMFSLwqZWg/viewform" class=""><span class="">Registration
Form</span></a></span><span class="">.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Deadlines:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Abstract Submission: 8th January 2018 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);" class="">Registration: 8th January 2018</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Organising Committee:</span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Mai Alzamel (co-Chair)</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Miznah Alshammari</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Lorraine Ayad (co-Chair)</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Costas S. Iliopoulos</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Chang Liu</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Solon P. Pissis</span><span class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="">Steven Watts </span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Questions and Further Information:</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class=""><a href="mailto:mai.alzamel@kcl.ac.uk" class=""><span class="" style="text-decoration: none;">mai.alzamel@kcl.ac.uk</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class=""><a href="mailto:Lorraine.Ayad@kcl.ac.uk" class="">Lorraine.Ayad@kcl.ac.uk</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b class=""><span class="" style="color: rgb(25, 25, 25);">Webpage:</span></b></p>
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