SIROCCO 2026 - Third Call for Participation

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We are delighted to announce the upcoming SIROCCO 2026 conference, which
will be held in the scenic city of Durham, UK on June 9th - 11th,
2026.    SIROCCO
is devoted to the study of the interplay between structural knowledge,
communication, and computing in decentralized systems of multiple
communicating entities. Special emphasis is given to innovative approaches
leading to a better understanding of the relationship between computing and
communication.
The full program is available online here:
https://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/programme-and-accepted-papers/ The
Best Paper Award of SIROCCO 2026 is awarded to *Caterina Feletti, Paola
Flocchini, Debasish Pattanayak, Giuseppe Prencipe* and *Nicola Santoro*,
for their paper “Universal Dancing by Luminous Robots Under Sequential
Schedulers”. The Best Student Paper Award of SIROCCO 2026 is given to *Laurent
Feuilloley, Soumyadeep Paul* and *Ami Paz*, for their paper “Polynomial
Time Local Decision Revisited” (contributing student: Soumyadeep
Paul).   Conference
registration is open:
https://pay.durham.ac.uk/event-durham/33rd-international-colloquium-on-structural-information-and-communication-complexity-sirocco-2026
  Information about the venue, nearby hotels and accommodation, how to
reach Durham, and the visa support letter can be found here:
https://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/local-information/ Please note
that this season is particularly busy for Durham, so please book your
accommodation early on.   SIROCCO has a tradition of interesting and
productive scientific meetings in a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere,
attracting leading researchers in a variety of fields in which
communication and knowledge play a significant role. This year's conference
promises to be an enriching experience, featuring keynote lectures from
renowned experts: -       Jukka Suomela on *Distributed Quantum
Advantage* -
Maria Potop-Butucaru on *Smart Contracts and Distributed Cross-Chain
Protocols* -       Dariusz Kowalski on *Distributed Protocols on Shared
Channels *(2026 Prize for Innovation in Distributed Computing awardee)
Award citation:
http://sirocco2026.webspace.durham.ac.uk/prize-announcement/ See
you in Durham in June!

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Regards,
William K. Moses Jr.
Local Organizer (Publicity), SIROCCO 2026
https://sites.google.com/view/wkmjr

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