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 methodological and solution approaches leading to a better understanding of the relationship between computing and communication.

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. Past SIROCCO proceedings can be found here: https://link.springer.com/conference/sirocco.

List of Topics

Original papers are solicited from all areas of study of local structural knowledge and global communication and computational complexities, in particular

• Distributed algorithms and computability
• Distributed graph algorithms
• Shared-memory algorithms
• Network modeling and analysis
• Fault tolerance
• Self-stabilization
• Security in distributed computing

• Structural and communication complexity analysis
• Epistemic modeling and analysis of distributed systems
• Game theory in distributed computing
• Topology in distributed computing

• Wireless, ad-hoc, and peer-to-peer networks
• Mobile agents and autonomous distributed systems
• Blockchains and related distributed paradigms
• Digital circuits and systems on chip
• Biological and nature-inspired distributed algorithms

Keeping with the tradition of SIROCCO, new areas are also welcome.

Venue

SIROCCO 2025 will take place in the historic town of Delphi, Greece, at the European Cultural Centre of Delphi. This UNESCO World Heritage site, once home to the oracle of Apollo and the omphalos, the 'navel of the world', is renowned for its profound blend of natural beauty and sacred history. Known as the seat of the high priestess Pythia of the Temple of Apollo, Delphi was considered the center of the world by the ancient Greeks, primarily due to the Oracle of Delphi where the priestess dispensed prophecies. Conveniently located just a few hours’ drive from Athens, Delphi is easily accessible for international attendees. Participants will enjoy breathtaking views of the Amphissa Olive Grove and the Itea Bay from the Centre’s guest rooms, which are equipped with modern amenities. Additionally, Delphi hosts the renowned Delphi Archaeological Museum, one of Greece’s most visited cultural treasures.

Important Dates

• Abstract submission: Friday, November 1, 2024 (AoE)
• Full paper submission: Friday, November 8, 2024 (AoE)
• Notification: January 31, 2025

Submission Guidelines

A submission must report on original research and contain results that have not appeared previously in a regular conference paper and have not been concurrently submitted to or previously appeared in a journal or a conference with published proceedings.

The papers must be submitted in PDF format using EasyChair. Submissions must be written in English and formatted in a single column on US letter-size or A4 size paper, use at least 11-point font, and have at least 2.5 cm margins.

All submissions must start with the paper’s title, author names, and a short abstract. There is no page limit, but it is mandatory that the paper contains, within the first 14 pages, a concise and clear presentation of the primary content and merits of the paper. Everything beyond 14 pages will be read at the discretion of the reviewers only. Whether an appendix is used or not is up to the authors.

Submissions deviating from these guidelines as well as papers outside the scope of the conference may be rejected without consideration of their merits.

A submission that is not accepted as a full paper may be invited for a brief announcement.

Awards

All regular papers are eligible for the best paper award. Moreover, all regular papers that have at least one student author, and these student authors have done most of the work, are also eligible for the best student paper award. If a submission is eligible for the best student paper award, please state that on the first page. The program committee may decline to make the awards or may split them among multiple papers.

Publication

The proceedings of SIROCCO 2025 will be published by Springer in the Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) series. Note carefully that inclusion in the proceedings requires a presentation by one of the authors at the conference site and at least one full registration for every full paper.

Selected papers from SIROCCO 2025 will be invited to a special issue of the journal Theoretical Computer Science.

Committees

Program Committee

• Ittai Abraham, Intel Labs
• Hagit Attiya, Technion
• Armando Castañeda, National Autonomous University of Mexico
• Bernadette Charron-Bost, École Normale Supérieure Paris
• Stéphane Devismes, Université de Picardie
• Hans van Ditmarsch, University of Toulouse, CNRS, IRIT
• Faith Ellen, University of Toronto
• Yuval Emek, Technion
• Paola Flocchini, University of Ottawa
• Pierre Fraigniaud, Université Paris Cité, CNRS
• Matthias Függer, ENS Paris-Saclay, CNRS
• Eric Goubault, École Polytechnique Paris
• Magnús M. Halldórsson, Reykjavik University
• Joseph Y. Halpern, Cornell University
• Colette Johnen, University of Bordeaux
• Eyal Kushilevitz, Technion
• Roman Kuznets, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Petr Kuznetsov, Telecom Paris, Institut Polytechnique de Paris
• Christoph Lenzen, CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
• Michael Mendler, University of Bamberg
• Yoram Moses, Technion
• Thomas Nowak, ENS Paris-Saclay
• Ami Paz, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS
• Rajmohan Rajaraman, Northeastern University
• Andréa W. Richa, Arizona State University
• Christian Scheideler, University of Paderborn
• Stefan  Schmid, TU Berlin
• Ulrich Schmid (chair), TU Wien
• Jukka Suomela, Aalto University
• Gadi Taubenfeld, Reichman University, Herzliya
• Roger Wattenhofer, ETH Zurich
• Jennifer Welch, Texas A&M University

Organizing Committee

• General co-chair: Konstantinos Georgiou, Toronto Metropolitan University
• General co-chair: Euripides Markou, University of Thessaly
• Proceedings chair: Roman Kuznets, Czech Academy of Sciences

Steering Committee

• Keren Censor-Hillel, Technion (chair)
• Yuval Emek, Technion
• Merav Parter, Weizmann Institute of Science
• Andrzej Pelc, University of Quebec
• Sergio Rajsbaum, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico