The European Symposium on Algorithms (ESA) is an international conference covering the field of algorithms. It has been held annually since 1993, typically in a different European ___location in early Autumn. Like most theoretical computer science conferences its contributions are strongly peer-reviewed; the articles appear in proceedings published in Springer Lecture Notes in Computer Science.
| European Symposium on Algorithms | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | ESA |
| Discipline | Algorithms |
| Publication details | |
| Publisher | Springer LNCS |
| History | 1993– |
| Frequency | annual |
History
The first ESA was held in 1993 and contained 35 papers, the intended scope was all research in algorithms, theoretical as well as applied, carried out in the fields of computer science and discrete mathematics. An explicit aim was to intensify the exchange between these two research communities.
In 2002, ESA incorporated the conference Workshop on Algorithms Engineering (WAE). In its current format, ESA contains two distinct tracks with their own programme committees: a track on the design an analysis of algorithms, and a track on engineering and applications, together accepting around 70 contributions.
Since 2001, ESA is co-located with several other algorithms conferences and workshops in a combined meeting called called ALGO. This is the largest European event devoted to algorithms, attracting hundreds of researchers.
ESA locations
- 1993 – Bad Honnef, Germany
- 1994 – Utrecht, The Netherlands
- 1995 – Corfu, Greece
- 1996 – Barcelona, Spain
- 1997 – Graz, Austria
- 1998 – Venice, Italy
- 1999 – Prague, Czech Republic
- 2000 – Saarbrücken, Germany
- 2001 – Århus, Denmark
- 2002 – Rome, Italy
- 2003 – Budapest, Hungary
- 2004 – Bergen, Norway
- 2005 – Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- 2006 – Zürich, Switzerland
- 2007 – Eilat, Israel
- 2008 – Karlsruhe, Germany
- 2009 – Copenhagen, Denmark