Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Piotr Bacik, Joël Ouaknine, David Purser, and James Worrell. On the p-adic Skolem Problem. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 8:1-8:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{bacik_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.8,
author = {Bacik, Piotr and Ouaknine, Jo\"{e}l and Purser, David and Worrell, James},
title = {{On the p-adic Skolem Problem}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {8:1--8:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-412-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {364},
editor = {Mahajan, Meena and Manea, Florin and McIver, Annabelle and Thắng, Nguy\~{ê}n Kim},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.8},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-254979},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.8},
annote = {Keywords: Skolem Problem, p-adic Schanuel Conjecture, Skolem Conjecture, Exponential Local-Global Principle, exponential polynomial}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 364, 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)
Nikolai Chukhin, Alexander S. Kulikov, Ivan Mihajlin, and Arina Smirnova. Conditional Complexity Hardness: Monotone Circuit Size, Matrix Rigidity, and Tensor Rank. In 43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 364, pp. 28:1-28:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{chukhin_et_al:LIPIcs.STACS.2026.28,
author = {Chukhin, Nikolai and Kulikov, Alexander S. and Mihajlin, Ivan and Smirnova, Arina},
title = {{Conditional Complexity Hardness: Monotone Circuit Size, Matrix Rigidity, and Tensor Rank}},
booktitle = {43rd International Symposium on Theoretical Aspects of Computer Science (STACS 2026)},
pages = {28:1--28:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-412-3},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {364},
editor = {Mahajan, Meena and Manea, Florin and McIver, Annabelle and Thắng, Nguy\~{ê}n Kim},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.28},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-255177},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.STACS.2026.28},
annote = {Keywords: computational complexity, circuit complexity, lower bounds, conditional lower bounds, monotone circuits, matrix rigidity, tensor rank, arithmetic circuits, fine-grained complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Joseph (Seffi) Naor, Nitya Raju, Abhishek Shetty, Aravind Srinivasan, Renata Valieva, and David Wajc. Dimension-Free Correlated Sampling for the Hypersimplex. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 104:1-104:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{naor_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.104,
author = {Naor, Joseph (Seffi) and Raju, Nitya and Shetty, Abhishek and Srinivasan, Aravind and Valieva, Renata and Wajc, David},
title = {{Dimension-Free Correlated Sampling for the Hypersimplex}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {104:1--104:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.104},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253918},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.104},
annote = {Keywords: Correlated Rounding, Dependent Rounding}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Robert Andrews, Jules Armand, Prateek Dwivedi, Magnus Rahbek Dalgaard Hansen, Nutan Limaye, Srikanth Srinivasan, and Sébastien Tavenas. On Closure Properties of Read-Once Oblivious Algebraic Branching Programs. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 9:1-9:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{andrews_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.9,
author = {Andrews, Robert and Armand, Jules and Dwivedi, Prateek and Hansen, Magnus Rahbek Dalgaard and Limaye, Nutan and Srinivasan, Srikanth and Tavenas, S\'{e}bastien},
title = {{On Closure Properties of Read-Once Oblivious Algebraic Branching Programs}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {9:1--9:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.9},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252964},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.9},
annote = {Keywords: Factoring, Closure Properties, Sparsity Bounds, Symmetric Polynomials, roABP, Expander Graphs}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Marshall Ball and Peter Crawford-Kahrl. How to Use Nondeterminism in Cryptography. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 15:1-15:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{ball_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15,
author = {Ball, Marshall and Crawford-Kahrl, Peter},
title = {{How to Use Nondeterminism in Cryptography}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {15:1--15:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253024},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.15},
annote = {Keywords: limited nondeterminism, cryptography, computational complexity, hardness amplification, pseudorandom generators, hardcore bits}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Bill Fefferman, Soumik Ghosh, Makrand Sinha, and Henry Yuen. The Hardness of Learning Quantum Circuits and Its Cryptographic Applications. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 56:1-56:21, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{fefferman_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.56,
author = {Fefferman, Bill and Ghosh, Soumik and Sinha, Makrand and Yuen, Henry},
title = {{The Hardness of Learning Quantum Circuits and Its Cryptographic Applications}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {56:1--56:21},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.56},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253431},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.56},
annote = {Keywords: quantum learning, quantum circuits, cryptographic hardness, one-way state generators}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Ben Foxman, Natalie Parham, Francisca Vasconcelos, and Henry Yuen. Random Unitaries in Constant (Quantum) Time. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 61:1-61:25, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{foxman_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.61,
author = {Foxman, Ben and Parham, Natalie and Vasconcelos, Francisca and Yuen, Henry},
title = {{Random Unitaries in Constant (Quantum) Time}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {61:1--61:25},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.61},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253481},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.61},
annote = {Keywords: Quantum Information, Pseudorandomness, Circuit Complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Avantika Agarwal and Shalev Ben-David. Oracle Separations for the Quantum-Classical Polynomial Hierarchy. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 2:1-2:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{agarwal_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2,
author = {Agarwal, Avantika and Ben\{-\}David, Shalev},
title = {{Oracle Separations for the Quantum-Classical Polynomial Hierarchy}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {2:1--2:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-252893},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.2},
annote = {Keywords: Switching Lemma, Polynomial Hierarchy, Approximate Degree, Random Oracles, Query Complexity, Quantum Computing}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Andrej Bogdanov, Rohit Chatterjee, Yunqi Li, and Prashant Nalini Vasudevan. Decoding Balanced Linear Codes with Preprocessing. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 23:1-23:23, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{bogdanov_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.23,
author = {Bogdanov, Andrej and Chatterjee, Rohit and Li, Yunqi and Vasudevan, Prashant Nalini},
title = {{Decoding Balanced Linear Codes with Preprocessing}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {23:1--23:23},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.23},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253107},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.23},
annote = {Keywords: Linear codes, nearest codeword problem, learning parity with noise}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Guy Blanc, Caleb Koch, Jane Lange, Carmen Strassle, and Li-Yang Tan. Samplability Makes Learning Easier. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 20:1-20:12, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{blanc_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.20,
author = {Blanc, Guy and Koch, Caleb and Lange, Jane and Strassle, Carmen and Tan, Li-Yang},
title = {{Samplability Makes Learning Easier}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {20:1--20:12},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.20},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253071},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.20},
annote = {Keywords: PAC learning, Samplable distributions}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Alexander Poremba, Yihui Quek, and Peter Shor. The Learning Stabilizers with Noise Problem. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 108:1-108:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{poremba_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.108,
author = {Poremba, Alexander and Quek, Yihui and Shor, Peter},
title = {{The Learning Stabilizers with Noise Problem}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {108:1--108:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.108},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253950},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.108},
annote = {Keywords: Random quantum stabilizer codes, average-case hardness}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Lijie Chen, Yang Hu, and Hanlin Ren. New Algebrization Barriers to Circuit Lower Bounds via Communication Complexity of Missing-String. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 37:1-37:20, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{chen_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.37,
author = {Chen, Lijie and Hu, Yang and Ren, Hanlin},
title = {{New Algebrization Barriers to Circuit Lower Bounds via Communication Complexity of Missing-String}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {37:1--37:20},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.37},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253246},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.37},
annote = {Keywords: circuit lower bound, algebrization barrier, missing string, communication complexity}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 362, 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)
Jiatu Li and Mengdi Wu. Identity Testing for Circuits with Exponentiation Gates. In 17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 362, pp. 95:1-95:22, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2026)
@InProceedings{li_et_al:LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.95,
author = {Li, Jiatu and Wu, Mengdi},
title = {{Identity Testing for Circuits with Exponentiation Gates}},
booktitle = {17th Innovations in Theoretical Computer Science Conference (ITCS 2026)},
pages = {95:1--95:22},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-410-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2026},
volume = {362},
editor = {Saraf, Shubhangi},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.95},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-253821},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ITCS.2026.95},
annote = {Keywords: Polynomial Identity Testing, Exponential Polynomials}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 358, 20th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2025)
Michał Pilipczuk, Sylvain Schmitz, and Henry Sinclair-Banks. A Note on the Parameterised Complexity of Coverability in Vector Addition Systems. In 20th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 358, pp. 24:1-24:19, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{pilipczuk_et_al:LIPIcs.IPEC.2025.24,
author = {Pilipczuk, Micha{\l} and Schmitz, Sylvain and Sinclair-Banks, Henry},
title = {{A Note on the Parameterised Complexity of Coverability in Vector Addition Systems}},
booktitle = {20th International Symposium on Parameterized and Exact Computation (IPEC 2025)},
pages = {24:1--24:19},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-407-9},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {358},
editor = {Agrawal, Akanksha and van Leeuwen, Erik Jan},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.IPEC.2025.24},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-251563},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.IPEC.2025.24},
annote = {Keywords: vector addition system, Petri net, parameterised complexity, coverability}
}
Published in: LIPIcs, Volume 360, 45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025)
Ali Asadi, Léonard Brice, Krishnendu Chatterjee, and K. S. Thejaswini. ε-Stationary Nash Equilibria in Multi-Player Stochastic Graph Games. In 45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025). Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs), Volume 360, pp. 9:1-9:17, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2025)
@InProceedings{asadi_et_al:LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.9,
author = {Asadi, Ali and Brice, L\'{e}onard and Chatterjee, Krishnendu and Thejaswini, K. S.},
title = {{\epsilon-Stationary Nash Equilibria in Multi-Player Stochastic Graph Games}},
booktitle = {45th IARCS Annual Conference on Foundations of Software Technology and Theoretical Computer Science (FSTTCS 2025)},
pages = {9:1--9:17},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-95977-406-2},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2025},
volume = {360},
editor = {Aiswarya, C. and Mehta, Ruta and Roy, Subhajit},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.9},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-250897},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.FSTTCS.2025.9},
annote = {Keywords: Nash Equilibria, \epsilon-Nash equilibria, Approximation, Existential Theory of Reals}
}