Columbia University in the City of New York

Theory

Myths and Realities of Quantum Computing

At the BRITE ’25 conference, Henry Yuen broke down and shared his insights on the pace of advancement of quantum computing and what it will likely impact in the future, and what it won’t.

Tim Roughgarden Elected Fellow of the ACM

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) has elected Tim Roughgarden as an ACM fellow, recognizing his outstanding contributions to the field of computer science and algorithmic game theory.

Revolutionizing Computation with Next-Generation Algorithms

Josh Alman is the "Researcher of the Month" featured by Columbia Research for his work as a theoretical computer scientist.

About

The group does research on the fundamental capabilities and limitations of efficient computation.

In addition, they use computation as a lens to gain deeper insights into problems from the natural, social, and engineering sciences.

The group is highly collaborative, both within Columbia and among peer institutions. They hold a weekly Theory Lunch and a bi-weekly Student Seminar. Most graduate students have (at least) two advisors and collaborate with several professors and other students. Some of the faculty are cross-listed with the IEOR department and the Data Science Institute.