SIROCCO 2018 Review

Abstract

The International Colloquium on Structural Information and Communication Complexity (SIROCCO) is devoted to the study of decentralized systems consisting of multiple communicating entities, with a special focus on better understanding how knowledge and communication a ect the feasibility and efficiency of solving tasks in such systems. The conference turned 25 this year, and I am proud to say that I share its birthplace: Ottawa, Canada (unfortunately, 11-year-old Avery did not have a paper to submit to the rst one). Another milestone is that this was the rst SIROCCO to be held in Israel. The venue: a kibbutz called Ma'ale HaHamisha perched high up in the Judean Hills near Jerusalem.