Rolf Fest

A celebration of Rolf Niedermeier and his Invitation to Fixed-Parameter Algorithms

Join Us in Jena

On the occassion of Rolf Niedermeier's 60th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the publication of his seminal book Invitation to Fixed Parameter Algorithms we will hold a symposium on past, present, and future of parameterized algorithmics at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. 

In case you are interested in giving a talk on a topic related to the theme of the symposium, please let us know.

If you would like to attend, please contact rolf-fest@listserv.uni-jena.de

Date: July 21 2026

Further details on the program will be announced soon. 

Organizers: 

  • Matthias Bentert (TU Berlin)
  • Rolf Bredereck (TU Clausthal)
  • Jiehua Chen (TU Wien)
  • Leon Kellerhals (TU Clausthal)
  • Christian Komusiewicz (Friedrich Schiller University Jena)
  • André Nichterlein (TU Berlin)
  • Manuel Sorge (TU Wien)