APPROX/RANDOM 2026

The APPROX/RANDOM 2026 conference will be held at Boston University on August 19 - 21, 2026. The conference will be preceeded by the Workshop on Local Algorithms (WOLA), which will also be held at Boston University on August 16 - 18, 2026.

For visa invitations, please email randomapprox2026local@googlegroups.com.

• APPROX 2026 website
• RANDOM 2026 website
• Registration website
• Venue: Boston University Photonics Center, 8 St Mary's St, Boston, MA 02215
• Local organizers: Alina Ene, Sofya Raskhodnikova, Adam Smith

Schedule

Estimathon

Hotels

• Hotel Commonwealth, 500 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215
• Residence Inn by Marriott Boston Back Bay/Fenway, 125 Brookline Ave, Boston, MA 02215
• Arcadian Hotel, 1200 Beacon St, Brookline, MA 02446
• Courtyard by Marriott Boston Brookline, 40 Webster St, Brookline, MA 02446

• Eastern Standard Kitchen
• Bar 'Cino Brookline
• Ssaanjh Indian
• Gyu-kaku Japanese BBQ
• Kyuramen Brookline
• Cafe Landwer
• Sol Azteca

Sponsors

We are grateful to Jane Street and the Hariri Institute for Computing for sponsoring the conference and for helping organize the conference.