About STOC
STOC 2026 is the ACM Symposium on the Theory of Computing, a flagship (CORE A*) theory of computing symposium published by ACM. It takes place on 22 June 2026 in Salt Lake City, United States. Full papers were due 4 November 2025.
Important dates
- Paper submission
- Conference begins
Before you submit
- Read the full call for papers — page limits, template (IEEE, ACM, LNCS …) and whether review is double-blind.
- Deadlines are usually 23:59 UTC-5 — convert to Bangladesh time (UTC+6) and aim to submit a day early.
- At least one author normally has to register and present; budget for the fee and, for in-person events, a visa appointment well before the conference.
- Look for student travel grants and volunteer programmes — most large conferences run both, with deadlines soon after notification.