Theory of Computing and Systems ISTCS '92, Israel Symposium, Haifa, Israel, May 27-28, 1992. Proceedings

ISTCS '92, the Israel Symposium on the Theory of Computing and Systems, cameabout spontaneously as a result of informal interaction between a group of people who viewed the conference as an appropriate expression of Israeli strength in theoretical aspects of computing and systems. The enthusiasm that the symposium created resulted in the submission of a large number of extremely high quality papers, which led in turn to strict acceptance criteria. This volume contains nineteen selected papers representing the cream of Israeli talent in the field, on a variety of active and interesting topics in the theory of computing and systems.

Merging and splitting priority queues and deques in parallel.- Lower bounds for the complexity of functions in a realistic RAM model.- On Boolean decision trees with faulty nodes.- Interval graphs, interval orders and the consistency of temporal events (extended abstract).- Higher order functions in first order logics.- Reduction relations in strict applicative languages.- Approximation algorithms for minimum time broadcast.- The complexity of reconfiguring network models.- Optimal mapping in direct mapped cache environments.- New algorithms for generalized network flows.- Factoring polynomials via relation-finding.- New resultant inequalities and complex polynomial factorization.- Can symmetric Toeplitz solvers be strongly stable?.- Bounds on parallel computation of multivariate polynomials.- Time-lapse snapshots.- Concurrent Timestamping made simple.- Distributed evaluation: a tool for constructing distributed detection programs.- Foundations of asymptotical theory of Determinate Compact Testing.- Optimal k-colouring and k-nesting of intervals.