Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
1875-8452
abstract
The purpose of the Symposium on Combinatorial Search (SoCS) is to promote the study and understanding of combinatorial search algorithms through the organization of scientific meetings, publications, tutorials, and other public scientific and educational activities. The most prominent among its activities is the Annual Symposium on Combinatorial Search that has been organized annually since 2008. This short paper introduces the most relevant accomplishments of the Fifth Annual Symposium (SoCS 2012), that was held in July 2012 in Niagara Falls, Canada.