The "Theory of Computing and Healthcare Workshop" at Berkeley aims to bridge innovative concepts from theoretical computer science and the pressing, real-world challenges of modern healthcare. As healthcare continues to evolve through advances in medical technology, data science, and artificial intelligence, complex computational problems increasingly arise. This interdisciplinary workshop seeks to highlight how foundational ideas in computation—such as algorithm design, computational complexity, optimization, cryptography, and privacy-preserving methods—can address these emerging challenges in healthcare.
Participants from diverse fields, including theoretical computer scientists, clinicians, epidemiologists, healthcare practitioners, and health data scientists, will explore topics such as precision medicine algorithms, secure patient data management, computational modeling of diseases, and optimization of healthcare delivery systems. Through invited talks, collaborative discussions, and interactive panels, the workshop will foster dialogue between theory and practice, stimulating new research collaborations that can lead to significant advances in healthcare technology, patient care, and public health policy.
