Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing | 1,881 followers on LinkedIn. Bringing Together the World's Leading Researchers in Theoretical Computer Science | The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing is the world's leading venue for collaborative research in theoretical computer science. Established in 2012 with a grant from the Simons Foundation, the Institute is housed in Calvin Lab, a dedicated building on the UC Berkeley campus. The Simons Institute brings together the world's leading researchers in theoretical computer science and related fields, as well as the next generation of outstanding young scholars, to explore deep unsolved problems about the nature and limits of computation.