@AcerFur For graph/combi the site openproblemgarden has a good list of what people care about. Also they have a ranking system with stars which are as reasonable as such objective ranking can be. Caccetta-Häggkvist is where I'd try the hardest
@AcerFur I would go. This is the perfect time to be working at those labs. Also if you want to go back to academia, some countries (France is one) allow you to start a PhD without degree if you can show you did research in industry.
@FelixPouilly Il gagne le tour de l'avenir a 19 ans en s'entrainant au Ljubljana Gusto Xaurum club. J'ai aucun de problèmes avec le fait que les gens pensent qu'il brille dans le noir, mais l'argument de "il était pas assez fort en junior" pour dédouaner remco faut arrêter.