Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series - Public
Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series - Public
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From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: The Internet-of-Things holds the promise of realizing ubiquitous computing in its full potential. Sensors have become an integral part of our everyday lives,… -
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Abstract: Research and development in computer science and statistics have produced increasingly sophisticated software interfaces for interactive visual data analysis,… -
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Abstract: What is the theory of computation outside digital computers?An answer comes from the field of mechanism design which studies how algorithms to design good… -
From Charity Freeman
| 41 41 playsMany computer scientists spend their entire careers in large tech companies. Do you wonder what it would be like to do that long term? Might you get stuck on a… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Exponential growth in users, requests, and data poses ever-increasing demands on the performance of today's data centers. To meet these demands, data… -
From Charity Freeman
| 26 26 playsComputing is pervasive in all areas of society and impacts virtually every aspect of our lives. As computing professionals, it is imperative that consider this in our… -
From Charity Freeman
| 29 29 playsThis session will address the dos and don'ts of building a professional image. Topics will include using various resources to highlight your brand, auditing your… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: A core aspect of our social lives is often embedded in the communities we are situated in. Our shared experiences and social ties intertwine our situated… -
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Abstract: The training data that modern machine learning models ingest has a major impact on these models’ performance (as well as failures). Yet, this impact… -
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Abstract: We are rapidly moving towards a world with a trillion internet-connected devices, from smartwatches to industrial sensors. However, computing has yet to… -
From Charity Freeman
| 21 21 playsDo you wonder what you might do with your computing degree if you don't work in a traditional tech company? Actually, there are a ton of options where you can use… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Scaling applications with distributed execution has become the norm. With the rise of big data and machine learning, more and more developers must build… -
From cs-speakerseries
Bio: Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryBS, Mathematics/Computer Science, University of Santa Clara, 1982 MS,… -
From Charity Freeman
Now you've accepted your offer that great job or internship, and the start date is creeping up on you. What should you do now to ensure you have a smooth start?… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Recent advances in Reinforcement Learning (RL) have enabled data-driven controller design for autonomous systems such as robotic arms and self-driving cars.… -
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Abstract: Online courses with large enrollment numbers open exciting new frontiers for teaching topics in the Systems area. They allow flexibility, accessibility, and… -
From Charity Freeman
| 19 19 playsDo you dream of having your own startup? Are you curious to know what it would be like to work on a startup and wonder what you can do as a student to prepare? This… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Minimum cuts are among the most well-studied objects in combinatorial optimization. In this talk, I introduce an elegant but powerful new tool, the minimum… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: While the intelligence of everyday smart devices (e.g., smartphones and wearables) continues to evolve, they can already capture basic health behaviors such as… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Deep learning has led to significant progress in speech recognition, computer vision, natural language processing, and protein structure prediction by… -
From Charity Freeman
So now you've got an offer from someplace you'd like to work. But you're not sure how to evaluate the offer.... Can, or even should, you ask for more?… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: As natural language processing now permeates many different applications, its practical use is unquestionable. However, at the same time NLP is still… -
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Abstract:How can we adapt language to improve communication online? Adapting language to different people enriches and empowers our communication—think of how… -
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Abstract: Unlike current visual question answering (VQA), elementary school (K-5) teaching of reading comprehension has a graded approach based on a hierarchy of skills… -
From Charity Freeman
You completed your graduate degree - congrats! Now what? Are there opportunities that are open to those with a masters that you cannot do with a bachelors? What about… -
From Charity Freeman
| 30 30 playsYou've landed an interview - congrats! But now you're wondering what you can do to prepare. There are many types of interviews... They come at different stages… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Many barriers to higher education, such as admissions and finances, are largely outside the control of individual course instructors. However, within their… -
From cs-speakerseries
Abstract: Ever-increasing access to data and computational power allows us to make decisions that are personalized to users by taking their behaviors and contexts into…