Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series - Public
Illinois Computer Science Speaker Series - Public
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From cs-speakerseries 3/10/2025
Abstract: Since the invention of personal computing devices, such as PCs and mobile devices, we have gained unprecedented access to the digital world. As Extended… -
From cs-speakerseries 3/5/2025
Abstract: Recently, AI has demonstrated its power in advancing science and engineering across different areas. Traditionally, AI technologies are mainly developed for… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/26/2025
Abstract: Computer scientists have always built languages and libraries to make it easier to write software for different domains. In the last decade, the demand for… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/24/2025
Abstract: COVID-19 has significantly affected the behavioural patterns of urban visitors. However, the non-linear relationships between visitor behaviour and built… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/4/2025
Abstract: Do you love probability? But are you sad that all the good stuff was done 100+ years ago? Like, you'll never get to be Boole (1847) inventing the Union… -
From cs-speakerseries 1/27/2025
Abstract: During the past two years, my students and I have been designing, developing, and evaluating methods to enhance knowledge and reasoning capabilities of… -
From cs-speakerseries 1/24/2025
Abstract: Theoretical CS is an important part of CS education and lays the foundations for understanding the inherent complexities of computational problems. Students… -
From cs-speakerseries 1/22/2025
Abstract: What qualities are most important in an instructor? How do we ensure student success? How do we create the best possible learning environment? Consistency,… -
From cs-speakerseries 12/9/2024
Abstract: Teaching lies at the heart of academia, and I believe it plays a direct role in shaping the success of an institution. In this talk, I hope to share, to the… -
From cs-speakerseries 11/18/2024
Abstract: I will recount the story of my career in computing, mostly as an academic at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign since 1981. This story will include a… -
From cs-speakerseries 11/4/2024
Abstract: Machine learning is revolutionizing technology and society. However, like any technology, it can be misused by adversaries and our understanding of the… -
From cs-speakerseries 10/30/2024
Abstract: Using data compression methods in the memory hierarchy can improve the efficiency of memory systems by enabling higher effective cache capacity, more effective… -
From cs-speakerseries 10/28/2024
Abstract: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved great success in many fields. Although impressive advances have been made, AI algorithms still… -
From cs-speakerseries 10/21/2024
Abstract: Recent hardware advances have brought multicore parallel machines to the mainstream. Although the progress in hardware advance seems promising, it does not… -
From cs-speakerseries 9/23/2024
Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a powerful tool for solving complex health problems. AI for health is fueled by both the advancement in AI methods… -
From cs-speakerseries 9/16/2024
Abstract: Data plays an increasingly crucial role in both the performance and the safety of AI models. In this talk, I will advocate for data attribution--a family of… -
From cs-speakerseries 9/4/2024
Abstract: Hardly a day passes without a new technology ethics scandal in the news — from privacy violations on social media to biased algorithms to controversial… -
From cs-speakerseries 8/12/2024
Abstract: This talk will focus on two main categories of our recent advancements in parallel algorithms. In the first part, I will introduce our new graph algorithms… -
From cs-speakerseries 5/8/2024
Abstract: Verified artificial intelligence (AI) is the goal of designing AI systems that have strong, ideally provable, assurances of correctness with respect to… -
From cs-speakerseries 5/6/2024
Abstract: As ubiquitous AI becomes increasingly integrated into the smart devices that users use daily, the rise of extensive datafication, data surveillance, and… -
From cs-speakerseries 4/29/2024
Abstract: The emergence of generative LLM processing is revolutionizing NLP. Many researchers have had to completely redefine their goals and work: there is little or no… -
From cs-speakerseries 4/24/2024
Abstract: The advent of large language models promises a new level of performance in generation of text of all kinds, enabling generation of text that is far more… -
From cs-speakerseries 4/22/2024
Abstract: Graphs have been widely applied to model intricate relationships among entities. The application of Graph Machine Learning (GML) to enhance prediction… -
From cs-speakerseries 4/15/2024
Abstract: Deep learning has largely improved the performance of natural language understanding (NLU) systems. However, most deep learning models are black-box… -
From cs-speakerseries 4/8/2024
Abstract: Human-centered AI advocates the shift from emulating human to empowering people so that AI can benefit humanity. A useful metaphor is to consider human as a… -
From cs-speakerseries 3/25/2024
Abstract: Constant emergence of new computer systems, architectures, and hardware require us to study their security and design protections before adversaries… -
From cs-speakerseries 3/20/2024
Abstract: Understanding the genetic basis of complex human disorders is crucial in the realm of medical research, particularly in the context of precision medicine.… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/28/2024
Abstract: Quantum position verification (QPV) is a cryptographic task in which the spatial location of an untrusted agent is certified using the principles of quantum… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/26/2024
Abstract: Pre-training datasets are a critical component in recent breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. However, their design has not received the same level of… -
From cs-speakerseries 2/22/2024
Abstract: Large AI Models demonstrate promising capabilities and open numerous possibilities for innovative applications. What are future AI applications like and how…
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