Fall 2026 Talk Schedule

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Our meetings take place on Wednesdays from 5:00 PM to 6:15 PM in CIS 373 (Gates Hall). Each session starts with a 30-minute reception with pizza, followed by an hour-long research presentation and lively discussion.

Meeting Format: 5:00 - 5:15 PM Reception (Pizza provided) · 5:15 - 6:15 PM Talk & Discussion.

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Sept 16 Algorithms Erasmo Tani · Assistant Professor Abstract →

Lattices in theoretical computer science and cryptography—some snippets from a >40-year history

Feb 25 Cryptography Noah Stephens-Davidowitz · Assistant Professor Abstract →

My adventures with binary search

March 4 Algorithms Robert Kleinberg · Professor Abstract →

Greedy, Randomized, and Clever: Approximation Algorithms for the Maximum Satisfiability Problem

March 11 Approximation Algorithms Anke van Zuylen · Teaching Professor Abstract →

Fairly Allocating with Graphs

March 18 Fair Division & Graphs Matthew Eichhorn · Lecturer Abstract →

complexity theory: a tour of ignorance

March 25 Complexity Theory Surendra Ghentiyala · PhD Candidate Abstract →

From Bells of Frost to Opinion's Cost: The Many Applications of Eigenvalues

April 8 Applied Math & Spectral Analysis David Bindel · Professor & Director of CAM Abstract →

Repeated Games and Manipulating your Opponent: Some Game Theory Basics

April 15 Game Theory Giannis Fikioris · PhD Candidate Abstract →

Trustworthy ML & How To Trust Your Cloud Computing Service

April 19 Trustworthy ML Michael Ngo · Undergraduate Co-Founder Abstract →

A Noisy Introduction to Differential Privacy

April 22 Differential Privacy Linda Lu · PhD Candidate Abstract →

Defying Gravity with Range Minimum Queries

April 29 Data Structures Joey Rivkin · PhD Student Abstract →