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• Sep

  18

  CS Seminar: A Theory for Quantum Learning in the NISQ Era (Jerry Li)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  Monday // CS Colloquium
  September 18th // 12:00 PM cst
  Mudd 3514

  Speaker
  Jerry Li
  MSR Redmond

  Title
  A Theory for Quantum Learning in the NISQ Era

  Abstract
  How can we learn inherently quantum phenomena? Not only is this question important for verification of quantum computation, but it is arguably one of the most basic learning theoretic questions about the physical world. While much there has been much theoretical attention on this question, almost all of the algorithms developed are impractical to run on existing (so called noisy intermediate scale quantum or NISQ) quantum computers. One key bottleneck to implementing these algorithms is that NISQ devices lack the large scale quantum memory required. However, in contrast to the unconstrained quantum setting, where in many cases optimal rates are known, the theory of learning on such NISQ devices was, prior to our work, much less well understood. In this talk, we will describe a line of work on understanding the complexity of learning with limited amounts of quantum memory, and more generally, learning on NISQ devices. For many natural problems, we will demonstrate sharp characterizations for the sample complexity of learning with and without quantum memory. No prior knowledge of quantum will be necessary for the talk, nor possessed by the speaker.

  Biograpahy
  Jerry is a principal research scientist at MSR Redmond, where he works on a number of topics, including quantum information theory, high dimensional statistics, robustness, and the science of deep learning. He obtained his PhD from MIT under Ankur Moitra, and was a VMWare Fellow at the Simons Institute.

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  TIME Monday, September 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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• Oct

  5

  Panel Event: Why get a Ph.D.?

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  4:30 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

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  Get informed on wether a CS Ph.D. is for you. Discussion lead by Professor Fabian Bustamante.

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  TIME Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM

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  CONTACT Bella Barrios    marbella.barrios@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Oct

  10

  CS Student Seminar: Alex Tang

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBA

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  TIME Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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• Oct

  11

  CS Seminar: Robots and Opioids: Understanding How Communities Want to Deploy Technologies for their Safety(Gabriela Marcu)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  Wednesday // CS Colloquium
  October 11th // 12:00 PM cst
  Mudd 3514

  Speaker
  Gabriela Marcu, University of Michigan

  Zoom Link:

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  Title
  Robots and Opioids: Understanding How Communities Want to Deploy Technologies for their Safety

  Abstract
  In this talk, I will share two qualitative analyses focused on community perspectives of technological innovations designed for their safety. The first project is a photo elicitation study, in which we interviewed people about their perceptions of and attitudes toward security robots. We learned about what people expect these robots can do, how they would want them to be used, and fears about potential risks and consequences of their use. In the second project, we developed a location-based app to facilitate layperson response to opioid overdoses. In a yearlong field trial within one Philadelphia neighborhood, 112 participants signaled over 200 suspected overdoses, and administered the overdose reversal drug naloxone 74 times. Qualitative findings indicate that a lack of trust in professional response services, and experiences of marginalization, fueled participation in a community-based effort to help one another. Moreover, shared experiences of loss and trauma around the opioid crisis motivated app use that was markedly prosocial. Across both of these projects, I discuss the role of technologies in helping people feel safe in their communities, and critical ways in which community input can shape how we design and deploy them.

  Biography
  Gabriela Marcu is an Assistant Professor in the School of Information at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on designing and evaluating use of systems for health and wellbeing, especially among marginalized populations. She works to understand uses and impacts of technology through qualitative methods, participatory design, community-based approaches, and deployment studies. She also champions undergraduate research, and has been the recipient of undergraduate research mentoring awards from the National Center for Women and IT, and the Council on Undergraduate Research. She holds a Ph.D. in Human-Computer Interaction from Carnegie Mellon University, and a B.S. in Informatics from the University of California, Irvine.

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  TIME Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  12

  Trustworthiness in the Presence of Adversaries and Strategic Agents in ML

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:15 AM Mudd 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  We are happy to announce the IDEAL Fall 2023 Special Program on Trustworthy and Reliable Data Science. The special program has an exciting series of workshops, courses, seminars and other activities.
  
  'Trustworthiness in the Presence of Adversaries and Strategic Agents in ML' workshop will be on Thursday, October 12th at the third floor of Mudd Library, room 3514.
  
  Tentative schedule:
  9:20-9:30AM CT Opening remarks
  9:30-10:00AM CT Han Zhao (UIUC)
  10:00-10:30AM CT Bo Li (UChicago)
  10:30-11:00AM CT Break
  11:00-11:30AM CT Pranjal Awasthi (Google)
  11:30AM-12:00PM CT Nati Srebro (TTIC)
  12:00-1:30PM CT Lunch
  1:30-2:30PM CT Student and Postdoc talks: Han Shao, Naren Manoj, Arman Behnam, Saba Ahmadi
  2:30-3:00PM Break
  3:00-3:30PM CT Haifeng Xu (UChicago)
  3:30-4:00PM CT Ren Wang (IIT)
  4:00-4:30PM CT Open discussion

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  TIME Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 9:15 AM - 4:30 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  12

  Panel Event: How to get a Ph.D,?

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  5:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  Learn the application process for the CS graduate program. Discussion led by Professor Michael Rubenstein.

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  TIME Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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  CONTACT Bella Barrios    marbella.barrios@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  16

  CS Seminar: "Human Autonomy through Robotics Autonomy" (Brenna Argall)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  3:00 PM Technological Institute

  EVENT DETAILS

  Monday / ME/CS Seminar
  October 16th / 3:00 PM

  Title
  Human Autonomy through Robotics Autonomy

  Abstract
  As need increases, access decreases. It is a paradox that as motor
  impairment becomes more severe, so does the need for assistance
  become more acute, and yet assistive machines also become less and less
  accessible to operate with independence. My lab addresses this paradox
  by incorporating robotics autonomy and intelligence into machines that
  enable mobility and manipulation: leveraging robotics autonomy, to
  advance human autonomy. Achieving the correct allocation of control
  between the human and the autonomy is essential, and critical for
  adoption. The allocation must be responsive to individual abilities and
  preferences, that moreover can be changing over time, and robust to
  human-machine information flow that is filtered and masked by motor
  impairment and control interface. In this talk, I will discuss these
  challenges, overview a sampling of ongoing projects and studies within
  my lab, and highlight our recent development of interface-aware robotic
  intelligence.

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  TIME Monday, October 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  LOCATION Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  18

  CS Seminar: "Towards Exploitability Assessment" (Xinyu Xing)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  Wednesday / CS Seminar
  October 18th / 12:00 PM
  Hybrid / Mudd 3514

  Title
  "Towards Exploitability Assessment"
  

  Abstract
  The development of static and dynamic analysis tools significantly improves security analysts' capability in finding software bugs. However, security analysts lack effective, efficient methods to determine the exploitability for the identified bugs. Today, security analysts heavily rely upon their own expertise and experience in exploitability assessment. As a result, the bugs not yet demonstrated exploitability may not result from their unexploitability. Our past research indicates that determining exploitability requires tackling three critical technical challenges – (1) tracking down useful exploitation primitives, (2) bypassing exploit mitigation and protection commonly deployed, and (3) preventing unexpected program termination. In this talk, I will discuss a series of technical approaches to ease the development of working exploits and escalate the capability of a security analyst in assessing exploitability for vulnerabilities.

  Biography
  Xinyu Xing is an Associate Professor at Northwestern University and co-founder of Sec3. His research interest includes exploring, designing, and developing new techniques to assess and robustify software. In addition, he is also interested in exploring AI techniques to facilitate and empower cybersecurity analysis. His past research has been featured by many mainstream media, such as Technology Review, New Scientists, and NYTimes, etc. His research is supported by NSF, DARAP, ONR, NAS, and several industry partners. He is a recipient of the NSF CAREER Award , Amazon Research Award, ACM CCS Outstanding Paper Award, and ACSAC best paper award.

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  TIME Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  20

  Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Fall Quarter

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  Application for degree due to The Graduate School to receive a degree in Fall Quarter

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  TIME Friday, October 20, 2023

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  CONTACT Office of the Registrar    nu-registrar@northwestern.edu EMAIL

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• Oct

  23

  CS Seminar (Nell O'Rourke)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Monday, October 23, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  24

  CS Student Seminar: Rashna Kumar

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBA

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  TIME Tuesday, October 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  25

  CS Seminar (Nikos Hardavellas)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  26

  Trust Perspectives in Machine Learning, Law, and Public Policy

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM Mudd 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  We are happy to announce the IDEAL Fall 2023 Special Program on Trustworthy and Reliable Data Science. The special program has an exciting series of workshops, courses, seminars and other activities.
  
  'Trust Perspectives in Machine Learning, Law, and Public Policy' workshop will be on Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th at Mudd Library 3rd floor, 3514. For more information: click here.

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  TIME Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  26

  TGIT Bagels

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:30 AM

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 9:30 AM - 10:30 PM

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  27

  Trust Perspectives in Machine Learning, Law, and Public Policy

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM Mudd 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  We are happy to announce the IDEAL Fall 2023 Special Program on Trustworthy and Reliable Data Science. The special program has an exciting series of workshops, courses, seminars and other activities.
  
  'Trust Perspectives in Machine Learning, Law, and Public Policy' workshop will be on Thursday, October 26th and Friday, October 27th at Mudd Library 3rd floor, 3514. For more information: click here.

  Register Now

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  TIME Friday, October 27, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION Mudd 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)    map it

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  28

  Racketcon

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM Ryan Auditorium, Technological Institute

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  thirteenth RacketCon
  October 28-29, 2023
  Northwestern University
  Evanston, IL, USA

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  TIME Saturday, October 28, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION Ryan Auditorium, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Oct

  29

  Racketcon

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM Ryan Auditorium, Technological Institute

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  thirteenth RacketCon
  October 28-29, 2023
  Northwestern University
  Evanston, IL, USA

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  TIME Sunday, October 29, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

  LOCATION Ryan Auditorium, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Nov

  1

  CS Winter Advising Social

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM Ford Design Studio 1 Rm 1230, Technological Institute

  EVENT DETAILS

  Meet with CS academic advisors, professors, and seniors who can help you prepare for Winter class registration.

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  TIME Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:15 PM

  LOCATION Ford Design Studio 1 Rm 1230, Technological Institute    map it

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  CONTACT Bella Barrios    marbella.barrios@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Nov

  1

  CS Seminar (Ermin Wei)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Nov

  6

  Pre-registration for Winter Quarter begins

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  Pre-registration for Winter Quarter begins

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  TIME Monday, November 6, 2023

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• Nov

  6

  CS Seminar (Magdalena Balazinska)

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Monday, November 6, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Nov

  13

  Registration for Winter 2024 begins

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  Registration for Winter 2024 begins

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  TIME Monday, November 13, 2023

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• Nov

  14

  CS Student Seminar: Stefany Cruz

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  12:00 PM

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBA

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  TIME Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Nov

  16

  New Perspectives on Data Science with Imperfect Data

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:00 AM Mudd 3514, Mudd Hall ( formerly Seeley G. Mudd Library)

  EVENT DETAILSmore info

  We are happy to announce the IDEAL Fall 2023 Special Program on Trustworthy and Reliable Data Science. The special program has an exciting series of workshops, courses, seminars and other activities.
  
  'New Perspectives on Data Science with Imperfect Data' workshop will be on Thursday, November 16th on Mudd Library 3rd floor, 3514. For more information: click here.

  Register Now

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  TIME Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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• Nov

  22

  Thanksgiving vacation begins 6:00 pm

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  Thanksgiving vacation begins 6:00 pm

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  TIME Wednesday, November 22, 2023

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• Nov

  27

  Fall classes resume

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  Fall classes resume

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  TIME Monday, November 27, 2023

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• Nov

  30

  TGIT Bagels

  Department of Computer Science (CS)

  9:30 AM

  EVENT DETAILS

  TBD

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  TIME Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

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  CONTACT Wynante R Charles    wynante.charles@northwestern.edu EMAIL

  CALENDAR Department of Computer Science (CS)

• Dec

  2

  Fall Classes End

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  Fall Classes End

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  TIME Saturday, December 2, 2023

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