Distinguished Lecture Series 2017-2018

This series annually showcases a handful of outstanding thinkers in the field of computer science, giving them a forum to present their views and ideas to students, faculty, and the interested public.

Silvio Micali

Silvio Micali
EECS Department, MIT

ALGORAND, A New Public Ledger

Tuesday, June 13, 2017
10:30 a.m. • DC 1302

James Demmel
University of California, Berkeley

Communication-Avoiding Algorithms for Linear Algebra and Beyond

Thursday, October 12, 2017
3:30 p.m. • DC 1302

Jeff Ullman
Department of Computer Science, ​Stanford University

Data Science: Is it Real?

Monday, October 30, 2017
10:30 a.m. •
QNC 0101

Jennifer Widom
​Frederick Emmons Terman Dean, School of Engineering
Fletcher Jones Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
Stanford University

Magic Moments in Research and Teaching

Monday, March 26, 2018
3:30 p.m. • DC 1302

Joe Mitchell
Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics
State University of New York at Stony Brook

Fun with Geometric Optimization: Visitation, Visibility, and Variations

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
3:30 p.m. • DC 1302