Seminars
Events for 2021
JAN
15
2021
Theory Seminar
Approximating the Diameter of a Graph
Nicole Wein, MIT
JAN
22
2021
Theory Seminar
Accidental Research: Scalable Algorithms for Graph Automorphism and Canonical Labeling
Karem Sakallah, University of Michigan
JAN
28
2021
Theory Seminar
New algorithms and lower bounds for all-pairs max flow
Ohad Trabelsi, Weizmann Institute
FEB
04
2021
Theory Seminar
Improved Analysis of Higher Order Random Walks
Vedat Levi Alev, University of Waterloo
FEB
12
2021
Theory Seminar
Fooling Constant-Depth Threshold Circuits
William Hoza, UT Austin
FEB
19
2021
Theory Seminar
Deterministic Mincut in Almost-Linear Time
Jason Li, Carnegie Mellon University
FEB
26
2021
Theory Seminar
Tight Bounds for Adversarially Robust Streams and Sliding Windows via Difference Estimators
Samson Zhou, CMU
MAR
04
2021
Theory Seminar
Prophet and Secretary Online Algorithms for Matching in General Graphs
Michal Feldman, Tel Aviv University
MAR
12
2021
Theory Seminar
Adversarial Streaming, Differential Privacy, and Adaptive Data Analysis
Uri Stemmer, Ben-Gurion University
MAR
19
2021
Theory Seminar
Approximation Algorithms and Hardness for Strong Unique Games
Suprovat Ghoshal, University of Michigan
MAR
26
2021
Theory Seminar
(a biased selection of) Recent Developments in Combinatorial Auctions
Matthew S. Weinberg, Princeton University
APR
09
2021
Theory Seminar
An Improved Exponential-Time Approximation Algorithm for Fully-Alternating Games Against Nature
Andrew Drucker, University of Chicago
APR
16
2021
Theory Seminar
Adaptive gradient descent methods for constrained optimization
Alina Ene, Boston University
APR
23
2021
Theory Seminar
Approximation Algorithms for Fair Clustering
Ali Vakilian, TTIC
APR
30
2021
Theory Seminar
Information theoretic limits of cardinality estimation: Fisher meets Shannon
Dingyu Wang, University of Michigan
SEP
10
2021
Theory Seminar
Reversing Color Coding
Karthik C. S., Rutgers University
SEP
24
2021
Theory Seminar
The zero-rate threshold of adversarial bit-deletions is less than 1/2
Ray Li, Stanford University
OCT
01
2021
Theory Seminar
Negative probabilities: what are they for?
Yuri Gurevich, University of Michigan
OCT
06
2021
Theory Seminar
k-Forrelation Optimally Separates Quantum and Classical Query Complexity
Makrand Sinha, UC Berkeley
OCT
08
2021
Theory Seminar
The Complexity of Gradient Descent: CLS = PPAD∩PLS
Alexandros Hollender, University of Oxford
OCT
15
2021
Theory Seminar
Accelerating Sampling Algorithms via Domain Sparsification
Michal Derezinski, University of Michigan
OCT
22
2021
Theory Seminar
On the Complexity of Consensus-Halving and Necklace Splitting
Aris Filos-Ratsikas, University of Liverpool
OCT
29
2021
Theory Seminar
Fully Dynamic Electrical Flows: Sparse Maxflow Faster Than Goldberg-Rao
Yang P. Liu, Stanford University
NOV
05
2021
Theory Seminar
Breaking the 2^n barrier for 5-coloring and 6-coloring
Or Zamir, Institute for Advanced Studies
NOV
10
2021
Division Event | Student Event
18th Annual CSE Graduate Honors Competition
NOV
12
2021
Theory Seminar
Optimization-friendly generic mechanisms without money.
Mark Braverman, Princeton University
NOV
17
2021
Theory Seminar
Arnold Filtser: Clan Embeddings into Trees, and Low Treewidth Graphs
Arnold Filtser, Bar-Ilan University
NOV
19
2021
Theory Seminar
Linear Probing Revisited: Tombstones Mark the Demise of Primary Clustering
William Kuszmaul, MIT
DEC
03
2021
Theory Seminar
APMF < APSP? Gomory-Hu Tree for Unweighted Graphs in Almost-Quadratic Time
Ohad Trabelsi, University of Michigan
DEC
10
2021
Theory Seminar
A Characterization of Approximability for Biased CSPs
Suprovat Ghoshal, University of Michigan