Symposium on Visions of the Theory of Computing

Conference/Symposium | May 29 – 31, 2013 every day | Stanley Hall, Berdahl Auditorium

Speakers: Josh Bloom, Astrophysicist, UC Berkeley; Bernard Chazelle, Computer scientist, Princeton University; Maria Chudnovsky, Mathematician, Columbia University; Shafi Goldwasser, Computer scientist, MIT; David Haussler, Bioinformatician, UC Santa Cruz; Jeff Hawkins, Neuroscientist, Numenta; Jon Kleinberg, Computer scientist, Cornell University; Daphne Koller, Computer scientist, Stanford University; Marc Mézard, Physicist, ENS Paris; S. Muthu Muthukrishnan, Computer scientist, Rutgers University and Microsoft Research; Christos Papadimitriou, Computer scientist, UC Berkeley; Judea Pearl, Computer scientist, UCLA; John Preskill, Physicist, Caltech; Prabhakar Raghavan, Computer scientist, Google; Alvin Roth, Economist, Stanford University; Ned Seeman, Chemist, New York University; Leslie Valiant, Computer scientist, Harvard University; Avi Wigderson, Computer scientist, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Sponsor: Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

This three-day symposium will bring together distinguished speakers and participants from the Bay Area and all over the world to celebrate both the excitement of fundamental research on the Theory of Computing, and the accomplishments and promise of computational research in effecting progress in other sciences — the two pillars of the Simons Institute's research agenda.

Registration required:Free

Registration info: Wait list started. Register online, or by calling 510.664.9856, or by emailing simonsevents@berkeley.edu.

Symposium on Visions of the Theory of Computing

Conference/Symposium | May 29 – 31, 2013 every day | Stanley Hall, Berdahl Auditorium

Speakers: Josh Bloom, Astrophysicist, UC Berkeley; Bernard Chazelle, Computer scientist, Princeton University; Maria Chudnovsky, Mathematician, Columbia University; Shafi Goldwasser, Computer scientist, MIT; David Haussler, Bioinformatician, UC Santa Cruz; Jeff Hawkins, Neuroscientist, Numenta; Jon Kleinberg, Computer scientist, Cornell University; Daphne Koller, Computer scientist, Stanford University; Marc Mézard, Physicist, ENS Paris; S. Muthu Muthukrishnan, Computer scientist, Rutgers University and Microsoft Research; Christos Papadimitriou, Computer scientist, UC Berkeley; Judea Pearl, Computer scientist, UCLA; John Preskill, Physicist, Caltech; Prabhakar Raghavan, Computer scientist, Google; Alvin Roth, Economist, Stanford University; Ned Seeman, Chemist, New York University; Leslie Valiant, Computer scientist, Harvard University; Avi Wigderson, Computer scientist, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Sponsor: Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

This three-day symposium will bring together distinguished speakers and participants from the Bay Area and all over the world to celebrate both the excitement of fundamental research on the Theory of Computing, and the accomplishments and promise of computational research in effecting progress in other sciences — the two pillars of the Simons Institute's research agenda.

Registration required:Free

Registration info: Wait list started. Register online, or by calling 510.664.9856, or by emailing simonsevents@berkeley.edu.

Par Lab End of Project Celebration

Conference/Symposium | May 30 | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. |  Hertz Concert Hall

Sponsor: Parallel Computing Laboratory

In 2008 we opened the Par Lab saying that industry needs the research community to help succeed in its sudden switch from serial to parallel computing. The goal of the $10M, 5-year Universal Parallel Computing Research Center was to help sustain the rapid improvements in information technology that portions of the economy depend upon. We invite you to the end of Par Lab Project celebration on May...   More >

Registration required

Registration info: Registration opens April 1. Register by May 17 online.

Symposium on Visions of the Theory of Computing

Conference/Symposium | May 29 – 31, 2013 every day | Stanley Hall, Berdahl Auditorium

Speakers: Josh Bloom, Astrophysicist, UC Berkeley; Bernard Chazelle, Computer scientist, Princeton University; Maria Chudnovsky, Mathematician, Columbia University; Shafi Goldwasser, Computer scientist, MIT; David Haussler, Bioinformatician, UC Santa Cruz; Jeff Hawkins, Neuroscientist, Numenta; Jon Kleinberg, Computer scientist, Cornell University; Daphne Koller, Computer scientist, Stanford University; Marc Mézard, Physicist, ENS Paris; S. Muthu Muthukrishnan, Computer scientist, Rutgers University and Microsoft Research; Christos Papadimitriou, Computer scientist, UC Berkeley; Judea Pearl, Computer scientist, UCLA; John Preskill, Physicist, Caltech; Prabhakar Raghavan, Computer scientist, Google; Alvin Roth, Economist, Stanford University; Ned Seeman, Chemist, New York University; Leslie Valiant, Computer scientist, Harvard University; Avi Wigderson, Computer scientist, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Sponsor: Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing

This three-day symposium will bring together distinguished speakers and participants from the Bay Area and all over the world to celebrate both the excitement of fundamental research on the Theory of Computing, and the accomplishments and promise of computational research in effecting progress in other sciences — the two pillars of the Simons Institute's research agenda.

Registration required:Free

Registration info: Wait list started. Register online, or by calling 510.664.9856, or by emailing simonsevents@berkeley.edu.

What's All the Fuss About Open Access?

Colloquium | June 4 | 12-1 p.m. | 489 Minor Hall

Speaker/Performer: Peter Binfield, PeerJ

Sponsor: Optometry, School of

Peter Binfield, currently publisher & co-founder of PeerJ & former publisher of of PLoS One, will provide an overview of the current landscape of Open Access publications, highlighting some of the more innovative models being tested.