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Industry Day 2024
Thursday, November 7
9:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. PT
Speculations on Test-Time Scaling
Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture
Sasha Rush (Cornell)
Friday, November 8
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Call for Proposals: Circles
Circles, the Simons Institute — Jane Street Small Group Collaborations, will support groups of 3–6 researchers to collaborate on ambitious research projects.
Upcoming Events
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Modern Paradigms in Generalization
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Modern Paradigms in Generalization
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Modern Paradigms in Generalization
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Special Year on Large Language Models and Transformers, Part 1
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Modern Paradigms in Generalization
Speaker: Sasha Rush (Cornell University)
Speaker: Po-Ling Loh (University of Cambridge)
News
Greetings from Berkeley, where we have a busy week ahead, including our flagship Industry Day on Thursday, November 7. And we’re pleased to announce three exciting new initiatives.
We are delighted to announce an opportunity for researchers to propose workshops to be held at the Simons Institute...
The Simons Institute will be partnering with Canadian research consortium IVADO to enhance and expand the Spring...
Current Programs
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Peter Bartlett,
Daniel Hsu
and 5 more
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Boaz Barak,
Yejin Choi
and 4 more
Research Pods
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Peter Bartlett,
Keaton Ellis
and 4 more
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+6
Anthony Chen,
Arjan Cornelissen
and 7 more
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Shafi Goldwasser,
Venkatesan Guruswami
and 2 more
Future Programs
SimonsTV
Scalable Extraction of Training Data from (Production) Language Models
Challenges in Making LLMs Safe and Robust
Robust Optimization and Generalization
Irit Dinur | Polylogues
Other announcements
COVID-19 Update
If you think you have been exposed or are a close contact, you can take an over-the-counter rapid antigen test 3-5 days after exposure. People who have symptoms should stay home, wear a mask, and get tested.
There are currently no masking requirements on campus. Regardless of COVID-19 case rates, the CDC recommends masking:
- If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, such as a cough, runny nose, or sore throat
- In crowded indoor settings, such as in airplanes, trains, and buses
- In public areas around people who are older or have medical conditions that put them at increased risk for severe COVID-19
- For 10 days after having a significant exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
- If you have tested positive, see additional guidance at What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (link is external)
Participate
Applications are welcome for postdoctoral fellowships in the research pods on Quantum Computing, on Machine Learning, and on Resilience.
Learn more about how to participate in the life of the Institute.
Applications are invited for Circles, the Simons Institute — Jane Street Small Group Collaborations, which will support groups of 3–6 researchers to collaborate on ambitious research projects.
Related UC Berkeley Courses and Seminar Series, Fall 2024
Randomness and Computation (CS 271)
Alistair Sinclair
Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Soda 310
Cryptography (CS 276)
Sanjam Garg
Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Soda 405
Learning Problems in Quantum Computing (CS 294)
John Wright
Monday/Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Soda 405
Algorithmic Aspects of Machine Learning (CS 294)
Ankur Moitra
Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30 – 2 p.m., Wheeler 102
Large Language Model Agents (CS 294/194-196)
Dawn Song
Monday, 3 – 5:00 p.m., Latimer 120
Convex Optimization in the Age of LLMs (EE 227BT)
Benjamin Recht
Tuesday/Thursday, 2 – 3:30 p.m., 155 Anthro/Art Practice
Theory Seminar (CS 298)
Avishay Tal and Prasad Raghavendra
Wednesday, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Soda 438
EECS Colloquium (CS 298)
Jelani Nelson
Wednesday, 4 – 5 p.m., Soda 306
COVID-19 Update
If you think you have been exposed or are a close contact, you can take an over-the-counter rapid antigen test 3-5 days after exposure. People who have symptoms should stay home, wear a mask, and get tested.
There are currently no masking requirements on campus. Regardless of COVID-19 case rates, the CDC recommends masking:
- If you have symptoms of a respiratory infection, such as a cough, runny nose, or sore throat
- In crowded indoor settings, such as in airplanes, trains, and buses
- In public areas around people who are older or have medical conditions that put them at increased risk for severe COVID-19
- For 10 days after having a significant exposure to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19
- If you have tested positive, see additional guidance at What to Do If You Test Positive for COVID-19 (link is external)
Participate
Applications are welcome for postdoctoral fellowships in the research pods on Quantum Computing, on Machine Learning, and on Resilience.
Learn more about how to participate in the life of the Institute.
Applications are invited for Circles, the Simons Institute — Jane Street Small Group Collaborations, which will support groups of 3–6 researchers to collaborate on ambitious research projects.
Related UC Berkeley Courses and Seminar Series, Fall 2024
Randomness and Computation (CS 271)
Alistair Sinclair
Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30 – 11 a.m., Soda 310
Cryptography (CS 276)
Sanjam Garg
Tuesday/Thursday, 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Soda 405
Learning Problems in Quantum Computing (CS 294)
John Wright
Monday/Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., Soda 405
Algorithmic Aspects of Machine Learning (CS 294)
Ankur Moitra
Tuesday/Thursday, 12:30 – 2 p.m., Wheeler 102
Large Language Model Agents (CS 294/194-196)
Dawn Song
Monday, 3 – 5:00 p.m., Latimer 120
Convex Optimization in the Age of LLMs (EE 227BT)
Benjamin Recht
Tuesday/Thursday, 2 – 3:30 p.m., 155 Anthro/Art Practice
Theory Seminar (CS 298)
Avishay Tal and Prasad Raghavendra
Wednesday, 12 – 1:30 p.m., Soda 438
EECS Colloquium (CS 298)
Jelani Nelson
Wednesday, 4 – 5 p.m., Soda 306