Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lectures

The Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lectures were created in Fall 2019 to celebrate the role of Simons Institute Founding Director Dick Karp in establishing the field of theoretical computer science, formulating its central problems, and contributing stunning results in the areas of computational complexity and algorithms. Formerly known as the Simons Institute Open Lectures, the series features visionary leaders in the field of theoretical computer science, and is geared toward a broad scientific audience. To view the video of a past lecture, please follow the link in the list below.

The Institute gratefully acknowledges the many contributors to the Richard M. Karp Fund.

Fall 2020

Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture — Reductionism in Reinforcement Learning

Speaker: D ale Schuurmans (Google Brain & University of Alberta)

Nov. 23, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95408220999

Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture — Is Your Distribution In Shape?

Speaker: Ronitt Rubinfeld (MIT)

Nov. 9, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

This talk will be held virtually and will be live streamed on our website. Full participation (including the capacity to ask questions) will be available via Zoom webinar. https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/95163729039

Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture – Safe Learning in Robotics

Speaker: Claire Tomlin (UC Berkeley)

Oct. 5, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/92221857464

Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lecture — Insights on Gradient-Based Algorithms in High-Dimensional Learning

Speaker: Lenka Zdeborová (EPFL)

Sep. 14, 2020 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

This talk will be held virtually and will be live streamed on our website. Full participation (including the capacity to ask questions) will be available via Zoom webinar. Zoom link: https://berkeley.zoom.us/j/97166437509.