Theoretically Speaking Series

Theoretically Speaking is a lecture series highlighting exciting advances in theoretical computer science for a broad general audience. Events are held at the David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley, and are free and open to the public. No special background is assumed.

Spring 2020

CANCELED: Theoretically Speaking Series — AI for Intelligent Financial Services

Speaker: Manuela Veloso (Head of J.P. Morgan AI Research, Carnegie Mellon University)

Mar. 5, 2020 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Fall 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — Artificial Stupidity: The New AI and the Future of Fintech

Speaker: Andrew W. Lo (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Dec. 3, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Theoretically Speaking Series — Algorand's Forthcoming Blockchain Technology

Speaker: Silvio Micali (Founder of Algorand and faculty at MIT)

Oct. 30, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Summer 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — Algorithms and the Law

Speaker: Peter Bartlett (Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing, moderator) Panelists: Shafi Goldwasser (Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing), Martha Minow (Harvard University), Elliot Schrage (Facebook) and Patricia Williams (Columbia University)

Jun. 7, 2019 6:00 pm

Spring 2019

Theoretically Speaking Series — What We Can Learn from AdNauseam about the Threat and Power of Data Obfuscation

Speaker: Helen Nissenbaum (Cornell Tech)

Mar. 27, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Theoretically Speaking Series — The Predictive Brain

Speaker: Anil Ananthaswamy (Fall 2018 Simons Institute Journalist in Residence, moderator) Panelists: Celeste Kidd (UC Berkeley), Bruno Olshausen (UC Berkeley), Christos Papadimitriou (Columbia University) and Michael Pollan (UC Berkeley)

Mar. 7, 2019 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm