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Simons Institute Director Shafi Goldwasser Elected to the Royal Society
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Eighty outstanding researchers, innovators and communicators from around the world have been elected as the newest Fellows of the Royal Society, the UK’s national academy of sciences and the oldest science academy in continuous existence.

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Mechanisms: Inside or In-Between?
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Greetings from the Simons Institute, where we are wrapping up our Spring 2023 research program on Meta-Complexity...

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You should not come to campus if you have had any new and unusual symptoms of COVID-19 (not attributed to a previously known medical condition) in the last 24 hours. When on campus, masks are strongly recommended. Visitors are required to acquire masks for their daily use. A limited supply of masks are available at the institute for those who forget to bring a mask. 

If you test positive, follow the campus procedures described here. Note that visiting researchers should follow staff guidelines.

Visitors are responsible for acquiring COVID tests for their personal use. The Institute has a limited number of COVID tests available for workshop speakers only. 

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We are now accepting applications for Simons Quantum Postdoctoral Fellowships.

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Spring 2023 Classes
  • CS 294-236, Cryptography in a Quantum World, Umesh Vazirani, co-instructor Fermi Ma, (Mondays 2–5 p.m., Hearst Mining 410)
  • CS 294-92, Analysis of Boolean Functions, Avishay Tal (Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30p-2:00p.m., Soda 306)
COVID-19 Update

You should not come to campus if you have had any new and unusual symptoms of COVID-19 (not attributed to a previously known medical condition) in the last 24 hours. When on campus, masks are strongly recommended. Visitors are required to acquire masks for their daily use. A limited supply of masks are available at the institute for those who forget to bring a mask. 

If you test positive, follow the campus procedures described here. Note that visiting researchers should follow staff guidelines.

Visitors are responsible for acquiring COVID tests for their personal use. The Institute has a limited number of COVID tests available for workshop speakers only. 

Participate

We are now accepting applications for Simons Quantum Postdoctoral Fellowships.

More information on how to participate in the life of the Institute. 

 

 

Spring 2023 Classes
  • CS 294-236, Cryptography in a Quantum World, Umesh Vazirani, co-instructor Fermi Ma, (Mondays 2–5 p.m., Hearst Mining 410)
  • CS 294-92, Analysis of Boolean Functions, Avishay Tal (Tuesdays/Thursdays 12:30p-2:00p.m., Soda 306)

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