Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
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The Computer in the Sky
Tim Roughgarden, Theoretically Speaking
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026
5:30 – 7 p.m. PT
Calvin Lab auditorium
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Spectral Theory Beyond Graphs
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Pseudorandomness & High-Dimensional Expansion
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Spectral Theory Beyond Graphs
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Spectral Theory Beyond Graphs
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Spectral Theory Beyond Graphs
Speaker: Tim Roughgarden (Columbia University)
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Greetings from Berkeley, where our fall research programs on Spectral Theory Beyond Graphs, and on Pseudorandomness...
Current Programs
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Nalini Anantharaman,
Charles Bordenave
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Irit Dinur,
Prahladh Harsha
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Research Pods
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Abhineet Agarwal,
Philip Amortila
and 12 more
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John Bostanci,
Jiaqing Jiang
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Shafi Goldwasser,
Venkatesan Guruswami
and 1 more
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Healthy Community
We ask that visitors be vigilant in protecting the health of our community by staying home if they are feeling unwell and may have a communicable illness.
Based on public health regulations, the Simons Institute no longer requires masking or COVID-19 testing. For reference, see the CDC’s recommendations for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses.
Participate
Applications are welcome for postdoctoral fellowships in the research pods on Quantum Computing and on Machine Learning, and are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applications for Fall 2027 Simons Institute Research Fellowships open October 1.
Current and incoming UC Berkeley faculty interested in becoming faculty affiliates of the Simons Institute should write to simonsassociatedirector@berkeley.edu.
Learn more about how to participate in the life of the Institute.
Healthy Community
We ask that visitors be vigilant in protecting the health of our community by staying home if they are feeling unwell and may have a communicable illness.
Based on public health regulations, the Simons Institute no longer requires masking or COVID-19 testing. For reference, see the CDC’s recommendations for reducing the spread of respiratory illnesses.
Participate
Applications are welcome for postdoctoral fellowships in the research pods on Quantum Computing and on Machine Learning, and are reviewed on a rolling basis.
Applications for Fall 2027 Simons Institute Research Fellowships open October 1.
Current and incoming UC Berkeley faculty interested in becoming faculty affiliates of the Simons Institute should write to simonsassociatedirector@berkeley.edu.
Learn more about how to participate in the life of the Institute.