The EFX problem
Jugal Garg
Assistant Professor, UIUC
Abstract: Envy-freeness up to any good (EFX) has emerged as a compelling fairness notion in discrete fair division. However, its existence has not been settled…
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Unseen Insights: Empowering Autonomous Data Science by, with, and for Blind People
JooYoung Seo
Assistant Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Abstract: Data visualization is a powerful tool for understanding complex data but is often inaccessible to blind people. In this talk, Dr. JooYoung Seo will…
More from Less: Learning with Limited Annotated Data in Vision and Language
Paola Cascante-Bonilla
PhD Candidate, Rice University
Abstract: Despite the impressive results of deep learning models, modern large-scale systems are required to be trained using massive amounts of manually annotated or freely…
Steering Textual Reasoning with Explanations
Xi Ye
PhD Candidate, University of Texas at Austin
Abstract: Large language models (LLMs) have significantly extended the boundaries of NLP's potential applications, partially because of their increased ability to do complex reasoning. However,…
Extending Multivariate Hidden Markov Models
Vianey Leos Barajas
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistical Sciences/School of the Environment, University of Toronto
Abstract: Hidden Markov models are a popular class of time series models where the observation process depends on a latent state process taken to evolve…
Towards quantum-resistant security
Ashish Kundu
Head of Cybersecurity Research, Cisco
Abstract: Quantum computing capabilities are evolving rapidly. With that increasing are the security risks especially to the public key ciphersuites widely used in day-today lives…
Principles of Reasoning: Designing Compositional and Collaborative Generative AIs
William Wang
Professor, UCSB
Abstract: A majority of existing research in large language models and generative AI systems focuses on scaling and engineering. In this talk, I argue that…
Building Planetary-Scale Collaborative Intelligence
Sai Praneeth Karimireddy
Postdoctoral Scholar, UC Berkeley
Abstract: Today, access to high-quality data has become the key bottleneck to deploying machine learning. Often, the data that is most valuable is locked away…
Learning Generalized Knowledge for AI with Limited Supervision
Chen Wei
PhD Candidate, Johns Hopkins University
Abstract: As babies, we begin to grasp the world through spontaneous observations, gradually developing generalized knowledge about the world. This foundational knowledge enables humans to…
Distinguished Lecture: Fast and Simple Sorting Using Partial Information
Robert E. Tarjan
James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University
Abstract: We consider the problem of sorting a set of items having an unknown total order by doing binary comparisons of the items, given the…
#SchoolsNotPrisons: Participatory Action Research Notes from the Abolitionist Movement to Reimagine Public Safety in the Carceral State
David C. Turner III, PhD
Senior Advisor/Assistant Professor of Black Life and Racial Justice, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color, and UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs
Abstract: In the United States, racial capitalism has facilitated the organized abandonment of minoritized communities through the removal of resources, the expansion of carceral and…
Jump-starting Embodied Intelligence
Unnat Jain
Postdoctoral Researcher, Carnegie Mellon University & Meta
Abstract: AI has revolutionized the way we interact online. Despite this, it hasn't quite made the leap when it comes to tasks like cooking dinner…