ICS Distinguished Lecturer Series

2023-2024 Distinguished Lecturers

February15

How Not to Destroy the World with AI – On Second Thoughts

Stuart Russell

Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley

5:00 PM

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Watch the Video! Reception from 5-6 pm at the Atrium Talk from 6-7 pm at the Auditorium Abstract: The media are agog with claims that…

2019-2020 Distinguished Lecturers

June7

Distinguished Lecture: Who Gets What? The New Economics of Matching and Market Design

Al Roth

Nobel Laureate, Professor of Economics, Stanford University

5:00 PM

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Watch the video » Abstract: Market design is an ancient human activity but a relatively new part of economics. It seeks to understand how the design…

February25

Distinguished Lecture: Opportunities and Perils of Data Science: A Roadmap

Alfred Spector

Chief Technology Officer, Two Sigma

5:00 PM

6011, Donald Bren Hall

Watch the video » View slides from the presentation » Abstract: Data-driven approaches have led to powerful prediction, optimization and automation techniques. Powered by large-scale, networked computer…

2017-2018 Distinguished Lecturers

October19

Distinguished Lecture: What’s At Stake in the Oracle v. Google Software Copyright Case?

Pamela Samuelson

Distinguished Professor of Law & Information, UC Berkeley

5:00 PM

6011, Donald Bren Hall

Watch the video » Abstract: Freedom to reimplement application program interfaces (APIs) in independently written software is the key issue at stake in the Oracle v.…

March16

Distinguished Lecture: An Expanding and Expansive View of Computing

Jim Kurose

Assistant Director National Science Foundation, Directorate of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE)

5:00 PM

Donald Bren Hall

Watch the video » Abstract: Advances in computer and information science and engineering are providing unprecedented opportunities for research and education. My talk will begin with…

November15

Distinguished Lecture: The Human Strategy

Alex “Sandy” Pentland

Professor of Media Arts and Sciences, Toshiba Professor, Media Lab Entrepreneurship Program Director Massachusetts Institute of Technology

5:00 PM

6011, Donald Bren Hall

Watch the video » Abstract: How can we live in a world of AI, big data, social media echo chambers and cyberattacks? How can we create…