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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/masters-thesis-presentatio
 n-ai-ml-semantics-behavior-coupled-bayesian-optimization-for-efficient-bla
 ck-box-prompt-search
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Hybrid: DC 2314 | Online master’s thesis presentation Waterloo O
 N N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence | Machin
 e\nLearning • Semantics-Behavior Coupled Bayesian Optimization for\nEffi
 cient Black-Box Prompt Search
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLAC
 E IN DC\n2314 AND ONLINE.\n\nRUOTIAN WU\, MASTER’S CANDIDATE\n_David R. 
 Cheriton School of Computer Science_\n\nSUPERVISOR: Professor Pascal Poupa
 rt
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260727T100000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/seminar-hci-ai-scaling-fou
 ndation-models-and-agentic-ai-that-supports-healthy-living
LOCATION:CSB - Central Services Building 200 University Avenue West DC 1304
  Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Seminar • Human–Computer Interaction | Artificial Intelligence 
 •\nScaling Foundation Models & Agentic AI that Supports Healthy Living
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS SEMINAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN DC 1304.\n\nDANIEL
  MCDUFF\n_Senior Staff Research Scientist and Manager\, Google\nAffiliate 
 Professor\, University of Washington_
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260715T160000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/phd-seminar-ai-ml-from-ver
 ifiable-rewards-to-tool-using-agents-verltool-for-agentic-reinforcement-le
 arning
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Online PhD seminar Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning • From
 \nVerifiable Rewards to Tool-Using Agents: VerlTool for Agentic\nReinforce
 ment Learning
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS PHD SEMINAR WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE.\n\nDONGFU
  JIANG\, PHD CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science_\n\n
 SUPERVISOR: Professor Wenhu Chen
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/phd-seminar-ai-ml-understa
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LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Hybrid: DC 2310 | Online PhD seminar Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Seminar • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning •\nUnd
 erstanding Hour-Long Videos with Hybrid Mamba-Transformers
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS PHD SEMINAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN DC 2310 AND ON
 LINE.\n\nWEIMING REN\, PHD CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton School of Compute
 r Science_\n\nSUPERVISOR: Professor Wenhu Chen
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/phd-seminar-algorithms-and
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LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West DC 1304 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Seminar • Algorithms and Complexity • Container Lemmas and 
 the\nQuery Complexity of Graph Property Testing
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS PHD SEMINAR WILL TAKE PLACE IN DC 1304.\n\nCA
 MERON SETH\, PHD CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science_
 \n\nSUPERVISOR: Professor Eric Blais
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260714T110000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/masters-thesis-presentatio
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LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West DC 2314 Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence | Machin
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 d Stability and Manipulation
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLAC
 E IN DC\n2314.\n\nHOSNA OYARHOSEINI\, Master's candidate\n_David R. Cheri
 ton School of Computer Science_\n\nSUPERVISORS: Professors Amir-Hossein Ka
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LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Hybrid: DC 2310 | Online Master’s Thesis Presentation Waterloo O
 N N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Presentation • Human–Computer Interaction •
 \nTechnology-mediated Group Idea Generation and Evaluation for Artistic\nC
 reations Across Disciplines
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLAC
 E IN DC\n2310 AND ONLINE.\n\nANTHONY MAOCHEIA-RICCI\, MASTER’S CANDIDAT
 E\n_David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science_\n\nSUPERVISOR: Professor
  Edith Law
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260706T110000
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/masters-thesis-presentatio
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 -participatory-research
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Online master’s thesis presentation Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Presentation • Artificial Intelligence |\nHuman
 –Computer Interaction • AI in Mental Health: Clinician\nPerceptions an
 d the Need for AI Literacy in Participatory Research
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLAC
 E\nONLINE.\n\nCAROLYN WANG\, MASTER’S CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton Scho
 ol of Computer Science_\n\nSUPERVISORS: Professors Maura Grossman\, Dan Br
 own
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 dence-health-question-answering-claim-verification
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Online master’s thesis presentation Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:Master’s Thesis Presentation • Data Systems • Evaluating LLM\
 nRobustness Under Adversarial and Conflicting Evidence in Health\nQuestion
  Answering and Claim Verification
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS MASTER’S THESIS PRESENTATION WILL TAKE PLAC
 E\nONLINE.\n\nSHAKIBA AMIRSHAHI\, MASTER’S CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton
  School of Computer Science_\n\nSUPERVISORS: Professors Charles Clarke\, A
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URL:https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/events/phd-defence-ai-ml-multilin
 gual-embeddings-data-training-understanding
LOCATION:DC - William G. Davis Computer Research Centre 200 University Aven
 ue West Online PhD defence Waterloo ON N2L 3G1 Canada
SUMMARY:PhD Defence • Artificial Intelligence | Machine Learning •\nMul
 tilingual Embeddings: Data\, Training\, and Understanding
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:PLEASE NOTE: THIS PHD DEFENCE WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE.\n\nXINYU 
 CRYSTINA ZHANG\, PHD CANDIDATE\n_David R. Cheriton School of Computer Scie
 nce_\n\nSUPERVISOR: Professor Jimmy Lin
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