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Monday, February 7, 2022 11:30 am - 11:30 am EST (GMT -05:00)

Seminar • Artificial Intelligence • An Algorithmic Safety View of Learning in Human-centered Domains

Please note: This seminar will be given online.

Shalmali Joshi, Postdoctoral Fellow
Center for Research on Computation and Society, Harvard University

Machine Learning advances have revolutionized many domains such as machine translation, complex game playing, and scientific discovery. On the other hand, ML has only enjoyed modest successes in human-centered applications. To improve the utility, reliability, and robustness of Machine Learning (ML) models in human-centered domains, we need to address several foundational challenges.

Friday, January 21, 2022 2:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

PhD Seminar • Systems and Networking • How do Computers Procrastinate Politely? A Review of Patterns Underlying Concurrency — Part 2

Please note: This PhD seminar will be given online.

Thierry Delisle, PhD candidate
David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science

Supervisor: Professor Peter Buhr

What is the polite way for computer programs to procrastinate?

Postponing work politely means not preventing the progress of others, which requires taking turns letting others make eventual progress. When this happens quickly, there is the illusion of simultaneity and possibly real simultaneity.