Department of Computer ScienceThis manual page lists the newest CS events to the oldest, beginning in Fall 2023.
2024
The Value of Errors in Proofs
Triangle Computer Science Colloquium
October 11, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Avi Wigderson
Equilibrium of Data Markets with Externality
Data and Information Markets Seminar Series
September 27, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Yiling Chen
Leveraging LLM-Assistant to Mediate Conflict in Online Discussions about Divisive Topics
Computer Science Colloquium
September 16, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Chris Bail
The Fruitful Interplay Between Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science
Duke Computer Science-Math Colloquium
August 26, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Noga Alon
Computer Science 2024 Commencement
Special Event
May 11, 2024
9:30 am-12:30 pm
Hypergraph Unreliability in Quasi-Polynomial Time
Algorithms Seminar
April 25, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Ruoxu Cen
On the Fourier Coefficients of High-Dimensional Random Geometric Graphs
Combinatorics Seminar
April 19, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Guy Bresler
Finding and Securing a Computing Education Postdoc: This is How We Do It
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
April 16, 2024
5:00-6:00 pm
Speakers: Yerika Jimenez, Crystal Peoples, Brean Prefontaine
CS Alumna Genesis Bonds Shares Her Career Journey
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
April 15, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Genesis Bonds
Statistical-Computational Tradeoffs in Tensor Learning
Algorithms Seminar
April 11, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Anru Zhang
Can One Model Rule Them All? Tailoring Large Language Models to Specialized Domains, Specific Populations, and Unique Individuals
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
April 8, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Silvio Amir
Algorithmic Persuasion through Simulation
Data and Information Markets Seminar Series
March 29, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Nicole Immorlica
Implementing Ethics in Emerging Technologies
ACM-W Distinguished Speaker
March 21, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Carol Smith
Meet Duolingo Co-founder and reCAPTCHA Inventor Luis von Ahn
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
March 20, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Luis von Ahn
What’s DEI-A Got To Do With ABET?
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
March 19, 2024
5:00-6:00 pm
Speakers: Nicki Washington and panelists from CSAB (formerly the Computing Sciences Accreditation Board), ABET-DEI Council, and CSAB Subcommittee on IDE
Self-Consistency-Based Confidence Estimation for Large Language Models
Algorithms Seminar
March 7, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Bhuwan Dhingra
Flow Models with Applications to Cell Trajectories and Protein Design
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
March 6, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Alexander Tong
From Password Requirements to IoT Cybersecurity Labels: Informing Public Policy with Research
Triangle Computer Science Distinguished Lecturer Series
March 4, 2024
4:00-5:00 pm
Speaker: Lorrie Cranor
Discovering Hidden Capabilities and Limits in Large Language Models
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
March 4, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Peter West
Technology Lawyer Isaac Peterson Takes on Disruptive Technologies
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
February 28, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Isaac Peterson
Network Verification: Lessons Learned and Outlook
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 23, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Ratul Mahajan
Storytime with Greg Badros: Lessons Learned at Life, Google, and Facebook
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
February 21, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Greg Badros
Flexible Reasoning with Large Language Models as Informal Logic Programs
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 21, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Hongyuan Mei
3C Fellows Spotlight: Experiences and Outcomes
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
February 20, 2024
5:00-6:00 pm
Speakers: Cecilé Sadler and 3C Fellows
Physics-Motivated and Inspired Probabilistic Learning
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 19, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Shibo Li
SQLite: What is it and why did it do so well?
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
February 14, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Richard Hipp
CANCELLED: CS Student Union Graduate School Panel
Special Event
February 14, 2024
2:00-3:00 pm
Speakers: Duke CS Masters & PhD student panelists
Bridging the Modern Language Modeling with the Complex Open World
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 14, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Lifu Huang
Hardware-Efficient Primitives for Machine Learning
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 13, 2024
12:00-1:00
Speaker: Dan Fu
Accessible Foundation Models: Systems, Algorithms, and Science
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 12, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Tim Dettmers
The SCION Inter-Domain Routing Architecture
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 9, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Adrian Perrig
Open In A Regulated Age: Open Source, AI, and the Law in 2024
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
February 7, 2024
3:05-4:15 pm
Speaker: Luis Villa
Solving Real-World Tasks with AI Agents
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 7, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Shuyan Zhou
Neural PDE: Towards AI-Enhanced Physics Simulation
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
February 5, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Peter Yichen Chen
Foundations of Multisensory Artificial Intelligence
Duke Computer Science/Electrical Computer Engineering Colloquium
February 1, 2024
1:30-2:30 pm
Speaker: Paul Liang
Communication Complexity for Byzantine Fault Tolerant Consensus Protocols
Algorithms Seminar
February 1, 2024
12:00-1:00 pm
Speaker: Kartik Nayak
Duke CS Alumni Panel
Distinguished Computer Science Alumni Lecture
January 31, 2024
1:30-2:30 pm
Speakers: Lenore Hill, Kasper Kubica, Jennifer Bedell
The Mathematics of the Computer in the Sky
Triangle Computer Science Distinguished Lecturer Series
January 29, 2029
4:00-5:00 pm
Speaker: Tim Roughgarden
Connecting People with Generative AI
Computer Science/Electrical and Computer Engineering Colloquium
January 26, 2024
2:00-3:00 pm
Speaker: Xuedong Huang
Machine Learning for Precise Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
January 24, 2024
10:30-11:30 am
Speaker: Rohit Singh
A Conversation with the AiiCE Student Advisory Board: Considering Identity & Inclusion in Computing Spaces
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
January 23, 2024
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Speaker(s): AiiCE Student Advisory Board
Data Mining Will Be Reborn with Large Language Models
Triangle Computer Science Distinguished Lecturer Series
January 22, 2024
4:00-5:00 pm
Speaker: Jiawei Han
2023
SODA Practice Talks
Algorithms Seminar
December 14, 2023
11:50 pm - 1:30 pm
Speaker: Anish Hebbar, Yiheng Shen, and Keegan Yao
CS Holiday Party and Annual Meeting
Special Event
December 1, 2023
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Speaker(s): Jian Pei, Chair
Optimal Auction Design with Deferred Inspection
Algorithms Seminar
November 30, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Ali Makhdoumi
The Power of Public Spirit in Voting
Algorithms Seminar
November 16, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Bailey Flanigan
From Policy to Practice: Impacts on K-12 Computer Science Education
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
November 14, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Speaker(s): Shaina Glass, Moderator
Machine Learning Overview and Teaching Pedagogy for Computing Education
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
November 10, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Trevor Bonjour
Data structures for density estimation
Algorithms Seminar
November 9, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Sandeep Silwal
TLS Basics - Understanding How Transport Layer Security Protects You Online
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
November 7, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Melva T. James
Prediction-driven Surge Planning with Application in the Emergency Department
Duke Computer Science Seminar
November 6, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Jing Dong
Some New Frontiers of Algorithmic Information Design
Algorithms Seminar
November 2, 2023
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Haifeng Xu
Improving Privacy Communication
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
November 2, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Mary Anne Smart
Binary Heaps and AP CS A Outreach Program
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
November 1, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Eric Fouh
Introduction to Hash Table and Undergraduate Research for Promoting Diversity in Computing
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
October 30, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Tahiya Chowdhury
Last-Iterate Convergence in Min-Max Optimization: SOS to the Rescue
Algorithms Seminar
October 26, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Yang Cai
Teaching Abstract Ideas with Concrete Applications in Mind
Duke CS Colloquium
October 24, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Lorenzo Luzi
The Secret Lives of Optimizers: How Optimization Algorithms Implicitly Shape the Loss Landscape
Algorithms Seminar
October 19, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Alex Damian
Experience of Computing Students with Disabilities
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
October 17, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Speaker(s): Brianna Blaser, Ph.D., Moderator
On (1+\eps)-Approximate Flow Sparsifiers
Algorithms Seminar
October 12, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Zihan Tan
CANCELLED: From snapping fixtures to multi-robot coordination: Geometry at the service of robotics
Algorithms Seminar
October 10, 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Dan Halperin
Core Stability in Participatory Budgeting
Algorithms Seminar
October 5, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Yiheng Shen
Graph Learning for Intelligent and Efficient Reasoning
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
October 2, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Rex Ying
Duke Computer Science 50th Anniversary Celebration
Special Event
September 29, 2023
5:00pm - September 30, 1:00pm
Speaker(s): Gary Bennett, Susan Athey, Dan Clancy, Meka Egwuekwe, David Kotz, Rachel Pottinger, Kelly Shaw, Owen Astrachan, Amy Hutchins, Chini Krishnan, Mollie Breen, Bruce Maggs
Enumerating Patterns in Social Networks - A Distribution-Free Model
Algorithms Seminar
September 28, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker(s): Fan Wei
Harnessing Reliable Clocks & Homegrown AI: A Journey through Systems Innovation
Duke Computer Science Seminar
September 28, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Michael Wei
Fostering Critical Race Computational Thinking in CS
Identity & Computing Lecture Series
September 26, 2023
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Tiera Tanksley
Stable Approximation Schemes
Duke Computer Science Colloquium
September 18, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Mark de Berg
TechConnect Career Networking Event
Special Event
September 14, 2023
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Practical Single-server Private Information Retrieval
Duke Computer Science Seminar
September 6, 2023
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Speaker: Ling Ren
Scalability and Natural Computing in Artificial Morphogenesis
Duke Computer Science Seminar
August 9, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Allen McBride