Theory Seminar
What is Public Interest Technology? Opportunities, Challenges, and Insights for Graduate Students
CICS graduate Colette Basiliere will give a presentation introducing Public Interest Technology and the challenges and opportunities facing this new field.
PhD Seminar: Yen-Chieh Lien, Data Generation for Weakly Supervised Neural Retrieval
The dissertation focuses on employing a neural generative approach for data generation in weak supervision settings, incorporating effective techniques.
Teaching Seminar: Daniel Gonzalez Cedre, Férmat’s Little Idea
In this talk, we'll walk through a simple proof of Férmat's Little Theorem that exposes one of the basic connections between number theory and algebra.
MassAITC Webinar: Justin Chan (Carnegie Mellon), Intelligent Mobile Systems for an Aging World
In this MassAITC webinar, Justin Chan will present his work on intelligent mobile systems designed for older adults.
Theory Seminar: Sampath Kannan (Simons Institute, Berkeley), Collusion in the Age of Algorithmic Agents
This talk will be self-contained and introduce the bits of game theory, online learning, and economics needed for understanding it.
Unlocking Success: FDA Regulatory Strategies for AgeTech Devices and AI
Join us to learn about the regulatory space for AgeTech devices and software, and to hear best practices for preparing a regulatory submission.
PhD Seminar: Yen-Chieh Lien, Data Generation for Weakly Supervised Neural Retrieval
The dissertation focuses on employing a neural generative approach for data generation in weak supervision settings, incorporating effective techniques.
NLP Seminar: Yizhong Wang, Building a Sustainable Data Foundation for AI
Wang will present his research on building language models that go beyond pretraining while improving their generalization through a data-centric perspective.
Theory Seminar: Han Shao, Learning from Strategic Data Sources
Han Shao will be visiting UMass from Harvard to give a talk on Learning from Strategic Data Sources at the theory seminar.
MassAITC Webinar: Practical Cognitive Assessment Methods for AD/ADRD Research Projects
This webinar will explore the importance of cognitive assessments in Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease Related Dementia (AD/ADRD) research.
Teaching Seminar: Elijah Rivera, An Introduction to Hashmaps
Adapted lecture from the course “Program Design with Data Structures and Algorithms" at Brown University.
PhD Seminar: Mengxue Zhang, AI-Driven Analysis, Scoring, and Generation for Open-Ended Mathematical Reasoning
This thesis addresses these limitations by developing a comprehensive framework for the automated assessment of open-ended mathematical responses.