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Events Calendar

14 Sep
Machine Learning and Friends Lunch
Computer Science Building, Room 150/151; Virtual via Zoom
Thursday, 09/14/2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Abstract: Offline reinforcement learning is important in domains such as medicine, economics, and e-commerce where online experimentation is costly, dangerous or unethical, and where the true model is unknown. However,...

15 Sep
Distinguished Lecturer Series
Computer Science Building, Room 151; Virtual via Zoom
Friday, 09/15/2023 12:20pm to 1:20pm

This talk is presented in partnership with the Center for Intelligent Information Retrieval (CIIR) as part of its CIIR Talk Series. 

Abstract: Being able to answer questions about why people perform particular...

18 Sep
Special Event
Computer Science Building, Room 150/151 and zoom
Monday, 09/18/2023 12:00pm to 1:30pm

Lunch for attendees (faculty and staff only) will be available by 11:30 a.m. for the noon meeting. For any questions about the food being served, please contact the events team.

To find out more details about the...

18 Sep
PhD Thesis Defense
Hybrid - LGRC A215 & Zoom
Monday, 09/18/2023 1:30pm to 3:30pm

Matrices are ubiquitous mathematical structures that arise throughout computer science. We study fast algorithms for several central problems involving matrices, including eigenvalue approximation, spectral approximation...

18 Sep
Career Development
Microsoft Teams
Monday, 09/18/2023 5:30pm to 6:00pm

Microsoft will host a virtual internship info session for both undergrad and grads (masters and Ph.D.)  students on September 18th at 5:30 pm. Microsoft is looking for software engineers, data scientists, program/product...

19 Sep
Special Event
Life Science Lab, Room S340
Tuesday, 09/19/2023 2:00pm to 3:00pm

All are encouraged to attend this research presentation led by CICS Assistant Professor Donghyun Kim about the human-centered development of a robotic guide dog. Refreshments will be provided. 

19 Sep
Student-Run Event
Integrative Learning Center, Room S120
Tuesday, 09/19/2023 7:00pm to 8:00pm

The Product Management Club meets weekly on Tuesday nights to discuss trends in technology, conduct product thinking seminars, work on case studies, read books, and occasionally prep together for PM recruitment. All UMass...

20 Sep
MS Programs Info Session
Computer Science Building, Room 150/151
Wednesday, 09/20/2023 4:00pm to 5:00pm

For the strongest computer science undergraduates at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and the participating five-colleges, the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences offers students three special...

21 Sep
PhD Thesis Defense
Hybrid - LGRC A311 and Zoom
Thursday, 09/21/2023 10:00am to 12:00pm

Recent advances in mobile computing and the Internet of Things (IoT) enable the global integration of heterogeneous smart devices via wireless networks. A common characteristic across these modern day systems is their...

21 Sep
Machine Learning and Friends Lunch
Computer Science Building, Room 150/151; Virtual via Zoom
Thursday, 09/21/2023 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Abstract: As long as a model appears to describe the relevant aspects of the world satisfactorily, we may continue, cautiously, to use it; when it fails to do so, we need to search for a better one. In particular, any...

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