Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Efficient Blind Signatures and Threshold Signatures from Pairing-Free Groups and Lattices
Speaker: Chenzhi Zhu, Advisors: Huijia (Rachel) Lin, Stefano Tessaro, Supervisory Committee: Huijia Lin (Chair), Stefano Tessaro (Chair), Gaku Liu (GSR, Mathematics), Nirvan Tyagi, Abstract TBA.
Monday, August 11, 2025, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Distance and Symmetry: Two Pillars of a Good Code
Speaker: Oscar Sprumont, Advisor: Anup Rao, Supervisory Committee: Anup Rao (Chair), Christopher Hoffman (GSR, Mathematics), Paul Beame, Thomas Rothvoss (Mathematics), Abstract TBA.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Task Parallel Programming on the HammerBlade manycore
Speaker: Max Ruttenberg, Advisors: Mark Oskin, Michael Taylor, Supervisory Committee: Mark H. Oskin (Chair), Scott Hauck (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Zachary Tatlock, Michael Bedford Taylor, Abstract TBA.
Tuesday, August 12, 2025, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Improved XOR Lemmas for Communication Complexity
Speaker: Siddharth Iyer Vaidynathan, Advisor: Anup Rao, Supervisory Committee: Anup Rao (Chair), Dan Mikulincer (GSR, Mathematics), Paul Beame, Thomas Rothvoss (Mathematics), Abstract: We give communication lower bounds for computing the n-fold XOR of a given Boolean function f, in both the deterministic and the randomized setting. In addition, we also give deterministic communication lower bounds on computing the composition of 2 functions, g◦f(x,y) := g(f(x1,y1),...f(xn,yn)). Below for some absolute constant C_0 and any C > C_0 we show:
1. Randomized XOR Lemma. If f requires C bits to be computed with some constant success probability then, computing the parity of f on n instances, even with probability 1/2 + exp(-Ω(n)) requires Ω(√n C/log(nC)) communication.
2. Deterministic XOR Lemma. If f requires C bits to be computed deterministically then, computing the parity of f on n instance deterministically requires Ω(n√C) bits.
3. Lifting Theorem. For any Boolean function g on n bits, with…
Wednesday, August 13, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Compiler and Runtime Systems for Generative AI Models
Speaker: Zihao Ye, Advisor: Luis Ceze, Supervisory Committee: Luis H Ceze (Chair), Eric Klavins (GSR, Electrical and Computer Engineering), Tianqi Chen (CMU), Baris Kasikci, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Stephanie Wang, Luke Zettlemoyer, Abstract TBA.
Thursday, August 14, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Instruction Ends - Summer 2025 - Full and B-term
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, August 22, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: A Qualitative Approach to Agile Hardware Design
Speaker: Dan Ruelas-Petrisko, Advisors: Mark Oskin, Michael Taylor, Supervisory Committee: Mark H. Oskin (Chair), Akshay K Mehra (GSR, Earth and Space Sciences), Jonathan Balkind (UCSB), Zachary Tatlock, Michael Bedford Taylor, Abstract TBA.
Friday, August 22, 2025, 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM.
Quarter Break - Autumn 2025
Dates of Instruction
Break between summer and autumn quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Tuesday, September 23, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Labor Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, September 1, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Instruction Begins - Autumn 2025
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Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Autumn. Event Types: Academics.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025.
For more info visit www.washington.edu. Digital Accessibility Innovation Conference: Next-Generation User Experiences
With the perspective of the latest tech trends for organizational inclusion, gain insights and network discussions with business executives, disability advocates, developers, and policy experts across various sectors, including private, public, nonprofit, and education. A key feature of the Summit is the Accessibility Professionals Forum, which will focus on accessibility within organizations at the intersection of physical and digital environments.
Registration is open, Attending remotely
Unable to make it to Washington, D.C.? No worries! You can still be part of the Summit by joining us online. Access a curated selection of streamed sessions, interact with leading industry experts through our app, or catch up with post-event recordings.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Accessibility Contact: accessibility@m-enabling.com. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Conferences. Target Audience: Professionals dedicated to advancing digital accessibility and assistive technologies.
Monday, October 6, 2025 – Wednesday, October 8, 2025.
Washington, D.C. USA.
For more info visit g3ict.org.