Colloquia
New Encryption Primitives for Uncertain Times
[ May 28, 2014; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] UCSB Computer Science Department Presents:
Wednesday May 28, 2014
3:30-4:30pm
Room 1132 Harold Frank Hall
Title: New Encryption Primitives for Uncertain Times
Speaker: Thomas Ristenpart, University of Wisconsin Madison
Host: Stefano Tessaro
Abstract:
I’ll talk about our recent work on a variety of new encryption mechanisms that deal with various functionality and security deficiencies in conventional schemes. We’ll start with format-transforming encryption, a tool [...]
CORFU and TANGO: Transactional Data Services over a Shared Log
[ May 5, 2014; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] UCSB Computer Science Department Presents:
Monday May 5, 2014
3:30-4:30pm
Harold Frank Hall 1132
Title: CORFU and TANGO: Transactional Data Services over a Shared Log
Speaker: Dahlia Malkhi, Microsoft Research, Silicon Valley
Host: Ben Zhao
Abstract:
Conventional wisdom has it that, the only way to scale replicated services is by partitioning the data. What would you do if given an infrastructure that breaks the [...]
Large Scale Machine Learning with the SimSQL System
[ April 28, 2014; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] UCSB Computer Science Department Presents:
Monday April 28, 2014
3:30-4:30pm
Room 1132 Harold Frank Hall
Title: Large Scale Machine Learning with the SimSQL System
Speaker: Chris Jermaine, Rice University
Host: Amr El Abbadi
Abstract:
In this talk, I’ll describe the SimSQL system, which is a platform for writing and executing machine learning codes. Since SimSQL is at its heart a relational database system, [...]
Getting Answers: The Technology Behind Watson
[ April 7, 2014; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] UCSB Computer Science Department Presents:
Monday April 7, 2014
3:30-4:30pm
ESB 1001
Title: Getting Answers: The Technology Behind Watson
Speaker: Ioana Roxana Stanoi, IBM
Host: Amr El Abbadi
Abstract:
In February of 2011 a computer program designed and built by IBM Research defeated the two best human players on one of the most challenging question/answer game shows of all time, Jeopardy! Named, Watson, after [...]
Measuring and Manipulating the Robustness of Large Networks
[ March 17, 2014; 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm. ] UCSB Computer Science Department Presents:
Monday March 17, 2014
3:30-4:30pm
Room 1132 Harold Frank Hall
Title: Measuring and Manipulating the Robustness of Large Networks
Speaker: Leman Akoglu, Stony Brook University
Host: Xifeng Yan
Abstract:
The function and performance of networks rely on their robustness, defined as their ability to continue functioning in the face of damage (targeted attacks or random failures) to parts of [...]
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