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| These groups meet regularly in our department to discuss papers on a given research area. New students are welcome to attend. | These groups meet regularly in our department to discuss papers on a given research area. New students are welcome to attend. | ||
| - | If you would like to add a new reading group to this list please send us an email to gracs@cs.utexas.edu with the group information as shown in the examples below. | + | If you would like to add a new reading group to this list please send us an email to gracs@cs.utexas.edu with the group information as shown in the examples below. |
| - | ===== Currently Updated Groups (as of Spring | + | ===== Currently Updated Groups (as of Spring |
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| - | ==== Computational Geometry Reading Group ==== | + | |
| - | | **Description** | We discuss topics such as convex hull computation, | + | |
| - | | **Meets** | Fridays from 2pm - 3pm in ACES 5.444 | | + | |
| - | | **Organizer** | [mailto: | + | |
| - | | **More info** | https:// | + | |
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2011 | | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | ===== Previous Groups (updated Spring 2010) ===== | + | |
| ==== ACL2 Seminar ==== | ==== ACL2 Seminar ==== | ||
| | **Description** | The ACL2 seminar focuses on the development and application of automated reasoning tools, especially the [[https:// | | **Description** | The ACL2 seminar focuses on the development and application of automated reasoning tools, especially the [[https:// | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Most Wednesdays | + | | **Meets** | Most Fridays |
| - | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring | + | | **Last Active** | Spring |
| + | ==== Algorithms and Computation Theory Seminar ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | Topics covered are recent results in algorithms and complexity theory. Presentations are sometimes by visitors, or faculty as well as students. | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every Friday at 11 a.m.–noon, | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | Please subscribe to the [[mailto: | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Connecting Language Acquisition with Machine Perception Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | We explore integrations of various areas of AI such as vision, natural language processing, machine learning, robotics, etc with particular emphasis on language learning with the aid of perceptual data. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday 10–11 a.m. in GDC 3.816 | | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Fall 2013 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Data Mining Reading Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the area of data mining. See https:// | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Mondays 11 a.m.–noon, | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Feature Learning and Representation Encoding reading group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | The Feature Learning and Representation Encoding (FLARE) reading group meets biweekly to discuss research papers in the area of deep and feature learning, unsupervised modeling, and representation and encodings. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 3:00–4:30 p.m., in GDC 4.516 | | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== LASR reading group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | The Laboratory for Advanced Systems Research (LASR) conducts research in networking, security, distributed systems, and operating systems. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every Friday at 2–3 p.m., in GDC 5.516 | | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Natural Language Learning Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | We explore and discuss papers in the area of natural language acquisition and learning. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday at 11 a.m.–noon, | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Fall 2013 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Programming Languages Reading Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | The Programming Languages Reading Group reads and discusses PL papers at a one-hour weekly meeting. | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Wed 11:00 a.m.–noon, | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Fall 2015 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== PL Lunch Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | The Programming Languages lunch offers a chance for current PL students, as well as students interested in PL topics, to discuss current research. Weekly presentations will be on recent papers or ongoing work by students in the department. Occasionally, | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at noon–1 p.m., in GDC 6.302 (unless otherwise noted) | | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Fall 2015 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Reinforcement Learning Reading Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current papers on RL. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at noon–1 p.m., in GDC 3.816 | | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Computer Vision Reading Group ==== | ||
| + | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the areas of computer vision and machine learning. | | ||
| + | | **Meets** | Every other Thursday at 2–3 p.m., in GDC 4.816 | | ||
| + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| + | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| + | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Previous Groups (updated Spring 2010) ===== | ||
| ==== Agents that Learn from Humans Reading Group ==== | ==== Agents that Learn from Humans Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | This student-run reading group focuses on methods and algorithms that allow computational agents to learn from human teachers via natural modes of communication (" | | **Description** | This student-run reading group focuses on methods and algorithms that allow computational agents to learn from human teachers via natural modes of communication (" | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Typically every other Wednesday at 3:30-5:00 pm, in the conference room of ENS 32NE | | + | | **Meets** | Typically every other Wednesday at 3:30–5:00 p.m., in the conference room of ENS 32NE | |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| - | ==== Algorithms and Computation Theory Seminar | + | ==== Computational Geometry Reading Group ==== |
| - | | **Description** | Topics covered are recent results in algorithms and complexity theory. Presentations are sometimes by visitors, or faculty | + | | **Description** | We discuss topics such as convex hull computation, |
| - | | **Meets** | Every Friday at 11:00 am-12:00 pm, in ACES 3.408 | | + | | **Meets** | Fridays from 2–3 p.m. in ACES 5.444 | |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~panni/|Anna Gal], [https:// | + | | **Organizer** | [[mailto:edwardsj@cs.utexas.edu|John Edwards]] | |
| - | | **More info** | Please subscribe to the [mailto:algorithms@cs.utexas.edu | + | | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/ |
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring | + | | **Last Active** | Spring |
| ==== Computational Learning Theory Reading Group ==== | ==== Computational Learning Theory Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | | | | **Description** | | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at 3:30-4:30 pm, in ACES 6.256 | | + | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at 3:30–4:30 p.m., in ACES 6.256 | |
| | **Organizer** | Alex Tang | | | **Organizer** | Alex Tang | | ||
| | **More info** | | | | **More info** | | | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== Computer Vision Reading Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the areas of computer vision and machine learning. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 4:00-5:00 pm, in ACES 6.442 | | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== Connecting Language Acquisition with Machine Perception Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | We explore integrations of various areas of AI such as vision, natural language processing, machine learning, robotics, etc with particular emphasis on language learning with the aid of perceptual data. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 1:00-2:00 pm, in ACES 5.444 | | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| ==== Developmental Robotics Reading Group ==== | ==== Developmental Robotics Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | We read papers on developmental robotics and bootstrap learning. This reading group is starting this semester, so new people are welcome and encouraged to attend. | | | **Description** | We read papers on developmental robotics and bootstrap learning. This reading group is starting this semester, so new people are welcome and encouraged to attend. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at 2:00-3:00 pm, in ENS 32 | | + | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at 2–3 p.m., in ENS 32 | |
| - | | **More info** | http://z.cs.utexas.edu/ | + | | **More info** | http://wiki.cs.utexas.edu/ |
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| ==== Evolutionary Computation Reading Group ==== | ==== Evolutionary Computation Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current and/or seminal papers about Evolutionary Computation | | | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current and/or seminal papers about Evolutionary Computation | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Thursday at 10:30-11:30 am, in ENS 31NM (unless otherwise noted) | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Thursday at 10:30–11:30 a.m., in ENS 31NM (unless otherwise noted) | |
| - | | **Organizer** | [mailto: | + | | **Organizer** | [[mailto: |
| | **More info** | http:// | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
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| ==== GNOFAI ==== | ==== GNOFAI ==== | ||
| | **Description** | Gnofai is a student reading group where we discuss interesting machine learning concepts and their relevance to research. The format is very informal, with student run discussions on papers and tutorials. | | | **Description** | Gnofai is a student reading group where we discuss interesting machine learning concepts and their relevance to research. The format is very informal, with student run discussions on papers and tutorials. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Fridays from 1pm - 2pm in ACES 5.444 | | + | | **Meets** | Fridays from 1–2 p.m. in ACES 5.444 | |
| - | | **Organizer** | [mailto: | + | | **Organizer** | [[mailto: |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | | ||
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| ==== Graphics Seminar ==== | ==== Graphics Seminar ==== | ||
| | **Description** | We discuss the cutting edge research papers on variety of graphics topics ranging from real-time rendering to physically based simulation, character animation, graphics hardware, modeling, surface representation/ | | **Description** | We discuss the cutting edge research papers on variety of graphics topics ranging from real-time rendering to physically based simulation, character animation, graphics hardware, modeling, surface representation/ | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Friday at 3:00-4:00 pm, in [[http:// | + | | **Meets** | Every Friday at 3–4 p.m., in [[http:// |
| | **Faculty** | [[https:// | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| | **More info** | Our site is http:// | | **More info** | Our site is http:// | ||
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| ==== Linear algebra and Data Mining Reading Group ==== | ==== Linear algebra and Data Mining Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the area of data mining. | | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the area of data mining. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday at 10:00-11:00 pm, in ACES 3.116 | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday at 10–11 a.m., in ACES 3.116 | |
| | **Faculty** | [[https:// | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| | **More info** | [[linear_algebra_and_data_mining_reading_group|Linear Algebra and Data Mining Reading Group]] | | | **More info** | [[linear_algebra_and_data_mining_reading_group|Linear Algebra and Data Mining Reading Group]] | | ||
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| ==== Machine Reading Project Reading Group ==== | ==== Machine Reading Project Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | For those involved with the DARPA Machine Reading Project | | | **Description** | For those involved with the DARPA Machine Reading Project | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 3:30-4:30 pm, in ACES 5.116 | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 3:30–4:30 p.m., in ACES 5.116 | |
| - | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// |
| - | | **Organizers** | [[https:// | + | | **Organizers** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | | ||
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| ==== Matrix and Statistical AI Reading Group ==== | ==== Matrix and Statistical AI Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the intersection of Matrix Algebra and Statistical AI. | | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the intersection of Matrix Algebra and Statistical AI. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday at 10:00-11:00 pm, in ACES 3.116 | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday at 10–11 a.m., in ACES 3.116 | |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | [[matrix_and_statistical_ai_reading_group|Matrix and Statistical AI Reading Group]] | | | **More info** | [[matrix_and_statistical_ai_reading_group|Matrix and Statistical AI Reading Group]] | | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
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| - | ==== Natural Language Learning Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | We explore and discuss papers in the area of natural language acquisition and learning. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 3:00-4:00 pm, in PAR 10 | | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **Organizer** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== PL Lunch Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | The Programming Languages lunch offers a chance for current PL students, as well as students interested in PL topics, to discuss current research. Weekly presentations will be on recent papers or ongoing work by students in the department. Occasionally, | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Monday at noon-1:00 pm, in TAY 3.128 (unless otherwise noted) | | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== Programming Languages Reading Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | The Programming Languages Reading Group reads and discusses PL papers at a one-hour weekly meeting. | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Wednesday at 11:00 am-noon, in ACES 5.116 (unless otherwise noted) | | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | http:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
| - | |||
| - | ==== Reinforcement Learning Reading Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current papers on RL. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Wednesday or Friday at noon, in ENS 32NEA (unless otherwise noted) | | ||
| - | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | ||
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| ==== Cognitive Systems Reading Group ==== | ==== Cognitive Systems Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | This is a group that aims to develop synergies between Systems and AI with the goal of making computer systems more able to self-configure, | | **Description** | This is a group that aims to develop synergies between Systems and AI with the goal of making computer systems more able to self-configure, | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 11:00 am-noon, in [[http:// | + | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 11 a.m.–noon, in [[http:// |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Fall 2007 | | | **Last Active** | Fall 2007 | | ||
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| - | ==== Data Mining Research Group ==== | ||
| - | | **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the area of data mining. See https:// | ||
| - | | **Meets** | See [[https:// | ||
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| - | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| - | | **Last Active** | Spring 2009 | | ||
| ==== Debugging Reading Group ==== | ==== Debugging Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | In this reading, we are looking for the current issues and techniques related to the software debugging. At the beginning, we will focus on the concurrency bugs including both data race and atomicity violation. Note that we do not limit our interest to the concurrency problems. | | | **Description** | In this reading, we are looking for the current issues and techniques related to the software debugging. At the beginning, we will focus on the concurrency bugs including both data race and atomicity violation. Note that we do not limit our interest to the concurrency problems. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Thursday at 3:00 pm-4:00 pm, in ACES 2.444 | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Thursday at 3–4 p.m., in ACES 2.444 | |
| | **Faculty** | [[https:// | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | ||
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
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| ==== Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Reading Group ==== | ==== Knowledge Representation & Reasoning Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | We read papers on general issues of AI, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, and Natural Language Processing. Newcomers are always welcomed. | | | **Description** | We read papers on general issues of AI, Knowledge Representation and Reasoning, and Natural Language Processing. Newcomers are always welcomed. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 4:00-5:00 pm, location varies | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Tuesday at 4–5 p.m., location varies | |
| - | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | [[https:// | | **More info** | [[https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Fall 2007 | | | **Last Active** | Fall 2007 | | ||
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| ==== Transfer Learning Reading Group ==== | ==== Transfer Learning Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | This is a reading group connected with a DARPA grant on transfer learning. | | **Description** | This is a reading group connected with a DARPA grant on transfer learning. | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 10:00-11:00 am, in ACES 6.444 | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Friday at 10–11 a.m., in ACES 6.444 | |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2007 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2007 | | ||
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| ==== Theory Student Seminar ==== | ==== Theory Student Seminar ==== | ||
| | **Description** | This is a seminar in theoretical computer science run by students. Anyone is welcome to attend the seminar, though the talks will mostly be given by students. | | | **Description** | This is a seminar in theoretical computer science run by students. Anyone is welcome to attend the seminar, though the talks will mostly be given by students. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every Monday at 4:00-5:00 pm (see Web site for details) | | + | | **Meets** | Every Monday at 4–5 p.m. (see Web site for details) | |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// |
| - | | **More info** | Please use [[https:// | + | | **More info** | Please use [[https:// |
| | **Last Active** | Spring 2007 | | | **Last Active** | Spring 2007 | | ||
| ==== ITTY Reading Group ==== | ==== ITTY Reading Group ==== | ||
| | **Description** | The purpose of this reading group is to look at security and privacy-related applications of (broadly defined) information-theoretic techniques, including extractors and error-correcting codes. | | | **Description** | The purpose of this reading group is to look at security and privacy-related applications of (broadly defined) information-theoretic techniques, including extractors and error-correcting codes. | | ||
| - | | **Meets** | Every other Monday at 2:00-3:00 pm, location varies | | + | | **Meets** | Every other Monday at 2–3 p.m., location varies | |
| - | | **Faculty** | [[https:// | + | | **Faculty** | [[https:// |
| | **More info** | https:// | | **More info** | https:// | ||
| | **Last Active** | Fall 2006 | | | **Last Active** | Fall 2006 | | ||
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