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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.  Alternatively, feel free to add and/or update the information of the currently listed groups by [[doku.php?id=reading_groups&do=register|registering]] to edit this Wiki.+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.  Alternatively, feel free to add and/or update the information of the currently listed groups by logging in and editing this page.
  
 ===== Currently Updated Groups (as of Spring 2014) ===== ===== Currently Updated Groups (as of Spring 2014) =====
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 | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 | | **Last Active** | Spring 2014 |
  
-==== Computational Geometry Reading Group ==== +==== Algorithms and Computation Theory Seminar ==== 
-| **Description** | We discuss topics such as convex hull computation, triangulation, voronoi diagrams, arrangements, data structures, art gallery problems, interpolation, etc. | +| **Description** | Topics covered are recent results in algorithms and complexity theory. Presentations are sometimes by visitors, or faculty as well as students.  New students are welcome and can join any time during the semester. | 
-| **Meets** | Fridays from 2–3 p.m. in ACES 5.444 | +| **Meets** | Every Friday at 11 a.m.–noon, in GDC 4.516 | 
-| **Organizer** | [[mailto:edwardsj@cs.utexas.edu|John Edwards]] | +| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~panni/|Anna Gal]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~klivans/|Adam Klivans]],  [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~plaxton/|Greg Plaxton]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vlr/|Vijaya Ramachandran]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~diz/|David Zuckerman]] | 
-| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~edwardsj/cgrg/ | +| **More info** | Please subscribe to the [[mailto:algorithms@cs.utexas.edu|algorithms@cs]] mailing list for information on the scheduling of talks as well as for announcements regarding upcoming talks. | 
-| **Last Active** | Spring 2011 |+| **Last Active** | Spring 2014 |
  
 ==== Connecting Language Acquisition with Machine Perception Group ==== ==== Connecting Language Acquisition with Machine Perception Group ====
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 | **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman|Kristen Grauman]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~risto|Risto Miikkulainen]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~kuipers|Benjamin Kuipers]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Baldridge]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/erk/|Katrin Erk]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dana|Dana H. Ballard]] | | **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman|Kristen Grauman]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~risto|Risto Miikkulainen]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~kuipers|Benjamin Kuipers]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Baldridge]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/erk/|Katrin Erk]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dana|Dana H. Ballard]] |
 | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/clamp/ | | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/clamp/ |
 +| **Last Active** | Fall 2013 |
 +
 +==== Data Mining Reading Group ====
 +| **Description** | We read and discuss papers in the area of data mining. See https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/dm/ for details. |
 +| **Meets** | Mondays 11 a.m.–noon, in GDC 4.816. |
 +| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~inderjit/|Inderjit S. Dhillon]], [[http://www.ideal.ece.utexas.edu/~ghosh/|Joydeep Ghosh]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Michael Baldridge]] |
 +| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/dm/ |
 +| **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://www.cs.utexas.edu/~leif|Leif Johnson]] |
 +| **More info** | https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ut-flare |
 +| **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://www.cs.utexas.edu/lasr/profile.php?uid=108|Zuocheng (Andy) Ren]] |
 +| **More info** | https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ut-flare |
 +| **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, in GDC 3.516 |
 +| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Baldridge]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/erk/|Katrin Erk]] |
 +| **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~dhg|Dan Garrette]] |
 +| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/nll/ |
 | **Last Active** | Fall 2013 | | **Last Active** | Fall 2013 |
  
 ==== Programming Languages Reading Group ==== ==== Programming Languages Reading Group ====
 | **Description** | The Programming Languages Reading Group reads and discusses PL papers at a one-hour weekly meeting.  See the Web page for topics. | | **Description** | The Programming Languages Reading Group reads and discusses PL papers at a one-hour weekly meeting.  See the Web page for topics. |
-| **Meets** | TBD, in GDC 5.816 (unless otherwise noted) |+| **Meets** | Wed 11:00 a.m.–noon, in GDC 5.816 |
 | **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jthywiss/|John Thywissen]] | | **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~jthywiss/|John Thywissen]] |
 | **More info** | https://sites.google.com/a/utexas.edu/pl-reading-group/ | | **More info** | https://sites.google.com/a/utexas.edu/pl-reading-group/ |
-| **Last Active** | Spring–Summer 2014 |+| **Last Active** | Fall 2015 |
  
 ==== PL Lunch Group ==== ==== 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, outside speakers will be invited to present.  New students are welcome. Lunch provided. | | **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, outside speakers will be invited to present.  New students are welcome. Lunch provided. |
 | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at noon–1 p.m., in GDC 6.302 (unless otherwise noted) | | **Meets** | Every Tuesday at noon–1 p.m., in GDC 6.302 (unless otherwise noted) |
-| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pingali|Keshav Pingali]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mckinley/|Kathryn McKinley]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~wcook/|William Cook]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~lin/|Calvin Lin]] |+| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pingali|Keshav Pingali]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~isil/|Işıl Dillig]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~lin/|Calvin Lin]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~wcook/|William Cook]] |
 | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/events/pl_lunch | | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/events/pl_lunch |
-| **Last Active** | Spring 2014 |+| **Last Active** | Fall 2015 |
  
 ==== Reinforcement Learning Reading Group ==== ==== Reinforcement Learning Reading Group ====
 | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current papers on RL. | | **Description** | This is a student-run reading group (with food) aimed at reading current papers on RL. |
-| **Meets** | Every other Monday at noon, in ENS 32NEA (unless otherwise noted) | +| **Meets** | Every other Friday at noon–1 p.m., in GDC 3.816 | 
-| **Faculty & Research Scientists** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pstone/|Peter Stone]] | +| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~pstone/|Peter Stone]] | 
-| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~shivaram/rlreadinggroup/ | +| **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~eladlieb/|Elad Liebman]] | 
-| **Last Active** | Spring 2011 |+| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~eladlieb/RLRG.html | 
 +| **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://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman/|Kristen Grauman]] | 
 +| **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~chaoyeh/|Chao-Yeh Chen]] | 
 +| **More info** | http://vision.cs.utexas.edu/readinggroup/ | 
 +| **Last Active** | Spring 2014 |
  
 ===== Previous Groups (updated Spring 2010) ===== ===== Previous Groups (updated Spring 2010) =====
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 | **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 as well as students.  New students are welcome and can join any time during the semester. | +| **Description** | We discuss topics such as convex hull computation, triangulation, voronoi diagrams, arrangements, data structures, art gallery problems, interpolation, etc. | 
-| **Meets** | Every Friday at 11 a.m.–noon, 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://www.cs.utexas.edu/~klivans/|Adam Klivans]],  [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~plaxton/|Greg Plaxton]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~vlr/|Vijaya Ramachandran]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~diz/|David Zuckerman]] | +| **Organizer** | [[mailto:edwardsj@cs.utexas.edu|John Edwards]] | 
-| **More info** | Please subscribe to the [[mailto:algorithms@cs.utexas.edu|algorithms@cs]] mailing list for information on the scheduling of talks as well as for announcements regarding upcoming talks. | +| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~edwardsj/cgrg/ | 
-| **Last Active** | Spring 2010 |+| **Last Active** | Spring 2011 |
  
 ==== Computational Learning Theory Reading Group ==== ==== Computational Learning Theory Reading Group ====
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 | **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 4–5 p.m., in ACES 6.442 | 
-| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~grauman/|Kristen Grauman]] | 
-| **More info** | http://users.ece.utexas.edu/~ylee/vision/ | 
 | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 | | **Last Active** | Spring 2010 |
  
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 | **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 | | **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 3–4 p.m., in PAR 10 | 
-| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Baldridge]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/erk/|Katrin Erk]], [[http://www.ischool.utexas.edu/~ml/|Matt Lease]] | 
-| **Organizer** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~leif/|Leif Johnson]] | 
-| **More info** | http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/nll,  http://groups.google.com/group/ut-nll (restricted access) | 
-| **Last Active** | Fall 2010 | 
  
 ===== Groups that need to be updated or inactive groups ===== ===== Groups that need to be updated or inactive groups =====
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 | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/cogsys | | **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/cogsys |
 | **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://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/dm/ for details. | 
-| **Meets** | See [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/dm/#schedule|schedule]], often Tuesdays 3–4 p.m., in ACES 2.402. | 
-| **Faculty** | [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~mooney/|Raymond J. Mooney]], [[https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~inderjit/|Inderjit S. Dhillon]], [[http://www.ideal.ece.utexas.edu/~ghosh/|Joydeep Ghosh]], [[http://comp.ling.utexas.edu/jbaldrid/|Jason Michael Baldridge]] | 
-| **More info** | https://www.cs.utexas.edu/~ml/dm/ | 
-| **Last Active** | Spring 2009 | 
  
 ==== Debugging Reading Group ==== ==== Debugging Reading Group ====
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