Samson Zhou
@szhoucs.bsky.social
CS Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. Sublinear algorithms, machine learning, TCS. Typical academic seeking knowledge, purpose, and free food. He/him.
https://samsonzhou.github.io
https://samsonzhou.github.io
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The 2025 Chicago Junior Theorists Workshop is December 8-9, hosted jointly by Northwestern and TTIC. Monday Dec 8 will be at TTIC and Tuesday Dec 9 will be at Northwestern (in the SkAI/NITMB in the Hancock tower in downtown Chicago). Register in advance.
theory.cs.northwestern.edu/2025/11/14/j...
theory.cs.northwestern.edu/2025/11/14/j...
Junior Theorists Workshop 2025 | Northwestern CS Theory Group
Synopsis: The Chicago Junior Theorists Workshop 2025 is being held jointly by Northwestern University and Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago on ...
theory.cs.northwestern.edu
November 24, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The 2025 Chicago Junior Theorists Workshop is December 8-9, hosted jointly by Northwestern and TTIC. Monday Dec 8 will be at TTIC and Tuesday Dec 9 will be at Northwestern (in the SkAI/NITMB in the Hancock tower in downtown Chicago). Register in advance.
theory.cs.northwestern.edu/2025/11/14/j...
theory.cs.northwestern.edu/2025/11/14/j...
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Ahead of the Sublinear Algorithms reunion next week at the @simonsinstitute.bsky.social, scribe notes for last year's "hidden gems" and open problems (curated by Nathan Harms and Santhoshini Velusamy) have been uploaded to the reunion's webpage:
Check them out: simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/su...
Check them out: simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/su...
June 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Ahead of the Sublinear Algorithms reunion next week at the @simonsinstitute.bsky.social, scribe notes for last year's "hidden gems" and open problems (curated by Nathan Harms and Santhoshini Velusamy) have been uploaded to the reunion's webpage:
Check them out: simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/su...
Check them out: simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/su...
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The Call for Papers (CfP) for #SODA26 is out: www.siam.org/conferences-...
The submission server is open: soda26.hotcrp.com
Deadline: ⏰ Monday, July 14, AoE (July 15, 11:59am UTC)
The submission server is open: soda26.hotcrp.com
Deadline: ⏰ Monday, July 14, AoE (July 15, 11:59am UTC)
SODA 2026
soda26.hotcrp.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The Call for Papers (CfP) for #SODA26 is out: www.siam.org/conferences-...
The submission server is open: soda26.hotcrp.com
Deadline: ⏰ Monday, July 14, AoE (July 15, 11:59am UTC)
The submission server is open: soda26.hotcrp.com
Deadline: ⏰ Monday, July 14, AoE (July 15, 11:59am UTC)
Taking a break from the submission season? Swing by the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online), WALDO 2025 🗓️ April 14—16: waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Registration is free! (but necessary by April 7)
Registration is free! (but necessary by April 7)
Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025
waldo-workshop.github.io
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Taking a break from the submission season? Swing by the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online), WALDO 2025 🗓️ April 14—16: waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Registration is free! (but necessary by April 7)
Registration is free! (but necessary by April 7)
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An announcement: the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025 will take place 🗓️ April 14—16.
waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Goal: "to generate new collaborations through an emphasis on big data algorithms, broadly defined"
Register (free) by ⏰ April 7 to access the virtual platform
waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Goal: "to generate new collaborations through an emphasis on big data algorithms, broadly defined"
Register (free) by ⏰ April 7 to access the virtual platform
Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025
waldo-workshop.github.io
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
An announcement: the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025 will take place 🗓️ April 14—16.
waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Goal: "to generate new collaborations through an emphasis on big data algorithms, broadly defined"
Register (free) by ⏰ April 7 to access the virtual platform
waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Goal: "to generate new collaborations through an emphasis on big data algorithms, broadly defined"
Register (free) by ⏰ April 7 to access the virtual platform
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Congratulations to the 2025 Sloan Fellows, including Aviad Rubinstein, Lerrel Pinto, Mark Sellke, Mohsen Ghaffari, Thatchaphol Saranurak, and David J. Wu!
sloan.org/fellowships/...
@aviad-rubinstein.bsky.social
@lerrelpinto.com
@eigx.bsky.social
sloan.org/fellowships/...
@aviad-rubinstein.bsky.social
@lerrelpinto.com
@eigx.bsky.social
2025 Fellows | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Congratulations to the 2025 Sloan Fellows, including Aviad Rubinstein, Lerrel Pinto, Mark Sellke, Mohsen Ghaffari, Thatchaphol Saranurak, and David J. Wu!
sloan.org/fellowships/...
@aviad-rubinstein.bsky.social
@lerrelpinto.com
@eigx.bsky.social
sloan.org/fellowships/...
@aviad-rubinstein.bsky.social
@lerrelpinto.com
@eigx.bsky.social
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The #FOCS2025 website is up! Featuring a Call for Papers and important dates: focs.computer.org/2025/
⏰ Deadline: April 3, 2025 (8pm ET)
⏰ Notification: July 8, 2025
🗓️ Conference: December 14–17, 2025
Content and info will be added as it becomes available (workshops, activities, travel support).
⏰ Deadline: April 3, 2025 (8pm ET)
⏰ Notification: July 8, 2025
🗓️ Conference: December 14–17, 2025
Content and info will be added as it becomes available (workshops, activities, travel support).
FOCS 2025
focs.computer.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
The #FOCS2025 website is up! Featuring a Call for Papers and important dates: focs.computer.org/2025/
⏰ Deadline: April 3, 2025 (8pm ET)
⏰ Notification: July 8, 2025
🗓️ Conference: December 14–17, 2025
Content and info will be added as it becomes available (workshops, activities, travel support).
⏰ Deadline: April 3, 2025 (8pm ET)
⏰ Notification: July 8, 2025
🗓️ Conference: December 14–17, 2025
Content and info will be added as it becomes available (workshops, activities, travel support).
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Excited to co-organise another summer school on learning theory! This time in beautiful Odense, Denmark. Please share and apply here:
event.sdu.dk/algoml2025
event.sdu.dk/algoml2025
PhD School on Intersections of Algorithms and Machine Learning Theory
event.sdu.dk
January 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Excited to co-organise another summer school on learning theory! This time in beautiful Odense, Denmark. Please share and apply here:
event.sdu.dk/algoml2025
event.sdu.dk/algoml2025
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Postdoc opportunity: if interested in a postdoc related to sketching starting Summer/Fall'25, especially applied to more efficient foundation model architectures (e.g. faster approx attention), please follow the instructions on the left column of theory.cs.berkeley.edu/postdoc.html by Jan 31
January 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Postdoc opportunity: if interested in a postdoc related to sketching starting Summer/Fall'25, especially applied to more efficient foundation model architectures (e.g. faster approx attention), please follow the instructions on the left column of theory.cs.berkeley.edu/postdoc.html by Jan 31
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We are launching an 𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 and experimental online parallel event for the conference ITCS25, aimed at everyone who cannot attend the conference in person for whatever reasons. (1/2)
sites.google.com/view/itcs202...
#ITCS25 #ITCS2025 #OnlineParallels
sites.google.com/view/itcs202...
#ITCS25 #ITCS2025 #OnlineParallels
ITCS'25 online parallel
What we do
Welcome! This site is about an online parallel event for the conference ITCS'25 that aims to provide an inclusive platform for the TCS researchers unable to attend the conference in person....
sites.google.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:16 PM
We are launching an 𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 and experimental online parallel event for the conference ITCS25, aimed at everyone who cannot attend the conference in person for whatever reasons. (1/2)
sites.google.com/view/itcs202...
#ITCS25 #ITCS2025 #OnlineParallels
sites.google.com/view/itcs202...
#ITCS25 #ITCS2025 #OnlineParallels