CS545:
Stanford Data Science / Infoseminar
Winter 2015
Stanford Data Science / Infoseminar is a weekly event held at Stanford that brings together
people interested in big data, analytics, databases, and other interesting computer science topics.
Logistics
- Time and place: Fridays 4:15-5:15pm in the Nvidia auditorium, Huang Engineering Center.
- Mailing list: To be added to the seminar mailing list, send your name, affiliation, and preferred mailing address to Marianne Siroker.
- Enrolled students: Students enrolled in the seminar as CS545 must attend 8 of the 10 scheduled lectures to pass the course, no make-ups permitted.
- Attendance is open. Everyone is welcome to come to the lectures without any registration.
Organization
The Stanford Data Science / Infoseminar is held during the winter quarter only. It is organized by
Jure Leskovec and the
Stanford Data Science Initiative.
The seminar is sponsored by the
Stanford Computer Forum.
Videos of the lectures are available here.
Schedule
| Date |
Speaker |
Title (link to abstract) |
Slides |
Video |
| Jan 09 2015 |
David Lobell, Stanford, EESS |
From bytes to bites: How data science might help feed the world |
|
Youtube |
| Jan 16 2015 |
Gary King, Harvard |
Reverse-Engineering Censorship in China |
PDF |
SCPD |
| Jan 23 2015 |
Ron Fagin, IBM Research |
Applying theory to practice (and practice to theory) |
|
Youtube |
| Jan 30 2015 |
Arun Majumdar, Stanford |
Complex Coupled Networked Systems |
|
Youtube |
| Feb 6 2015 |
Mike Snyder, Stanford, School of Medicine |
Personalized Medicine: Personal Omics Profiles for Analyzing Healthy and Disease States |
|
SCPD |
| Feb 13 2015 |
Phil Levis, Stanford |
Secure Data Science on the Internet of Things |
|
Youtube |
| Feb 20 2015 |
Alexey Pozdnukhov, UC Berkeley |
Urban mobility meets big data |
|
|
| Feb 27 2015 |
Thomas G. Dietterich, Oregon State |
Anomaly Detection with Applications in Security and Sensor Networks |
|
SCPD |
| Mar 6 2015 |
Andrew Eland, Google |
Advanced Technology for the Common Good |
|
Youtube |
| Mar 13 2015 |
Shivakumar Venkataraman, Google |
Datacenters as Computers: Google Engineering & Database Research PerspectiveS |
|
SCPD |
