Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome! Speaker:  Nikhil Swamy, Microsoft Research Location:   Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Proof-oriented Programming for Critical Compute Infrastructure Abstract: From the early days of computer science, the potential of mathematical proofs of programs to eradicate large classes of software errors has been widely recognized; however, historically, few practical applications […]

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Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Socio-Affective Signals as Facilitators of Human-Human and Human-Agent Interaction

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome! Speaker:  Elisabeth André, University of Augsburg Homepage:  https://www.uni-augsburg.de/en/fakultaet/fai/informatik/prof/hcm/team/andre/ Location:  Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Socio-Affective Signals as Facilitators of Human-Human and Human-Agent Interaction Abstract: Social interactions profoundly shape our human life. This presentation explores the potential of imbuing machines with socially-aware interfaces, creating pathways for more natural and […]

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UBC Engineering Open House – On-Campus (Vancouver)

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Discover why UBC Engineering is one of Canada's top engineering schools. Prospective high school and post-secondary transfer students are invited to join us on the Vancouver campus to explore all that UBC Engineering has to offer through in-person booths and demonstrations. You’ll learn about: our 14 engineering programs by chatting with professors, students and advisors […]

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Computer Science Distinguished Lecture: Possible Impossibilities and Impossible Possibilities

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Everyone is welcome to attend. Speaker:  Yejin Choi, University of Washington Homepage:  https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~yejin/ Date/Time:  Thursday, November 2nd, 2023 at 3:30 pm Location:   Fred Kaiser Building (2332 Main Mall), Room 2020/2030 Title:  Possible Impossibilities and Impossible Possibilities Abstract: In this talk, I will question if there can be possible impossibilities of large language models  (i.e., the […]

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UBC Engineering Open House – On-campus

Fred Kaiser Building 2332 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Discover your future at one of Canada's top engineering schools. Prospective high school and post-secondary transfer students are invited to join us on the Vancouver campus to explore all that UBC Engineering has to offer through in-person booths and demonstrations. You'll learn about: our 14 engineering programs, student life, demonstrations and labs, Student Design Teams […]

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