Paul G. Allen School Courses

2021 ITC Conference- Online Linear Extractors for Independent Sources

Explore online linear extractors for independent sources, focusing on key components of Windows 10's RNG design and examining the effectiveness of rotation as an extractor and condenser.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Replacing Probability Distributions in Security Games via Hellinger Distance

Explore statistical distance in security games, focusing on Hellinger distance as an alternative to max-log for bit security frameworks and leftover hash lemma applications.

• YouTube
• 21 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Hashing Five Inputs with Three Compression Calls

Innovative hashing technique using three compression calls for five inputs, offering improved efficiency and security for Merkle-Damgård hashing and Merkle trees with potential applications in cryptography.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

2021 ITC Conference - Code Offset in the Exponent

Explore novel fuzzy extractor construction using error-correcting codes and cryptographic groups, supporting MIPURS distributions for enhanced biometric authentication security.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

ITC Conference - Line Point Zero Knowledge and Its Applications

Explore line-point zero knowledge proofs, their efficiency in arithmetic circuit satisfiability, and applications in non-interactive secure computation and vector oblivious linear evaluation.

• YouTube
• 24 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Perception and Decision-Making Systems for Human-Robot Teaming in Safety-Critical Environments

Perception and decision-making systems for human-robot teaming in safety-critical environments, focusing on group detection, social navigation, and healthcare applications to improve patient outcomes and reduce clinician workload.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 9 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Allen School Colloquium - GRAIL Research Lab Presentations

Explore cutting-edge research in computer graphics, vision, and robotics. Topics include CAD debugging, virtual try-on, spatial audio, and AR-based robot learning, showcasing innovative solutions to complex challenges.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Updates from NVIDIA's Seattle Robotics Lab - Task and Motion Planning, Visuomotor Transformers, and Fine-grained Robot Manipulation

Explore cutting-edge robotics research from NVIDIA's Seattle lab, covering task and motion planning, visuomotor transformers, and fine-grained manipulation techniques for advanced robotic applications.

• YouTube
• 55 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bridging State and Action: Towards Continual Reinforcement Learning - 2023 Fall Robotics Colloquium

Explore AI systems that learn to represent knowledge, plan, and adapt through reinforcement learning. Discover a framework for efficient reasoning using affordances and temporally abstract partial models.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Non-negative Gauss-Newton Methods for Empirical Risk Minimization

Explores non-negative Gauss-Newton methods for empirical risk minimization, discussing adaptivity, convergence analysis, and applications in machine learning optimization.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Distinguished Seminar in Optimization and Data - Ryan O'Donnell

Explore quantum state tomography, distribution metrics, and independence testing with insights on quantum-inspired improvements to classical problems in optimization and data analysis.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 1 minute
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Bridging State and Action: Towards Continual Reinforcement Learning - 2023 Fall Robotics Colloquium

Explore AI systems that learn to represent knowledge, plan, and adapt through reinforcement learning. Discover a framework for efficient reasoning using affordances and temporally abstract partial models.

• YouTube
• 50 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

CREATE & Accessibility Research Group Colloquium - Innovations in Inclusive Technology

Exploring accessibility challenges in data science notebooks, intersections of race and disability in tech, videoconferencing for mixed hearing groups, and AR-based room safety scanning.

• YouTube
• 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Becoming Teammates: Designing Assistive, Collaborative Machines - 2023 Fall Robotics Colloquium

Explore the future of human-machine teamwork, focusing on assistive AI design, error management in collaboration, and support for aging populations through interactive intelligent systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Becoming Teammates - Designing Assistive, Collaborative Machines - 2023

Explore the future of human-machine teamwork, focusing on designing assistive AI and robots for collaboration, error management, and supporting older adults aging in place.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video