Paul G. Allen School Courses

Parallel Approximate Undirected Shortest Paths Via Low Hop Emulators

Explore parallel algorithms for approximating undirected shortest paths using low hop emulators. Learn about innovative techniques and their applications in graph theory.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 4 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Theory Seminar - Spectral Independence in High-Dimensional Expanders, Kuikui Liu

Explore spectral independence in high-dimensional expanders and its application to the hardcore model, including rapid mixing of Glauber dynamics for generating random independent sets.

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

Fall 2019 Natural Language Processing - Matt Gardner

Exploring machine reading comprehension: challenges, benchmarks, and progress towards convincing AI understanding of text. Insights on developing effective evaluation methods for natural language processing.

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

Natural Language Processing - Mark Riedl - Georgia Tech School of Interactive Computing

Explore AI-driven storytelling, focusing on neural text generation control and long-term knowledge retention. Discover challenges and applications in automated narrative creation and other NLP tasks.

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

Natural Language Processing - Yoav Artzi - Cornell University

Explore natural language instruction following for robots and collaborative scenarios, featuring new datasets, interpretable models, and learning methods combining supervised and reinforcement approaches.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Natural Language Processing - Sam Bowman (NYU)

Explore recent progress in general-purpose language understanding models through GLUE and SuperGLUE benchmarks. Discuss evaluation techniques and future directions in NLP research.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 5 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Theory Seminar - Submodular Maximization

Explore submodular maximization techniques, recent advances, and open questions in combinatorial optimization with Professor Niv Buchbinder's comprehensive theory seminar.

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

Theory Seminar - Face Numbers, Isabella Novik

Face numbers in centrally symmetric polytopes and spheres: exploring upper bounds, recent developments, and open problems in combinatorial geometry. Insights into maximum face counts and structural properties.

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

Theory Seminar - Algorithms and Hardness for Linear Algebra on Geometric Graphs, Aaron Schild

Explore algorithms and hardness for linear algebra on geometric graphs, focusing on efficient spectral graph theory and its limitations in high-dimensional spaces.

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

Change Seminar - Josh Hug - UC Berkeley

Embedding social impact awareness in CS education: integrating ethics, career reflection, and professional development into technical courses at UC Berkeley.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Robotics Seminar - Bradley Hayes - University of Colorado Boulder

Explainable AI techniques for human-robot collaboration, focusing on shared expectations, interpretable models, and safe task planning to create trustworthy autonomous teammates in various domains.

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

Robotics Seminar - Michael Beetz - University Bremen, IAI

Explore cognitive architectures and knowledge representation for advanced robot manipulation, focusing on symbolic reasoning, mental simulation, and real-world applications in autonomous systems.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Fall 2019 Robotics Seminar - NVIDIA Robotics Lab Part II

Explore NVIDIA's AI-driven robotics research, focusing on robot manipulation, physics simulation, and perception. Discover breakthroughs in manufacturing, logistics, and healthcare industries.

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

Robotics Seminar - Drones in Public: Distancing and Communication with General Users

Explore drone interactions, user responses to autonomy failures, and communication strategies in public spaces. Insights on novice interactions and applications in various fields.

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

2019 ADSI Summer Workshop- Algorithmic Foundations of Learning and Control

Explore uncertainty in perception for control systems, covering model-free algorithms, pixel-based control, and machine learning applications in robotics and autonomous systems.

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