Strange Loop Conference Courses

Remember When We Broke the Internet

Exploring unexpected incidents in open source history, their impact on technology, and the complexity of open source ecosystems as sociotechnical systems.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Light and Adaptive Indexing for Immutable Databases

Explore innovative indexing strategies for large-scale immutable databases, including learned and adaptive indexes, addressing engineering challenges in distributed environments.

• YouTube
• 38 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Automatic Generation of Runtime Checkers for Production Distributed Systems

Explore systematic techniques for automatically generating effective runtime checkers to detect and localize failures in complex distributed systems, enhancing reliability and performance.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Exploring Deep Space and Deep Ocean with AI Guidance

Discover how AI and ML advance exploration of extreme environments like deep oceans and space, focusing on autonomous decision-making, data collection, and spectroscopy techniques.

• YouTube
• 40 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Morel - A Functional Query Language

Explore Morel, a hybrid functional/relational language combining Standard ML with query capabilities, optimized for data-intensive systems and relational backends.

• YouTube
• 41 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Crowd Dynamics, RL and Unity - A Journey

Explore crowd dynamics modeling using reinforcement learning and Unity. Learn about extended Kalman filters, PPO in Unity-ML, and result validation for simulating diverse crowd behaviors.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Impacting Global Policy by Understanding Litter Data

Explore how data analysis of global litter can inform policy, influence packaging, and inspire personal responsibility using computer vision and machine learning techniques.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Tech When the Sky is Falling - Tools for Crisis Response

Explore tools and strategies for rapid tech-enabled crisis response, drawing insights from MaskMatch's successful PPE distribution during COVID-19. Learn to make smart decisions under pressure and scale impactful solutions.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How Tracing Uncovers Half-truths in Slack's CI Infrastructure

Discover how tracing enhances Slack's CI infrastructure debugging, revealing system failures and improving performance through shared tooling for high-dimensionality event traces.

• YouTube
• 23 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Near-Realtime Monitoring of Drones at Sea

Explore autonomous ocean data collection using wind and solar-powered drones, addressing challenges in remote monitoring and fleet management for long-duration marine missions.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Authorship Environments - In Search of the "Personal" in Personal Computing

Explore the concept of computing as a medium for personal expression, examining historical ideas and introducing Simpletalk, an innovative web-based authoring system.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Remote Workstations for Discerning Artists

Explore Netflix's innovative remote workstations for visual effects artists, enabling seamless global collaboration and groundbreaking content creation with tailored, one-click solutions.

• YouTube
• 39 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Client Side Deep Learning Optimization with PyTorch

Explore real-time computer vision on mobile devices using PyTorch. Learn model porting, optimization techniques, and performance benchmarking for client-side deep learning applications.

• YouTube
• 35 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

Injecting Security at the Cloud Edge

Explore secure hybrid cloud deployments using Apache Traffic Server, Athenz, and Waflz. Learn options for Secure Edge integration, policy enforcement, and lessons from real-world implementation at Yahoo.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk

How to Equitably Close the CS Education Gap

Explore strategies to increase inclusive CS education in underserved communities, focusing on race, gender, and geography through Microsoft's TEALS program.

• YouTube
• 34 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Conference Talk