[SGVLUG] Caltech lecture on Wed (1/20) @ 8pm: "Algorithmic Magic: Behind the Scenes of Modern Computer Science"

[Lan Dang]

This might be of interest to some of you.


This is part of the Earnest C. Watson lecture series
It's at Beckman Auditorium at Caltech on Wednesday, next week starting at 8pm.


Christopher Umans - Algorithmic Magic: Behind the Scenes of Modern Computer Science
https://www.caltech.edu/content/christopher-umans-algorithmic-magic-behind-scenes-modern-computer-science

In this talk, Umans will describe how computer scientists identify and abstract these key problems—and how some of these puzzles encapsulate deep questions about the nature of computation itself. Additionally, he will describe a promising new approach he has helped develop that may finally yield an optimal algorithm for multiplying matrices—potentially resolving a prominent unanswered algorithmic question. 


Lan