The Franco Preparata Distinguished Lecture Series

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This series honors An Wang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Franco Preparata, an esteemed member of the Brown CS faculty who retired a decade ago. Held annually, it brings prominent scientists to Brown to address timely research in theoretical computer science, an area of particular interest to Franco. 

Upcoming Lecture

Claire Mathieu, Director of Research at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique: "Stable matchings in theory and practice: the example of French college admissions" (4 PM on October 23, 2025, in CIT 368)

Previous Lectures

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Date Topic Speaker           
2024 From Consensus To Agreement (Brown login required) Silvio Micali, Massachusetts Institute of Technology