Brown CS News

The Franco Preparata Distinguished Lecture Series Was Inaugurated By Turing Award Recipient Silvio Micali

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Brown CS is pleased to announce a new endowed lecture series in honor of An Wang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Franco Preparata, an esteemed member of our faculty who retired a decade ago. To be held annually, the Franco Preparata Distinguished Lecture Series brings prominent scientists to Brown to address timely research in theoretical computer science.

Apply Today: Researching Socially-Responsible AI With Students From HUGs

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When used responsibly, AI can serve the public good: robotic assistants for people with disabilities; tools to help people express their creative visions; systems that help people improve their wellbeing; and more. Brown CS is partnering with Google Research to offer exploreCSR: Socially-Responsible Artificial Intelligence, a semester-long immersive research experience program for undergraduate students.

Philip Klein Has Been Recognized As An Amazon Scholar

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Brown CS faculty member Philip Klein was selected as an Amazon Scholar in the Spring semester of this year. The Amazon Scholar Program invites academics to collaborate with Amazon’s teams on technical challenges, offering them the chance to apply their research in a real-world context while maintaining ties to their academic institutions. Klein joins a group of scholars helping to solve complex problems using Amazon’s vast information and physical infrastructure.

The Franco Preparata Distinguished Lecture Series Will Be Inaugurated By Turing Award Recipient Silvio Micali

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Brown University’s Department of Computer Science (Brown CS) is pleased to announce a new endowed lecture series in honor of An Wang Professor Emeritus of Computer Science Franco Preparata, an esteemed member of the Brown CS faculty who retired a decade ago. To be held annually, this year at 4 PM on October 10 in CIT 368, the Franco Preparata Distinguished Lecture Series will bring prominent scientists to Brown to address timely research in theoretical computer science, an area of particular interest to Franco. This year’s lecture (“From Consensus To Agreement”) will be delivered by Silvio Micali, Ford Foundation Professor …

Brown CS PhD Student Alexander J. Gaidis Has Been Named A USENIX Security 2024 Distinguished Artifact Reviewer

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Earlier this month, Brown CS doctoral student Alexander J. Gaidis, advised by faculty member Vasileios (Vasilis) Kemerlis, has been named a Distinguished Artifact Reviewer for the 33rd Advanced Computing Systems Association (USENIX) Security Symposium. Held in Philadelphia this year, USENIX Security ​​brings together researchers, practitioners, system programmers, and others interested in the latest advances in the security and privacy of computer systems and networks.