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Robotics research is in full force at TTIC this week. We're deep into Day 2 of the Midwest #Robotics Workshop, part of our 2026 Summer Workshop Program. Explore the full lineup: buff.ly/WUVkfs1
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Congratulations to Melissa Dutz, Avrim Blum, Han Shao, and Aloni Cohen, recipients of a Best Paper Award at FORC 2026 for "A Machine Learning Theory Perspective on Strategic Litigation." Read more: buff.ly/iWRaJJw
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Congratulations to Tianchong Jiang, Jingtian Ji, Vincent Xiangshan Tan, Jiading Fang, Matthew Walter, Anand Bhattad, and Vitor Guizilini, recipients of the Best Paper Award on Robot Learning at ICRA 2026 for "Do You Know Where Your Camera Is?" Read more: buff.ly/QqTn4gA
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The sun is out, and summer is here on the @UChicago campus, home to TTIC!
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This workshop brings together a distinguished group of speakers from across the field, many of whom have connections to TTIC — including current faculty, alumni, generous supporters, and former PhD students of TTIC CAO and Interim President Avrim Blum.
At @SimonsInstitute this week: The Role of TCS in Modern Machine Learning, a workshop on the interplay of theory and AI. Co-organized by MLD professor Maria-Florina Balcan (Nina) and features @tommmitchell among many other field-defining scientists. simons.berkeley.edu/workshop…
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Stream now on our YouTube channel: "Optimizer Geometry in Modern Deep Learning," a Research at TTIC talk presented by Zhiyuan Li: youtu.be/P-tGMH5Mg_U
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Now available to stream on our YouTube channel: "Population & Precision Health: Where AI Meets Modern Medicine," by Derek Reiman, part of the Research at TTIC talk series: youtu.be/fjsOYM73y6Now
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The spring 2026 edition of TTIC's newsletter, "The Transcript," is out now! Have you picked up your copy?
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TTIC faculty and friends are among the presenters at The Role of TCS in Modern Machine Learning, a 4-day workshop hosted by @SimonsInstitute exploring the evolution of learning theory and its impact on the theory of computing. Learn more and register: buff.ly/AXNZ8Bt
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This past school year, TTIC partnered with @WeCodeDreams to deliver a dedicated 20-week computer science program for fourth-grade students at Emmett Louis Till Math and Science Academy. Read more about the engaging experience: buff.ly/3ly7wXA
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Friday, May 22nd at 11:00AM: Research at TTIC presents Julia Chuzhoy with a talk titled "New Algorithms for Dynamic Maximal Matching." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.
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Friday, May 22nd at 1:00PM: Join us for Ph.D. candidate Max Ovsiankin's thesis defense, titled "Computation and Applications of Euclidean and Normed Representations of Massive Data." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.
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At last week's Annual Student Workshop, TTIC Ph.D. students presented their latest research in computer science. Congratulations to Xiaodan Du, whose talk "Teaching an Agent to Sketch One Part at a Time" earned the Best Talk Award. Read more: buff.ly/3ly7wXA
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Thursday, May 21st at 1:00PM: Join us for Ph.D. candidate Kavya Ravichandran's thesis defense, "Algorithmic Approaches to Sequential Decision-Making and Social Epistemology." Room 530, 5th floor.
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Spring is in bloom on the @UChicago campus, where TTIC is proud to be located!
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Monday, May 18th at 11:30am: TTIC Colloquium presents Ohad Shamir of @WeizmannScience with a talk titled "AI slop, SGD, and Multi-index Models." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.
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Friday, May 15th at 11am: Research at TTIC presents Alexander Razborov of @UChicagoCS with a talk titled "A Menagerie of Problems in Combinatorics." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.
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Registration & abstract submissions are open for the 10th International Workshop on Symbolic-Neural Learning! Join researchers at the intersection of #deeplearning & symbolic methods at TTIC on June 25-26: snl2026.ttic.edu
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Now available: Nati Srebro’s “Moving Away from Probabilities” from our Recent Research at TTIC series. Watch it on our YouTube channel: buff.ly/fwDHZGm

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Registration & abstract submissions are open for the Midwest #Robotics Workshop 2026! Join roboticists from academia & industry at TTIC on June 11-12, as part of our 2026 Summer Workshop Program. Register for free by May 10. mwrw.ttic.edu
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