From: Kelli McGee \(Kelly Services Inc\) (a-kellim@microsoft.com)
Date: Fri Apr 30 2004 - 15:11:35 PDT
The First Pacific Northwest Theory Day
May 1, 2004
The first Pacific Northwest Theory Day will take place at Microsoft's
main campus on Saturday May 1, 2004. The goal of this workshop is to
bring together researchers in theoretical computer science from
universities and research labs in the Pacific Northwest, and to present
current work in the area in a program of research and survey talks.
Everyone interested in this research area is welcome to attend.
PROGRAM
9:15 - 10:00
Breakfast (provided by Microsoft)
10:00 - 11:00
Assaf Naor <http://research.microsoft.com/research/theory/naor/> ,
Microsoft Research
Grothendieck's Inequality and Semidefinite Rounding
11:10 - 12:10
Venkatesan Guruswami <http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/venkat/> ,
University of Washington
List Decoding of Codes: Recent Progress and Challenges Ahead
12:15 - 1:45
Lunch (provided by Microsoft)
1:45 - 2:45
William Evans <http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~will/> , University of British
Columbia
Optimal Video-on-Demand Protocols to Minimize Worst Case Delay
2:55 - 3:55
Valentine Kabanets <http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~kabanets/> , Simon Fraser
University
Buying Efficiency with Random Coins: Computational Randomness and
Computational Hardness
4:05 - 5:05
Venkatesh Srinivasan <http://www.cs.uvic.ca/~venkat/> , University of
Victoria
Communication versus Computation
LOCATION
The Theory Day will take place at Microsoft's main campus, in the
Whistler room (31/P106). Building 31 is south of 40th St and east of
163rd Ave. The Whistler room (31/P106) is next to building 31's
cafeteria.
Click here for a map showing the Microsoft campus with buildings
labeled.
<http://research.microsoft.com/nwtheory/corporatecampusmain.jpg>
Click here for a zoomable map showing the Microsoft campus and these
roads.
<http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?ID=27CiJ.&C=47.64464554575779,-122.1227301
5669345&L=USA0409&A=6&S=800,740&P=%7cf4%7c&PN=1898434963&TI=United+State
s>
Directions from Seattle: Take 520 east, exit at 40th St where you turn
right. Pass through two lights, the next street will be 163rd Ave, where
you turn right. There will be signs for building 31 on the left.
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