Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS)

The Computer Science Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) is an ongoing program in the Department of Computer Science (CS) where distinguished leaders are invited to present lectures to the computing community. Since it began in the Fall of 2000, the DLS has successfully hosted many prominent computer scientists.

Past DLS Lectures

2024-2025

Lyle Ungar, University of Pennsylvania Measuring Cultural Variation using Natural Language Processing November 08, 2024

Mohit Bansal, UNC Chapel Hill Planning Agents for Collaborative Reasoning and Multimodal Generation December 06, 2024

2022-2023

Deborah Estrin, Cornell Tech Digital Biomarkers and Immersive Therapeutics in the Age of Virtual Care October 12, 2022

Jeffrey Cohn, University of Pittsburgh Objective, Multimodal Measurement of Internalizing Disorders for Clinical Science and Treatment December 02, 2022

Rene Vidal, Johns Hopkins University Explainable AI via Semantic Information Pursuit February 10, 2023

Sal Stolfo, Columbia University Phishing for Phishers March 03, 2023

Robert Tarjan, Princeton University Self-adjusting Data Structures March 24, 2023

2019-2020

Daniel I. Rubenstein, Princeton University AI for Conservation: AI and Humans Combating Extinction Together September 20, 2019

Ellen Zegura, Georgia Tech Public Interest Technology Research and Education November 15, 2019

Brian Kernighan, Princeton University Millions, Billions, Zillions: Why (In)numeracy Matters November 22, 2019

Patrick McDaniel, Pennsylvania State University The Challenges of Machine Learning in Adversarial Settings December 06, 2019

Jason Nieh, Columbia University Virtualization: Emerging Technologies and Trends February 28, 2020

2018-2019

Yair Amir, John Hopkins University Dependable Systems and Networks for a Complex World September 28, 2018

Martial Herbert, Carnegie Mellon University Research Challenges in Using Computer Vision in Robotics Systems October 05, 2018

Tim Roughgarden, Stanford University How Computer Science Informs Modern Auction Design October 26, 2018