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School of Computer Science, University of Sydney
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The official account of the School of Computer Science at the University of Sydney.

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And this is a wrap for 2025! Much happened, and a lot to be proud of, in research, teaching, and impact across the board. Looking forward to what we will achieve, academics, staff, and students together, in 2026! #ComputerScience
December 21, 2025 at 5:10 AM
🎉Congratulations to Aravind (@aravind16coiner.bsky.social), on being awarded an USD 25k grant by the SUI Foundation for "Sequential Conditional Payments Across Blockchains With Minimal Contracts"! #Blockchain
December 21, 2025 at 5:08 AM
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Had a great time organizing (with Julian Mestre, R Ravi, and Mik Zlatin) a post #FOCS2025 2-day workshop on Trends in Approximation and Online Algorithms! Featuring an amazing lineup of speakers (from established experts to rising stars) + wiki edit-a-thon + gelato cart from Mapo 1/n
December 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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The next round of our International Visitor Program is now open!

Math researchers from overseas, apply now to spend 4+ weeks working with new and existing collaborators here 🦘🌏

Aus researchers, please share: mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au/internationa...

Due: 17 Feb 2026
#mathsky
International Visitor Program - Sydney Mathematical Research Institute
IVP August 2023 applications are due 8 August 2023, for July 2024–June 2025 visits (general applicants) & March 2024–June 2025 for Australian citizens/PR & NZ citizens.
mathematical-research-institute.sydney.edu.au
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Wonderful Q&A session at the "Celebration of TCS" at #USyd!

Ft. (from left to right) Shafi Goldwasser, Robbie Gates, Tony Wirth, Ioana Bercea, Bernhard Haeupler, and Meena Mahajan. Moderated by @swumboh.bsky.social and Mik Zlatin!
December 12, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Our special Basser-SMRI Seminar with
@sydneycompsci.bsky.social
is now on YouTube:

Is Dijkstra’s Algorithm Optimal? — Robert Tarjan, Princeton University

youtu.be/Pc40q0JGdjc
Is Dijkstra’s Algorithm Optimal?
YouTube video by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute - SMRI
youtu.be
December 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Fantastic talk by Shafi Goldwasser at #USyd, to a packed auditorium!
December 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Wonderful turnout and enthusiasm this week for #ComputerScience, with packed rooms for Bob Tarjan and Moti Yung's Basser seminars! #USyd
December 5, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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This December, the Faculty of Engineering at #USyd is delighted to welcome Dr Moti Yung, who will speak at the Basser seminar series in our School. He will tell us about "Malicious Cryptography: beyond adhering to specifications in secure systems"

🕒 Tuesday, Dec 2
3:30—4:30pm
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Join us on Monday 1st December for the first SMRI-Basser Joint Seminar, to be given by Robert Tarjan (Princeton University)
@sydneycompsci.bsky.social

'Is Dijkstra's Algorithm Optimal?'

2 pm, Monday 1st December, 2025
The Quad General Lecture Theatre, University of Sydney
#MathSky #CSforAll
November 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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This December, the Faculty of Engineering at #USyd is delighted to welcome Prof. Shafi Goldwasser, who will deliver a Dean's Lecture on "Constructing Trust: A Cryptographic Tool Kit!"

🕒 Wednesday, Dec 10
3:00—5:00pm
(includes lecture and networking)

⏰ Register by Dec 5 (link and location below)
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🎉 Huge congratulations to our academics Liyi Zhou, Xiang Zhang, and Yu Yao, who were awarded a Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) by the Australian Research Council!

We look forward to the amazing research this will enable them to conduct at #USyd! rms.arc.gov.au/RMS/Report/D...
Research Management System - Funded Projects - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award 2026 round 1
RMS is the ARC's Research Management System, a web-based system used by eligible researchers to prepare and submit research proposals and assessments under the ARC National Competitive Grants Program ...
rms.arc.gov.au
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Proud to receive the David Robinson award tonight from the Information, Telecommunications, and Electronics Engineering (ITEE) College of Engineers Australia, for outstanding achievements in ITEE Engineering. Nominated by my honours supervisor from many years ago Prof Graham Town
November 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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ICMY: this December, the School of Computer Science at #USyd will host an absolutely incredible line-up of speakers, jointly with the SMRI (@sydmathinst.bsky.social) and the Faculty of Engineering!

🗓️ Mon 1: Bob Tarjan
🗓️ Tue 2: Moti Yung
🗓️ Wed 10: Shafi Goldwasser

Details and how to attend below! ↴
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
ICMY: this December, the School of Computer Science at #USyd will host an absolutely incredible line-up of speakers, jointly with the SMRI (@sydmathinst.bsky.social) and the Faculty of Engineering!

🗓️ Mon 1: Bob Tarjan
🗓️ Tue 2: Moti Yung
🗓️ Wed 10: Shafi Goldwasser

Details and how to attend below! ↴
November 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This December, the Faculty of Engineering at #USyd is delighted to welcome Dr Moti Yung, who will speak at the Basser seminar series in our School. He will tell us about "Malicious Cryptography: beyond adhering to specifications in secure systems"

🕒 Tuesday, Dec 2
3:30—4:30pm
November 19, 2025 at 9:26 PM
🎉 Qiang Tang, Hanwen Feng and Yuchen Ye's paper "Optimal Byzantine Agreement with Message Drops" has been accepted at #Asiacrypt2025!

🔗 Asiacrypt 2025: asiacrypt.iacr.org/2025/
Paper: eprint.iacr.org/2025/1738

Coauthored with Zhenliang Lu (CityU HK)

#consensus #unstable #network
Asiacrypt 2025
Asiacrypt 2025
asiacrypt.iacr.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
🎉 Qiang Tang and Hanwen Feng's paper "Practical Asynchronous Distributed Key Reconfiguration and Its Applications" has been accepted at #IEEESP2026!

🔗 IEEE SP 2026: sp2026.ieee-security.org

Paper: eprint.iacr.org/2025/149

#DistributedKeyReconfiguration #Asynchronous #Consensus
IEEE Symposium on Security and Privacy 2026
sp2026.ieee-security.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
🎉 🎉🎉Congratulations to Qiang Tang, Hanwen Feng and Michael Mai from the school for winning the DSN 2025 Best paper award for the paper "A Communication Optimal Asynchronous Consensus Using Only Hash"! 🎉🎉🎉 #BestPaper #DSN2025
dsn2025.github.io

Coauthored with Zhenliang Lu
#consensus #crypto #theory
DSN 2025
dsn2025.github.io
November 19, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Reminder: we are hiring at #USyd! Multiple continuing (equiv. tenure-track) teaching and research positions: excellent candidates in all areas of #ComputerScience are encouraged to apply!

⏰ Deadline Dec 1: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Multiple Continuing (Tenure-Track) Academic Positions, School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Sydney
Join a thriving Faculty of Engineering at a University ranked amongst the world’s best teaching and research institutions Located in the heart of Sydney’s bustling inner west quarter, close to beaches...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Dean's Lecture Series — Prof Shafi Goldwasser | Wednesday 10 December 2025

📍Eastern Avenue Auditorium (F19)
Camperdown NSW 2006
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📋 Register (by Dec 5): signup.e2ma.net/signup/20429...
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This December, the Faculty of Engineering at #USyd is delighted to welcome Prof. Shafi Goldwasser, who will deliver a Dean's Lecture on "Constructing Trust: A Cryptographic Tool Kit!"

🕒 Wednesday, Dec 10
3:00—5:00pm
(includes lecture and networking)

⏰ Register by Dec 5 (link and location below)
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Reminder: we are hiring at #USyd! Multiple continuing (equiv. tenure-track) teaching and research positions: excellent candidates in all areas of #ComputerScience are encouraged to apply!

⏰ Deadline Dec 1: usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com/en-GB/USYD_E...
Multiple Continuing (Tenure-Track) Academic Positions, School of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Sydney
Join a thriving Faculty of Engineering at a University ranked amongst the world’s best teaching and research institutions Located in the heart of Sydney’s bustling inner west quarter, close to beaches...
usyd.wd105.myworkdayjobs.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Last Friday, we held our Pervasive Computing showcase, on the theme "Reimagining Fictional Technologies through Pervasive Computing"

Our students brought to life amazing visions of SciFi and Fantasy, from design to physical fabrication, using today's tech—3D printing, laser cutting, and much more!
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 AM