Samson Zhou
szhoucs.bsky.social
Samson Zhou
@szhoucs.bsky.social
CS Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University. Sublinear algorithms, machine learning, TCS. Typical academic seeking knowledge, purpose, and free food. He/him.

https://samsonzhou.github.io
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Ahead of the Sublinear Algorithms reunion next week at the @simonsinstitute.bsky.social, scribe notes for last year's "hidden gems" and open problems (curated by Nathan Harms and Santhoshini Velusamy) have been uploaded to the reunion's webpage:

Check them out: simons.berkeley.edu/workshops/su...
June 25, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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The Call for Papers (CfP) for #SODA26 is out: www.siam.org/conferences-...

The submission server is open: soda26.hotcrp.com

Deadline: ⏰ Monday, July 14, AoE (July 15, 11:59am UTC)
SODA 2026
soda26.hotcrp.com
April 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Taking a break from the submission season? Swing by the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online), WALDO 2025 🗓️ April 14—16: waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html
Registration is free! (but necessary by April 7)
Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025
waldo-workshop.github.io
April 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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An announcement: the Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025 will take place 🗓️ April 14—16.
waldo-workshop.github.io/2025.html

Goal: "to generate new collaborations through an emphasis on big data algorithms, broadly defined"

Register (free) by ⏰ April 7 to access the virtual platform
Workshop on Algorithms for Large Data (Online) 2025
waldo-workshop.github.io
March 17, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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Congratulations to the 2025 Sloan Fellows, including Aviad Rubinstein, Lerrel Pinto, Mark Sellke, Mohsen Ghaffari, Thatchaphol Saranurak, and David J. Wu!

sloan.org/fellowships/...

@aviad-rubinstein.bsky.social
@lerrelpinto.com
@eigx.bsky.social
2025 Fellows | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.
sloan.org
February 18, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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The #FOCS2025 website is up! Featuring a Call for Papers and important dates: focs.computer.org/2025/

⏰ Deadline: April 3, 2025 (8pm ET)
⏰ Notification: July 8, 2025
🗓️ Conference: December 14–17, 2025

Content and info will be added as it becomes available (workshops, activities, travel support).
FOCS 2025
focs.computer.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Excited to co-organise another summer school on learning theory! This time in beautiful Odense, Denmark. Please share and apply here:
event.sdu.dk/algoml2025
PhD School on Intersections of Algorithms and Machine Learning Theory
event.sdu.dk
January 7, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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Postdoc opportunity: if interested in a postdoc related to sketching starting Summer/Fall'25, especially applied to more efficient foundation model architectures (e.g. faster approx attention), please follow the instructions on the left column of theory.cs.berkeley.edu/postdoc.html by Jan 31
January 7, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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We are launching an 𝐮𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 and experimental online parallel event for the conference ITCS25, aimed at everyone who cannot attend the conference in person for whatever reasons. (1/2)
sites.google.com/view/itcs202...
#ITCS25 #ITCS2025 #OnlineParallels
ITCS'25 online parallel
What we do Welcome! This site is about an online parallel event for the conference ITCS'25 that aims to provide an inclusive platform for the TCS researchers unable to attend the conference in person....
sites.google.com
December 17, 2024 at 11:16 PM