Unknown Futures of Generalization: A Workshop at the Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing
Abstract
The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing at UC Berkeley proposes to organize a weeklong workshop on Unknown Futures of Generalization, as part of the Institute#s Fall 2024 research program on Modern Paradigms in Generalization. The proposed workshop will take place at the Simons Institute December 2#6, 2024. Motivated by the proliferation of machine learning methods in increasingly diverse settings, this workshop aims to bring together researchers and thinkers to reflect upon generalization within all society-facing disciplines and applications of machine learning (ML). We will characterize not just what it means for a machine learning model to do well on future data, but more generally for any entity to behave effectively in unknown future settings. The schedule will complement traditional talks with fireside chats and debates that focus on the future of mathematics and theory in machine learning, andeven the general future roles of ML in society.The workshop organizers willbe Fanny Yang (ETH Zurich; chair), Misha Belkin (UCSD), Surbhi Goel (University of Pennsylvania), Po-Ling Loh (University of Cambridge), Nati Srebro (Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago), and Matus Telgarsky (New York University). We anticipate five days of research talks by leaders in the field, with approximately 110 attendees from around the world. The proposed workshop will be the third of three topical workshops during the Simons Institute#s semester-long research program on Modern Programs in Generalization, scheduled to take place Aug. 26 # Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, which is organized by Matus Telgarsky (New York University; chair), Peter Bartlett (Simons Institute, UC Berkeley), Daniel Hsu (Columbia University), Po-Ling Loh (University of Cambridge), Toni Pitassi (Columbia University), Andrej Risteski (Carnegie Mellon University), and Rich Zemel (Columbia University).The Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing is the world s leading venue for collaborative research in theoretical computer science. Established in 2012, the Institute is housed in Calvin Lab, a dedicated building onthe UC Berkeley campus. The Simons Institute organizes semester-long thematic programs that bring together the world s leading researchers in theoretical computer science and related fields, as well as the next generation of outstanding young scholars, to exploredeep unsolved problems about the nature and limits of computation.APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jan 13, 2025
- Source ID
- N000142512107
Entities
People
- Venkatesan Guruswami
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of California Regents