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Thinking about a PhD in #ComputerScience? At TTIC, a 4:1 student-to-faculty ratio gives you real access to top researchers and personalized mentorship in:
#ML #Algorithms #ComputerVision #Speech #Robotics #ComputationalBiology
Learn more and apply by Dec. 9: buff.ly/Qw8njWB

Friday, Dec. 5 at 11AM: Research at TTIC presents Liren Shan with a talk titled "Explainable Clustering: Interpretable and Reliable Learning." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

Congratulations to TTIC faculty, students, and researchers Idan Attias, Avrim Blum, Shiry Ginosar, Mahdi Haghifam, Nirmit Joshi, Liren Shan, Dravyansh Sharma, and Nati Srebro for presenting their papers, posters, and talks at #NeurIPS2025! buff.ly/ixVKwrI

Join a highly active, collaborative academic community with regular talks, workshops, conference funding, reading groups, and access to collaboration with world-class faculty, researchers, post-docs, and more. Learn more and apply for TTIC's PhD program in #computerscience: buff.ly/m6BxnlZ

REMINDER: TTIC's student applications are due Dec. 9 (NO FEE). Pursue a fully-funded and tailored PhD in #computerscience in a vibrant, collaborative, and highly active research community with world-class faculty and mentors. Learn more and apply: buff.ly/m6BxnlZ

Pursuing a PhD at TTIC means joining a vibrant, collaborative community: peer and faculty mentorship, weekly talks and colloquia, regular workshops, conference support, outreach opportunities, and more: buff.ly/m6BxnlZ

"The research environment here is so collaborative, and people are so open to discussing their research with each other,” says recent PhD graduate Pushkar Shukla in his TTIC highlight. Explore more student and faculty experiences: buff.ly/DRWZ4eK

I'm recruiting my first group of students at TTIC! If you're interested, please apply by December 9th and mention my name in your application

TTIC and Northwestern University are proud to host the 2025 Chicago Junior Theorists Workshop on Dec 8-9, 2025, spotlighting junior researchers across theoretical #computerscience. Learn more and register by Dec. 4: buff.ly/jbR6fvr

Pursue a fully-funded and personalized PhD in #computerscience with world-class faculty as mentors, a 4:1 student-to-faculty ratio, and in the vibrant city of Chicago. Learn more and apply by Dec. 9 (NO FEE): buff.ly/Qw8njWB

We've had an active last few months at TTIC. Catch up with the latest edition of our newsletter, "The Transcript," which is out now. Please feel free to grab a copy!

Congratulations to Professor Nati Srebro, who has been named the new Lenore Blum Professor of Computer Science at TTIC. Read the full announcement: buff.ly/zt5ctx7

Chicago, home to TTIC, is also home to the famous Cloud Gate sculpture, also known as "The Bean," in the beautiful Millennium Park. TTIC students and faculty enjoy the beauty and amenities of #Chicago all year round: ttic.edu/student-life

“Integer Programming and Combinatorial Markets” Siddharth Prasad, TTIC Originally recorded on November 7, 2025, at TTIC. In this talk, Siddharth Prasad explores the intersection of mechanism… "Integer Programming and Combinatorial Markets" – Siddharth Prasad, Research at TTIC

In case you missed it, Siddharth Prasad's Research at TTIC talk, "Integer Programming and Combinatorial Markets," is now available to stream on our YouTube page: youtu.be/pq2Yb2Qm3j4

Students enjoy a strong sense of community at TTIC, from collaborative research to game nights and downtown outings. Learn more about our PhD program in #computerscience and student life at TTIC: buff.ly/Qw8njWB

Wednesday, November 19th at 11am CT: TTIC's Young Researcher Seminar Series presents Yael Vinker of MIT CSAIL
@csail.mit.edu with a talk titled "Generative Models for Visual Communication." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

Monday, November 17 at 11:30 am CT: TTIC Colloquium presents Kawin Ethayarajh of the University of Chicago with a talk titled "We Post-Train Models Like They’re People; Should We?" Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

From our largest summer workshop program to new community partnerships and a record number of Ph.D. applicants, 2024–2025 was a milestone year for TTIC. Explore the highlights and achievements in our latest Annual Report: buff.ly/naObiot

Friday, November 14th at 11am CT: Research at TTIC presents Kaylene Stocking with a talk titled "Bridging robot and AI safety: vision-language-action models and beyond." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

Autumn at TTIC means crisp air, colorful leaves, and the perfect walks around the @UChicago campus (where TTIC is located) between research sessions.🍂

We extend our sincere thanks to Aaron Hertzmann of Adobe Research for presenting “Can Computers Create Art?” as part of our Distinguished Lecture Series yesterday. His talk offered valuable perspectives on the intersection of art, creativity, and #AI.

💫 I am recruiting exceptional PhD students & postdocs for my lab @tticconnect.bsky.social this year!

Application details: www.ttic.edu/studentappli...

We extend our sincere thanks to Aaron Hertzmann of Adobe Research for presenting “Can Computers Create Art?” as part of our Distinguished Lecture Series yesterday. His talk offered valuable perspectives on the intersection of art, creativity, and artificial intelligence.

“Smooth Tradeoff for Tensor PCA via Sharp Matrix Bounds” Jeff Xu, TTIC Originally recorded on October 24, 2025, at TTIC. In this talk, Jeff Xu discusses new theoretical results on the Tensor… “Smooth Tradeoff for Tensor PCA via Sharp Matrix Bounds” - Jeff Xu, Research at TTIC

Jeff Xu's Research at TTIC talk, “Smooth Tradeoff for Tensor PCA via Sharp Matrix Bounds," is now available to stream on our YouTube channel:

Wednesday, November 12th at 10:30am: TTIC's Young Researcher Seminar Series presents Konstantinos Stavropoulos of the University of Texas with a talk titled "Efficient Learning Algorithms under (Heavy) Contamination." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

Congratulations to Prof. Matt Walter and his colleagues on receiving the 2026 AAAI Classic Paper Award for their influential 2011 paper on understanding natural language commands for robotic navigation and manipulation! Read more: buff.ly/0ct5Ns7

Friday, November 7th at 11am CT: Research at TTIC presents Siddharth Prasad with a talk titled "Integer Programming and Combinatorial Markets." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

Seeking nominations for outstanding final-year PhD students & postdocs to present at the 2025 Chicago Junior Theorists Workshop (Dec 8–9, Northwestern & TTIC), exploring broad themes in theoretical #CS.
Details: buff.ly/yRrd7cO

Pursue a fully funded PhD in #computerscience at TTIC advancing #AI, #ML, #robotics, #NLP and more! Join our collaborative research community in Chicago and access the tools, mentorship, and support needed to thrive. Apply by Dec. 9 (NO FEE): ttic.edu/stuapp

Friday, October 31st at 11am CT: Research at TTIC presents Stephen Wright of @WisconsinCS with a talk titled "Gradient-Based Methods for Bilevel Optimization." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.