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Harvard Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) advances the public good through collaboration between computational research and social science. https://crcs.seas.harvard.edu/ It's pronounced CRCS 🎪🐘

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Flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. At the top, it reads: CRCS Seminar Series April 28 • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM • SEC 3.301/302/303 Speaker: Phebe Vayanos, PhD University of Southern California Talk title: "Offline risk score and policy learning for responsible allocation of scarce housing to people experiencing homelessness." A photo of Phebe Vayanos is on the left side. At the bottom: CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences logo. A red banner reads: Please RSVP here by April 24 to be included for lunch: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos A QR code is displayed next to the RSVP link.

Flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. At the top, it reads: CRCS Seminar Series April 28 • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM • SEC 3.301/302/303 Speaker: Phebe Vayanos, PhD University of Southern California Talk title: "Offline risk score and policy learning for responsible allocation of scarce housing to people experiencing homelessness." A photo of Phebe Vayanos is on the left side. At the bottom: CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences logo. A red banner reads: Please RSVP here by April 24 to be included for lunch: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos A QR code is displayed next to the RSVP link.

How can optimization, machine learning, and causal inference address challenges of scarce housing? Find out more:

🗓️ Monday, 4/28
🕦 11:30 AM
📍 SEC 3.301/302/303
🎙️ @phebe_vayanos
from @USC

🍽️ RSVP by April 24 for lunch:https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos

18.04.2025 19:11 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. At the top, it reads: CRCS Seminar Series April 28 • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM • SEC 3.301/302/303 Speaker: Phebe Vayanos, PhD University of Southern California Talk title: "Offline risk score and policy learning for responsible allocation of scarce housing to people experiencing homelessness." A photo of Phebe Vayanos is on the left side. At the bottom: CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences logo. A red banner reads: Please RSVP here by April 24 to be included for lunch: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos A QR code is displayed next to the RSVP link.

Flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. At the top, it reads: CRCS Seminar Series April 28 • 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM • SEC 3.301/302/303 Speaker: Phebe Vayanos, PhD University of Southern California Talk title: "Offline risk score and policy learning for responsible allocation of scarce housing to people experiencing homelessness." A photo of Phebe Vayanos is on the left side. At the bottom: CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences logo. A red banner reads: Please RSVP here by April 24 to be included for lunch: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos A QR code is displayed next to the RSVP link.

How can optimization, machine learning, and causal inference address challenges of scarce housing? Find out more:

🗓️ Monday, 4/28
🕦 11:30 AM
📍 SEC 3.301/302/303
🎙️ @phebe_vayanos
from @USC

🍽️ RSVP by April 24 for lunch:https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarPhebeVayanos

18.04.2025 19:11 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Happening today at 1:30 pm! Join us in SEC LL2.221 to learn more.

16.04.2025 13:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Flyer for a talk titled “Critical Federal Data Preservation in 2025.” Subtitle reads: “In the context of AI and Climate Resilience: Navigating the Tradeoff Between Innovation and Impact.” Below is a photo of speaker Jonathan Gilmour, a smiling man with long, curly hair wearing a colorful striped shirt. His title is listed as "Data Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health." The event takes place on Wednesday, April 16 at 1:30 PM in SEC LL2.221. Logos at the bottom represent the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) and the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI).

Flyer for a talk titled “Critical Federal Data Preservation in 2025.” Subtitle reads: “In the context of AI and Climate Resilience: Navigating the Tradeoff Between Innovation and Impact.” Below is a photo of speaker Jonathan Gilmour, a smiling man with long, curly hair wearing a colorful striped shirt. His title is listed as "Data Scientist, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health." The event takes place on Wednesday, April 16 at 1:30 PM in SEC LL2.221. Logos at the bottom represent the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) and the Harvard Data Science Initiative (HDSI).

Curious about the intersection of AI, Climate resilience, and data preservation? Join us for "Critical Federal Data Preservation in 2025" with Jonathan Gilmour from @hsph.harvard.edu

📅 Wed, April 16
🕜 1:30 PM
📍 SEC LL2.221

Hosted by Harvard Data Science Initiative and CRCS!

15.04.2025 16:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
Event flyer for the CRCS Seminar Series at Harvard University. Featured speaker is Lucy Lu Wang, PhD from the University of Washington, presenting a talk titled “Language Technologies to Improve Access to and Use of Medical Knowledge.” The event takes place on April 7, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM at SEC 3.301/302/303. The flyer includes a photo of Lucy Lu Wang smiling in front of colorful flowers. Hosted by the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. A red box at the bottom urges attendees to RSVP by April 3 to be included for lunch, with a link (https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarLucyLuWang) and a QR code.

Event flyer for the CRCS Seminar Series at Harvard University. Featured speaker is Lucy Lu Wang, PhD from the University of Washington, presenting a talk titled “Language Technologies to Improve Access to and Use of Medical Knowledge.” The event takes place on April 7, 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM at SEC 3.301/302/303. The flyer includes a photo of Lucy Lu Wang smiling in front of colorful flowers. Hosted by the Center for Research on Computation and Society (CRCS) at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. A red box at the bottom urges attendees to RSVP by April 3 to be included for lunch, with a link (https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarLucyLuWang) and a QR code.

How can language models bridge gaps in science communication? Join us on Monday, 4/7 at 11:30 to hear from Lucy Lu Wang.

"Language Technologies to Improve Access to and Use of Medical Knowledge"
📍 SEC 3.301/302/303
🍽️ RSVP by April 3 for lunch: tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarL...

28.03.2025 16:52 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A promotional flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. The top banner has a red and black Harvard branding with "CRCS Seminar Series" in bold white and red text. The event details are listed as March 10, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, SEC 3.301/302/303. Centered on the flyer is a circular photo of Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, a woman with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses, and a black blazer over a patterned blouse, smiling at the camera. Below, her affiliation Yale University is listed in gray text, followed by the talk title in italics: "The Data Struggle of the Unseen." At the bottom, a red box highlights an RSVP deadline: "Please RSVP here by March 6 to be included for lunch", with a link: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarBhramarMukherjee and a QR code. The CRCS logo and full name, Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, appear in the bottom left corner.

A promotional flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. The top banner has a red and black Harvard branding with "CRCS Seminar Series" in bold white and red text. The event details are listed as March 10, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM, SEC 3.301/302/303. Centered on the flyer is a circular photo of Bhramar Mukherjee, PhD, a woman with shoulder-length dark hair, glasses, and a black blazer over a patterned blouse, smiling at the camera. Below, her affiliation Yale University is listed in gray text, followed by the talk title in italics: "The Data Struggle of the Unseen." At the bottom, a red box highlights an RSVP deadline: "Please RSVP here by March 6 to be included for lunch", with a link: https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarBhramarMukherjee and a QR code. The CRCS logo and full name, Center for Research on Computation and Society at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, appear in the bottom left corner.

What role can statisticians and computational scientists play in addressing biases and gaps in research data?

Bhramar Mukherjee (Yale) will discuss "The Data Struggle of the Unseen."

Monday, March 10 | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
SEC 3.301/302/303

RSVP by March 6: tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarB...

03.03.2025 21:37 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Excited to share some recent work with @sunk8th.bsky.social and Milind Tambe on the effects of loss function choice with limited model capacity: arxiv.org/pdf/2502.19522

(Thanks to my @hcrcs.bsky.social postdoc for introducing me to these great folks, too!)

28.02.2025 13:15 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Please join us on April 11 for the Annual Boston Security Usability Research Day (ABSURD).

20.02.2025 14:25 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

🚨Last call to register for Professor Goel's talk on Monday, Feb 24 at 11:30 am!
tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarS...

RSVP by the end of your day TODAY to be included for lunch. See you on Monday 📚

20.02.2025 16:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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CRCS Seminar - Sharad Goel Date: February 24, 2025 Time: 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Location: Science and Engineering Complex (150 Western Avenue, Boston MA 02134), Room 3.301/302/303 Speaker: Sharad Goel A simple, statistically ro...

How can we better detect discrimination? 🧐 Sharad Goel @5harad.com presents a “robust outcome test” to enhance bias detection.

📅 Feb. 24 | ⏰ 11:30 AM | 📍 SEC 3.301/302/303

🔗 RSVP by Feb. 20 for lunch: tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarS...
More info: crcs.seas.harvard.edu/event/sharad...

11.02.2025 19:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

Today (2/6) is the last day to register to be included for lunch - RSVP here: tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarK...

🎤Koulik Khamaru from Rutgers University.
📚Automated inference with the Upper Confidence Bound algorithm
📅 Date: Monday, Feb 10
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
📍 Location: SEC 3.301/302/303

06.02.2025 15:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A promotional flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. The event is scheduled for February 10 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at SEC 3.301/302/303. The featured speaker is Koulik Khamaru, PhD, from Rutgers University, who will discuss 'Automated inference with the Upper Confidence Bound algorithm.' The flyer includes a photo of Koulik Khamaru, wearing a red jacket and smiling outdoors on a tree-lined path. The Harvard University logo is at the top, and the CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) logo is at the bottom. A call to RSVP by February 6 is included, along with a shortened URL (https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarKoulikKhamaru) and a QR code for registration. The flyer has a red, white, and gray color scheme.

A promotional flyer for a Harvard University CRCS Seminar Series event. The event is scheduled for February 10 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at SEC 3.301/302/303. The featured speaker is Koulik Khamaru, PhD, from Rutgers University, who will discuss 'Automated inference with the Upper Confidence Bound algorithm.' The flyer includes a photo of Koulik Khamaru, wearing a red jacket and smiling outdoors on a tree-lined path. The Harvard University logo is at the top, and the CRCS (Center for Research on Computation and Society) logo is at the bottom. A call to RSVP by February 6 is included, along with a shortened URL (https://tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarKoulikKhamaru) and a QR code for registration. The flyer has a red, white, and gray color scheme.

Join us for the first CRCS seminar of Spring 2025!

Koulik Khamaru from Rutgers University.
Automated inference with the Upper Confidence Bound algorithm
Monday, February 10th at 11:30 AM
SEC 3.301

Register by 2/6 to be included for lunch: tinyurl.com/CRCSSeminarK...

01.02.2025 02:07 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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