The event will take place virtually (on gather.town) on November 13-14, 2024.
Register by filling out this short form.
Speakers: Shipra Agrawal, Kamalika Chaudhuri, Nicolas Flammarion, Tor Lattimore, Gergely Neu, Ariel Procaccia, Aaron Roth, Jonathan Scarlett, Tselil Schramm, Aaron Sidford, Christina Lee Yu, Angela Zhou.
Mentors: TBD.
Volunteers: TBD.
There will be two sessions, Session 1 from 8.45-13.30 ET, and Session 2 from 20.15-01.00 ET. Both sessions start on November 13 according to ET and will cover the same topics. Please find the full schedule below.
Mentorship Workshop
Event Schedule
Welcome Remarks.
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Discussion 1: Different types of learning theory research. Nicolas Flammarion, Christina Lee Yu
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Example topics: modeling, algorithmic and analytical contributions; connecting theory to practice.
Break.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Discussion 2: "Fast" and "slow" approaches to research. Shipra Agrawal, Gergely Neu
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Example topics: impact from single vs. multiple papers, differences between conference and journal submission.
Break.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Discussion 3: Individual and collaborative approaches to research. Tor Lattimore, Aaron Roth
Venue: Seminar room (gather.town)
Example topics: deciding when to collaborate, working individually.
Mentoring Tables.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
This session is intended to be free time to socialize with members of the community as well as other participants. There will be tables where a mentor would be available to seek advice and answer your questions!
Social Hour.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Welcome Remarks.
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Discussion 1: Different types of learning theory research. Ariel Procaccia, Tselil Schramm
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Example topics: modeling, algorithmic and analytical contributions; connecting theory to practice.
Break.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Discussion 2: "Fast" and "slow" approaches to research. Kamalika Chaudhuri, Angela Zhou
Venue: Seminar room (gather.town)
Example topics: impact from single vs. multiple papers, differences between conference and journal submission..
Break.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Discussion 3: Individual and collaborative approaches to research. Jonathan Scarlett, Aaron Sidford
Venue: Seminar Room (gather.town)
Example topics: deciding when to collaborate, working individually.
Mentoring Tables.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
This session is intended to be free time to socialize with members of the community as well as other participants. There will be tables where a mentor would be available to seek advice and answer your questions!
Social Hour.
Venue: Lounge (gather.town)
Team
Organizers
Ciara Pike-Burke
Lecturer in Statistics, Imperial College London Department of Mathematics
Thodoris Lykouris
Assistant Professor, MIT Sloan
Tijana Zrnic
Ram and Vijay Shriram Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford Statistics