Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lectures
The Richard M. Karp Distinguished Lectures were created in Fall 2019 to celebrate the role of Simons Institute Founding Director Dick Karp in establishing the field of theoretical computer science, formulating its central problems, and contributing stunning results in the areas of computational complexity and algorithms. Formerly known as the Simons Institute Open Lectures, the series features visionary leaders in the field of theoretical computer science, and is geared toward a broad scientific audience. To view the video of a past lecture, please follow the link in the list below.
The Institute gratefully acknowledges the many contributors to the Richard M. Karp Fund.
Spring 2015
Speaker: Alon Orlitsky (UC San Diego)
Monday, Mar. 2, 2015, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Fall 2014
Speaker: James R. Lee (University of Washington)
Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Speaker: Giorgio Ottaviani (University of Florence)
Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Speaker: Gary Miller (Carnegie Mellon University)
Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Speaker: Peter Bürgisser (Technical University of Berlin)
Monday, Sep. 8, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Spring 2014
Open Lecture — Why are Many-Body Problems in Physics so Difficult? A Quantum Information Perspective
Speaker: Ignacio Cirac (Max Planck Institute, Garching)
Friday, May 2, 2014, 3:30 pm–4:30 pm
Calvin Lab auditorium
Speaker: Charles H. Langley (UC Davis)
Monday, Apr. 7, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Speaker: Dorit Aharonov (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)
Monday, Mar. 3, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Speaker: Marc Feldman (Stanford University)
Monday, Feb. 10, 2014, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
Fall 2013
Speaker: Ravi Kannan (Microsoft Research India)
Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall