Algorithms and Complexity Seminar

A super-linear lower bound for the iteration number of the Weisfeiler-Leman algorithm

Moritz Lichter (RWTH, Aachen).

Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, Room SS03.

Tuesday 01 April 2025, 14:00-15:00

Machine Learning Reading Group @ CUED

Out-of-context reasoning/learning in LLMs and its safety implications

Teams link available upon request (it is sent out on our mailing list, eng-mlg-rcc [at] lists.cam.ac.uk). Sign up to our mailing list for easier reminders via lists.cam.ac.uk.

Dmitrii Krasheninnikov, Usman Anwar, University of Cambridge.

Cambridge University Engineering Department, CBL Seminar room BE4-38..

Wednesday 02 April 2025, 11:00-12:30

Energy and Environment Group, Department of CST

Synthetic Controls, Causality, and Confidence: Measuring the Impact of Jurisdictional REDD+ Policies Fairly

Onkar Gulati, University of Cambridge.

SS03, William Gates Building. Zoom link: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY3Q4QT09&from=addon .

Friday 04 April 2025, 13:00-14:00

Computer Laboratory Systems Research Group Seminar

Shape-shifting Elephants: Multi-modal Transport for Integrated Research Infrastructure

Speaker to be confirmed.

Online (Teams link will appear before the talk).

Friday 04 April 2025, 15:00-16:00

Algorithms and Complexity Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Guy Goldberg (Weizmann Institute).

Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, Room SS03.

Tuesday 08 April 2025, 14:00-15:00

compiler socials

User-extensible and Productive Programming of Specialized Hardware

Yuka Ikarashi (MIT CSAIL).

Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, FW11.

Wednesday 09 April 2025, 11:00-12:00

ARClub Talks

Prevalence, Transitions and Access to Mental Health Services for Young People with Eating Disorders

Prof. Tamsin Ford, Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Head of Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge.

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87076030035?pwd=XUpJuh8jiR0mae1AhkV79qbg8MtlSM.1.

Wednesday 09 April 2025, 12:00-13:00

Energy and Environment Group, Department of CST

Towards Global-scale Species Distribution Modelling

Oisin Mac Aodha, University of Edinburgh.

Main Seminar Room at the David Attenborough Building. Zoom link: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY3Q4QT09&from=addon .

Friday 11 April 2025, 13:00-14:00

CBU Monday Methods Meeting

osl-ephys: A Python toolbox for the analysis of electrophysiology data

Dr Mats van Es, University of Oxford, UK .

MRC-CBU, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge.

Monday 14 April 2025, 12:30-13:30

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars

Proline metabolism and the tumour microenvironment – essential lessons from a non-essential amino acid

Professor Daniel Tennant, University of Birmingham, UK.

MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.

Wednesday 16 April 2025, 15:00-16:00

Cambridge RNA Club

Cambridge RNA Club - ONLINE

Dr. Adam Cawte (University of Oxford, UK), Dr. Isaia Barbieri (University of Turin, IT).

Online (Zoom).

Thursday 17 April 2025, 17:00-19:00

Signal Processing and Communications Lab Seminars

Robust nonnegative matrix factorization with the beta-divergence and applications in imaging

Cédric Févotte, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT).

LT6, Baker Building, CUED.

Tuesday 22 April 2025, 11:00-12:00

Signal Processing and Communications Lab Seminars

Robust nonnegative matrix factorization with the beta-divergence and applications in imaging

Cédric Févotte, Institut de Recherche en Informatique de Toulouse (IRIT).

LT6, Baker Building, CUED.

Tuesday 22 April 2025, 11:00-12:00

Algorithms and Complexity Seminar

Distribution Learning Meets Graph Structure Sampling

Arnab Bhattacharya (University of Warwick).

Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building, FW26.

Tuesday 22 April 2025, 14:00-15:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

QBS

Oliver Hantschel, University of Marburg.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 28 April 2025, 12:30-13:30

Accelerate Lunchtime Seminar Series

Brain cancer research

Queenie Wong, Department of Clinical Neuroscience .

SS03 Seminar Room, Willam Gates building (Department of Computer Science and Technology).

Monday 28 April 2025, 12:30-13:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Meritxell Huch, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics, Dresden.

The Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN.

Tuesday 29 April 2025, 11:00-12:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Leor Zmigrod (University of Cambridge).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 30 April 2025, 15:00-16:00

Making connections- brains and other complex systems

Multiscale Organization of Neuronal Activity Unifies Scale-Dependent Theories of Brain Function

Dr Mac Shine, University of Sydney.

Online.

Thursday 01 May 2025, 10:00-11:00

DAMTP BioLunch

Accurate Diffusion Estimation From Simulation and the Impacts on Temperature Dependent Modelling

Dr Andrew McCluskey (University of Bristol).

MR14, Centre for Mathematical Sciences, Wilberforce Road, Cambridge.

Thursday 01 May 2025, 13:00-14:00

Computer Laboratory Systems Research Group Seminar

The Case for Decentralized Scheduling in Modern Datacenters

Smita Vijayakumar, Systems Research Group, Cambridge University Computer Laboratory.

FW11.

Thursday 01 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Formalisation of mathematics with interactive theorem provers

Title to be confirmed

Kevin Buzzard (Imperial College London).

MR14 Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Thursday 01 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

NLIP Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Pietro Lesci (University of Cambridge).

Zoom link: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4751389294?pwd=Z2ZOSDk0eG1wZldVWG1GVVhrTzFIZz09.

Friday 02 May 2025, 12:00-13:00

Engineering - Dynamics and Vibration Tea Time Talks

Pianos, guitars and double decays

Prof. Jim Woodhouse, Emeritus, CUED.

JDB Seminar Room, CUED.

Friday 02 May 2025, 16:00-17:00

Zangwill Club

To be confirmed

Professor Hugo Spiers.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 02 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Big Picture Talk: Bhopal 40 years on - What have we learned?

Professor Fiona Macleod.

Lecture Theatre 1, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, West Cambridge Site.

Tuesday 06 May 2025, 14:30-15:15

Mobile and Wearable Health Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Longfei Shangguan, University of Pittsburgh.

Online.

Tuesday 06 May 2025, 16:00-17:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Lee McIntyre (Boston University).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 07 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Prakash Murali - Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 07 May 2025, 15:05-15:55

Energy and Environment Group, Department of CST

Machine Learning for Building-Level Heat Risk Mapping

Andrea Domiter, University of Cambridge.

Room FW11 at the David Attenborough Building. Zoom link: https://cl-cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4361570789?pwd=Nkl2T3ZLaTZwRm05bzRTOUUxY3Q4QT09&from=addon .

Thursday 08 May 2025, 13:00-14:00

Signal Processing and Communications Lab Seminars

Causal Representation Learning

Prof. Ali Tajer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ​.

JDB Seminar Room, CUED.

Thursday 08 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Formalisation of mathematics with interactive theorem provers

Title to be confirmed

Andrew Yang (Imperial College, London).

MR14 Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Thursday 08 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

NLIP Seminar Series

Asymmetry in Supposedly Equivalent Facts: Pre-training Bias in Large Language Models

Zifeng Ding (University of Cambridge).

Room FW26 with Hybrid Format. Here is the Zoom link for those that wish to join online: https://cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/4751389294?pwd=Z2ZOSDk0eG1wZldVWG1GVVhrTzFIZz09.

Friday 09 May 2025, 12:00-13:00

Engineering - Mechanics and Materials Seminar Series

Revisiting strain-gradient theory in the light of two-scale expansions

Manon Thbaut, Ecole polytechnique .

Oatley 1 Meeting Room, Department of Engineering.

Friday 09 May 2025, 14:00-15:00

Logic and Semantics Seminar (Computer Laboratory)

A topological proof of the H-colouring dichotomy

Jakub Oprsal (University of Birmingham).

SS03, Computer Laboratory.

Friday 09 May 2025, 14:00-15:00

Zangwill Club

The Functions of Episodic Memory

Ali Boyle.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 09 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Alex Schier, Biozentrum, University of Basel.

The Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN.

Tuesday 13 May 2025, 11:00-12:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Matthew Goldberg (Yale University).

Online.

Wednesday 14 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Edwin Brady - School of Computer Science, University of St Andrews.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 14 May 2025, 15:05-15:55

RSE Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Peichao Qin - Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies.

JJ Thomson Seminar Room, Maxwell Centre, and on Zoom.

Thursday 15 May 2025, 13:00-14:00

Formalisation of mathematics with interactive theorem provers

Title to be confirmed

Andrei Popescu (University of Sheffield).

MR14 Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Thursday 15 May 2025, 17:00-18:00

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars

tbc

Professor Anna Wredenberg, Karolinska Institute, Finland.

MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.

Friday 16 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Dan Bompa, University of Surrey, UK.

CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building).

Friday 16 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

How do (and don't) we take other perspectives?

The host for this talk is Nicky Clayton

Steven Samuel, Lecturer, City St. George's, University of London. .

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 16 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

QBS

David Savage, UC Berkeley.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 19 May 2025, 12:30-13:30

Computer Laboratory Security Seminar

Title to be confirmed

Sunoo Park, NYU.

Webinar & LT2, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building..

Tuesday 20 May 2025, 14:00-15:00

Mobile and Wearable Health Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, Cornell University.

Online.

Tuesday 20 May 2025, 16:00-17:00

Cambridge Ellis Unit

A Mixture-based framework for guiding Diffusion models

Alain Oliviero-Durmus - Ecole Polytechnique.

CBL Seminar Room.

Wednesday 21 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Dr Elliott Wu - Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 21 May 2025, 15:05-15:55

RSE Seminars

Fortitude and Tree-Sitter

Liam Pattinson and Peter Hill, University of York Plasma.

JJ Thomson Seminar Room, Maxwell Centre, and on Zoom.

Thursday 22 May 2025, 13:00-14:00

Cambridge RNA Club

Cambridge RNA Club - IN PERSON

Dr. Paul Donlin-Asp (Centre for Discovery Brain Sciences, University of Edinburgh, UK), Dr. Aikaterini Gatsiou (Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK).

Perham Seminar Room - Department of Biochemistry, Sanger Building.

Thursday 22 May 2025, 17:00-19:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Alice Cicirello, University of Cambridge, UK.

CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building).

Friday 23 May 2025, 14:30-15:30

Zangwill Club

To be confirmed

The host for this talk is Sarah-Jayne Blakemore

Professor Ron Mangum,Center for Mind and Brain 267 Cousteau Place Davis, CA .

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 23 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Ian Swinburne, UC Berkeley.

The Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN.

Tuesday 27 May 2025, 11:00-12:00

Social Psychology Seminar Series (SPSS)

Title to be confirmed

Rakoen Maertens (University of Oxford).

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology, Downing Site, Cambridge.

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Speaker to be confirmed.

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 28 May 2025, 15:05-15:55

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Alex Glyn-Davies, University of Cambridge, UK.

CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building).

Friday 30 May 2025, 15:00-16:00

Zangwill Club

TBC

Peter Godfrey Smith.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 30 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

Zangwill Club

TBC

Peter Godfrey Smith.

Ground Floor Lecture Theatre, Department of Psychology.

Friday 30 May 2025, 16:30-18:00

CBU Monday Methods Meeting

Brain Digital Twins for Neurological Disorders

Dr. Nitin Williams, Department of Neuroscience & Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland.

MRC-CBU, 15 Chaucer Road, Cambridge.

Monday 02 June 2025, 12:30-13:30

Wednesday Seminars - Department of Computer Science and Technology

Title to be confirmed

Professor Gabriele Gradoni - Institute for Communication Systems, University of Surrey and visiting academic at the Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Cambridge .

Lecture Theatre 1, Computer Laboratory, William Gates Building.

Wednesday 04 June 2025, 15:05-15:55

RSE Seminars

Symbolic Regression for Model Discovery in Python and Julia

Miles Cranmer - DAMTP, University of Cambridge.

JJ Thomson Seminar Room, Maxwell Centre, and on Zoom.

Thursday 05 June 2025, 13:00-14:00

Engineering - Mechanics and Materials Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Dr Peter C. Collins, Iowa State University.

Oatley 1 Meeting Room, Department of Engineering.

Friday 13 June 2025, 14:00-15:00

Seminars on Quantitative Biology @ CRUK Cambridge Institute

QBS

Shohei Koide, NYU Langone Health.

CRUK CI Lecture Theatre.

Monday 16 June 2025, 12:30-13:30

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars

TBC

Professor David Sancho Madrid, Spanish Center for Cardiovascular Research.

MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.

Wednesday 18 June 2025, 15:00-16:00

Cambridge RNA Club

Cambridge RNA Club - IN PERSON

Dr. Ana Tufegdzic Vidakovic (MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, University of Cambridge, UK), TBA.

Perham Seminar Room - Department of Biochemistry, Sanger Building.

Thursday 19 June 2025, 17:00-19:00

Formalisation of mathematics with interactive theorem provers

Title to be confirmed

Jujian Zhang (Imperial College London) and Arnaud Mayeux (The Hebrew University of Jerusalem).

MR14 Centre for Mathematical Sciences.

Thursday 19 June 2025, 17:00-18:00

Gurdon Institute Seminar Series

Title to be confirmed

Jean-Paul Vincent, Crick Institute.

The Gurdon Institute, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1QN.

Tuesday 24 June 2025, 11:00-12:00

Cambridge RNA Club

Cambridge RNA Club - ONLINE

Dr. Arash Latifkar (Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research, MIT, Cambridge, USA), TBA.

Online (Zoom).

Thursday 17 July 2025, 17:00-19:00

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars

tbc

Professor Irene Miguel-Aliaga, The Francis Crick Institute.

MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.

Wednesday 01 October 2025, 15:00-16:00

Engineering Department Structures Research Seminars

Title to be confirmed

Matthew Santer, Imperial College London, UK.

CivEng Seminar Room (1-33) (Civil Engineering Building).

Friday 10 October 2025, 15:00-16:00

MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit Seminars

tbc

Professor Filipe Cabreiro, University of Cologne, Germany.

MRC MBU, Level 7 Lecture Theatre, The Keith Peters Building, CB2 0XY.

Wednesday 15 October 2025, 15:00-16:00