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The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students

The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students. מוני נאור. Moni Naor. Weizmann Institute of Science May 1st 2009. Schedule. 9:45-10:00 Welcome – Moni Naor 10:00-10:50 Robi Krauthgamer , Similarity searching, or how to find your neighbors efficiently

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The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students

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  1. The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students מוני נאור Moni Naor Weizmann Institute of Science May 1st 2009

  2. Schedule • 9:45-10:00 Welcome – Moni Naor • 10:00-10:50 Robi Krauthgamer, Similarity searching, or how to find your neighbors efficiently • 10:50-11:40 Anat Levin, Computational Photography • 11:40-12:10 Lunch (sandwiches) • 12:10-13:00 Oded Goldreich, Probabilistic Proof Systems • 13:00-13:50 Irit Dinur, Probabilistically Checkable Proofs

  3. Graduate Studies at Weizmann • Feinberg Graduate School http://www.fgs.org.il/ • All students are supported • no tuition • Emphasis on Research • Classes are in English by default • MSc and PhD • Programs in • Computer Science • Bioinformatics • Applied Math • Mathematics No rigid boundaries

  4. MSc • Deadline for Application to MSc – May 31st 2009 • Admittance based on • Grades in Undergraduate Studies • Letters of Recommendation • Interview • Any other information provided by the applicant • Even non registered students can take courses

  5. What to expect at the interview?

  6. What to expect at the interview?

  7. What to expect at the interview? • Proficiency in your previous studies • Ability to apply them to some problem • Previous Experience: research, seminar or project • Think of how to present them • Talk about your research interests

  8. MSc Studies • Two year program • Need 30 credit points • Each course typically 2 points • At least 18 within the 1st year • Finding an advisor • FUN Seminar • Projects • Possibility to transfer to the Direct Ph.D. Track Faculty Union Newstudents

  9. PhD Studies • Need to first find an advisor • No firm deadline • Max term: four and a half years • Need 12 points credit points

  10. Why Weizmann? • Wonderful campus • Pleasant atmosphere • Best Research Environment Possible

  11. Ronen Basri Irit Dinur Uriel Feige Tamar Flash Oded Goldreich Shafi Goldwasser David Harel Michal Irani Robert Krauthgamer Anat Levin Elchanan Mossel Moni Naor David Peleg Amir Pnueli Ran Raz Omer Reingold Eran Segal Adi Shamir Ehud Shapiro Amos Tanay  Shimon Ullman Faculty members in Computer Science One of the most active groups in the world!

  12. Research Areas • Informal partition • No rigid boundaries • Cryptography, Complexity, Algorithms and Distributed Systems • Vision and Robotics • Logic, Specification and Verification • Computational Biology • Probability

  13. Cryptography, Complexity, Algorithms and Distributed Systems Irit Dinur Uri Feige Oded Goldreich Omer Reingold Shafi Goldwasser Robi Krauthgamer Ran Raz Adi Shamir Moni Naor David Peleg

  14. Vision and Robotics Shimon Ullman Ronen Basri Anat Levin Michal Irani Tamar Flash

  15. Vision and Robotics

  16. Logic, Specification and Verification Amir Pnueli David Harel

  17. Computational Biology Amos Tanay Udi Shapiro Eran Segal

  18. Probability Elchanan Mossel Gady Kozma Ofer Zeitouni Gideon Schechtman Itai Benjamni

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