Friday, March 8, 2024
- 8:00am – 8:30am
Check-in and Continental Breakfast
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), DeLuca Forum - 8:30am – 12:30pm
Department Overview & Faculty Research Presentations
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), DeLuca Forum
Welcome and Department overview from department chair Steve Wright will be followed by research presentations from faculty in computer architecture, databases, graphics, human computer interaction, artificial intelligence, networks, numerical analysis, optimization, programming languages and software engineering, robotics, security, systems, and theory.
If you are unable to attend, you can livestream the talks here. This will also be recorded and posted to the Welcome Weekend site the week of March 11. - 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Lunch – prospective students and faculty
Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), DeLuca Forum - 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Meetings with Professors
Locations to be determined (TBD)
Student meeting schedules will be available Friday. Each student’s schedule will be determined by faculty availability. Meetings run concurrently with other afternoon activities. Locations and specific times to be determined. - 1:30pm – 4:00pm
TGIF
Computer Sciences, The Shelf
Enjoy some afternoon snacks and mingle with current grad students in between meetings with professors and area open houses. - 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Meet the Research Groups/Lab Tours
Computer Sciences
Research group open houses. See below for details. - 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Graduate Assistantship Information Session
Computer Sciences, Room 1240
Information on Teaching Assistant (TA) placement process and graduate assistantship opportunities. - 5:30pm – 6:30pm
Happy Hour with Faculty
Fluno Executive Dining Room, 601 University Ave
Conversation, hors d’oeuvres and beverages - 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Dinner with Faculty
Fluno Executive Dining Room, 601 University Ave
Department Chair Remarks: Professor Steve Wright
Alumni Speaker: Nick Kidd, PhD
Keynote Speaker: Professor Yong Jae Lee
Saturday, March 9, 2024
SACM (Student ACM) & WACM (Women’s ACM) Activities
- 9:00-10:00 Women/Non-Binary Breakfast
(Details will be sent to those who registered for this event.) -
9:30-10:30 Bagels and coffee for those not attending the Women/Non-Binary Breakfast
CS 1240 -
10:30-11:30 Q&A Panel with Current Graduate Students
CS 1240 -
11:45-1:00 CS Building + Campus Tour
Depart from CS 1240 -
1:00-2:30 Lunch
Cooper’s Tavern, 20 W. Mifflin St -
2:30-6:00 Small Group Exploration of Madison (e.g. Henry Vilas Zoo, Chazen Museum, Memorial Union + Lakeshore Path)
Depart from Cooper’s Tavern -
6:00-8:00 Dinner + Trivia & Board Games
CS 1240
Research Group Open Houses/Lab Tours
(in order by starting time):
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Security and Privacy - Chatterjee Lab
CS room 5364, 1:00-3:30pm
Security and Privacy - McDaniel Lab
CS room 2257, 1:00-4:00pm
Database Group
CS room 3310, 1:30-3:00pm
Programming Languages - MadPL
CS room 4331, 1:30-4:00pm
Graphics/Visual Computing/Robotics
CS room 1346, 2:00-4:00pm
HCI - MadAbility Lab
CS room 1207, 2:00-3:00pm
Machine Learning
CS room 3233, 2:00-4:00pm
Quantum Computing
Union South Sett, 2:00-4:00pm
Systems
CS room 4310, 2:00-3:00pm
Computer Architecture
Union South Sett, 3:00-4:00pm
Robotics - People and Robots Lab
CS 3351, 3:00-4:00pm