Welcome Weekend 2025 Schedule

Friday, March 7, 2025

  • 8:00am – 8:45am
    Check-in and continental breakfast
    Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), DeLuca Forum
  • 8:45 – 9:00am
    Staff introductions
    WID, DeLuca Forum
  •  9:00 – 10:00am
    Remarks by Department Chair Steve Wright
    Assistantship presentation by Department Administrator for Academic Services Cindy Fendrick

    WID, DeLuca Forum
  • 10:00 – 11:30am
    • Graduate research poster session
      DeLuca Forum, WID
    • Faculty meetings,
      Computer Sciences building

      • Student meeting schedules will be available Friday. Each student’s schedule will be determined by faculty availability. Meetings run concurrently with other activities. Locations and specific times to be determined.
  • 11:30am – 1:30pm
    Lunch with faculty
    WID Atrium
  • 1:30 – 4:30pm
    • Faculty meetings and area open house
      Computer Sciences building

      • 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.
      • Open houses:
        • 1:30-2:30:
          • Computer Vision, CS 3233, Computer Vision Lab
        • 1:30-3:00:
          • Programming Languages, CS 7331, MadPL
          • Theory, CS 3257, Theory
          • Security and Privacy, CS 2257, MadS&P (McDaniel Group)
          • Systems, CS 3310, madSystems
          • Database, CS 4360, Database Group
        • 1:30-3:30:
          • Center for Highthroughput Computing, CS 1263, CHTC
        • 1:30-4:30:
          • HCI/Vis/Robotics, CS 1346, Visual Computing Lab
          • HC/Robotics, CS 3351, People and Robots Lab
          • HCI, CS 1207, MadAbility Lab
        • 2:00-3:00:
          • Computer Architecture, The Sett, Union South, all Architecture groups
        • 3:00-4:00:
          • Reinforcement Learning/Robotics, CS 1351, Josiah Hanna lab
  • 3:00 – 4:30pm
    Building tours
    Morgridge Hall *Must register in advance
  • 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.
  • 5:15pm – 6:15pm
    Happy Hour with Faculty
    Fluno Center Atrium, 601 University Ave
    Conversation, hors d’oeuvres, and beverages
  • 6:15pm – 8:00pm
    Dinner with Faculty
    Fluno Executive Dining Room, 601 University Ave
    Keynote Address: Professor Aws Albarghouti, Associate Professor Computer Sciences
    Alumni Speaker: Dr. David Plonka, PhD ‘2013 | Principal Research Scientist for WiscNet, Wisconsin’s Research & Education Network

Saturday, March 8, 2025

SACM (Student ACM) & WACM (Women’s ACM) Activities 

  • 9:30-10:30 Breakfast
    • SACM Breakfast: CS 1240
    • WACM Breakfast: Details will be sent to those who registered for this event.
  • 10:30-11:30 Q&A Panel with Current Graduate StudentsCS 1240
  • 11:45-1:00 CS Building + Campus Tour
    Depart from CS 1240
  • 1:00-2:30 Lunch
  • 2:30-6:00 Small Group Exploration of Madison (e.g. Henry Vilas Zoo, Chazen Museum, Memorial Union + Lakeshore Path)
    Depart from Great Dane Pub
  • 6:00-8:00 Dinner + Trivia & Board Games