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.
- Graduate research poster session
- 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
- 1:30-2:30:
- Faculty meetings and area open house
- 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.
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10:30-11:30 Q&A Panel with Current Graduate StudentsCS 1240
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11:45-1:00 CS Building + Campus Tour
Depart from CS 1240 -
1:00-2:30 Lunch
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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