Events and Activities

Explore current and upcoming events and activities happening at the Institute for Advanced Study.

Apr
14
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

Informal Talk on the Quantum Soundness of the Low (individual) Degree Test
10:30am|Simonyi 101 and Remote Access

A common tool in the construction of probabilistically checkable proofs is low degree encodings. Babai, Fortnow and Lund proved the local testability of the individual low degree code, and used it to provide a multi-prover interactive proof (MIP)...

Apr
20
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

Arguments for Bounded-Space Computations from One-Way Functions
Guy Rothblum
1:30pm|West Lecture Hall and Remote Access

We construct very efficient argument systems for proving the correctness of bounded-space computations, based on the existence of one-way functions. Our argument system applies to general computations running in time T and space S. The communication...

Apr
21
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar II

A More Efficient Sifting Lemma and a Stronger 3-Player Communication Lower Bound
10:30am|Simonyi 101 and Remote Access

A central goal in complexity theory is to prove separations between randomized and deterministic models of computation. In communication complexity, a key challenge is to establish lower bounds for multiparty protocols in the number-on-forehead (NOF...

Apr
30
2026

Computer Science/Discrete Mathematics Seminar I

How to Amplify the Distance of a Code Optimally
Sidhanth Mohanty
11:00am|Simonyi Classroom (S-114)

We consider the problem of explicitly constructing binary linear codes achieving the optimal rate-distance tradeoff.  In 2017, Ta-Shma gave an almost-optimal construction in the low-rate regime, i.e., he gave a construction of binary linear codes...