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Jelani Nelson

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Today we’re joined by Jelani Nelson, a professor in the Theory Group at UC Berkeley. In our conversation with Jelani, we explore his research in computational theory, where he focuses on building streaming and sketching algorithms, random projections, and dimensionality reduction. We discuss how Jelani thinks about the balance between the innovation of new algorithms and the performance of existing ones, and some use cases where we’d see his work in action. Finally, we talk through how his work ties into machine learning, what tools from the theorist’s toolbox he’d suggest all ML practitioners know, and his nonprofit AddisCoder, a 4 week summer program that introduces high-school students to programming and algorithms. The complete show notes for this episode can be found at twimlai.com/go/473.

Today we’re joined by Jelani Nelson, a professor in the Theory Group at UC Berkeley. In our conversation with Jelani, we explore his research in computational theory, where he focuses on building streaming and sketching algorithms, random projections, and dimensionality reduction. We discuss how Jelani thinks about the balance between the innovation of new algorithms and the performance of existing ones, and some use cases where we’d see his work in action. Finally, we talk through how his work ties into machine learning, what tools from the theorist’s toolbox he’d suggest all ML practitioners know, and his nonprofit AddisCoder, a 4 week summer program that introduces high-school students to programming and algorithms. The complete show notes for this episode can be found at <a href="https://twimlai.com/go/473" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twimlai.com/go/473.</a>

Theory of Computation with Jelani Nelson - #473

Jelani Nelson is Associate Professor of Computer Science John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. We talk about algorithms, programming contests, and Ethiopia. For more information:   Jelani Nelson on Quora   Jelani Nelson's MIT classes   Jelani Nelson's TEDxAddis talk on streaming algorithms   Jelani Nelson on EBS TechTalk with Solomon (Part 1 and Part 2)   AddisCoder  

Jelani Nelson is Associate Professor of Computer Science John L. Loeb Associate Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. We talk about algorithms, programming contests, and Ethiopia. For more information: <ul> <li> Jelani Nelson on <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Jelani-Nelson" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Quora</a> </li> <li> Jelani Nelson's <a href="http://web.mit.edu/minilek/www/class.html" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">MIT classes</a> </li> <li> Jelani Nelson's <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNdLzVNHSYk" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">TEDxAddis talk</a> on streaming algorithms </li> <li> Jelani Nelson on EBS TechTalk with Solomon (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqFmOplH4og" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Part 1</a> and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpzC9rxoHKA" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Part 2</a>) </li> <li> <a href="http://www.addiscoder.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">AddisCoder</a> </li> </ul>

Morning Prayers service with speaker Jelani Nelson, Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, on Saturday, November 21, 2015.

Jelani Nelson — Saturday, November 21, 2015