Colloquium & Events

Computer Science Colloquium

The Computer Science Colloquium is a series of weekly public guest lectures on cutting-edge topics related to computer science. Talks by distinguished members of the computer science community are on Thursdays at noon in Salazar Hall, Room 2016.

Maps to and of the SSU campus are available here. A parking permit is required to park on campus, and is available for $2.50 at machines in the parking lots. Talks are otherwise free.

Many students attend the series to gain an understanding of what it means to be a computer scientist and many establish valuable connections through the informal meetings with the speakers. The colloquium may be taken for credit (CS 390, 1 unit) and can be applied towards the computer science major (up to 3 units).

Below are the current and some archived schedules of the series. Several of the talks have been videotaped and are available through YouTube.

• Fall 2009, Thirty First Series
  
  • Game Engine Architecture and Nvidia PhysX - Joe Andresen, Sept 10, 2009
• Spring 2009, Thirtieth Series
  
  • Storage Class Memory Technology and Use - Slides - David Pease, IBM Almaden Research Center
• Fall 2008, Twenty Ninth Series
• Spring 2008, Twenty Eighth Series
• Fall 2007, Twenty Seventh Series, talks are available - including Richard Stallmans's talk - at the SSU streaming media archives site.
• Spring 2007, Twenty Sixth Series
• Fall 2006, Twenty Fifth Series