8 episodes

The Computer Systems Laboratory Colloquium is the regular, weekly colloquium of the Computer Systems Laboratory. At each session, a guest lecturer examines some topic on current research and developments in computer systems. Speakers are drawn from industry, government, research, and educational institutions around the world.

The topics touch upon all aspects of computer science and engineering including logic design, computer organization and architecture, software engineering, computer applications of all sorts, public policy, and the social, business, and financial implications of technology. Frequently the Colloquium provides the first public forum for discussion of new products, discoveries, or ideas.

Computer Systems Colloquium (Winter 2009‪)‬ Stanford University

- Technology

- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
8. Algorithmic Game Theory: Two Vignettes (March 11, 2009)

8. Algorithmic Game Theory: Two Vignettes (March 11, 2009)

Tim Roughgarden, assistant professor of Computer Science at Stanford, illustrates two of the main themes in the field of algorithmic game theory via specific examples: performance guarantees for systems with autonomous users. (March 11, 2009)
- 4 sec
- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
7. Executable Grammars: Seeking the Minimal Extendable Self-Compiling Compiler (March 4, 2009)

7. Executable Grammars: Seeking the Minimal Extendable Self-Compiling Compiler (March 4, 2009)

Bill McKeeman, a Fellow at MathWorks and adjunct faculty at the Computer Science Department of Dartmouth College, reveals his goal to create the smallest extendable self-compiling compiler. (March 4, 2009)
- 3 sec
- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
6. Developing the Good Citizen: Contemporary Political Campaigning

6. Developing the Good Citizen: Contemporary Political Campaigning

Daniel Kreiss, a PhD candidate and the Rebele First Amendment Fellow in Stanford's Department of Communication, discusses technical infrastructures, political institutions, and social practices. (February 25, 2009)
- 4 sec
- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
5. Automated Design Using Darwinian Evolution and Genetic Programming (February 18, 2009)

5. Automated Design Using Darwinian Evolution and Genetic Programming (February 18, 2009)

John R. Koza, consulting professor in the Department Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, discusses the Darwinian computational technique of genetic programming to automatically design complex structures. (February 18, 2009)
- 4 sec
- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
4. Voting Machines & Audits: It Ain't How Your Grandparents Voted (February 11, 2009)

4. Voting Machines & Audits: It Ain't How Your Grandparents Voted (February 11, 2009)

Barbara Simons, a ember of the Board of Advisors of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and the Board of Directors of VerifiedVoting.org, discusses problems with and efforts to improve electronic touch screen voting systems. (February 11, 2009)
- 4 sec
- 30 SEPT 2009
- video
3. Farewell Information, Welcome Media (February 4, 2009)

3. Farewell Information, Welcome Media (February 4, 2009)

Paul Saffo, a forecaster with over two decades experience exploring technological change on its impact on business currently teaching at Stanford, discusses the growth of personal media and the changes this shift is triggering. (February 4, 2009)
- 4 sec