Instruction Begins - Spring Quarter
Dates of Instruction
Instruction begins.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, March 31, 2025.
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Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy: Ben Taskar Memorial Event
The Taskar Center’s 2025 Ben Taskar Memorial Event features Prof. Yosef Grodzinsky, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Forschungszentrum Jülich).
Registration required
In his talk, My Breakfasts with Ben: Chomsky, the Brain, and the AI Fantasy, Grodzinsky reflects on past debates with Ben Taskar about Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI.
Prof. Grodzinsky challenges claims that Large Language Models (LLMs) have rendered traditional linguistic theory obsolete, arguing that while LLMs excel in specific tasks, they fail as a true model of human language and cognition. Drawing from his forthcoming book, How Deeply Human is Language? Chomsky, the brain and the AI-fantasy (watch MIT Press for updates), he presents an alternative research program that integrates deep learning with linguistic and neurolinguistic constraints.
Join us for this thought-provoking discussion at the intersection of AI, linguistics, and cognitive science. Coffee reception to follow.
Event interval: Single day event. Campus location: Student Union Building (HUB). Campus room: 332. Accessibility Contact: thehub@uw.edu. Event Types: Diversity Equity Inclusion. Lectures/Seminars. Target Audience: All are welcome.
Monday, March 31, 2025, 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM.
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Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Structured deep generative models for exploring the single-cell landscape
Speaker: Ethan Weinberger, Advisor: Su-In Lee, Supervisory Committee: Su-In Lee (Chair), Mehmet Kurt (GSR, Mechanical Engineering), Sara Mostafavi, Chandrakana Nandi, Abstract TBA.
Monday, April 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Methods for Increasing Realism of Experimental Research in Human-AI Perceptions and Behavior
Speaker: Nikita Haduong, Advisor: Noah Smith, Supervisory Committee: Noah A Smith (Chair), Shane Noah Steinert-Threlkeld (GSR, Linguistics), Steven L Tanimoto, Yulia Tsvetkov, Abstract TBA.
Tuesday, April 29, 2025, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM.
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Consumer Protection on the Margins
Speaker: Kentrell Owens, Advisors: Tadayoshi Kohno, Franziska Roesner, Supervisory Committee: Tadayoshi Kohno (Chair), Franziska Roesner (Chair), Martin Nisser (GSR, Aeronautics and Astronautics), Joseph Calandrino (Department of Justice), Abstract TBA.
Friday, May 23, 2025, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Memorial Day
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Monday, May 26, 2025.
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Instruction Ends - Spring Quarter
Dates of Instruction
Instruction ends.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Friday, June 6, 2025.
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Final Examinations - Spring Quarter
Dates of Instruction
Week of final examinations for spring quarter.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Spring. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 7, 2025 – Friday, June 13, 2025.
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Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Talk: Title TBA
Speaker: Kaiming Cheng, Advisors: Tadayoshi Kohno, Franziska Roesner, Supervisory Committee: Tadayoshi Kohno (Chair), Franziska Roesner (Chair), Tivon Rice (GSR, Digital Arts and Experimental Media), JON FROEHLICH, Abstract TBA.
Wednesday, June 11, 2025, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
Quarter Break - Summer
Dates of Instruction
Break between spring and summer quarters.
Event interval: Ongoing event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Saturday, June 14, 2025 – Sunday, June 22, 2025.
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Juneteenth
Holidays
No classes. Most University offices and buildings are closed. Check with specific offices to confirm.
Event interval: Single day event. Year: 2025. Quarter: Summer. Event Types: Academics.
Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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