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The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students

Moni Naor

Weizmann Institute of Science

May 1st 2009

נאור מוני

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Schedule• 9:45-10:00 Welcome – Moni Naor

• 10:00-10:50 Robi Krauthgamer, Similarity searching, or how to find your neighbors efficiently

• 10:50-11:40 Anat Levin, Computational Photography

• 11:40-12:10 Lunch (sandwiches)

• 12:10-13:00 Oded Goldreich, Probabilistic Proof Systems• 13:00-13:50 Irit Dinur, Probabilistically Checkable Proofs

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Graduate Studies at Weizmann

• Feinberg Graduate School http://www.fgs.org.il/• All students are supported

– no tuition

• Emphasis on Research• Classes are in English by default• MSc and PhD• Programs in

– Computer Science– Bioinformatics– Applied Math– Mathematics

No rigid boundaries

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MSc

• Deadline for Application to MSc – May 31st 2009• Admittance based on

– Grades in Undergraduate Studies– Letters of Recommendation – Interview – Any other information provided by the applicant

• Even non registered students can take courses

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What to expect at the interview?

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What to expect at the interview?

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What to expect at the interview?

• Proficiency in your previous studies – Ability to apply them to some problem

• Previous Experience: research, seminar or project– Think of how to present them

• Talk about your research interests

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MSc Studies

• Two year program• Need 30 credit points

– Each course typically 2 points– At least 18 within the 1st year

• Finding an advisor– FUN Seminar– Projects

• Possibility to transfer to the Direct Ph.D. Track

Faculty Union New students

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PhD Studies

• Need to first find an advisor– No firm deadline

• Max term: four and a half years• Need 12 points credit points

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Why Weizmann?

• Wonderful campus

• Pleasant atmosphere

• Best Research Environment Possible

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Faculty members in Computer Science• Ronen Basri • Irit Dinur • Uriel Feige• Tamar Flash • Oded Goldreich• Shafi Goldwasser • David Harel• Michal Irani• Robert Krauthgamer • Anat Levin• Elchanan Mossel

• Moni Naor• David Peleg• Amir Pnueli • Ran Raz • Omer Reingold• Eran Segal• Adi Shamir• Ehud Shapiro• Amos Tanay • Shimon Ullman

One of the most active groups in the world!

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Research Areas

• Informal partition– No rigid boundaries

– Cryptography, Complexity, Algorithms and Distributed Systems

– Vision and Robotics– Logic, Specification and Verification– Computational Biology– Probability

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Cryptography, Complexity, Algorithms and Distributed Systems

Uri Feige

Ran Raz

David Peleg

Shafi Goldwasser

Moni Naor

Irit Dinur

Adi Shamir

Robi Krauthgamer

Oded Goldreich

Omer Reingold

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Vision and Robotics

Tamar Flash

Ronen Basri

Anat Levin

Michal Irani

Shimon Ullman

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Vision and Robotics

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Logic, Specification and Verification

Amir Pnueli David Harel

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Computational Biology

Udi Shapiro

Amos Tanay

Eran Segal

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Probability

Ofer Zeitouni

Gady Kozma

Itai Benjamni

Elchanan Mossel

Gideon Schechtman

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