• Jorquera, Z. (CSE) – Quantum Entanglement Bounds and the Approximation Algorithms That Use Them

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    One of the central challenges in quantum computing is finding or approximating the ground-state energy of a local Hamiltonian, a quantum analogue of classical constraint satisfaction problems (CSPs). Among these, the Quantum Max-Cut problem serves as a canonical example, paralleling the classical Max-Cut problem. Despite its foundational importance in both theoretical computer science and condensed […]

  • Job search strategies in a competitive market

    Silicon Valley Campus 3175 Bowers Avenue, Santa Clara, CA, United States

    Join Dean PK Agarwal for this free, in-person and online event as he provides actionable tips on navigating today’s dynamic job market — from leveraging LinkedIn and digital portfolios to networking effectively and positioning yourself as a must-hire candidate. Ideal for career changers, recent grads, and mid-career professionals. In this session you’ll: Learn proven strategies […]

  • Ellen Bass: Morton Marcus Poetry Reading

    Merrill Cultural Center 200 McLaughlin Dr, Santa Cruz, CA

    Join us for the 15th annual Morton Marcus Poetry Reading, featuring honored guest Ellen Bass. Poet Gary Young will host the program, and the evening will include an announcement of the winner of the Morton Marcus Poetry Contest (recipient receives a $1,000 prize). Ellen Bass’s most recent collection, Indigo, was published by Copper Canyon Press in […]

  • Ramollari, H. (ECE) – An Optofluidic Spectrometer and Applications in Biosensing

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA
    Hybrid Event

    Miniaturized spectrometers have the potential to replace bulky and expensive benchtop models. We have previously demonstrated a multimode interference (MMI) waveguide-based spectrometer that achieves high performance while minimizing its footprint. In this talk, the integration of the MMI spectrometer into an optofluidic device is proposed. This integration opens up applications such as the detection of […]

  • ECE 290 Seminar: Fundamental Nanopower Analog Circuits

    Presenter: Joey Sankman, Analog/Power Designer, Analog Devices Description: With the rising interest in edge computing, and the addition of AI/ML functionality, nanopower circuits are in great demand to reduce the […]

  • Dried Wreath Workshop

    Hay Barn 94 Ranch View Road, Santa Cruz, CA, United States

    Learn how to create beautiful, long-lasting dried flower holiday wreaths with instructor Beth Benjamin. She will demonstrate the mechanics of putting everything together and will have a couple examples to […]

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  • NLP MS Virtual Information Session

    Virtual Event

    Interested in a career in generative AI? Join us Dec. 2 from 7 – 8 PM for our Virtual Information Session. Learn more about our program, based at the UCSC […]

  • When Less is More: Applications of Type-Based Underapproximate Reasoning

    Engineering 2 Engineering 2 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter: Suresh Jagganathan, Purdue University Abstract: Unlike program verifiers, symbolic execution and property-based testing tools underapproximate program behavior: they aim to report only real bugs (no false positives), at the cost […]

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  • Learn about the Educational Therapy Certificate Program

    Virtual Event

    Transform learning. Join Educational Therapy certificate program chair Sharmila Roy for a thoughtful program overview and hear how the uniquely designed curriculum empowers educators and professionals to make a lasting […]

  • BME 280B Seminar: Gali Bai & David Haussler

    Physical Sciences Building Physical Sciences Building, Santa Cruz, CA

    Presenter 1: Gali Bai, BME/PBSE Doctoral Candidate, Brooks Lab, UC Santa Cruz Title 1: Dissecting the contribution of chromatin accessibility to RNA transcription and processing with long-read sequencing Description: Although […]