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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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