Prof Claire Matthieu, CNRS (F)
To celebrate the achievements of IPN in the past 25 years, IPN is organising a special, online series of colloquia in which world-renowned computer scientists give their view on the progress in, and future of the field of computer science. These colloquia will feature thought-provoking presentations that are of interest to a broad (academic) computer science audience. Although these colloquia are initially aimed at the Dutch computer science community, they are open to interested people around the world!
Abstract
Drawing upon several examples of research I attempted to do on topics at the intersection of the design and analysis of algorithms on problems with societal impact, I will reflect on successes and failures and on the role of reflexivity. The following four examples will be used: modeling the glass ceiling effect for women in academia; the Gale-Shapley algorithm for school admissions; counting demonstrators; and redistricting. Questions will be raised but few answers will be given.
Date, Time, Location
The colloquium will take place on 11 March 2026, 16:00-17:00 CEST.
The colloquium will be hosted as a Teams webinar. You can join the colloquium via teams.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Afterwards you can find the recording and other recordings on the IPN colloquia overview page.