CMPS290A - Topics in Algorithms


Course Basics

Class: Tu/Th, 1:30-3
Location: Crown 201

Instructor: C. (Sesh) Seshadhri (sesh@)
Office: E2-347A


Course Description

This is an advanced theoretical computer science seminar course. The main topic is sublinear algorithms for graphs. There has been much progress on this subject over the past decade, with some deep theorems on the existence of sublinear algorithms for a broad class of graph properties. The aim will be to present complete proofs of these theorems, and discuss related open problems.

All students are expected to scribe lecture notes. A template for notes is here.

Material

We will start by using Oded Goldreich's book on property testing, but will mostly cover papers. I will try to put most material on the schedule page.

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