CMU School of Computer Science Events, Pittsburgh

8:00 AM. Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) and Master of Human-Computer Interaction Advanced Study (AS) Information Session Remote Access

8:30 AM. Welcome Monohakobi Technology (MTI) By Invitation Only

9:00 AM. Software Engineering Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Trenton Tabor TCS Hall 460 and Zoom

11:00 AM. Computational Humanities Co-working Session Posner Center

12:00 PM. AI Institute for Societal Decision Making - AI-SDM Student Brainstorming Session Wean Hall 1327 and Zoom

1:00 PM. Computational Biology Ph.D. Thesis Defense - Shahul Alam Reddy Conference Room

3:00 PM. Computer Science Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Bohan Hou Gates Hillman 8102

3:00 PM. Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization Seminar - Huy Pham Wean Hall 8220

3:30 PM. Vision and Autonomous Systems Seminar - Chang Yue Newell-Simon 3305

3:30 PM. brAIn Seminar - Martin Schrimpf Group Viewing and Remote Access - Zoom

4:30 PM. Crypto Seminar - Chase Fickes Gates Hillman 7501 and Zoom

6:00 PM. From Tartan to Trailblazer: An Evening with Salesforce Rangos Hall 2/3

8:30 AM. Welcome Back FUJITSU By Invitation Only

11:30 AM. Joint CMU-Pitt Ph.D. Program in Computational Biology Seminar - Arvind Murugan Frick Fine Arts Building Auditorium (Pitt Campus)

1:00 PM. Software Engineering Ph.D. Thesis Defense - Manisha Mukherjee TCS Hall 358 and ZOOM

1:30 PM. STAtistical Methods for the Physical Sciences Research Center Seminar - Sean Benevedes Remote access - Zoom

2:00 PM. Human-Computer Interaction Institute Seminar - Xiang 'Anthony' Chen Newwll-Simon 3305 and Livestream

5:00 PM. Red Robot Hackathon 2026

5:00 PM. Heinz College Guest Talk: What if AI Could Run Your Business? Hamburg Hall A301

6:00 PM. SCS Undergraduate Pre-Reg Event Reddy Conference Room

4:30 PM. Nucleate Pittsburgh - 2026 BioHack Nova Place

7:00 AM. Computational Biology Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Sazan Mahbub Gates Hillman 7501 and Zoom

8:30 AM. NBCUniversal - Internship Program (Undergrads) APPLICATIONS OPEN: 9 November 2026

8:30 AM. Welcome back HONDA! By Invitation Only

8:30 AM. Innovation Works’ SAFER AG CREATE Summit Cohon University Center

12:00 PM. CyLab Seminar - Franziska Roesner ASA Conference Room

12:00 PM. JPMorganChase Data & AI Decoded: Data & AI Analyst Program | Carnegie Mellon Remote Access

12:30 PM. Computer Science Ph.D Thesis Proposal - Hongyi Jin Gates Hillman 9115

3:00 PM. Computer Science Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Zikun Li Gates HIllman 8102

4:30 PM. Database Seminar - Jay Chia, Rohit Kulshreshtha Remote Access - Zoom

9:00 AM. Human-Computer Interaction Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Christine Kwon Newell-Simon 3305 and Zoom

11:00 AM. Machine Learning Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Kevin Li ASA Conference Room

12:30 PM. Pirvacy Seminar - Yaxing Yao Hamburg Hall 1002 and Zoom

1:00 PM. SCS Staff Lunch & Learning Training Session Traffic21 Classroom

1:00 PM. Software Engineering Institute Webcast - Beyond the AI Pilot: Is Your Agency Ready to Scale AI? Remote Access - Zoom

3:00 PM. Principles of Programming Seminar (PoP) - JInwoo Kim Gates Hillman 8102

5:00 PM. Computational Biology Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Zhiyi Zoe Du Gates Hillman 7501 and Zoom

12:00 PM. Computer Science Ph.D. Speaking Skill Talk - Rafael Gonçalves Mehrabian Collaborative Innovation Center

1:00 PM. SPARK GRANTS - Applications Open

3:00 PM. Computer Science Ph.D. Thesis Proposal - Wayne Chi ASA Conference Room

5:00 PM. Carnegie Mellon Graphics Colloquium - Adriana Schulz Rashid Auditorium

7:00 PM. Master of Human-Computer Interaction (MHCI) and Master of Human-Computer Interaction Advanced Study (AS) Information Session Remote Access

8:30 AM. Safety21 Deployment Partner Consortium Symposium Carnegie Mellon University campus

12:15 PM. Tepper School and Swartz Center Family Business Leadership Speaker Swartz Center for Entrepreneurship

1:00 PM. CRA Webinar: AI and the Future of Entry-Level Computing Roles Remote Access - Zoom

3:00 PM. Algorithms, Combinatorics and Optimization Seminar - Veit Elser Wean Hall 8220

3:00 PM. Computer Science Ph.D. Speaking Skill Talk - Zhuoming Chen Gates Hillman 8102

3:30 PM. SCS Distinguished Industry Lecture - John Wilkes Rashid Auditorium

7:00 PM. STRIPE Executive Tech Talk - Kevin Miller Rashid Auditorium

8:30 AM. Inaugural AI4Bio Symposium ASA Conference Room

9:00 AM. STRIPE - Open Faculty Q/A Session Reddy Conference Room

12:00 PM. Block Center for Technology and Society Research Talk - Martin Sap Hamburg Hall 1214

3:30 PM. First Annual Robotics Fail Fest Newell-Simon 3305

3:30 PM. Language Technologies Institute Colloquium - Jocelyn Shen Newell-Simon 4305

6:30 PM. SCS 5th Annual Undergraduate Ball 2026 St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral Hall

10:00 AM. Tom Mitchell: Still Converging - A 75th Birthday Symposium River's Club

5:00 PM. President's Lecture Series

8:30 AM. Welcome PROGRESSIVE By Invitation Only

5:00 PM. Master of Science in Computational Finance Pittsburgh Open House TCS Hall Suite 269

8:30 AM. Welcome Municipal Omiya International Secondary School (MOIS) in Japan By Invitation Only

5:15 PM. 2026 Raj Reddy Artificial Intelligence Lecture - Oren Etzioni Rashid Auditorium

11:30 AM. CMU Community Forum on Reaccreditation Connan Room

12:00 PM. AI Institute for Societal Decision Making Seminar - Jeannette Sutton Newell-Simon Hall 3305 and Zoom

10:00 AM. Demosplash 2026 Danforth Conference Room and Lounge

4:00 PM. Carnegie Bosch Institute Annual Fall Reception - Meet Our Newest CBI Fellows Scott Hall

8:30 AM. CMU x NVIDIA x AWS Hackathon

11:55 PM. CITADEL | Securities: Build a pokerbot in 60 minutes APPLICATION DEADLINE: (Round 1) January 19

11:55 PM. McGinnis Venture Competition 2027 Application Deadline: 19 January 2027 (Round 1)

8:30 AM. Innovating Pittsburgh: The Business Value of Neurodiversity

5:00 PM. CMU Dickson Prize in Science Lecture - Meg Urry McConomy Auditorium

8:00 AM. Association of Computing Machinery Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Pittsburgh

8:00 AM. Commencement 2027! Various Locations