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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 1d

Friday, Oct. 10 at 11AM: Research at TTIC presents Mahdi Haghifam with a talk titled "The Sample Complexity of Membership Inference and Privacy Auditing." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 1d

We had a blast at the South Side Science Festival this past weekend! Students and faculty from TTIC showcased their Baxter robot, robotic arms, and more!

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 2d

On Friday, TTIC celebrated Professor David McAllester’s retirement. A founding faculty member who joined in 2002, Professor McAllester has been with TTIC for 23 years, shaping the institute through his leadership, mentorship, and pioneering research.

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 6d

Walking around the Hyde Park neighborhood, home to TTIC, you'll find gardens with native flowers, grasses, shrubs, and trees that attract more colorful birds and butterflies!

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 7d

Wishing you a blessed Yom Kippur!

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 8d

We mourn the passing of Robert Barnett, TTIC’s longest-serving Trustee, who guided the Institute with wisdom and care from 2006 to 2025. A renowned attorney and advocate for education, his leadership will be deeply missed: buff.ly/kTMUeBw

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 9d

Good research requires plenty of coffee. Happy #NationalCoffeeDay ☕

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 9d

TTIC celebrated its largest-ever graduating class at the 2025 Diploma & Awards Ceremony on Sept. 22, 2025. 9 Ph.D. grads were honored for groundbreaking work in #ML, #computervision, #NLP, and more! Read more about our graduates and the ceremony: www.ttic.edu/news/#0925-4

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 12d

Friday, October 3rd at 11am CT: Research at TTIC presents David McAllester with a talk titled "Reasoning and Mathematics." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 13d

Welcome to our new incoming Ph.D. students for fall 2025! From left to right: Emily Chang, Haoran Chen, Hirota Kinoshita, Uriel Barron, and TTIJ exchange student Yota Urano. Not pictured: Shester Gueuwou!

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to Nirmit Joshi, recipient of the 2025 Outstanding TA Award! This award recognizes a student’s outstanding dedication and effort as a teaching assistant, as nominated by students.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 15d

TTIC held its Diploma and Awards Ceremony yesterday! Congratulations to the class of 2025: Sudarshan Babu, Jiading Fang, Mrinalkanti Ghosh, Gene Li, Naren Sarayu Manoj, Ankita Pasad, Kumar Kshitij Patel, Pedro Henrique Pamplona Savarese, and Pushkar Shukla.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 20d

TTIC’s 2025 Summer Workshop Program wrapped up, but proposals are open for 2026! Gather researchers in Chicago to explore #AI, #ML, #NLP, #Speech, #Robotics & more. $10K support + venue, meals, lodging. Learn more: buff.ly/SL0hsKs

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 21d

Happy #ConstitutionDay! On this day in 1787, delegates signed the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia.

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 22d

REMINDER: Join the TTIC Industry Open House on Sept. 26 to learn about our latest research in #ML, #NLP, #robotics, and more—and explore opportunities for collaboration. Register by Sept. 19: buff.ly/0KwH36l

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 23d

Today is the start of #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth!

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 26d

From the iconic skyline to the vibrant neighborhoods, there's so much to love about #Chicago, home of TTIC!

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 27d

Join us for Ph.D. candidate Shengjie Lin's thesis defense titled "Scalable 3D Scene Understanding and Embodied Reasoning for Robotics." Wednesday, September 24th at 2:30pm.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 28d

Hyde Park Academy students got hands-on with #AI, ethics, and #computerscience through a new partnership with TTIC. The result? Deep discussions, stronger critical thinking, and inspired essays. Read more: buff.ly/BnXSghQ

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TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · 29d

Monday, September 15th at 11:30am CT: Talks at TTIC presents Nadav Cohen of Tel Aviv University with a talk titled “Implicit Biases of Gradient Descent in Offline System Identification and Optimal Control." Please join us in Room 530, 5th floor.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · Sep 8

TTIC is pleased to welcome four new Research Assistant Professors (RAPs) to its faculty this fall: Mahdi Haghifam, Siddharth Prasad, Kaylene Stocking, and Jeff Xu. Learn more about our new RAPs and their research: buff.ly/DUGstPT

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · Sep 3

TTIC has named Professor Avrim Blum, current Chief Academic Officer and established leader in theoretical #CS and #ML, as Interim President, effective September 2025. Read the full announcement here: buff.ly/DvyV2GD

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · Sep 1

Happy Labor Day! TTIC offices will be closed today in observance.

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · Aug 28

After six years of leadership, Matthew Turk will wrap up his term as TTIC President in August 2025. From community building to academic growth, he has helped shape the Institute’s path forward. Read more about his time at TTIC: buff.ly/2YsfxK6

TTIC @tticconnect.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's a lovely August morning on the University of Chicago campus, home of TTIC!