1. 1 The Weizmann CS Research Day for Prospective Students Moni Naor Weizmann Institute of Science May 1st 2009 מוני נאור

2. 2 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

3. 3 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

4. 4 MSc Deadline for Application to MSc – May 31 st 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

5. 5 What to expect at the interview?

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7. 7 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

8. 8 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 F aculty U nion N ew students

9. 9 PhD Studies Need to first find an advisor –No firm deadline Max term: four and a half years Need 12 points credit points

10. 10 Why Weizmann? Wonderful campus Pleasant atmosphere Best Research Environment Possible

11. 11 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!

12. 12 Research Areas Informal partition –No rigid boundaries –Cryptography, Complexity, Algorithms and Distributed Systems –Vision and Robotics –Logic, Specification and Verification –Computational Biology –Probability

13. 13 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

14. 14 Vision and Robotics Tamar Flash Ronen Basri Anat Levin Michal Irani Shimon Ullman

15. 15 Vision and Robotics

16. 16 Logic, Specification and Verification Amir Pnueli David Harel

17. 17 Computational Biology Udi Shapiro Amos Tanay Eran Segal

18. 18 Probability Ofer Zeitouni Gady Kozma Itai Benjamni Elchanan Mossel Gideon Schechtman

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