Registration is open for the Foundations of #Speech and Audio Foundation Models workshop, taking place Sept. 4–5 at TTIC. Join top researchers and explore key developments in speech and audio foundation models. Register by Aug. 13: buff.ly/OcD2LkR

Now on YouTube: Idan Attias, TTIC postdoc, presents two works on improving learning in sequential decision-making—adapting to hidden causal structure in bandits and a novel model for delayed feedback with regret guarantees: buff.ly/BWazu3s

Our interns keep the summer months vibrant at TTIC! Learn more and apply for next year: buff.ly/3TH3Weq

What is your favorite season on campus? 📸 Jason Smith

Hyde Park, #Chicago highlights: Garden of the Phoenix, a 15-minute walk from TTIC. The Japanese garden has been revitalized several times throughout the 1900s, including a 1992 project that celebrated Chicago's Sister City relationship with Osaka, Japan.

It's the last day of July, aka National Ice Cream Month (although we like to celebrate year-round)! We hope you're celebrating today!🍦

This summer, 18 talented visiting students joined TTIC to collaborate with our faculty on cutting-edge #CS research! From #algorithms to #robotics, they spent the season immersed in innovation: buff.ly/VbEnWo3

Today marks the third and final day of the Workshop on Algorithmic and Structural Aspects of #Submodularity, as part of TTIC's 2025 Summer Workshop Program. View our upcoming workshops here: buff.ly/sGgFT9I

Happy #InternationalCatDay! 🐈

August is #NationalSandwichMonth! Our favorite places to grab a sandwich near TTIC include: Build Coffee @PleinAirChi MediciOn57 Cafe 53

Join us for PhD candidate Mrinalkanti Ghosh's thesis defense titled "Some Applications and Limitations of Convex Optimization Hierarchies for Discrete and Continuous Optimization Problems." Join us via Zoom on Monday, August 18th, from 9:30 - 10:30am CT.

🎙️ Another #MultimodalAI workshop we are organizing—this one zeroes in on speech & language foundation models! 📚 Dive into #SpeechAI, audio, and language tech. Learn how to build foundation models and hear from both academia and industry experts. 🗓Sep 4–5, 2025 | TTIC

Day 2 of TTIC’s Incentives for Collaborative Learning and Data Sharing workshop is in full swing! The 2025 Summer Workshop Program is keeping our halls buzzing with ideas, collaboration, & energy. View our upcoming workshops on #ML, #algorithms, & more: buff.ly/sGgFT9I

Today is day 3 of the Incentives for Collaborative Learning and Data Sharing workshop, as part of TTIC's 2025 Summer Workshop Program! Lots of lively discussions, talks, and poster sessions!

We had an excellent turnout for the Incentives for Collaborative Learning and Data Sharing workshop, hosted at TTIC as part of our 2025 summer workshop program! View our upcoming workshops: tinyurl.com/y4n3bh6d

From #Python to #robotics, Chicago high school students at TTIC's ARM internship gained real-world STEM skills, mentorship, and confidence. Programs like this don’t just teach #AI, they inspire the next generation of innovators. Read about the experience: buff.ly/maeEral

The Workshop on Local Algorithms (WOLA 2025) is happening now at TTIC, bringing together researchers from sublinear-time #algorithms, distributed algorithms, inference in large networks, and related areas!

Join us at TTIC’s Industry Open House on Sept 26! Meet faculty, students & postdocs driving research in #ML, #computervision, #robotics, #AI, & more. Build connections, discover talent, and learn how to partner through our Industry Affiliates Program: buff.ly/HK1eKbL

Happy #InternationalDogDay!

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