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Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Sociology and Electrical & Computer Engineering. While we won't be able to share pizza in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win a $15 Target gift card.
Join us for Lunch & Learn, where you'll have the chance to socialize with other grad students and hear talks by students in Sociology and Computer & Electrical Engineering. Lunch & Learn is co-sponsored by the Graduate Division, the Graduate Student Association, and the UCSB Library.
While we won't be able to share pizza together in person, all attendees will be entered into a raffle to win one of ten $15 Target gift cards.
October 2020 Edition: Computers and Consent
12-1:15pm
Zoom*
*RSVP here to receive the Zoom link*
Studying Sexual Consent Qualitatively
Cierra Sorin
Graduate Student in Sociology
With the rise of anti-violence activism across college campuses and the more recent #MeToo movement, studies of consent have increased significantly over the last decade. However, most of this research continues to center quantitative methods, leaving room for further study using qualitative methods. In this interactive conversation, I will share some of my ideas about the need for qualitative studies of sexual consent and elicit feedback from the audience for a paper I am currently drafting.
The Price of Autonomy in Large-Scale Systems
David Grimsman
Graduate Student in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Many important large-scale systems - such as automated warehouses, precision agriculture environments, traffic systems, and ride-sharing apps, to name a few - are not or cannot be centrally controlled. Rather, they are comprised of many autonomous components (robots, humans, software, etc.), each endowed with its own goal, data set, model of the environment, and capabilities. Not surprisingly, many challenges arise when designing such systems to meet a common goal. This talk will discuss some of these challenges, including some unintuitive phenomena that can arise from this autonomy.
This event will be moderated by Kristen LaBonte, Research & Engagement Librarian at the UCSB Library.
Interested in being a presenter at an upcoming Lunch & Learn? Click here to find out more! If you have any questions about this event or Lunch & Learn in general, please email Chava Nerenberg.