Angelika Steger: Catalogue data in Spring Semester 2015

Award: The Golden Owl
Name Prof. Dr. Angelika Steger
FieldInformatik (Theoretische Informatik)
Address
Inst. f. Theoretische Informatik
ETH Zürich, OAT Z 27
Andreasstrasse 5
8092 Zürich
SWITZERLAND
E-mailsteger@inf.ethz.ch
URLhttp://www.cadmo.ethz.ch/as/people/professor/asteger/index
DepartmentComputer Science
RelationshipFull Professor

NumberTitleECTSHoursLecturers
252-4102-00LSeminar on Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Methods Information 2 credits2SA. Steger
AbstractThe aim of the seminar is to study papers which bring the students to the forefront of today's research topics. This semester we will study selected papers of the conference Symposium on Discrete Algorithms (SODA15).
ObjectiveRead papers from the forefront of today's research; learn how to give a scientific talk.
Prerequisites / NoticeThe seminar is open for both students from mathematics and students from computer science. As prerequisite we require that you passed the course Randomized Algorithms and Probabilistic Methods (or equivalent, if you come from abroad).
252-4202-00LSeminar in Theoretical Computer Science Information 2 credits2SE. Welzl, B. Gärtner, M. Hoffmann, J. Lengler, A. Steger, B. Sudakov
AbstractPresentation of recent publications in theoretical computer science, including results by diploma, masters and doctoral candidates.
ObjectiveTo get an overview of current research in the areas covered by the involved research groups. To present results from the literature.
252-4220-00LA Taste of Research: Algorithms and Combinatorics Information 2 credits2SB. Gärtner, A. Steger, E. Welzl
AbstractStudents work together with lecturers on open problems in algorithms and combinatorics.
ObjectiveThe goal is to learn and practice important research techniques: literature search, understanding and presenting research papers, developing ideas in the group, testing of conjectures with the computer, writing down results.
ContentWork on original research papers and open problems in the areas of algorithms and combinatorics.
Lecture notesNot available.
LiteratureWill be announced in the seminar and on the seminar's web page.
Prerequisites / NoticeCourse Algorithms, Probability, and Computing passed.