PhD Research School 2026
Advances in Learned Systems
PhD Research School Overview
Join us for the second annual PhD Research School event hosted by the Learning Directed Operating System Expedition. This event explores the fields of operating systems, networked systems, machine learning, formal methods, and security, bringing together experts and early-career researchers to discuss the latest advancements and challenges in these domains.
Over the course of two days, participants will engage in a focused program that includes tutorials, lectures, and research presentations. The event will feature research presentations from leading experts in the field, allowing attendees to deepen their understanding of cutting-edge research. Participation is limited to a small number of students in order to foster deep conversations.
Dates
June 16-17, 2025
Location
Morgridge Hall
University of Wisconsin - Madison
Agenda
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Day 1: June 16, 2025 | ||
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Check-in and Breakfast | -- |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM | Welcome, Opening Remarks, & Event Overview | Shivaram Venkataraman & Hollie Gardner |
| 9:30 - 10:15 AM | Learning-Directed Operating Systems: Vision and Progress | Michael Swift |
| 10:15 - 11:00 AM | Presentation: Title Forthcoming | Sujata Banerjee |
| 11:00 - 11:45 PM | Presentation: Title Forthcoming | Eric Hayden Campbell |
| 11:45-1:30 PM | Lunch | -- |
| 1:30 - 2:15 PM | Presentation: Title Forthcoming | Ratul Mahajan |
| 2:15 - 3:00 PM | GPU Accelerated Lakehouse | Swami Sundararaman |
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM | Coffee Break | -- |
| 3:30 - 5:00 PM | Student Lightning Talks | TBD |
| 5:00 - 6:00 PM | Break | -- |
| 6:00 - 8:30 PM | Dinner | |
Day 2: June 17, 2025 | ||
| Time | Activity | Speaker |
| 8:30 - 9:00 AM | Breakfast | -- |
| 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Tutorial on LDOS Systems: PolicySmith | Rohit Dwivedula |
| 10:00 - 11:00 AM | Kermit: Accelerating ML Policy Development (LDOS Systems Tutorial) | Saurabh Agarwal |
| 11:00 - 12:30 PM | Lunch Break | -- |
| 12:30 - 1:15 PM | Example Selection and Post-Training Quantization for Large-Scale Machine Learning | Chris De Sa |
| 1:15 - 2:00 PM | Controlling AI Workloads | Hank Hoffman |
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM | Presentation: Title Forthcoming | Josiah Hanna |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM | Coffee/Break | -- |
| 3:15 - 4:45 PM | Lightning Talks | TBD |
| 4:45 - 5:00 PM | Final Activity | Shivaram Venkataraman |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Students are encouraged to organize and meet for dinner | -- |
Associated Costs
If you are accepted to the PhD Research School, there is no registration fee for attending. Student participants who are not local to the UW-Madison area will have lodging covered and travel expenses reimbursed up to $800 through the LDOS Expedition Participant Support Funds.