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Strachey Lectures

academic
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Date & Time

Sun, 1 Feb 2026

17:00

Venue

Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford

Price

Free

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Why you should come

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• Hear UC Berkeley's Professor Ion Stoica present the Hilary Term 2026 Strachey Lecture

• Learn about the legacy of denotational semantics founded by Strachey and Dana Scott

• Engage with top-tier computing research at the University of Oxford

About this event

The Strachey Lectures are a prestigious series of termly computer science lectures hosted by the Department of Computer Science at the University of Oxford. Named in honor of Christopher Strachey, the university's first Professor of Computation and a pioneer in denotational semantics, the series has been running since 1995. The lectures feature distinguished speakers and experts who discuss a wide range of topics within the field of computing science. Christopher Strachey was the first leader o...

Event Highlights

  • Commemorates Christopher Strachey, Oxford's first Professor of Computation
  • Features high-profile speakers from institutions like UC Berkeley
  • Focuses on the mathematical foundations and future of computing science
  • Long-standing series running termly since 1995

Speaker

Professor Ion Stoica

Professor at UC Berkeley

Programme

3 Feb

Hilary Term 2026 Strachey Lecture with Professor Ion Stoica (UC Berkeley)

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Organized by: Department of Computer Science, University of Oxford

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