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Clément Canonne

@ccanonne.github.io

Senior Lecturer #USydCompSci at the University of Sydney. Postdocs IBM Research and Stanford; PhD at Columbia. Converts ☕ into puns: sometimes theorems. He/him.

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Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 2d ago

Uni processes: a guide Q: I can't connect to wifi due to missing certificates. A: Open a ticket. Q: I need HoS approval for a grant submission. A: Open a ticket. Q: A swarm of bloodthirsty mutating lab rats has broken in my offic– A: Looks like you won't be needing those tickets anymore. Closed.

Australian Spy Museum@aus-spymuseum.bsky.social · 2d ago

Sydney needs more "Nerdy Things to Do" especially for young people. As part of the Science Week activities at Chau Chak Wing Museum I'm offering a 40 minute Enigma machine demo talk (book a ticket below) and following that a more casual display & blitz talks. events.humanitix.com/the-enigma-m...

The Enigma Machine - Live demonstration and explainer

As part of SMRI’s Science in the Museum event, Mike Pritchard from the Australian Spy Museum will conduct a live demonstration of a configured Enigma machine.

events.humanitix.com

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 2d ago

"In the STOC paper, this structure pushed error correction to the information-theoretic limit; in the CCC paper, it became a source of expansion and pseudorandomness. Together, the two results illustrate how a deep insight in one field can unlock seemingly distant problems."

Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing@simonsinstitute.bsky.social · 2d ago

Simons Institute Director Venkat Guruswami has been honored this summer with STOC and CCC 2026 Test of Time Awards for papers that transformed coding theory and pseudorandomness, and emerged from a common algebraic core. simons.berkeley.edu/news/guruswa...

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 4d ago

To be even more clear: if, as tenured/senior academic, you do not do this now and in the coming years (trying to change the incentive structure and enable the "go and think big" researcher for junior researchers), in my book you are failing as an advisor and mentor.

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 4d ago

"I don't have answers, but I have advice." (Both for senior and junior researchers: pick your own adventure!)

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 4d ago

"We're all worried," as what it means to do research (in my field, Theoretical CS) seems to be shifting, and shifting fast. What to do? Senior researchers must lead by example, knowing that not everything will pan out. What I'm suggesting below may not work everywhere, but here's my own advice: 1/

Henry Yuen@henryyuen.bsky.social · 4d ago

Some initial thoughts, and a complicated mix of feelings. Wow. I mean, Erdos problems are cool (I genuinely mean that), I didn't know about the Jacobian conjecture before it got disproved. But this newest batch from OpenAI hits home in a way the previous announcements did not.

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · 4d ago

"We're all worried," as what it means to do research (in my field, Theoretical CS) seems to be shifting, and shifting fast. What to do? Senior researchers must lead by example, knowing that not everything will pan out. What I'm suggesting below may not work everywhere, but here's my own advice: 1/

ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 7d ago

ARC is running webinars about the new schemes – register for one with the links below (times are AEST): 5 Aug 2–3pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/706e8e... 6 Aug 10–11am: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c25ba8... 7 Aug 11–12pm: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/a4ade3...

ARC Tracker@arc-tracker.bsky.social · 2w ago

The ARC has released their new set of grant schemes ▶️ www.arc.gov.au/news-and-pub... Before implementing them, they’re now going to “consult with the sector”. Hopefully genuinely, not just with a few disengaged DVCRs. In the meantime, there’ll be another round of Discovery Projects (DP28).

Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · last wk.

Spent the day at an event mapping out Quantum Physics, Engineering, and Computing research at #USyd. Seeing so many people engaged and eager to collaborate, I feel energized and optimistic: there is a lot of good stuff to be done, and a lot of will to do so!

School of Computer Science, University of Sydney@sydneycompsci.bsky.social · last wk.

Congratulations to our very own Prof. Vincent Gramoli (@vincentgramoli.bsky.social), finalist of the Eureka Prize for "Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia"! #USyd #EurekaPrizes

Australian Museum Eureka Prizes@eurekaprizes.bsky.social · last wk.

Prof Vincent Gramoli @vincentgramoli.bsky.social is a finalist in the Department of Defence Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia. Learn more: youtu.be/PtahZ1uBd-g #EurekaPrizes

Eureka Prize for Outstanding Science in Safeguarding Australia finalist, Prof Vincent Gramoli .
Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · last wk.

Saw the latest blog post by Bill Gasarch on @lance.fortnow.com's blog, and I need to get it out of my system: this is not "the obvious thing." This isn't insightful. This is, from a senior and respected member of our community, plainly disappointing. A ouija board w/ a varnish of misunderstood tech.

I wondered whether Paul Erdos would be happy with how it turned out. So I did the obvious thing: I asked Google AI Would Erdos have liked the solution to the sum-product conjecture? Here is what it said:
Clément Canonne@ccanonne.github.io · last wk.

Saw the latest blog post by Bill Gasarch on @lance.fortnow.com's blog, and I need to get it out of my system: this is not "the obvious thing." This isn't insightful. This is, from a senior and respected member of our community, plainly disappointing. A ouija board w/ a varnish of misunderstood tech.

I wondered whether Paul Erdos would be happy with how it turned out. So I did the obvious thing: I asked Google AI Would Erdos have liked the solution to the sum-product conjecture? Here is what it said: