CS Colloquium

Justin Shin
Stanford University

Stevenson 1301
Monday, April 20, 2026

When we hold people accountable for their actions, we often invoke the possibility of punishment. This is especially true in military traditions of dealing with wrongdoing. If the possibility of punishment bears an important role in accountability, and we cannot punish robots, and we require accountability for robots in particular roles, then robots ought not to occupy those roles. How successful this argument is hinges partly on what we count as a successful instance of punishment. I argue that we can and should punish robots. I also argue that, while this debate has so far been constrained to military robots, it is salient for robots and algorithms in other fields, such as carceral algorithms and surveillance robots.

Dept Event

Stevenson 1301
Monday, April 27, 2026

Short presentations of research carried out by Sonoma State Computer Science Students, and CS awards.

Dept Event

Stevenson 1301
Monday, May 4, 2026

Short presentations of capstone projects carried out by Sonoma State Computer Science Students

Ari Encarnacion
Senior AI Engineer, SingleFile Technologies, Inc.

Stevenson 1301
Monday, May 11, 2026

AI is transforming everything in the Software Development Lifecycle, not just how we write code. From product collaboration to code reviews, testing, and deployment--everything is changing. Being at a smaller startup puts Ari right at the bleeding edge of these changes, both observing and contributing to them. This talk will give early-career professionals a realistic look at the industry and what lies ahead in today's AI-first world.