Research Bio
Avishay Tal has been a member of Berkeley's Theory Group since 2019. He received his Ph.D. in 2015 from the Weizmann Institute of Science under the guidance of Ran Raz. Afterwards, he held postdoctoral appointments at the Institute for Advanced Study (2015-2017, hosted by Avi Wigderson), the Simons Institute (Fall 2018), and Stanford University (2017-2019, hosted by Omer Reingold).
His research interests include computational complexity theory, analysis of Boolean functions, quantum computing, circuit complexity, pseudorandomness, and learning theory.
Research Expertise and Interest
theory(THY), complexity theory, analysis of Boolean functions, randomness in computation, quantum computation
In the News
Four Early-Career Scholars Named Sloan Research Fellows
Avishay Tal Named 2022 Sloan Research Fellow in Computer Science
Teaching
Supervised Independent Study [COMPSCI 199]
Individual Research [COMPSCI 299]
Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Computer Science [COMPSCI 399]
Computability and Complexity [COMPSCI 172]
Group Studies Seminars, or Group Research [COMPSCI 298]
Individual Research [COMPSCI 299]
Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Computer Science [COMPSCI 399]
Senior Honors Thesis Research [COMPSCI H196A]
Field Studies in Computer Science [COMPSCI 297]
Supervised Independent Study [COMPSCI 199]
Special Topics [COMPSCI 294]
Group Studies Seminars, or Group Research [COMPSCI 298]
Individual Research [COMPSCI 299]
Professional Preparation: Supervised Teaching of Computer Science [COMPSCI 399]
Senior Honors Thesis Research [COMPSCI H196B]