Sadhika Malladi will present her General Exam "A Mathematical Exploration of Why Language Models Help Solve Downstream Tasks" on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at 1:30 PM via Zoom. Zoom link: https://princeton.zoom.us/j/2722265961 Sadhika's committee are as follows: Sanjeev Arora (adviser), Elad Hazan, Karthik Narasimhan Link to Abstract: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mpmrnTFHIRvHr2YyLvi1S3xEGt36WvQxWqECZsfY 00E/edit?usp=sharing Link to Reading List: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fPdCU-OHv6DHAAMrOdz9oUQUrzqyTUivLjNFKTNV X9w/edit?usp=sharing Everyone is invited to attend the talk, and those faculty wishing to remain for the oral exam following are welcome to do so.