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Abstract: For every constant d and epsilon, we give a deterministic poly(n)-time algorithm that outputs a d-regular graph on ~n vertices that is epsilon-near-Ramanujan; i.e., its eigenvalues are bounded in magnitude by 2sqrt(d-1) + epsilon (excluding the single trivial eigenvalue of d).

Joint work with Sidhanth Mohanty (Berkeley) and Pedro Paredes (CMU).