CSE Undergrad News

The Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is offering the Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience, and we are interested in recruiting the highly qualified students in University of Washington’s Computer Science and Engineering Department. Students who will receive a bachelor’s degree by June 2013 will be eligible for the position.  The fellowships were previously sponsored by the Yale Child Study Center, and students can find further details at:

simonsfellowship.org

 Deadline: January 7, 2013

The Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience will commence in July 2013 and is 2 years in duration. The training experience will involve developing methods for the analysis of visual scanning and eye-tracking data, computational models of visual salience, and data visualization techniques, all with the aim of advancing the understanding of autism and efforts at early diagnosis.

“Engineering Networking Night” is a chance for current students in the
College of Engineering to talk to alums in their field.  This year
it’s being held in the Allen Center Atrium from 7-9 on Wednesday
November 7 – super convenient for CSE students to participate.  There
will be 6 CSE alums visiting, along with alums from all other
programs:

David N. Sunderland, 2004, works at Amazon

Greg Hitchcock, 1986, works at Microsoft

Doug Ferry, 1991, works at Microsoft

Russell Paul-Jones, 1987, works at Microsoft

Edward Balassanian, 1989, works at BeComm

Don Le, 2005, recently left Amazon to found Tenacity Sports

We know all of these folks – they’re good people.  This is *not* a
recruiting event – it’s a networking and information sharing event.
Please climb out of the basement from 7-9 on November 7 to
participate!

Overview:
10/29: Mock Technical Interviews
10/30: Amazon Tech Talk
10/31: Google UW Halloween 2.0
10/31: Microsoft Office Hours
11/1: Amazon Office Hours
11/1: Facebook Tech Talk

Mock Technical Interviews
10/29; 6:00pm – 8:15pm; Atrium
All CSE majors who will be looking for a full-time job this year should consider participating in our CSE Mock Technical Interviews. At this event representatives from local high-tech companies will run CSE students through a single half-hour simulated technical interview. The sessions will place students one-on-one with a hiring manager or engineer who regularly conducts technical interviews. Interview questions will include puzzles, logic, data structures, coding and more with a ten minute feedback session following.

Amazon Tech Talk
10/30; 6:00pm – 7:00pm; EEB 125
Morgan Akers, Software Development Manager will discuss “How to build a scalable, extensible configuration store for distributed systems.”

Bring your friends and come grab a free Amazon t-shirt and food!

Google UW Halloween 2.0
10/31; 12:25pm – 1:25pm; Atrium
Dress up, get lunch and Google swag -> 😉
3 winning costumes each get a Galaxy Nexus -> 😀

[Categories for Costumes Judging]
Most Creative
Nerdiest
Best Home Made

Microsoft Office Hours
10/31; 1:00pm – 3:00pm; Atrium

Amazon Office Hours
11/1; 12:00pm – 1:30pm; Atrium

Facebook Tech Talk
11/1; 6:15pm – 7:15pm; EEB 125
Interested in seeing what it takes to build social features into a mobile application? Facebook recently published an extensive open source codebase to make Facebook integration for iOS as simple to build and robust as possible. This is a hands-on discussion (yes, there will be code!) that will leave you with a sense of the opportunity around social and mobile, as viewed through the lens of building Facebook applications for iPhone and iPad devices. Jason Clark (speaker) is one of the engineers responsible for Facebook’s mobile developer platform; watch him build a social iOS application from scratch – syntax errors and all. Then go add social features to all your apps! Dinner and Facebook giveaways will be provided to attendees.

Please RSVP to this event page to reserve your spot: www.facebook.com/uwfalltechtalk – all of the logistical/location details are included in this link so make sure to read it carefully!

Overview:
10/22: Google Office Hours
10/22: “Startups…Seattle…You?”
10/23: Tech Talk: Working in a Startup Environment
10/23: Startup Recruiting Fair
10/25: Industry Affiliates Recruiting Fair
10/25: Intel Talk: College Grad Careers at Intel

Google Office Hours
10/22; 12:00pm – 3:00pm; Atrium

Startups…Seattle…You?
10/22; 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EEB 125
Ever consider working for startup? Find out what it’s like. Come for the food and drink. Everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask. Hear first hand from successful leaders of the startup world. Questions? Contact yamamoto@cs.washington.edu

Tech Talk: Working in a Startup Environment
10/23; 2:30pm – 3:30pm; Commons

Startup Recruiting Fair
10/23; 3:30pm – 6:00pm; Atrium
Bring your resume! Come talk to companies! A list of recruiting companies may be viewed here: http://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2012/recruiting_co/startups/

Industry Affiliates Recruiting Fair
10/25; 11:00am – 4:00pm; Atrium and Commons
Bring your resume and chat with recruiters from lots of companies! A list of recruiting companies may be viewed here: http://www.cs.washington.edu/industrial_affiliates/meetings/2012/recruiting_co/

Intel Talk: College Grad Careers at Intel
10/25; 5:30pm – 6:30pm; EEB 125
Representatives from the following groups will be on hand to share opportunities and experiences with you: Early SW Intern Program; Mobile Communications Group; Software and Services Group; Intel Architecture Development Group; Intel Custom Foundry; Corporate Services; Logic Technology Development; Assembly Test Manufacturing.

Please bring your resume! Raffles and food provided!! For more info on opportunities to join our Intel team, visit: intel.com/jobs or @MikeAtIntel

Overview:
10/15: Technical Interview Coaching
10/16: Qualcomm Office Hours
10/16: Microsoft Tech talk
10/17: Microsoft Office Hours
10/17: Zynga Office Hours
10/17: Qualcomm Tech Talk
10/18: Amazon Office Hours
10/18: eBay Info Session
10/18: Yelp Tech Talk
10/19-10/20: Google: 24 Hours of Good

Technical Interview Coaching:
10/15; 3:30pm – 5:30pm; Atrium
This event is a must for CSE undergrads who will be interviewing for a full-time or internship position over the next year and would benefit from a preview of the technical interview questions they will face (this should include almost all CSE ugrads!)

At this event technical interviewers from the largest local high-tech firms will meet with groups of 2-4 students. The interviewers will describe their technical interview process, give students a few sample questions, and coach students on what they look for in answers. The sessions will include sample programming questions, logic questions and puzzles. Our experts will also provide examples of what they ask in actual technical interviews and how to successfully answer to land the job.

Students will attend three individual sessions of 15 minutes each with three different company volunteers.

Qualcomm Office Hours:
10/16; 10:00am – 4:00pm; CSE 021

Microsoft Tech Talk:
10/16; 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EEB 125
Come learn how you can be what’s next! Food will be provided. Bring your resume for a chance to win an Xbox/Kinect!

Questions? Want to apply online? www.microsoft.com/university

Microsoft Office Hours:
10/17; 10:00am – 12:00pm; Atrium

Zynga Office Hours:
10/17; 12:30pm – 3:30pm; Atrium

Qualcomm Tech Talk
10/17; 5:30pm – 7:00pm; EEB 125
Join us for a Tech Talk on 10/17 from 5:30pm-7:00pm in EE125. Director of Engineering, Marcello Lioy will be presenting to us on AllJoyn. Bring your resume, there will be lots of food and giveaways.

www.qualcomm.com/careers

Amazn Office Hours
10/18; 12:00pm – 1:30pm; Atrium

eBay Info Session:
10/18; 4:00pm – 5:00pm; HUB 145
We are actively hiring for full-time positions — come listen, watch and learn what eBay Inc. has to offer.

Max Stepin, Senior Director of Engineering at eBay Max manages the eBay Development team working on shipping features. These features include delivery times estimates, and cross-border shipping.

Before eBay, Max worked for 11 years at Microsoft in operating systems and online services. Peggy MacDonald, Product Manager with eBay Peggy has been working on eBay mobile apps since 2008 when the iPhone app first launched.

Yelp Tech Talk:
10/18; 6:00 – 7:00pm; EEB 125
Yelp is holding a tech talk about our latest search projects, and you’re invited! Join our fb group, invite your friends, and bring your resume for our iPad raffle!

Come hear Jim, Yelp Software Engineer extraordinaire, talk about Data Visualization here at Yelp! We’re catering free dinner from Taste of India; rated 4 stars on yelp.com FMI: http://www.facebook.com/events/420812351311668/

Google: 24 Hours of Good
10/19 – 10/20; 5:00pm – 5:00pm (24 hours); Google Fremont Office
Sign up has closed. This is a reminder for anyone who has signed up for the 24 Hours of Good hackathon!

Overview:
10/8: Google Office Hours
10/8: LinkedIn Tech Talk
10/9: Amazon Networking Lunch
10/9: Microsoft Office Hours
10/9: Resume Review Roundtable
10/10: Expedia Tech Talk
10/11: EMC Isilon Tech Talk
10/12: Adobe Taco Truck

Google Office Hours:
Oct 8; 12:00pm – 1:30pm; Atrium

LinkedIn Tech Talk:
Oct 8; 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EEB 125
Want to work on advanced information-retrieval algorithms, massive scalability infrastructure and storage solutions, and large-scale applications for users on web and mobile devices? Apply now. LinkedIn is looking for interns and new college graduates who want to learn, grow and work with some of the brightest technical talent in the world.

Amazon Networking Lunch:
Oct 9; 11:30am – 1:00pm; Atrium
Come network with software developers and recruiters about what it’s like to work at one of most innovative, fastest growing, tech companies.

Pizza and beverages will be served! Bring your resume!

Microsoft Office Hours:
Oct 9; 1:00pm – 3:00pm; Atrium

Resume Review Roundtable:
Oct 9; 3:00pm – 5:00pm; Atrium
High-tech HR reps and engineers from Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and several other local high-tech companies will be on hand to review your resumes and provide tips to make them stand out. Your resume is a vital part of your internship or full-time job search so all CSE undergraduates are urged to attend.

No RSVP is needed. Students can arrive anytime between 3:00 and 5:30 pm. Each individual review session lasts between 15 and 20 minutes. After the first review students can opt to go to a second and third review. Two or three reviews are recommended to get a good cross section of advice. Make sure to bring at least three resumes or resume drafts!

Expedia Tech Talk – Choose Your Adventure:
Oct 10; 6:00pm – 7:00pm; EEB 125
Come get your geek on learn more about Expedia’s technologies and why we’re the global leader in online travel.

What’s in it for you? Free food, sweet giveaways, cool topics, and a chance to learn about our job opportunities.

EMC Isilon Tech Talk:
Oct 11; 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EEB 125

Adobe Taco Truck:
Oct 12; 11:30am – 1:00pm
Come grab a taco, courtesy of Adobe! They’ll be parked in front of the CSE building.

This was previously posted to the ugrad jobs blog, but we know that now everyone is subscribed to that (if you aren’t, why don’t you? Here’s the link: https://dada.cs.washington.edu/ugradjobs/). This could be a really fun position for anyone interested in networking with many different CSE affiliate companies.

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Are you interested in meeting and working with recruiters from several
companies?  Are you planning on attending upcoming company tech talks this
year?  If so, I have an opportunity for you!

I am looking for a couple of students to help support our tech talks and
info sessions  this fall, and probably winter quarters.  Most talks are
scheduled for the early evening, and you would need to be available from
5:30-~7:30 p.m. when there are talks scheduled.  Up to 6 hours each week.

Please contact Kay Beck-Benton if you are interested:  kbeck@cs.washington.edu

Welcome to Autumn quarter! Please check out all of the events for this coming week.

Overview:
10/1: VMWare Tea Time
10/1: VMWare Tech Talk: The Software-Defined Datacenter
10/2: Microsoft Office Hours
10/2: Tableau Software Tech Talk: Data Analysis for Humans
10/3: Employer Panel
10/4: Amazon Office Hours
10/4: Palantir + Linux Puzzlehunt

ACM-W VMWare Tea Time:
Oct 1; 3:00pm – 4:30pm; CSE 403
Come drink tea, eat snacks, and chat with VMWare at ACM-W’s first Tea Time of the Year! Tea Times are casual, so come when you are available and stay for as long as you like.

VMWare Tech Talk: The Software-Defined Datacenter
Oct 1; 5:45pm – 7:20pm; EEB 125
At VMware, we are pursuing a vision of the Software-Defined Datacenter (SDDC) where the infrastructure, including compute, storage, and networking, has been virtualized and fully automated by software. The promise of the SDDC is to enable IT organizations to deliver services with greater agility, lower cost, and increased reliability. This talk will cover the concepts behind the SDDC, and explore some of the technologies we are developing (e.g., storage and high availability) that underpin this vision.

Microsoft Office Hours
Oct 2; 1:00pm – 3:00pm; Atrium

Tableau Software Tech Talk: Data Analysis for Humans
Oct 2; 6:00pm – 7:30pm; EEB 125
At Tableau, our mission is to help people “see and understand data”. This talk will cover the challenges of making data useful, from building a new analytical engine from the ground up to creating a new language for data analysis to building world-class user experiences that let a wide variety of people ask and answer questions of their data.

Employer Panel
Oct 3; 5:30pm – 6:30pm; EEB 105
All CSE undergraduates who plan on pursuing an internship or full-time employment in 2012-13 should attend our CSE sponsored Employer Panel. The Employer Panel will be the first in a series of highly recommended CSE career events designed to prepare our CSE undergraduates for the recruiting process.

The Employer Panel event will feature a panel of HR reps and recent CSE graduates from local software companies who will provide details on what to expect from employers in the coming months so you can take the steps to land the job of your dreams. Attendee questions are very much encouraged. You should leave this event with a better understanding of the timing and direction of your upcoming job search.

Amazon Office Hours
Oct 4; 12:00pm – 1:30pm; Atrium

Palantir + Linux Puzzlehunt
Oct 4; 6:00pm – 9:00pm; EEB 125
Bring your laptop! Food: Chutney’s Bistro provided.
1st place: Nexus 7 Tablet; 2nd place: $50 Amazon gift card
Questions? Email: linux-puzzle@palantir.com

Announcing (the first ever…)  

Seattle Women’s Startup Weekend

July 13 – 15, 2012

http://seattlewomen.startupweekend.org

Location:

Ready to be part of something big?  Join us: we’re assembling 90 of the most talented entrepreneurial-minded women (and men) for a very special edition of Startup Weekend on July 13-15.

We provide the working space, brain fuel, food, mentors, new friends, and inspiring speakers and judges. You supply the energy and innovation to build something big over the weekend.

Bring an idea, a talented friend or potential co-founder, or just yourself! Startup Weekend hosts a series of events in cities around the world and offers a way to test ideas for new startups, contribute to those ideas, and even meet potential co-founders. Ideas are shared on Friday evening and the event culminates in final presentations to an all-star panel of judges on Sunday evening. This particular Startup Weekend will have a unique spin: a focus on connecting and showcasing the talents of women entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs.  Men who wish to attend Women’s Startup Weekend can do so… if they find a female participant to bring them along!

We only have 90 spots available and we expect the event to sell out fast.

Get ready to build something exciting.  See you July 13!

FAQ’s

Why a women-focused Startup Weekend?

The entrepreneurial talent we see from women in Seattle is inspiring, and we are excited about creating an event that will showcase it.  A big goal for the event is also to provide the opportunity for the aspiring women entrepreneurs in our community to (1) get inspired by an idea/product/team… perhaps even enough to explore starting their own venture, or (2) become more connected with other brilliant entrepreneurially-minded individuals in Seattle and thus more engaged within our local entrepreneurial ecosystem.  The original initiative behind this event came from the team at Madrona Venture Group, and they along with Perkins Coie and Square 1 Bank will be sponsoring and hosting the weekend.

Are men allowed to attend Women’s Startup Weekend?

Yes… but there’s a catch!  If you are a man who wishes to attend Women’s Startup Weekend, you can if and only if you find a woman participant to bring you along.  Since Seattle Women’s Startup Weekend is about connecting entrepreneurial women through the process of building exciting companies, we want to connect them to the best resources and people out there – that includes both men and women.

That said, to ensure that we maintain a high percentage of female participants, the number of tickets we issue to men will be limited (there will be a wait list).  If you’re a man who wants to attend, find a female participant to bring you along, and do so quickly! (Note: Each female participant can only bring one male participant.)

Will the participants be required to pitch or work on “women-focused” startup ideas?

No, participants can pitch and work on any kind of startup idea they wish.

More Information and Tickets:  http://seattlewomen.startupweekend.org

Note: Students can receive a $40 discount by typing in the promo code:  STUDENT

Sponsored by:

Women’s Startup Weekend logo designed by: Jenny Lam of Jackson Fish Market

This could be helpful for those of you who are looking for summer internships and/or full-time positions. If you are still looking, don’t forget to check the CSE Ugrad Jobs Blog. There are still companies looking to hire for this summer! (Remember, you are not automatically subscribed to the Jobs Blog. If you want to receive email notifications you need to edit your settings here: https://dada.cs.washington.edu/ugradjobs/)

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The CLUE Writing Center will be hosting a series of workshops on understanding the basics of resume and cover letter writing for job/internship applications. During these workshops, we present students with strategies they should be aware of with regards to these fairly structured documents, as well as highlight the major mistakes those of us just entering the job market/looking to gain experience often make.

I would greatly appreciate it if you would be so kind as to let your department’s students know via e-mail when these will be happening. The dates and locations are as follows (and both workshops take place from 7 PM–8 PM):

Monday, 4/30: MGH 228
Wednesday, 5/2: MGH 228

Also, for everyone’s information, we keep our workshop schedule updated on our Facebook:http://www.facebook.com/cluewc

And we’d like to let our students know that we’re offering a new service that involves help specifically on grammatical/linguistic concerns. Students may now send in specific questions/excerpts from their essays tocluewcdocs@gmail.com, which we’ll respond to in 2 business days, and check out our advice on syntax and similar concerns on our blog, located at: http://depts.washington.edu/clue/writingcenter/

Thank you in advance for your assistance, and for passing this info along.

Best,
Chelsie

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Chelsie Doherty
Writing Center Coordinator
Center for Learning and Undergraduate Enrichment
Mary Gates Hall, University of Washington
Office: (206) 543-5755