CSE Undergrad News

Foster Tech Club in association with Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship will host its annual Husky AI Hackathon from May 9^th-10^th this spring at Create33. The Hackathon will be an exciting 48 hours of building prototypes, presenting prototypes to investors, and creating businesses—teams will experience the entire life cycle of building a product. Leaders, mentors, and recruiters from top technology companies in Seattle—Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, and more will be present to guide and advise the students.

Students interested in design thinking, software development, statistics and mathematics, product management, marketing and sales, infrastructure, data science, graphic design, and business modeling are encouraged to apply.

Applications are live here and will close on April 13^th, 2020 (11:59 PM). Please reach out to Himanshu Singhvi if you have any questions.

PUTNAM MATHEMATICAL
COMPETITION

Weekly meetings:

Mondays, 6-8PM, Padelford C-36
starting on Monday, September 30

Competition date: Saturday, December 1
Practice Exam: Monday, October 7
Learn problem solving skills in:

Combinatorics
Number T heory
Geometry and T rigonometry
Sequences and Series
F unctional Relations

Algebra

For more information, see the Putnam at UW page
http://sites.math.washington.edu/∼putnam/putpage.html
and the Math 342, The Art of Problem Solving page
http://sites.math.washington.edu/∼putnam/math342.html

Faculty Contact/Sponsors:

Prof. Julia Pevtsova, julia@math.washington.edu Prof. Jonah Ostroff,

ostroff@uw.edu

Hey Allen School Students!

Applications for DubHacks 2019 are open!

DubHacks is a 24-hour collegiate hackathon held at the University of Washington Seattle promoting diversity, inclusion, and accessibility. We bring together students of all backgrounds to inspire individuals and develop creative tools that solve society’s biggest issues. With over 600 students collectively submitting over 70 projects this past year, DubHacks is continuing to grow and empower our community to achieve greater things — and we’d love to have YOU join us this year!

We are seeking individuals who are eager to learn and passionate about making an impact, no previous experience is needed! Come learn new skills, get free swag and delicious free food, land an interview after meeting with recruiters from top companies, and meet new people as you assist in creating the next generation of innovative technology.

Get connected, feel empowered, and start creating.

October 12 – 13, 2019 at the University of Washington in Seattle.

It doesn’t take long to apply, learn more and apply now at dubhacks.co! Applications close on September 8 at 11:59 (PST).

Present your posters at the 2019 Allen School Spring Poster Fair!

Present your posters at the 2019 Allen School Spring Poster Fair!

Hello Allen School undergrads and 5th year masters students!

We are excited to announce our annual Paul G. Allen School Spring Poster Fair! All students who have participated in any capstone, project courses, or research this year are encouraged to apply to present their posters.

The Event

The 2019 Allen School undergraduate poster session will be held on Thursday, June 13th, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Zillow Commons in the Gates Center. The poster session is open to all BS and BS/MS students who participated in a capstone course (such as 475, 481, 441, etc) or project course (such as 440 or any other 400 level project course) or research during the 2018-19 academic year.

This will be a more formal event, with high profile Allen School alumni and friends coming to view your work. Presenting students are welcome to bring family members, as it will be the day before our CSE commencement ceremony.

There is a short registration process. We encourage you to show off your work! Our goal is to present a wide range of ‘cool’ projects from multiple courses to the Allen School alumni/friends that will join us for the poster fair.

Why participate?

1. There will be a prize! A panel of judges in attendance will vote on the 2019 Project of the Year. Presenters of the winning poster, in addition to all the kudos associated with being the awardees, will receive $1,000 to split among the group.
2. You can have another chance to show off that project you have worked so hard on. Presenters will get to meet and talk about their projects with smart, talented friends of CSE.

The Details

• At least one member of the team must be at the poster session to represent the poster.
• At least one member of the team who will be present at the event must be enrolled as a CS, CE, or CSEM student.
• Fall 2018, Winter 2019, and Spring 2019 capstone, project courses, and research are all eligible to participate.

Registration Process (you will be notified by June 3rd if your project is chosen)

Fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/vuLWGjxHr7Vv6TH48

Applications are due by end of day on May 31st

Presenters will be notified by June 3rd.

Questions? Email Kay at kbeck@cs.washington.edu or the advisors  at ugrad-advisor@cs.washington.edu

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———- Forwarded message ———
From: Melody Kadenko <melody@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 4:25 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] info meeting for Batman’s Kitchen on Thursday, 4th October 2018
To: ugrads – Email Alias <ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, grads – Email Alias <grads@cs.washington.edu>

Hi!

We are Batman’s Kitchen, the UW cybersecurity team, and we are looking for new members!

Interested in learning about security issues and/or being part of a competition team? We hold regular meetings, build/hack/break stuff, learn about the latest security topics, and compete in CTF competitions throughout the year. You don’t need any prior experience to join the team — all you need is an interest in security and/or CTFs plus a willingness to learn. Our group is an interdisciplinary group of students from CSE, EE, iSchool, pre-engineering, Business, and other UW departments. We collaborate with the other two UW branches (Tacoma and Bothell) and organizations/companies in the Seattle area. Our team has been in the top 1% of all (10,000+) CTF teams in the world for the last four years.

Our Info Meeting is next Thursday, October 4th, CSE building rm691, at 6:00pm. We welcome everyone. At the Info Meeting we’ll talk about the topics we’ll cover in the coming year (e.g., lockpicking, IoT, privacy, tamper-evident, etc.), the type of competitions we do, hands-on labs, workshops, local hacker groups, and Puget Sound resources.

Even if you can’t make it to the meeting, sign up for our mailing list at https://mailman.cs.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/uwctf and check out our website at http://uwctf.cs.washington.edu. If you have any questions, email me and I can tell you more.

Melody Kadenko

Advisor of Batman’s Kitchen

Paul G Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

melody@cs.washington.edu

The Putnam Mathematical Competition is the premier international math
competition. UW teams have fared well, thanks to a superb prep class
taught by Mathematics professors Ioana Dumitriu and Julia Pevtsova.
Allen School students have often participated, enjoyed it, and done
well. Ioana and Julia asked me to forward to you the announcement below for
this year’s prep class, and to encourage you to participate. It’s a
great experience!

Weekly meetings:

Mondays, 6-8PM, Padelford C-36
starting on Monday, October 1

Competition date: Saturday, December 1
Practice Exam: Monday, October 8
Learn problem solving skills in:

Combinatorics
Number T heory
Geometry and T rigonometry
Sequences and Series
F unctional Relations

Algebra

For more information, see the Putnam at UW page
http://sites.math.washington.edu/∼putnam/putpage.html
and the Math 380, The Art of Problem Solving page
http://sites.math.washington.edu/∼putnam/m380 aut18.html

Faculty Contact/Sponsors:

Prof. Julia Pevtsova, julia@math.washington.edu Prof. Jonah Ostroff,

ostroff@uw.edu

Present your posters at the 2018 Allen School Spring Poster Fair!
 
Hello Allen School undergrads and 5th year masters students!

We are excited to announce our second annual Paul G. Allen School Spring Poster Fair! All students who have participated in any capstone, project courses, or research this year are encouraged to apply to present their posters.
 
The Event
The 2018 Allen School undergraduate poster session will be held on Thursday, June 7^th, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Atrium. The poster session is open to all BS and BS/MS students who participated in a capstone course (such as 475 and 481) or project course (such as 440 or any other 400 level project course) or research during the 2017-18 academic year.

This will be a more formal event, with high profile Allen School alumni and friends coming to view your work. Presenting students are welcome to bring family members, as it will be the day before our CSE commencement ceremony.

There is a short application process. Student posters will be selected based on various factors including the quality of the abstract in the application, the likely interests of the Allen School alumni/friends visiting, and our goal to present a wide range of ‘cool’ projects from multiple courses.
 
Why participate?

1. There will be a prize! A panel of judges in attendance will vote on the 2018 Project of the Year. Presenters of the winning poster, in addition to all the kudos associated with being the second-ever awardees, will receive $1,000 to split among the group.

1. You can have another chance to show off that project you have worked so hard on. Presenters will get to meet and talk about their projects to smart, talented friends of CSE.

 
The Details

• At least one member of the team must be at the poster session to represent the poster.
• At least one member of the team who will be present at the event must be enrolled as a CS, CE, or CSEM student.
• Fall 2017, Winter 2018, and Spring 2018 capstone, project courses, and research are all eligible to participate.

 
Application Process
Fill out this short form: https://goo.gl/forms/q74k36ayR9tQIazN2
 
Applications are due by end of day on May 23^rd

Presenters will be notified by May 30^th.

Questions? Email Kay at kbeck@cs.washington.edu or the advisors @ugrad-advisor@cs.washington.edu

Quantum Challenge – Hosted by Microsoft Quantum

Quantum computing takes a giant leap forward from today’s technology—one that will forever alter our economic, industrial, academic, and societal landscape. In just hours or days, a quantum computer can solve complex problems that would otherwise take billions of years for today’s computers to solve. This has massive implications for research in healthcare, energy, environmental systems, smart materials, and more. From hardware to software, from development through deployment, Microsoft brings the only scalable quantum system to the academic community and customers.

Microsoft Quantum home page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/quantum/

Video announcement of Microsoft Quantum Development Kit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7b4J2INq9c

Latest announcement on Microsoft Quantum Development Kit support for Mac & Linux as well as Python interoperability: https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/quantum/2018/02/26/quantum-development-kit-adds-support-for-linux-and-mac/

Join us for a fun day to dig in to the promise of quantum computing and get your hands dirty using the latest in quantum development platforms to see how the power of quantum computing can begin to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems!  A light breakfast, lunch, snacks, and beverages will be provided and you will get to meet some of Microsoft’s top research scientists in our quantum program.

Please REGISTER HERE: https://goo.gl/forms/nDWMiL7AbhXM8iHv1

Location: HUB 250

Date: Saturday, April 28

Time: 9am-5pm

9:00 – 9:30 Breakfast, Setup & Introduction

• Installation
• Components of the Microsoft Full-Stack Quantum Computer

9:30 – 10:15 Introduction to Quantum Computing

• Quantum states, bits and gates
• Quantum algorithms and applications

10:15 – 10:45 Introduction to Q#

• Introduction to Q# types, qubits and control

10:45 – 12:00 Quantum Challenge Session 1

• Tackle a series of quantum challenges of increasing difficulty

12:00 – 1pm Lunch

1:00 – 1:30 Subroutines in Q#

• Introduce subroutines, partial application and functors in Q#

1:30 – 2:00 Quantum Algorithms

• Discuss basic quantum algorithms: Deutsch-Jozsa and Bernstein-Vazirani algorithms.

2:00 – 3:55 Quantum Challenge Session 2

• Tackle a series of quantum challenges of increasing difficulty, or continue working on the previous set.

3:55 – 4:00 Conclude and Wrap Up

Looking forward to a great day – we will have Microsoft SWAG for you as well to add to your wardrobe!