CSE Undergrad News

Winter quarter seminar: Technologies to Support Aging

**This research colloquium is also open to the public, so anyone can attend all or part of the seminars even if they are not registered.**

Winter Quarter 2013 Seminar Series

MEBI 591A: Technologies to Support Aging: Implications for Design, Implementation and Evaluation

Tuesdays 11:00 – 11:50 a.m.

Health Sciences I-132

The population of older adults is growing rapidly and expected to double in size from 2000 to 2030. As our health care system struggles with limited resources and a workforce shortage, there is a need for innovative approaches that will address this unprecedented demographic shift and improve quality of life for older adults. Technology can facilitate the design of such solutions that promote independent and healthy aging. Examples include among others fall detection systems, wearable sensors to capture vital signs or activity levels, telehealth devices for disease management, “smart” homes for independent elders. Technology-based solutions to support aging require interdisciplinary approaches that address not only the technical but also the clinical, ethical, legal and societal implications. This seminar series draws on the expertise of speakers from many disciplines (including health informatics, medicine, nursing, social work, computer science and engineering) to showcase examples of current or proposed systems and examine lessons learned and challenges.

Division of Biomedical and Health Informatics, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, UW School of Medicine. For questions or more information contact gdemiris@uw.edu

November 29, 2012

CSE 452, new distributed systems course this SPRING

Thomas Anderson

Sep 17 (8 days ago)

to me

New course announcement for Spring 2013; a fifth year masters version of the course will be taught concurrently.

CSE 452 Introduction to Distributed Systems (4) Abstractions and implementation techniques in the construction of distributed systems, including cloud computing, distributed storage systems, and distributed caches. Prerequisite: one of CSE 444, 451, or 461.

Distributed systems have become central to many aspects of how computers are used, from web applications to e-commerce to content distribution. This senior-level course will cover abstractions and implementation techniques for the construction of distributed systems, including client server computing, the web, cloud computing, peer-to-peer systems, and distributed storage systems. Topics will include remote procedure call, preventing and finding errors in distributed programs, maintaining consistency of distributed state, fault tolerance, and high availability. There is a substantial programming project.

September 25, 2012

Great class to consider: ENGR 498 Environmental Innovation Practicum

UW ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION PRACTICUM (2 credits)

ENTRE 443/543, ENGR 498, ENVIR 450

Fall Quarter, Tuesdays 4-5:50 pm

Classroom: Savery Hall 260

Instructor: Deb Hagen-Lukens dlhagen@uw.edu

Prerequisites: None

~Lectures are open to the public at 4:30~

For a list of speakers and topics – eic.washington.edu/schedule

The goal of this practicum is to discover the universe of cleantech solutions to our most pressing environmental challenges and to raise your awareness of how you might be part of that solution. You’ll form teams around problems you identify, and present your solutions to the class. Although not required, teams are invited to go on to compete in the fourth UW Environmental Innovation Challenge competition to be held in Seattle April 4, 2013

The seminar will consist of a selection of required readings and a series of industry experts who will speak on a specific cleantech topic each week. You will work in teams to present a proposed cleantech solution to an environmental problem. The final deliverable for the class is a 5-10 minute presentation.

Required Text: The Way Out: Kick-Starting Capitalism to Save Our Economic Ass, by L. Hunter Lovins and Boyd Cohen

Course topics will include:

Environmental challenges and opportunities linked to cleantech.
How to translate an idea into an actual device/product/company (including intellectual property protection)
Market assessment (who would be the customer for this product or service?)

Local/national venture capital and angel firms now focused on cleantech endeavors, and other opportunities/resources at UW.

Feel free to contact me for more information.

Pam Tufts, Assistant Director

Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Michael G. Foster School of Business, University of Washington

ptufts@uw.edu P: 206.685.3813

September 20, 2012

Change seminar – open invitation to enroll for CSE ugrads

Nicola Dell

5:52 AM (8 hours ago)

to faculty, cs-grads, cs-ugrads, dub, change, new-grads

Hello Everyone,

In preparation for the Fall quarter, I want to invite you all to register for the Change Seminar (CSE590C1, SLN:12581) on Tuesdays at noon in the Paul Allen Center Room 203. For those who attended last year, note that Change is now on Tuesdays and not Thursdays.

Change (http://change.washington.edu) is a group of faculty, students, and staff at the UW who are exploring the role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in improving the lives of underserved populations, particularly in the developing world. We are cover topics such as global health, education, micro finance, agricultural development, and general communication, and look at how technology can be used to improve each of these areas.

This fall we will be alternating between talks by invited speakers and group discussions. Those who sign up for credit will be asked to participate in leading one of the discussions (this requires very little work and can be done in groups). We are in the process of scheduling speakers, so stay tuned to our calendar (http://is.gd/3PkTF), Twitter (http://is.gd/3PkVk), or mailing list (http://is.gd/3PlkS) for more information.

Please consider enrolling. If you are unable to enroll, feel free to come to any of the meetings you are interested in attending! The seminar is available for all UW students and the content is designed to be widely accessible. We encourage students from all departments to enroll/attend if interested.

Please also forward this message to the relevant mailing lists, and we hope to see you on Tuesday, September 25th at noon in Room 203 of the Paul Allen Center. Lunch will be provided.

Thanks,

Nicki

September 18, 2012

311 may not be offered in winter

We had mentioned to some of you that CSE 311 may be offered this winter quarter (even though it still isn’t officially on the teaching schedule). We’ve been informed that while they are still trying to find an instructor, it isn’t set yet and therefore it may NOT be offered. If you are new to the 300 level courses and are not in 311 this fall, you should consider taking it this fall or know that you *may* need to wait until spring quarter.

We will try to keep everyone posted as much as possible.

CSE Advising

September 13, 2012

CSE 467 removed, CSE 466 or EE 472 prereq for 477

Hey folks,

Just a heads up that CSE 467 will not be offered next year. If you are planning to take the CSE 477 capstone, CSE 466 or EE 472 will be the only prerequisite required.

August 29, 2012

Animation info sessions today and next week!

CSE and the Animation Research Labs invite you to an information session on the Animation Production undergraduate course sequence at UW Seattle. This sequence will run from Autumn 2012 through Spring 2013.

The Animation Capstone culminates in a very professional and exciting collaboratively produced digital short film, similar in process to Disney/Pixar and Dreamworks productions. Examples of previous award winning films produced in the dept will be shown and questions regarding applications and admission, etc. will be addressed. We look forward to seeing you there. Light refreshments will be served.

WHEN:
Thursday August 23rd, 4:00 PM
Wednesday August 29th, 2:00 PM

WHERE:
Paul G. Allen Center room 691 (Gates Commons, 6th floor)

MORE INFORMATION:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/research/ap/

August 23, 2012

Course for fall, MEBI 531 “Life and Death Computing”

MEBI 531 – “Life and Death Computing” (SLN #16717)

Tuesdays/Thursdays, Autumn Quarter 2012

2:30 – 3:50 p.m. in South Campus Center, Room 350

Instructor: Ira J. Kalet, Ph.D., FACMI

Professor Emeritus, Radiation Oncology

Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education

MEBI 531 is about the application of computer software and technology to safety critical problems in medicine and health care, as well as the use of computing ideas to unlock the secrets of life. The programming language we will mainly use is Common Lisp, which will provide an opportunity to learn (or increase your knowledge of) this very unusual and powerful programming language, by focusing on advanced programming ideas. These include some in depth discussion of functional programming, object-oriented programming, meta-programming, the use of macros to create higher level language constructs, and how these might be used in solving biomedical computing problems. Prerequisites are an interest in abstract mathematical thinking, and programming knowledge at the level of CSE 142. The particular programming language does not matter. If you don’t already know Lisp, it is easy to learn, and specific knowledge of Lisp is not a prerequisite.

Especially well prepared undergraduates, as well as any interested graduate students, are welcome to enroll. Contact the instructor, Ira Kalet, ikalet@uw.edu, if you have any questions.

August 23, 2012

I&S credit! The science, economic opportunity, and climate impact of sustainable energy

PHYS217: Energy Future – The Science, Economic Opportunity, and Climatic Impact of Sustainable Energy
5 credits, IS or NW credit

Autumn 2012 (SLN 22027)
MW 2:30-4:20PM, and Th 2:30-3:20 in Physics-Astronomy Auditorium PAA118

Instructor: Prof. G. Seidler (seidler@uw.edu)

Course Content
In PHYS217 we will survey many different aspects of sustainable and renewable energy
production from both technical and social perspectives. The only prerequisites for the class are
a good grasp of basic mathematics (algebra, only — no calculus) and an enthusiasm to learn
about a core issue for the future of almost every aspect of our day-to-day lives.

The main text for the course, “Sustainable Energy: Without the Hot Air”, by David MacKay, is
available as a free PDF (see www.withouthotair.com). We will address parts I and II. This
will be supplemented with similarly highly-reliable and highly-readable sources on topics
including: the social impact of energy policy, global climate change, economic opportunity in a
sustainable energy society, energy efficiency, and present modes of energy production and
consumption. Some lectures will include presentations from UW faculty performing research
on sustainable energy. All class meetings will be video-recorded and made available via the
UW’s screen-casting service.

Assignments and Grading
There will be assigned reading for each lecture and a weekly online quiz based on the reading
and lecture material. There will be no midterm exams. The final exam will be a take-home
exam, distributed near the end of the term.

Questions? Contact: seidler@uw.edu

Last year’s webpage: tinyurl.com/EFuture2012

August 9, 2012

BioE courses available for advanced CSE majors

The BioEngineering department has several great senior-level and grad-level courses with space available for CSE students interested in bioengineering/medicine. CSE majors can register themselves into these courses during Period II.

BIOEN 488 (SLN 11176)/588 (SLN 11187) (4 cr) – Computational Protein Design (Dr. Daggett) http://depts.washington.edu/daglab/bioe488-588/syllabus.html: Explores methods in protein engineering, emphasizing biomedical and biotechnological applications. Includes molecular visualization, homology modeling, molecular dynamics, computational protein design, and evaluation of designs. Introduces current research in subject area. Students learn to use and apply computational tools to investigate design problems.

BIOEN 599 L (SLN 11197) (4cr) – Grad Imaging Modality 1: X-Ray/Nuclear Imaging (Dr. Ruikang Wang & Dr. Paul Kinahan) http://www.washington.edu/students/icd/S/bioeng/599kinahan.html : Dr. Kinahan is currently revising his course with Dr. Wang, so the course description and syllabus is currently unavailable. Undergraduates (seniors) are also welcome to contact Dr. Wang wangrk@uw.edu or Dr. Kinahan kinahan@u.washington.edu for any questions regarding recommended backgrounds/permission.

BIOEN 505 (SLN 11183) (4cr) Biomedical Entrepreneurship (Dr. Buddy Ratner & Dr. Pierre Mourad)
Explores essential business, legal, engineering, and other skills necessary to take new technology from research to market. Covers intellectual property, market analysis, licensing, funding mechanisms such as venture capital, and product marketing; introduces strategic planning, management of commercialization effort. BIOEN 504 recommended, but anyone who is interested in entrepreneurship is welcome to take, including undergraduate students.

Questions, contact:

Rika Kurose
Academic Services Office
Department of Bioengineering
University of Washington
206-616-2423
bioeng@u.washington.edu
http://depts.washington.edu/bioe
http://facebook.com/uwbioe

August 1, 2012