CSE Undergrad News

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 5:21 PM, Helene Martin <ln@cs.washington.edu> wrote:

Hello,

I want to remind any of you who like working with kids, enjoy teaching
or are interested in issues around computer science education in K-12
to join the spring K-12 Computing Education seminar.  We will read
about and discuss existing K-12 CS initiatives with the goal of being
better advocates and supporters of K-12 CS education.  Participants
will be involved in volunteering projects with a commitment from
anywhere between 2 hours a quarter to 10 hours a week.  The course can
be taken for 1 to 5 credits depending on volunteer hours.  Help us
inspire the next generation of computer scientists!

You’ll need an add code to participate.  Please e-mail me for more
details and to join.

Best,

Hélène.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Rajesh Rao <rao@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 2:18 PM
Subject: New course this Spring: Introduction to Brain Computer Interfacing (CSE 599E)

TITLE: Introduction to Brain Computer Interfacing (CSE 599E, SLN 12585)

OPEN TO:
Grad students from all colleges.
Advanced undergraduates with permission of instructor.

TIME:  Spring quarter, Tue-Thu 10:30-11:50am

DESCRIPTION:

Can the brain directly exert control over external objects? Can
information from the outside world be directly relayed to the brain
without using our sensory organs? Can our mental and physical
capabilities be augmented beyond the limits imposed by biological
evolution? These are some of the questions we will explore as we delve
into the emerging world of brain computer interfacing. We will learn
about invasive and non-invasive brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) for
controlling cursors, prosthetic arms, wheelchairs, and robotic
avatars. We will learn how such BCIs are enabling communication in
locked-in patients and helping restore movement and mobility in
paralyzed and disabled persons. We will also learn about other
applications of BCI technology such as security, lie detection,
alertness monitoring, entertainment, gaming, education, and human
augmentation.

The course will be self-contained and include primers on neuroscience,
signal processing, and machine learning, followed by specific case
studies of BCIs based on multi-neuronal activity, electrocorticography
(ECoG), and electroencephalography (EEG). The course is directed at
graduate students and advanced undergraduates from the physical
sciences (e.g., computer science, engineering, physics, mathematics)
and the life sciences (e.g. neuroscience, biology, psychology).

CREDITS: 3

WORKLOAD AND GRADING
Detailed notes in the form of book chapters will be provided for all
topics covered. Students will be graded based on their presentation of
a selected BCI research paper, a Matlab-based homework involving
analysis of brain data, and a final team project involving
implementation and testing of a simple closed-loop BCI system.

PREREQUISITES
Basic calculus, linear algebra, discrete probability and statistics,
some familiarity with Matlab.

One more capstone poster session for you to attend. Mark your calendars!

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From: bruceh <bruceh@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 4:16 PM
Subject: Audio Capstone demos

Please join us for the CSE481i Sound Capstone demo and poster session, on Thursday March 8th ,10:30-12 noon in CSE503.

See the Sound Blob interactive virtual controller; the Virtual DJ iPhone app; and the Film Composer’s click-track tool.

-Bruce

Come see your peers’ hard work! If you’re new to CSE, checking out this year’s capstone projects is a great way to plan for your future capstone.

_________________

From: Alan Borning <borning@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 5:12 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] invitation to poster session for Accessibility Capstone course, March 12

Hi all – I am teaching the Accessibility Capstone course in CSE this quarter (CSE 481h).  We will be having a poster session for the student projects for the course on Monday March 12, 10:30am – 12:20pm, in room 691 (Gates Commons) in Allen Center.  There are 5 projects this quarter, with a really interesting range of activities, primarily for blind and low vision users but also one for deaf users.  We’ll have light refreshments as well.

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From: Paul Beame <beame@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 3:47 PM
Subject: Re: Low enrollment undergrad courses
To: Crystal Eney <ceney@cs.washington.edu>

A lot of you are tying to get into a number of our courses this quarter where space is tight.    We will try to help.   At the same time, however, many of you are missing out on very important project and capstone courses that are some of the truly unique opportunities offered by this department, not duplicated anywhere else.  Though they may not be required of you if you are a CS major, they are just as valuable for Computer Science majors as for Computer Engineering majors.

• These are the kinds of interdisciplinary and team-oriented experiences that employers are looking for.
• They are chances to work on cutting edge topics that go well beyond “textbook” content.
• They are fun!

Courses this quarter include: 428, 441, 477, and both offerings of 481.

Especially in times of tight budgets, our ability to offer these courses in the future depends on continued student interest.

For more information see: http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/academics/capstones_philosophy.pdf

Paul

The add code for 333 has been removed. Seniors who are going to graduate in spring or summer are still not allowed to register for the course.

CSE Advising

Okay, one more email, then the 3 day weekend.

1. Once again there are NO waiting lists for CSE courses that fill (i.e. security, etc.)  Here is a link to how we’ll handle overloads. http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ugrad/advising/regadvice_majors.html

2. Capstone space has opened for everything except games.  The games capstone may have 1-2 spaces but those will be released (if at all) late next week. Everything else is open.  Developing world, hardware, and comp bio.

3. Capstone surveys for 2012-2013 courses will be sent out in late May. Pre-assignment for those capstones will take place in June.

CSE Advising reminders. This Monday is a holiday and also the last day to use your one annual drop or change a course to Satisfactory/Non-Satisfactory grading.

Second, here is the list of the summer courses that we plan to offer (the time schedule is NOT correct).   These courses will be offered this summer.

142 – programming I
143 -programming II
190M (i.e. 154) – web programming
333 – systems programming – open to graduating seniors if space is available.
332 – data abstractions
421 – algorithms
456 – animation

Currently 444 and 326 are on the schedule, but they are not going to be offered.

Hello folks,

We wanted to send a brief update on CSE 333 being offered this spring. Registration for 333 this spring will not be open to students who have a graduation application on file for spring or summer quarter.  Registration will open on Monday, Feb. 20th.  Graduating seniors who try to register will be automatically dropped.

CSE 333 will be added as a required prerequisite for CSE 451 and 461 starting this fall quarter, 2012. 

The reason we are limiting registration to students not graduating is because we need to save room for students who need the course before next year.

Please note that 333 will also be offered this summer quarter, graduating students are allowed to take it this summer.

Let the advising staff know if you have questions.


Crystal Eney

We need YOU to help inspire the next generation of computer scientists!

Join the spring K-12 Computing Education seminar to:
– share your excitement about CS with kids
– learn about tools and strategies for teaching CS to anyone
– learn about existing CS outreach and education projects at companies and schools across the nation
– learn how to advocate for CS education and start your own outreach initiatives

We will meet on Tuesdays from 1:30 – 3pm to discuss weekly readings and share our experiences volunteering with K-12 students.  We will also complete a small culminating curriculum project.

There are two credit options:
– >= 2-credit Pipeline seminar (based on number of weekly volunteer hours – see http://www.washington.edu/uwired/pipeline/inner-faq.html); register: https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2012&SLN=13216

– 1-credit CSE seminar (minimum of 2 hours of volunteer work over the quarter); register: https://sdb.admin.washington.edu/timeschd/uwnetid/sln.asp?QTRYR=SPR+2012&SLN=19855

Registration is by add code only.  Please e-mail me (ln@cs.washington.edu) if you’d like to register.

I hope to see you in spring!

Hélène.