~CSE Outreach Team
~CSE Outreach Team
It’s man vs. machine when Ken Jennings, a former UW student and the most successful Jeopardy!player of all time, returns to campus to take onQANTA, a cutting-edge computer question-answering system, in a quiz bowl showdown. UW CSE is hosting the event at Kane Hall on the University of Washington’s Seattle campus on Friday, October 2.
This is not the first time Jennings has gone head-to-CPU with a computer: he came in second onJeopardy! – which he previously won 74 times in a row – to I.B.M.’s Watson in 2011. But unlike Watson, which sees the entire trivia question at once, the QANTA system decides when it has enough information to answer a question, meaning it can take part in a tossup competition. Before the game gets underway, Professor Jordan Boyd-Graber of the University of Colorado at Boulder will share details on the machine learning research that led to QANTA and how students can get involved in the project.
The event starts at 4:00 pm and is open to the public. High school and university students are encouraged to attend. Please note: advance RSVP is required. More details on the event can be found here.
There have been several updates to Computer Engineering courses that will go into effect this fall. Additionally, the CE degree requirements are changed to increase flexibility. All CE majors (and CS students interested in these courses) should carefully read through the information below. Contact the CSE advisors if you have any questions.
Course Changes:
Renumbered Courses:
Further notes on prerequisites:
All the courses above except 475, which is a capstone, will be added to the CSE Core Course List.
Degree Requirements:
Next, there are degree requirement changes to the CSE Electives section for all Computer Engineering degrees:
For those of you who have one year (or less) left of your time as an undergraduate student, and are interested in the UW CSE 5th year masters program, please apply! The application is linked from the website below. There is also a link to a presentation we gave that you might want to review before applying. Please also note the timeline below for when you will be notified. At this point we are still requiring 3 recommenders who are UW CSE faculty. One can be a TA reference, the other two should know your academic work. If you are struggling and this is the only thing keeping you from applying, please reach out the CSE advisors (Raven, Jenifer and me) and we’ll see how we might be able to help you out. Also, please remember to ASK your recommenders before putting their name down so they remember who you are and will say good things. Let us know if you have questions.
NCWIT, the National Center for Women & Information Technology, has introduced a new annual national award for programs that exemplify success in encouraging women to pursue the field. And the inaugural winner of this award – announced this morning at the NCWIT Summit – is UW CSE.
We have a long way to go, but we’re committed to it, and we’re making progress. That’s what this wonderful award signifies, and every one of you has played a role.
Information on the NCWIT award is here:
https://news.cs.washington.
There’s a *phenomenal* New York Times article this morning highlighting our efforts, through the eyes of senior Sonja Kahn, here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/
Separately, there’s a Seattle Times article this morning looking at job prospects for this year’s new college graduates, highlighting CSE seniors Vivian Yu and Dan Radion, here:
http://www.seattletimes.com/
All-in-all, a pretty good start to the day!
Hello CSE students,
We are hiring for an entry-level academic advisor in the CSE department to join Raven, Jen and me. This will be a one year position with a high chance of a permanent position following the first year.
If any of you have friends graduating in June from UW who you think would make a good advisor, please encourage them to apply. An ideal candidate would have some type of leadership experience while being a student at UW.
Please have interested people apply online.
Sincerely,
Crystal Eney
Director of Student Services
UW CSE
FYI, the tentative schedule of what we plan to offer next year is now posted online.
2015-2016 tentative schedule (it is the first link on the main part of the page)
Please note that graduate courses specifically may change, but this is our best guess at courses for now.
~CSE Advising
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 23, 2015 at 4:32 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Reception closing early this week, building hours change, say “hi” to Catalina!
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Reception will be closing at 4pm during break week.
Building hours during the break are M-F, 7am- 5pm
And, Catalina is our receptionist this week- say hello if you get the chance!
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager
Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
UW’s PEAT and RAT’s teams will be performing a joint disaster drill Wednesday March 25th, from 8am until approximately 3pm. The drill will be held in the More Hall Annex. You may see team members in full chemical protective suits with air tanks and masks in and around that area. Do not be alarmed, this is only a drill.
For more information on the Pre-Entry Assessment Team please visit our webpage at http://www.ehs.washington.edu/fsoemerprep/peat/index.shtm
If you have questions about the drill you can contact me at 206-616-0595 or at douglasg@uw.edu
Douglas Gallucci, CHMM douglasg@u.washington.edu
Assistant Director Environmental Programs
Pre-Entry Assessment Team Leader http://www.ehs.washington.edu
Environmental Health and Safety Phone (206)616-0595
University of Washington, M/S 354110 FAX (206)685-2915
Seattle, WA 98195
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager
Computer Science and Engineering, University of Washington
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Hey folks, as you enjoy spring break, we’d like to encourage you to keep checking the CSE Ugrad Jobs Blog if you are still looking for summer positions.
Additionally, the CSE Department is hiring some tour guides for spring quarter. If you are an out-going, pro-CSE, love talking with prospective students kind of person, we’d love to have you apply. This will be a paid position, but we can’t guarantee the number of hours you’d work. You would be asked to provide tours to groups of K-12 students and their families. We’ll keep the application open all week, and then extend into next week if needed. If you apply by the 27th, you’ll have priority. We’ll be hiring 4-6 students.
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/
The application is pretty basic, so if you’re interested, please apply!
~CSE Outreach Team