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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 2:28 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Friday symposium
To: “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
I’d like to again draw your attention to this symposium on Friday –
definitely suited for undergrads:
http://www.cs.washington.edu/
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From: Victoria Lin <xilin@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Jan 5, 2017 at 4:03 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] User study: talk to your command shell ($20 Gift Card)
To: cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu
In this user study, you will write bash commands to solve file system operation tasks. You will be assisted by Google search and an AI program that understands your natural language description of the task.
To participate in the study, you should be at least 18 or older.
You will receive a $20 Amazon.com gift card as a compensation for your participation. Any personally identifiable information will be kept strictly confidential.
If you are qualified and are interested in participating, please
(1) reply to Victoria: xilin@cs.washington.
(2) fill in this doodle poll (link) with your name and availability.
Please email us if you have any questions.
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MathAcrossCampus Talk
Friday, December 2, 2016, 3:30 PM
Kane Hall 110
reception to follow at 4:30
Cornell University
The sharing economy has helped to transform many aspects of our day-to-day lives, leveraging the IT revolution in increasingly novel ways. At the same time, the sharing economy presents new computational challenges to provide tools to support the operations of these emerging industries. Although perhaps not quite as visible in impact as Uber and Airbnb (and their competitors), bike-sharing systems have fundamentally changed the urban landscape as well. Even in a city as notoriously inhospitable to cycling as New York, Citibike has emerged as a significant player in the city’s transportation network, supporting more than 1.5 million rides per month for a subscriber base of roughly 100,000 individuals. We have been working with Citibike to develop analytics and optimization models and algorithms to help manage this system. The key challenge is to cope with huge rush-hour usage that simultaneously creates stark shortages of bikes in some neighborhoods, and surpluses of bikes (and consequently, shortages of parking docks) elsewhere. We will explain how mathematical models can be used to answer questions such as, how should we position the fleet of bikes at the start of a rush hour, and how should we mitigate the imbalances that develop? Since a fundamental aspect of the behavior of these systems is the fluctuation in traffic patterns that vary over time, the resulting mathematical questions fall in the domain of stochastic optimization, where we develop a probabilistic model of the demand, and then optimize the expected performance of the system over a planning horizon. We will also describe some of the algorithmic challenges that these models pose, and highlight the computational tools developed to address them.
Speaker Bio:
David Shmoys is the Laibe/Acheson Professor at Cornell University in the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, and also the Department of Computer Science at Cornell University, and is currently the Director of the School of Operations Research and Information Engineering. Shmoys’s research has focused on the design and analysis of efficient algorithms for discrete optimization problems, with applications including scheduling, inventory theory, computational biology, and most recently, on stochastic optimization models and algorithms in computational sustainability. His graduate-level text, The Design of Approximation Algorithms, co-authored with David Williamson, was awarded the 2013 INFORMS Lanchester Prize. He is an INFORMS Fellow, a Fellow of the ACM, a SIAM Fellow, and was an NSF Presidential Young Investigator; he has served on numerous editorial boards, and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Research in the Mathematical Sciences (for theoretical computer science) and an Associate Editor of Mathematics of Operations Research.
http://www.math.washington.edu/mac/
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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Oct 20, 2016 at 7:13 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] THANKS!
To: Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, Faculty <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, Staff <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>
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———- Forwarded message ———- From: Simons Fellowship <simons.fellowship@emory.edu> Date: Tue, Oct 11, 2016 at 1:12 PM Subject: Research Fellowship Opportunities in Computational Neuroscience for Seniors and Recent Graduates
The Marcus Autism Center, in conjunction with the Emory University School of Medicine and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, is offering four fellowships: the Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience, the Marcus Fellowship in Speech Science and Engineering, the Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience, and the Simons Fellowship in Design Engineering. Students who will receive a bachelor’s degree by June 2017 will be eligible for the positions. The fellowships will commence in July 2017, and they are 2 years in duration. Students can find further details at: simonsfellowship.org and cohenfellowship.org.
Attached, please find a brochure describing the fellowships. Please feel free to print the brochure and post it in your department. I ask that you let us know that you have received this e-mail and that you forward it, along with the associated brochure, to students in the University of Washington’s Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
The Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience will involve integrating computational strategies with clinical research goals. Fellows will develop 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.
The Marcus Fellowship in Speech Science and Engineering will involve researching early vocal development, including speech production and speech perception, as part of a program to map out both typical and atypical development of spoken communication in early childhood.
The Cohen Fellowship in Developmental Social Neuroscience will involve cutting-edge social neuroscience research in infants, toddlers and adolescents. Fellows will work to further the understanding of autism through eye-tracking research, guiding a project from the point of data collection to publication of results.
The Simons Fellowship in Design Engineering will involve developing innovative design solutions to answer experimental research questions. Fellows will explore human factors engineering, product prototyping and the design of environments with the goal of advancing neuroscience research.
Thank you for your help! We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Andrew Kreuzman
Simons Fellowship in Computational Neuroscience
Marcus Autism Center, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, &
Emory University School of Medicine
Phone: 404-785-9554
http://www.simonsfellowship.org/
Hi UW students,
DubHacks, UW’s largest hackathon, is accepting applications! We believe technology has the power to spark positive social change in our communities. Our mission is to promote inclusion, diversity and accessibility in everything we do. We gather undergraduate students of all backgrounds to bridge the gap between technology and social advocacy in hopes to inspire individuals to build creative tools that can be used to tackle society’s biggest issues. Our community welcomes everyone, including all levels of programming skills. We encourage all students to join, as there will be mentors to help teach you about new technologies. We are still accepting applications— apply at dubhacks.co!
Have you ever wondered why some startups become unicorns, while others are flops? How about why some entrepreneurs are able to consistently introduce innovative new products? These are the kinds of questions that are explored in ENTRE 370: Introduction to Entrepreneurship. Professor Pahnke will be teaching three sections of the course this fall, and is opening up slots in each section for Engineering majors. In the course you will learn the fundamentals about starting a technology-based business, create a term project, and connect with the entrepreneurship community at UW and in Seattle. If you are interested and have trouble registering please email Professor Pahnke at eacox@uw.edu
Section A: T/Th 10:30-12:20
Section B: M/W 1:30-3:20
Section C: M/W 3:30-5:20
Prof. Emily Pahnke is actively recruiting Engineering students to join her ENTRE 370: Introduction to Entrepreneurship course. Emily won the UW distinguished teaching award last year and has an excellent reputation among students in the Foster School. Her current research revolves around venture capital investments applied to the medical device and affective computing industries. Questions? Feel free to contact Prof. Pahnke: eacox@uw.edu.
