CSE Undergrad News

Undergrad Students-

Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience with a working government?  Do you want to build up your professional skills and develop contacts with people who shape policy in the State of Washington?

Interning with the Washington State Legislature during Winter 2019 is an excellent way to achieve these goals.  This is open to all majors and doesn’t require a background in Political Science to be successful.

The Coordinators for the Washington State Legislative Internship Program will be on the Seattle campus on May 1st and 2nd.  They will give eleven Information Sessions, all held in Gowen Hall, room 1A. Each session is half an hour long, starting at the following times:

Tuesday, May 1st, 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, 2:30, 3:00, and 3:30

Wednesday, May 2nd, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30, 1:00, and 1:30

You can find information about the program on their website: http://leg.wa.gov/Internships/Pages/default.aspx
You can also bring your questions for the Coordinators and to ask the interns from previous years.  If you cannot make any of these sessions, you can also contact Mark Weitzenkamp in the Political Science Advising Office to talk about the program (weitzen@uw.edu).

Looking forward to seeing you there,

Mark

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Mark Weitzenkamp, PhD
Academic Counselor for
Political Science Major and
Human Rights Minor
Smith 215
University of Washington
Political Science Department
Box 353530
Seattle, WA 98195-3530
(206) 543-1824    FAX: (206) 685-2146
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Hey, ugrads! Prep for your future by coming to our informal presentation and Q&A about the basics of personal finance.

Finance Hacks 101
TODAY! Thursday April 12, 5pm
SIG 134
Presented by Allen School alum Stephanie Smallman

Topics include:

• Your post-graduation paycheck and how to manage a tech salary
• Money and happiness, and how to get the most bang for your buck
• Finance basics: how to set yourself up for financial success, with tools like savings, investing, and retirement

RSVP NOW with the code ‘husky’ for FREE tickets at
https://www.newtechnorthwest.com/events/new-tech-seattle

Featuring Presentations by UW-Grad/Faculty Founded Companies: Jeeva Wireless, Educative, AnswerIQ, UW EcoCar

Join the New Tech community at Seattle’s largest ongoing monthly event! When anyone gets off a plane at SeaTac and says, “I want to tap into the Seattle tech community,” whomever they’re talking to responds – “You need to go to New Tech!”

This is the place where you’ll always make great connections, enjoy great food and drinks, celebrate presentations of new tech being created by Seattle companies, laugh, smile, and have a fun night out. And most importantly, you’ll discover the people, partners, organizations, resources and opportunities for internships and jobs!

APRIL 10th 2018 – 5:30PM to 8:00PM

RSVP NOW with the code ‘husky’ for FREE tickets at
https://www.newtechnorthwest.com/events/new-tech-seattle

Hi advisors!

Husky Tech is a great new RSO on campus aimed at accelerating students’ tech careers. If you are interested in getting connected with a mentor who is currently working in industry and can commit to meeting with them a few times in April and May, please check out the opportunity below!

Program Overview
Husky Tech’s mission is to accelerate students’ tech careers. Our Mentorship Program will connect students with industry leaders and help them make the transition from University to Industry life. Mentors are immensely important to guide students especially at a time when students begin their professional careers. We provide an unique platform for industry professionals to contribute in accelerating students’ careers in tech. Our Industry professionals include Software Engineers, Product Managers, Product Designers and Entrepreneurs from top companies.

Key Dates
Each mentorship session will last for 2 hours from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.
The mentorship program is scheduled to meet for 3 evenings at the UW: April 9th, April 30th, and May 21st

Mentee Benefits
Personal Growth: Learn from the past experiences of mentors, gain knowledge
about the mentors field of expertise and skill set.
Leadership & Coaching Skills: Apply mentor’s advice into practice in the
classroom and learn about the steps to accelerate your tech career.
Networking: Connect to various industry professionals and develop long-lasting
professional relationships with your mentor and other students.

Apply
Be the first cohort of Mentees to experience the impact!
Visit our website to submit your application as a mentee.
mentorship.uwhuskytech.com

=== THE 2018 AMALTHEA REU PROGRAM ===

Subject:   2018 AMALTHEA REU: Apply by April 3

AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A 10-WEEK RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS is available in the area of Machine Learning. The program is sponsored by the National Science Foundation and is offered by the Information Characterization & Exploitation (ICE) Laboratory at Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) in Melbourne, Florida.

Machine Learning (ML) gradually evolved as a branch of Artificial Intelligence with its theory and applications positioned at the juncture of Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics and, even, Physics. Nowadays, ML’s role in successfully addressing hard, real-world technological challenges has become ever more current and central. Moreover, its presence and importance now permeates several aspects not only of cutting-edge technology such as computer vision, stock market prediction and big data analytics, but also our daily life through voice-driven searches on our smart phones or movie recommendations on video streaming services to name only a few.

The program currently accepts applications in order to form a very diverse, multi-disciplinary cohort of nascent researchers for this summer. Minorities, women and people with disabilities are especially encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY

Without exceptions, applicants must be:

=> Majoring in an Engineering or Science discipline

=> US citizens or permanent residents

=> Undergraduates in good academic standing

BENEFITS

=> Exposure to the exciting world of Machine Learning and its applications

=> Participate in a one-week crash course to familiarize yourself with Machine Learning

=> Work with experienced student mentors and experts in the field

=> Participate and contribute to cutting-edge Machine Learning research

=> Take part in visits to our local industry

=> Paid travel and accommodation expenses

=> Receive a competitive stipend for per diem expenses

=> Visit Central Florida venues such as Disney attractions and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center

=> Meet new people

=> Make new friends

Application Deadline: April 3, 2018

Apply online: http://www.amalthea-reu.org

For more information, visit our Web site at www.amalthea-reu.org or contact:

Dr. Anthony O Smith

Director, The AMALTHEA REU Program

Assistant Professor, ECE Dept.

Florida Institute of Technology

Melbourne, Florida

Email: anthonysmith@fit.edu

URL:  http://web2.fit.edu/faculty/profiles/profile.php?tracks=anthonysmith

Phone 321-674-8425 | Fax 321-674-8192

Students,
Spring quarter: M W 1230-0220

EE 420 (Design in Communications) has been completely revamped since
Spring 2013. The course focuses on providing students with hands-on
experience in design and implementation of modern digital communication
systems using software-defined radio (SDR) technology.

Course will be heavily lab oriented. In addition to laboratory modules, a
final course project will synthesize topics covered in class.

Course topics include software-defined radio architectures and
implementations, digital signaling and data transmission analysis in
noise, digital receiver structures (matched filtering, correlation),
multicarrier communication techniques, radio frequency spectrum sensing
and identification (energy detection, matched filtering), and fundamentals
of radio resource management.

If this is the first time you’ve heard about SDR, take a look here:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-software-defined-radio-could[..]
and here: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/

We will be using the Ettus Research USRP N210 platform together with the
XCVR2450 daughterboard in the lab modules:
https://www.ettus.com/product/details/UN210-KIT
https://kb.ettus.com/XCVR2450

Each one of you will get a kit with the N210 platform and the XCVR board.

We are currently limiting enrollment to 12, but if more are interested, we
will find ways of accommodating by possibly using the newly released
PlutoSDR platform:
http://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/eva[..]

Cheers,

Payman Arabshahi
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Advancement, Electrical Eng.
Faculty Director, Innovation Training, CoMotion
Principal Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
http://faculty.washington.edu/paymana

STATNORTHWEST
April 14, 2018
12:30PM – 5:00PM

South Campus Center, Room 316

A half-day conference for students of all levels from historically
underrepresented groups interested in learning about careers and
advanced degrees in statistics, biostatistics, and data science.

• Discover career opportunities in industry, academia, and research from
statisticians, biostatisticians, and data scientists at esteemed Pacific Northwest
institutions, including Amazon, NanoString, Fred Hutch, and the University of
Washington.
• Network with faculty, clinical researchers, data scientists, and current
graduate students.
• Learn how to apply to and succeed in graduate programs in statistics and
biostatistics.
• See a sampling of the cutting-edge research happening at UW.
Attendance is free, but space is limited!

For more information, or to RSVP, check out our website:

Welcome to StatNorthwest!