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Participate in a study on visualizations for program understanding – CSE $20 Amazon Gift Card

Participate in a study on visualizations for program understanding

Are you curious about the interplay between code and program output? Are you interested in how new program understanding tools can make it easier to learn a new programming language? If so, we would like to invite you to participate in a research study on how program visualizations in code can influence program understanding.

We are looking for individuals to complete a 90 minute session on the University of Washington campus between Sept. 11th and Sept. 15th. In this study, you will be asked to review two programs and answer program understanding questions about the behavior of the code. You will receive a $20 Amazon gift card as a thank you for your participation.

If you are interested in participating in this study, please complete the following screening survey to determine if you are eligible*: https://goo.gl/forms/s6cdiqb0k4aa4qx72 .

Thank you!

Jane Hoffswell

Ph.D. Student, Paul G. Allen School, University of Washington

September 5, 2017

DubHacks application is now open!

DubHacks
Saturday, Oct. 21st – Sunday, Oct. 22nd

DubHacks is a 24 hours collegiate hackathon held at the University of Washington. We bring together undergraduate students of all backgrounds to inspire individuals to develop creative tools to solve society’s biggest issues. Students with all levels of programming skills are welcome to apply. Applications will close on September 5th, be sure to apply soon at DubHacks.co.

Hope to see you there!

August 24, 2017

Fwd: Students for Free Expression

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——— Forwarded message ———-
From: Pedro Domingos <pedrod@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 4:29 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Fwd: Students for Free Expression
To: Researchers <researchers@cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads – Mailing List <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: Pedro Domingos <pedrod@cs.washington.edu>

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From: Matthew Foldi <matthewfoldi@uchicago.edu>
Date: Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 6:00 AM
Subject: Students for Free Expression
To: Matthew Foldi <matthewfoldi@uchicago.edu>

Dear members of the Heterodox Academy,

My name is Matthew Foldi and I am an incoming fourth year at the University of Chicago. I wanted to introduce myself to all of you and let you know what I’ve been working on, in conjunction with students from around the country.

A few months ago, the University of Chicago hosted the first ever student-run conference on free expression that I was fortunate enough to help plan with our administration. During the course of the conference, the students from 14 schools in attendance wrote a Statement of Principles (link here) for students, professors, and alumni to sign to support free expression at a time where doing so could not be more critical in both academia and society at large.

In the months since then, we started Students for Free Expression, a nonpartisan group of students who care deeply about this issue, and we have been working on campuses around the country to recruit students who support our belief that free expression is a value in and of itself, and over 1,100 students and professors from around the world that have signed onto our Statement.

In the upcoming academic year, we plan to have students on campuses across the country work to get signatures from their campus communities (including professors) and then have their student governments sign our Statement and then meet with their administrations to have them advance policies conducive to greater free expression on campus.

To that end, we already have over 40 students at over 30 campuses across the country who are already working on their campuses to increase awareness of and support for free expression.

All of you have publicly expressed your support for the principles of Heterodox Academy and we wanted to let you know that you are not alone! We’d love to have you attach your names to our Statement, but we’d also love for you to let students on your campuses know about this way to express their support for these values. The link to our Statement is simply tinyurl.com/freeexpression.

We’re planning on making a lot of progress this upcoming academic year, from student governments to campus administrations, and I wanted to, above all else, let all of you know that you’re not alone in this fight!

By all means, please feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions and suggestions for how to make our efforts more successful and impactful. Thank you all for your staunch support for academic freedom and viewpoint diversity on campuses from around the world; you are far from alone in this!

My best,

Matthew Foldi
University of Chicago, 2018

PS: Here are the schools where we already have student representatives preparing for the upcoming year!

American
Amherst
Brooklyn College
Brown
Carson-Newman
Cornell
Columbia
Dartmouth
DePaul
Duke
George Washington
Georgetown
Grand Valley State
Hampshire
Hofstra
McLean High School
Middlebury
Mount Holyoke
NYU
Oberlin
Rice
Smith
UAM Xochimilco
UChicago
UMass Amherst
University of Illinois
UNC Chapel Hill
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
Yale
York College

August 23, 2017

Help Microsoft do product research for Microsoft Visual Studio!

Hello UW Students,

We’re looking for students to participate in a product research study with the Visual Studio IDE team over at Microsoft! In particular, we’re recruiting undergraduates (preferably sophomores or juniors) with some coding experience (you’ve taken at least an introduction to programming course) and little to no experience with Visual Studio to help us improve the onboarding and getting started experience for customers new to Visual Studio.

If you’re interested, you should be available for one of the following days below. We ask that you’re able to spend 2 hours with us on the Microsoft campus and reserve time on either end to commute over to the Microsoft campus in Redmond (which is easily accessible via the 542 bus from the UW campus).

Thursday 7/27
Thursday 8/10
Thursday 8/17

The first step is to email me (Cathy à cathys@microsoft.com) to let me know you’re interested and available for one of the listed days. If you meet the study criteria, an user experience recruiter will contact you to schedule the day/time that works best for you and share all the exact details with you.

This is a great opportunity to see how we do product research at Microsoft for developer tools. As a thank you for your time and participation, you will receive a generous gratuity! If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to reach out to me.

Thank you!

Cathy Sullivan

Senior Program Manager

Microsoft Visual Studio

cathys@microsoft.com

July 14, 2017

Indexed video of Allen School graduation celebration

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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Jun 11, 2017 at 6:40 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Indexed video of Allen School graduation celebration
To: “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Faculty <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, Staff <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>

Thanks to GeekWire, there’s an indexed video of the graduation celebration here:

https://news.cs.washington.edu/2017/06/10/video-of-paul-g-allen-school-graduation-ceremony/

A broader post describing the event is here:

https://news.cs.washington.edu/2017/06/09/paul-g-allen-school-celebrates-its-first-graduating-class/

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June 12, 2017

HPC Cloud AWS credit application open for the summer

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From: Nancy Wang <wangnxr@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 4:52 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] HPC Cloud AWS credit application open for the summer
To: cs-grads@cs.washington.edu, cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu
Cc: sdf94@uw.edu

Hi everyone,

The HPC cloud chapter is again offering our cloud credit program this month. The goal is to fund student (grad and undergrad) research and projects that can be boosted with cloud technologies, as well as offer a safe place for students to begin experimenting with what the cloud has to offer. If you have a project and a little bit of prior cloud experience (we are in our alpha testing stage right now) , please apply here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScteupd3gbUbmM-x2I0VXx-aZ4-BWqv0AFk9iLjeAv53z0Yvg/viewform . It is a rolling deadline but they will begin to look at applications very soon and the application will close when we are out of funds. We have a new president for the chapter, Sarah, so please email her if you have any questions. Feel free to forward!

Cheers,
Nancy

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June 8, 2017

] GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit – discount code

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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, May 18, 2017 at 8:56 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit
To: Researchers <researchers@cs.washington.edu>, “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, Rob Fatland <rob5@uw.edu>, “exec@escience.washington.edu” <exec@escience.washington.edu>, escience_datasci@uw.edu, eScience-SC <eScience-SC@uw.edu>

Here’s a discount code for registration at the GeekWire Cloud Tech
Summit, June 7 in Bellevue. There’s a stellar lineup of speakers:

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The GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, taking place at Meydenbauer Center in
Bellevue, Wash. on June 7, is one of the country’s premier conferences
for those interested in learning more about the technologies that are
changing the computing landscape.

This first-time event will feature in-depth fireside chats,
interactive technical sessions, an exhibitor area, networking parties
and much more. The line-up of speakers is top-notch, including
Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie; Cloud Foundry executive director
Abby Kearns; Google VP Sam Ramji; Docker CEO Steve Singh and Docker
COO Scott Johnston; Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta; Heptio co-founder and
Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda; Amazon AI VP Swami Sivasubramanian and
many others.

This technical conference is ideal for developers, engineers, IT
administrators, investors, entrepreneurs and others who want to stay
abreast of the major trends in computing today. Some of the sessions
will go deep into technical areas such as DevOps, Artificial
Intelligence/Machine Learning and Microservices/Serverless Computing.
More on the agenda and speakers here.

We have a special 25% discount code that University of Washington
faculty, staff and students can use to attend. Just use the code —
UWCSE25 — when registering here:

https://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-cloud-tech-summit-2017/

Also, note that there is a special group rate if you purchase five or
more tickets.

Seattle has rightly laid claim to the “Cloud Capital” moniker, and the
GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit promises to showcase some of the leading
innovators, entrepreneurs, developers and researchers in this arena.
We hope that you’ll be able to join us in Bellevue on June 7.

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May 22, 2017

iSchool research looking for two paid study participants

From: Tori Gottlieb
Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 11:11 AM
To: ‘imajors@uw.edu’ <imajors@uw.edu>
Subject: NOTICE: Call for study participants – $100 compensation

Dear Informatics & Computer Science students,

We are asking you to participate in a research project conducted by faculty and students from the Information School at the University of Washington. This research explores the nature of screening interviews for software development positions. Our goal is to better understand the decision making process of hiring personnel as they assess and screen candidates with autism and candidates without autism for entry level software development positions.

We are looking for two white males with autism between the ages of 18 and 25 pursuing a degree in Informatics or Computer Science to volunteer for this study.

You are asked to participate in a mock-interview as the job candidate. Your participation will require that you study the resume given to you, the job posting, and prepare for the list of questions that will be used in the mock-up interview. You will participate in the 10-15 minute long screening mock interview for a software development position. You will be asked to conduct the interview via video conferencing. After the mock up interview you will be debriefed by two professionals that will review specific strategies for strengths and areas for improvement during the interview.

The interview will be video recorded. The recording of your mock-up interview will be viewed by technology professionals who will assess your performance during the interview. Half of the study participants will be informed of your autism spectrum disorder. The video recordings will only be used for research purposes and will not be shared with the public. We will keep the recordings for the duration of the study (including writing research reports). Your name will remain confidential.

The findings from this study will inform employers and college recruiters of best practices for screening interviews. Lastly, findings from this study will inform best practices for interview techniques that candidates with autism might utilize to enhance their performance during interviews.

Your time commitment will not exceed 120 minutes. You will be compensated $100 gift card.

We hope that you will consider participating in this study. If you have questions or concerns please contact me at hpannabi@uw.edu.

Dr. Annabi

Hala Annabi, PhD

Associate Professor

iSchool – University of Washington

www.linkedin.com/in/HalaAnnabi

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May 15, 2017

Reminder! Data-Driven Health & Wellness Strategies: this Wed April 26, 3:30-4:30, CSE 691

Reminder! Data-Driven Health & Wellness Strategies: this Wed April 26, 3:30-4:30, CSE 691

Eat right, drink water, sleep well, exercise, and practice mindfulness. Sure, but do these things really matter? Will they help you as a student? Let’s look at the data! We’ll examine the research – from the source rather than the oversimplified media articles – to see how much health and wellness can really impact mental function. We’ll also discuss practical ways to incorporate wellness into your busy schedule so you get the most bang for your buck.

And in two weeks: Professional Communication Tips: Wed May 10, 2:30-3:30, CSE 691

Write and speak like a legit adult! Present your ideas with authority, avoid awkward misunderstandings, and understand nuances of professional communication.

April 24, 2017

LGBTQ* lunch next week

Hello, CSE ugrads!

On April 26th (Wednesday next week), CSE is having the first ever LGBTQ* lunch. The idea is to foster a sense of community for people (grad, undergrad, faculty, staff) who have a diverse sexuality and/or gender identity and/or are questioning. There will be no agenda, just an opportunity to discuss your experience, your day, or whatever you feel like talking about.
If that sounds like something you’d want to come to, please RSVP anonymously on this form.

The lunch will be in CSE 303 at 12pm on 4/26.

Important: To ensure people feel comfortable sharing their identities and experiences, we kindly ask that only those who are questioning or identify with having a diverse sexuality or gender identity be a part of this lunch. Allies, thank you for your support and respect of this space.

Cheers,

Maarten (on behalf of the CSE Diversity Committee)

April 21, 2017