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Professor Pie-ing at CSE Spring BBQ

Tired of the difficult projects and exams? Now’s your chance to get back at your professor…. with whipped cream.

As tradition holds, we’ll be having Professor Pie-ing at CSE Spring BBQ (it’s on May 22nd – only three weeks away! More details can be found on the Facebook event).

You can nominate professors you want to see get pied here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/psethi17/269995

This Spring BBQ is going to be one of the best ones yet. Seriously. We ACM officers are super excited.  So make sure you come. You’ll see… 😉

 

public static void BubbleSort( int [ ] num )
{
int j;
boolean flag = true;   // set flag to true to begin first pass
     int temp;   //holding variable

     while ( flag )
{
flag= false;    //set flag to false awaiting a possible swap
for( j=0;  j < num.length -1;  j++ )
{
if ( num[ j ] < num[j+1] )   // change to > for ascending sort
                  
{
temp = num[ j ];                //swap elements
num[ j ] = num[ j+1 ];
num[ j+1 ] = temp;
flag = true;              //shows a swap occurred 
}
}
}
}

 

May 2, 2015

CSE Cinco de Mayo Dinner at Chipotle – Tuesday @ 6:30pm

Come celebrate Cinco De Mayo con your CSE buddies.

Social Dinner Nights are an effort by your ACM student group to promote more interactions between students beyond the labs and classes.

Next (Taco) Tuesday, May 5th, we’ll congregate in 002 at 6:30pm and head over to Chipotle together. See y’all there!

If you’re planning on joining us, please RSVP on Facebook.

May 2, 2015

ACM Officer Nominations for 2015-2016 Now Open

It’s that time of year again… ACM and ACM-W elections are coming up!
Who would you like to see in office next year? Know someone with great ideas? A proactive leader? Someone who loves being involved with the CSE community?
You can now nominate the officers for the 2015-2016 school year here: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/psethi17/269420
You may nominate multiple people (up to 5). If you are interested in running, don’t feel shy to nominate yourself!
Specific officer roles will be determined in the future. We will notify nominees with further steps after the nomination period ends.
The survey will close on Monday, May 4th at 5 pm, so make sure to have your nominations in by then.
April 28, 2015

ACM Events Digest: 4/27 – 5/1

There are three tech talks to look forward to this week from Fluke Networks, Nordstrom, and Disney.

Summary:

·       Tuesday, 4/28, 5:30 pm, EE 125, Fluke Networks tech talk – Software & Hardware Tools for Network Professionals

·       Wednesday, 4/29, 5:45 pm, EE125, Nordstrom tech talk: Quick, what pops into your head when we say “java”?

·       Thursday, 4/30, 6 pm, EE125, Disney tech talk: how Disney is innovating in the mobile space

 

Details:

Fluke Networks

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, & Electrical Engineering students wanted for full-time, development-oriented positions.

Opportunities Include: Client and server side web application development Embedded software development Mobile application development

We’ll have Chipotle, sodas, energy drinks, water.

 

Nordstrom

If it’s script and not beans, you’re our kind of people. We’re obsessed with technology at Nordstrom.

We already landed mobile point-of-sale at checkout and created a state-of-the-art merchandising system. With our sights firmly set on keeping Nordstrom relevant in a fast-changing world, we continue to dream about the customer shopping experience of the future.

Come check out Tech Talk with Nordstrom, where we’ll talk about how we’re making those dreams a reality.

Speaker: Gus Apostol, Director of Technology When: April 29th, 5:45 p.m. Where: EE125

For more information about working at Nordstrom, visit careers.nordstrom.com.

 

Disney 

Link to sign up: http://conta.cc/1JlE0oN

A Disney Tech Talk is coming to U Dub! Join us for a conversation with Troy Dennis- Vice President, Technology & Product Development and Gurjot Tur- Mobile Architect at Parks & Resorts Online on how Disney is innovating in the mobile space.

When: Thursday, April 30th Time: 6:00-7:30pm Where: Room EE125 Pizza & drinks will be served!

Please RSVP: http://conta.cc/1JlE0oN

April 26, 2015

CSE Spring BBQ is on May 22nd. Mark your calendar!

Mark your calendars! CSE Spring BBQ is on Friday, May 22nd from 5:00 – 8:00 pm in Sylvan Grove (the grassy area with the pillars by the CSE building). It’s gonna be a blast, we promise. We have lots of fun surprises planned for this year… (winky face)

This is an annual department wide celebration for the end of another great academic year. Current CSE undergrads, grads, faculty, and staff are invited. As per usual, please RSVP on our Facebook event

We’ll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, other snacks, and lots of drinks*! We’ll also have other activities and an opportunity to pie your favorite professors.

Admission is free for ACM members, $5 for guests/non-members. If you still haven’t joined ACM, it’s not too late! We’ll have a table where you can sign up for lifetime membership for $8.

We’ll be setting up from 3:00 – 5:00pm. Want to help? Contact the ACM officers at acm-officers[at]cs

*Must be 21+ and have ID to consume alcohol. Non-alcoholic beverages also provided.

April 21, 2015

Startup Showcase 2015

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Want to showcase your startup to thousands of students in the Quad? Or just want to check out the latest and greatest startups run by UW students?

Startup UW has rented out the UW Quad this May 8th from 10 am to 4 pm for their annual Startup Showcase and they want you to join them!

If you are a startup founder/entrepreneur/hacker:

Whether you are looking for publicity, user testing, or team members, we’d like to help you out! Apply for a tabling spot by APRIL 26TH at: http://startupuw.com/apply

If you are an interested student:

Startup Showcase is the opportunity for UW student startups to show the campus and Seattle community what they are working on. Check out what great projects are in the works, pick up some Startup UW swag, and celebrate entrepreneurship! Don’t forget to RSVP here on Facebook.

April 21, 2015

ACM Events Digest: 4/20 – 4/24

Lots of events happening this week!

Summary:

·       Tuesday, 4/21, New Tech Seattle meetup, 5:30-8 p.m., Atrium. Please RSVP here:http://www.meetup.com/NewTechSeattle/

·       Wednesday, 4/22, Code Hunt Hackathon from Microsoft Research, 5:30-7:30 p.m., EE125. Find out more athttp://research.microsoft.com/en-US/projects/codehuntcommunity/contests.aspx

·       Thursday, 4/23, Two Sigma info session, 6-7:30 p.m., EE125. Please RSVP at RSVP: http://www.cvent.com/events/two-sigma-information-session-at-university-of-washington/event-summary-f30997e62de2476bac09b9ca05603b47.aspx

 Details:
New Tech Seattle Meetup
Join us for the 3rd Annual New Tech Seattle UW Special Event. Seattle’s largest monthly event will be held in partnership with UW CSE on April 21st.
We’ll be highlighting the great new tech created by four Seattle companies founded by UW grads and professors. You’ll enjoy great food and drinks, learn about new companies doing cool things, laugh, smile, and have a fun night out with our Seattle tech community. We believe that the Greater Seattle Area has the greatest tech community in the country, and the more we support our full tech ecosystem the more greatness we’ll all experience and create together! On April 21st we’re featuring the following Seattle companies doing great things with new technology:
Agenda: 5:00pm – Doors Open/Buffet/Drinks/Get to know your community
6:30pm – Event Begins – Community Shoutouts – Pres. #1: Footmarks presented by Preston Reed – Pres. #2: Addappt presented by Jorge Ferreira – Pres. #3: RivalIQ presented by Seth Bridges – Pres. #4: Vamo presented by Ari Steinberg RSVP Now at http://www.meetup.com/NewTechSeattle/events/218955903/
Microsoft Code Hunt 
Code Hunt Comes to UW How well can you code? Find out with Microsoft Research’s coding game codehunt.com April 22, 2015, 5.30-7.30pm, Venue: EE125
Register for the special UW contest before the event at aka.ms/codehuntcampus
FIRST PRIZE: A Microsoft Band worth $200, plus runner up prizes Program 5.30pm Talk on Code Hunt Technology by Nikolai Tillmann 6.00pm Code Hunt Contest 7.00pm Chat with Code Hunt Team Nikolai Tillmann, Peli de Halleux, Rishabh Singh, Judith Bishop, Khurshed Mazhar, Daniel Perelman from Microsoft, Microsoft Research and UW plus recruiters for Microsoft Refreshments provided
Two Sigma Info Session
We might be the most interesting technology company you may not have heard of. 650+ people who believe the scientific method is the best way to approach investing. Come see us!
When Thursday, April 23, 2015 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM Pacific Time
Where University of Washington Electrical Engineering Building Room EE1 125 Seattle, Washington USA

 

 

April 20, 2015

Want an awesome CSE T-Shirt? Submit your Design BY FRIDAY

The UW CSE/ACM T-shirt design contest is back!

We are looking for shirt designs for the 2015 year. We are closing the dropbox this Friday, April 24th, so please submit your designs by then.

As of now the number of submissions is pretty sparse, so if you want a snazzy CSE shirt of your own design, please submit!

*Rules and Important Stuff*

– SVG/PNG are the accepted submission types
– Shirts should reflect the department rather than random memes/sayings with no other indication of UW CSE/ACM
– We reserve the right to determine which designs are acceptable
– Keep to 1 ink color, 1 shirt color

Later we’ll have a vote and the top few designs will be sent to printing. We plan on having shirts in time for Spring BBQ.

Please submit your designs to:
> https://catalyst.uw.edu/collec…/assignment/gctimmer/…/142024

If you have questions feel free to contact an ACM officer 🙂

April 18, 2015

CSE/ACM T-Shirt Design Contest is Back!

The UW CSE/ACM T-shirt design contest is back!

We are looking for shirt designs for the 2015 year.

– SVG/PNG are the accepted submission types
– Shirts should reflect the department rather than random memes/sayings with no other indication of UW CSE/ACM
– We reserve the right to determine which designs are acceptable
– Keep to 1 ink color, 1 shirt color

Later we’ll have a vote and the top few designs will be sent to printing. We plan on having shirts in time for Spring BBQ.

Please submit your designs to:
> https://catalyst.uw.edu/collec…/assignment/gctimmer/…/142024

April 7, 2015

Free Pizza in 002 in 30 minutes!

Tableau will be bringing free pizza to 002 in 30 minutes!!!

Come and get it!

 

March 16, 2015

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