CSE Undergrad News

Ellen from Evri said that lots of students asked if they could see the slides from the tech talk that Evri gave last week.  The info can be found here:

http://chalobolo.blogspot.com/2009/11/discovering-content-by-mining-entity.html

REMINDER: The TA application deadline for winter 2010 is Sunday, November 29, 2009, 5:00 PM.

The undergraduate TA registration/application website is now open for winter quarter 2010.

Teaching Assistant positions offer the opportunity to work closely with faculty members while gaining hands-on teaching experience.  Undergraduate TAs generally work 10-15 hours per week.

Information on TA positions and the link to the TA sign-up page can be found at:

http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/ta-home/ugradTA_wi10.html

The deadline for registering is Sunday, November 29, 2009, 5:00 PM.

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IMPORTANT NOTE FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN BEING A TA FOR CSE 142 AND 143:

TAs for CSE 142 and 143 will be selected through a separate process. A forthcoming announcement (likely after Thanksgiving) will provide more information and instructions on how to apply for these positions.

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** Please read all the instructions carefully and contact me with any questions or problems. **

Thank you,

Pim Lustig

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From: GIAN BRUNO [mailto:gbruno@u.washington.edu]
Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:20 PM
To: Raven Avery; Crystal Eney
Subject: Winter Quarter Research Group Credits–HCDE 496/596

Hello Crystal and Raven,

Would one of you be able to forward this research opportunity to CSE/CS undergrads?

Thank you!

Gian Bruno
Director of Student Services
Phone: 206.543.1798
423C Sieg Hall
http://www.hcde.washington.edu
HCDE Blog: http://depts.washington.edu/tc/wordpress/

Winter Quarter Research Group Credits–HCDE 496/596

HCDE 496/596: Internet-Based Research—Using Online Methods to Assess User Experiences

I wanted to announce a Directed Research Group for winter Quarter, managed by Professor Jan Spyridakis and HCDE Doctoral student Elisabeth Cuddihy.

In Winter 2010, we will be improving the software design of WebLabUX, a toolkit we have been developing that helps researchers and web site stakeholders measure user behavior and performance on an instrumented web site as well as test various designs. Past groups have successfully delivered Internet-based studies and analyzed the data to find the effects of information design features on web site visitors’ comprehension, behavior, and perceptions. Among other tasks this winter, we will be making WebLabUX Open Source and investigating its application in small screen devices. Students in the research group will participate in some (or all) of the following activities: identifying and reading relevant literature, programming the tools that run the studies (requires HTML/XML/PHP/MySQL/RubyOnRails knowledge), and refining and testing documentation for WebLabUX. Students can participate in this research group by enrolling for 2-4 credits (graded cr/no cr) in TC 596 (for graduate students) or TC 496 (for undergraduate students). Students are expected to spend, on average, three hours of effort per credit per week. Interested students should send a short email to Professor Jan Spyridakis (jansp@uw.edu) explaining their interest in the group and suggesting activities that they might like to undertake to contribute to the group goals. The group is particularly looking for students with programming backgrounds and web development experiences.

You can read more about the research group at http://www.hcde.washington.edu/navresearch/research/jansp.

Please let me know if you are interested in joining the team and what skills you could bring to the group.

Thank you,

Jan

Jan Spyridakis

jansp@uw.edu
Professor and Chair
Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering

University of Washington
http://www.hcde.washington.edu/navpeople/faculty/jansp

Elisabeth Cuddihy

HCDE PhD Student

ecuddihy@uw.edu

Hey Everyone,

Undergrad Research Night will be held NOVEMBER 24th at 5:30PM in the
atrium. Come learn about what it takes to do undergrad research from
faculty speaker Shwetak Patel, get some advice from current undergrad
researchers, and even find yourself a project at a poster session with
CSE grad students discussing current areas of research.

The poster session will include projects in:
– Activity recognition
– Robotics
– Computer vision
– HCI
– Networks
– Security
– Technology for Low-Income Regions
– Graphics
and tons more.

Everyone is welcome – you absolutely do not have to be a senior or a
4.0 student to be successful in research!

(Also, keep in mind that there is no undergrad research night Winter
quarter – this is your shot to at least find out what you need to get
started.)

See you all on the 24th!
ACM/-W Spambot

Seattle Times preview of Mundie talk

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From: cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu [mailto:cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Lazowska
Sent: Sunday, November 01, 2009 8:04 PM
To: faculty – Mailing List; cs-grads – Mailing List; cs-ugrads – Mailing List
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Craig Mundie, Thursday at 4:15, Kane 120

Please plan to attend Craig Mundie’s distinguished lecture, Thursday at 4:15 in Kane 120.  (NOTE unusual time and place!)

http://www.cs.washington.edu/htbin-post/mvis/mvis?ID=850

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ACM will be hosting a linux tutorial on Wednesday November 4 in CSE303 at 5pm. It will last about 45 minutes,  and is intended to give new CSE majors who aren’t familiar with linux an introduction to commonly used commands so they will be able to navigate the linux boxes in the labs.

From: cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu [mailto:cs-ugrads-admin@cs.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Ed Lazowska
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 11:32 PM
To: cs-ugrads – Mailing List; cse451 – Mailing List
Cc: Ed Lazowska; Kay Beck-Benton
Subject: [cs-ugrads] FRIDAY — Affiliates recruiting day

Please be sure to turn out for the CSE Industrial Affiliates recruiting day, Friday in the Atrium beginning at 9 a.m.

There will be more than 30 top tech companies present.

Even if you’re not currently seeking an internship or a permanent position, this is a great chance to see what’s out there.

Additionally, a strong turnout of great students does a lot to enhance our reputation with these companies, which translates into jobs for you and others, and financial support for our programs.

So, PLEASE, plan to spend an hour walking the floor and talking to folks.

Thanks!
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This is the experience you’ve been looking for.

What kind of career have you imagined for yourself?  Whatever it is, we think you’ll find it at Research In Motion (RIM).  It’s time to discover how the company that created the BlackBerry (R) smartphone can engage you.

Want to learn more?  Come to our Information Session and find out.

We’re currently looking to hire students from UW.

Facebook will be on campus tonight for a tech talk.  It’s in EEB105 and starts at 5:30pm.