CSE Undergrad News

Just a few more days (technically one, but rumor has it maybe a couple) days left for the UW Student Experience survey.  It’s really important for a nice representative sample of students to fill this out, I hope a few of you will take some type to help.

Undergrads: The UW wants to hear from you!  

There’s an important student survey called the SERU underway at the UW. Participate in it and you will help improve the undergraduate experience. The Student Experience at the Research University (SERU) covers a broad range of topics, from the amount of time undergraduates spend studying to the type of research experiences they enjoy. Questions gauge the impact of college on such areas as critical thinking, academic preparation, research experiences, time management and overall satisfaction, and results will be used to improve our understanding of educational best practices at leading research universities. All degree-seeking undergraduate students who are 18 years old or older and currently enrolled at UW Seattle are eligible to participate – help us improve our academic and student-life programs and maybe win a major prize!  Take the survey and learn more here:  http://surveys.uw.edu/

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From: Tadayoshi Kohno <yoshi@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Sun, Apr 27, 2014 at 2:22 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Security and courses?
To: cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu
Cc: Tariq Yusuf <yusuft@cs.washington.edu>, Neil Hinnant <nrhinnant@gmail.com>

Hi all,

Are you interested in Security? Are you currently enrolled in a CSE class that uses a  textbook? We’re looking to get a group of students together to kickstart a crowdsourced security audit of the UW CSE undergraduate curriculum. We would like to get a few students involved in adding entries to our vulnerabilities wiki when they see unsafe code in their textbooks! There’s minimal extra commitment on your end, because you are (theoretically) already reading your text anyways. Security is one of the fastest growing fields in computing, and historically one of the most underserved fields in undergraduate education. So if you want to polish those hacking and cracking skills, this might be for you.

We’re going to have a meeting at noon this coming Wednesday (April 30) in CSE 303 to explain the project in more detail, and go over the vulnerability coding scheme.  (We will provide food.)

Thanks!

Tariq, Neil, Yoshi, et al.

Google Office Hours:
Here is a chance to meet and chat with Corin Anderson.
Wednesday, April 30:
1:30 – 3:00 p.m., 4^th floor breakout area
4:30-6 p.m., Atrium

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Google Tech Info Session: Web client development in Google Search
CSE403, Wednesday, April 30, 3:30-4:30 pm

Abstract: Web client development is a microcosm of software engineering where the web browser is a virtual machine and where the best developers understand memory management, networking, threading, graphics, and user behavior.  This environment is forgiving for simple tasks and supports sophisticated applications from Search to Maps to Gmail. In this presentation I will share several technical challenges in Web client development within Google Search and argue that this is an ideal environment for well-rounded software engineers.

Speaker: Corin Anderson is a Principal Engineer at Google working in search on Visual Search Experience.  This team is responsible for everything that makes Google Search look and act like Google Search, from the instant search-as-you-type feature to the excepts shown for each result and down to minute but important visual design aspects.  Prior to Google Corin studied at the University of Washington, earning B.S. degrees in Math and Computer Science and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science.

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Overview:

4/30 – Google Office Hours

5/1 – Mobile Development Series

Google Office Hours 

4/30; 1:30-3:00pm, 4:30-6:00pm; Atrium

Here is a chance to talk with Corin Anderson: Corin Anderson is a Principal Engineer at Google working in search on Visual Search Experience. This team is responsible for everything that makes Google Search look and act like Google Search, from the instant search-as-you-type feature to the excepts shown for each result and down to minute but important visual design aspects. Prior to Google Corin studied at the University of Washington, earning B.S. degrees in Math and Computer Science and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science.

Just a reminder, you can sign up for the CSE events list to hear about all the talks in the department. This is just one of many that are open to ugrads. You are all encouraged to attend.

Here is a link to all the talks.

http://www.cs.washington.edu/events/colloquia/

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Computer Science & Engineering
RESEARCH SEMINAR

SPEAKER:   Corin Anderson, Google

TITLE:     Web client development in Google Search

DATE:     Wednesday, April 30, 2014
TIME:      3:30pm
PLACE:   CSE403

ABSTRACT:
Web client development is a microcosm of software engineering where the
web browser is a virtual machine and where the best developers understand
memory management, networking, threading, graphics, and user behavior.

This environment is forgiving for simple tasks and supports sophisticated
applications from Search to Maps to Gmail. In this presentation I will
share several technical challenges in Web client development within Google
Search and argue that this is an ideal environment for well-rounded
software engineers.

BIO:
Corin Anderson is a Principal Engineer at Google working in search on
Visual Search Experience.  This team is responsible for everything that
makes Google Search look and act like Google Search, from the instant
search-as-you-type feature to the excepts shown for each result and down
to minute but important visual design aspects.

Prior to Google, Corin studied at the University of Washington, earning
B.S. degrees in Math and Computer Science and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in
Computer Science.
Refreshments to be served in room prior to talk.

*NOTE* This lecture will NOT be broadcast live via the Internet. See
http://www.cs.washington.edu/news/colloq.info.html for more information.

Email: talk-info@cs.washington.edu
Info: http://www.cs.washington.edu/
(206) 543-1695

The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal
opportunity and reasonable accomodation in its services, programs,
activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities.
To request disability accommodation, contact the Disability Services
Office at least ten days in advance of the event at: (206) 543-6450/V,
(206) 543-6452/TTY, (206) 685-7264 (FAX), or email at
dso@u.washington.edu.

Ed Lazowska	7:31 AM (7 hours ago)
to Researchers, Staff, Cs-Grads, cs-ugrads

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From: UW HPCF <uwhpcf@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Apr 23, 2014 at 12:35 PM
Subject: RSO Officer Applications
To: ugrad-advisor@cs.washington.edu