If you’re looking for 2 more non-CSE credits for spring, check out this Comparative History of Ideas course!
From: Lisa Turner <lkturner@u.washington.edu>
Subject: CHID focus group: The Uncanny in Film, Fiction, and Technology
Hello,
I’m co-facilitating a focus group (CHID 496 L) in the spring about the Uncanny in film, fiction, and technology. The study of
robotics, both the treatments of it
in science fiction as well as real technologies being engineered today, play a large part in the discussion of the uncanny. I thought that this might perhaps be of interest to some CSE students! We’ll be meeting
Fridays from 1:30-3:20. Info flier is attached.
Could you please forward this info along to your students?
Thanks,
Lisa
March 9, 2011
Hi everyone,
It’s that time of the year again… Yes, our reign as Tyrannical ACM officers is coming to a close… as many of us will be graduating we need
to elect new ACM and ACM-W officers!
That is where you come in! This is a great oppertunity to take on a Leadership roll and get more involved in the department! Nominate people you think are worthy to take the reigns of ACM by going to: https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/jtmasaki/127261 This survey is anonymous and can be taken as many times as you like for each person you wish to nominate. Please submit nominations by Thursday March 17th. A great ACM officer is a good Leader, fast at typing (you will send and answer many emails), willing to take responsibility for ugrad/department manners, and enthusiastic to make CSE a better place for all!
For now we are just seeking at large nominations. Although the officer positions will be roughly the same as this year, (President, VP, Internal Relations, Membership Coordinator, Treasurer x 2, Webmaster), there is discussion to modify the responsibility of the roles slightly and add a 1-2 more positions. On Tuesday 3/29 at a time TBA, the first tuesday of spring quarter, we will have a ACM General Members meeting to introduce the candidates (There will be free pizza!)
Starting that Wednesday we will start opening polls to elect officers, there will be one election per day, and elections will continue on into the second week of the quarter. Candidates will get an email closer to spring break with more details about the exact positions.
Happy Studying,
Your Outgoing ACM Officers
March 8, 2011
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 3:37 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] warmth
To: cs-staff – Mailing List <cs-staff@cs.washington.edu>, faculty – Mailing List <faculty@cs.washington.edu>, visitors – Mailing List <visitors@cs.washington.edu>, cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Things should start feeling cozier in the Atrium…the heat curtain has been installed. We’ll be tweaking things in the next week, but it already feels much better (even Sofia is happy).
The unit is a little noisy, but we’ll be able to turn it off during events, and during the warm months.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
tracy@cs.washington.edu
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
March 7, 2011
Pre-reqs have been adjusted for 477, see below:
From the 477 instructor: Shwetak Patel <shwetak@cs.washington.edu>
We will be offering the CSE 477 capstone (Digital System Design) again this Spring. This class will count towards the degree requirements for both hardware and software track CompE students.
The aim of the class is give students an opportunity to work on a full quarter long project that incorporates hardware and software. Students are welcome to propose their own projects, but this year’s theme will include working on the Parrot AR Drones. We have access to a number of these drones as well as some of the firmware. The projects for this quarter will entail adding new custom sensing capabilities, software, and firmware for outdoor autonomous flight applications.
We used the AR Drones for EE 472 this quarter. In CSE 477, we are going to dig much deeper into these platforms and build custom hardware and software.
EE472 class website: http://abstract.cs.washington.edu/~shwetak/classes/ee472/
AR Drone Information: http://ardrone.parrot.com/parrot-ar-drone/usa
Pre-requisites:
The required pre-requisite is CSE 466 or EE 472. Students should contact the instructor if they have any questions about prerequisites.
If you are interested in taking this course, but have a time conflict, please notify the instructor.
March 6, 2011
Hi all,
The scholarship application for our awards from the College of Engineering is now online: http://www.engr.washington.edu/curr_students/scholarships.html. CSE has two awards to grant this cycle, and the deadline to apply is April 1. Both CS and CE students are eligible for these awards for the 2011-2012 academic year.
One of the scholarships is merit-based and the other is based on financial need (requires FAFSA). If you wish to be considered for both, and you have financial need, you’ll want to make sure you have a FAFSA on file.
– Megan
March 3, 2011
Reminder, deadline this Friday
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From: Eve Riskin <riskin@u.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 12:14 PM
Subject: [Advising] Engineering Capstone Design Award
To: faculty@engr.washington.edu, advising@engr.washington.edu
Cc: Pat Johnson <johnsp2@u.washington.edu>
Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students –
The Engineering Capstone Design Award was created to support student
organizations (teams), across the College of Engineering, working on
capstone design projects. Funding for this award is made possible
through private support by alumni and friends of the College of
Engineering. The funding (up to $2500/team) can be used for purchase
of supplies/materials, equipment, travel, or training relevant to
capstone projects.
Please pass this along to undergraduate students currently working on
team capstone projects. The deadline to apply is March 4, 2011 at
midnight. Students will be notified (either way) by April 15, 2011.
Please contact Pat Johnson at johnsp2@uw.edu if you have questions
about your application.
See:
https://catalyst.uw.edu/webq/survey/johnsp2/123630
Eve Riskin
The Engineering Capstone Design Award was created to support teams of students, across the College of Engineering, working on capstone design projects. Funding for this award is made possible through private support by alumni and friends of the College of Engineering. Monetary awards (up to $2500 per group) will be awarded to selected teams for the purchase of supplies/materials, equipment, travel, or training relevant to their capstone projects. The number of awards distributed will vary based on funding availability and distribution decisions by the Capstone Review Committee. Funding distribution decisions will be based on:
1) engineering challenge
2) contemporary relevancy
3) funding needs
Applications are due by March 4, 2011 at midnight. The Capstone Review Committee will review all applications and respond to recipients by April 15, 2011 for immediate distribution.
The application contains 11 questions with limited word count. Its purpose is to obtain information about team members, the project, why it should be funded, and budget estimates of the project. After your application is submitted, you will not have the opportunity to go back and change your responses. Only one application per team should be submitted.
Please contact Pat Johnson at johnsp2@uw.edu if you have questions about your application.
March 2, 2011
FYI, please make sure you’re going home to sleep (see below), it’s good for you on many levels….
We can help connect you with other resources if you are having other troubles that might prohibit you from going home.
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From: Tracy Erbeck <tracy@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 9:43 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] sleeping in the building
To: cs-ugrads – Mailing List <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, cs-grads – Mailing List <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
Friendly reminder…..overnight sleeping in the Allen Center for CSE is verboden. Our occupancy permit is for office/classrooms/labs and we are not equipped with life safety infrastructure to support a sleeping facility. Do not use the labs and couches as your home away from home.
Tracy Erbeck
Facilities Manager, CSE, University of Washington
tracy@cs.washington.edu
206.543.9264 (office)
206.543.2969 (fax)
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March 2, 2011
A new course this spring taught by the Dean of the College of Engineering.
From Idea to Market: Entrepreneurship for engineering, science and medicine students.
Learn from those who have done it before. Meet the men and women who have made it happen. Lecturers in the class are UW entreprenreurs and experienced, successful business people from the local community representing management, marketing, finance, funding, IP protection, legal, product development, strategic planning and regulation.
BIOEN 504A/498C/ENG 498A PTC I
Spring Quarter 2011 (Wed & Fri, 3:30-5:20)
Restr 11107 C 4 WF 330-520P GUG 220 O'DONNELL,MATTHEW
INTRODUCTION TO TECHNOLOGY
COMMERCIALIZATION
PTC Program Coordinator at poppa2@uw.edu.
March 1, 2011
Yahoo! is coming to campus this week to hold their annual Hack U competition. There will be talks held on Wednesday and Thursday focusing on mobile development, accessibility and Javascript. The week culminates in a twenty-four hour hack-a-thon running from Noon on Friday until Noon on Saturday.
The hack-a-thon is comprised of teams made up of any number of students. The teams compete against each other building whatever they may imagine. Dinner, snacks and breakfast will be provided throughout the hack-a-thon. Each team will have a chance to present their work to their peers and a panel of judges. The judges will select winning teams and award prizes. The first place team will be awarded three iPads.
Amazon is offering free AWS credits for participating teams. Code for America is sending a representative from the local Seattle government to talk about interesting challenges and data they’d like to see developers working on.
Here’s a schedule of all Hack U events happening on campus this week:
Wednesday, March 2nd – Kickoff Hack U Talk, Raffle & Dinner
Everything you need to know about the competition plus hack examples, industry tools and mobile web programming tips
Location: CSE Atrium
Time: 6:00pm
Thursday March 3rd – Accessibility Lunch Talk
Join Yahoo! Accessibility expert Ted Drake as he discusses the latest advancements in accessibility both inside Yahoo! and across the industry as a whole.
Location: CS 403
Time: 12:30 pm
Thursday, March 3rd – Guest Lecture: Douglas Crockford: Using Javascript Well
JavaScript has been shunned by the academic community because of its many obvious shortcomings. But it includes the best features of Scheme and Self, making it a language deserving of study and research. It was the first lambda language to go mainstream.
Location: EE 105
Time: 6:00pm
Friday, March 4th – 24 Hour Hacking Period Begins
Let the Hacking begin! Ongoing talks, Food, Music, Games, Raffle prizes and Fun throughout the day/night in central base camp area
Location: CSE – 6th Floor Gates Commons
Time: 12:00pm
Saturday, March 5th – Demos, Judging, Lunch & Awards
Location: CSE – Gates Commons
Time: 12:00pm
You can follow @hacku for the latest news on Twitter: http://twitter.com/hacku
Happy hacking!
Steve Geluso
March 1, 2011
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From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Mon, Feb 28, 2011 at 5:58 AM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Entry-level salaries from startups
To: Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, Matt McIlwain <matt@madrona.com>, Hank Levy <levy@cs.washington.edu>
http://voices.allthingsd.com/20110228/talent-war-crunches-start-ups/
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February 28, 2011
