CSE Undergrad News

– NOTE TO STUDENTS REGARDING AIT —
>
> I am writing to encourage you to consider an extraordinary
> study abroad program, AIT Budapest, for students interested
> in computing, design, computational biology, and IT entrepreneurship.
>
> The AIT program has a first-rate faculty including professors
> such as Erno Rubik (inventor of the Rubik’s Cube and recent
> recipient of the U.S. Outstanding Contributions to Science
> Education Award), an innovative curriculum including courses
> such as “Computer Vision for Digital Postproduction” taught
> by faculty affiliates from Colorfront Studios (recent
> recipients of an Academy Award for technical contributions),
> and a guest lecture series that brings prominent speakers to campus.
>
> All classes are conducted in English on AIT’s lovely campus
> on the banks of the Danube River.  Students live in vibrant
> neighborhoods of Budapest and have ample opportunities to
> interact with Hungarian students and explore Hungary and the region.
>
> AIT is small and friendly, with typical class sizes of 5-15
> students.  Recent U.S. AIT students have come from Harvey
> Mudd College, Pomona College, Princeton University, Skidmore
> College, among others.  The program also includes a small
> number of Hungarian students.
>
> Applications for Fall 2011 are due on April 1, 2011 (although
> you can submit earlier, in which case you are likely to hear
> back from AIT earlier).
>
> The AIT website and application materials are available at:
>
> www.ait-budapest.com
>
> Prof. Ran Libeskind-Hadas (ran@cs.hmc.edu) and Prof. Michael
> Orrison (orrison@math.hmc.edu) at Harvey Mudd College are
> serving as the North American Co-Directors for AIT and are
> eager to answer any questions that you might have.
>
>
>
> —
> __________________________________________________________________
> Ran Libeskind-Hadas                  Professor of Computer Science
>                                      and Assoc. Dean of Faculty
>
> Department of Computer Science       Phone:       (909)-621-8976
> Harvey Mudd College                  Fax:         (909)-621-8465
> 301 Platt Boulevard                  E-mail:      hadas@cs.hmc.edu
> Claremont, CA 91711-5901             http://www.cs.hmc.edu/~hadas
>

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 12:00 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] CSE 390L, “Leadership Seminar Series”
To: Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>

A reminder about this one-quarter undergraduate seminar, Spring Quarter.  The speakers should be really good.

http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse390l/11sp/

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Our research group tries to understand how to build software that uses machine learning and creates tools that allow ordinary developers to effectively apply machine learning. We try to accelerate progress by increasing the number of people using machine learning so we can reduce the time until we get to control computers with our minds*. Specifically we want to know what development environments, debuggers, and version control systems look like when building software that learns program behavior from data, and we’re looking for smart, hard-working undergrads to help out during the spring and/or summer quarters.

These projects will give you a chance to learn about machine learning, visualization, and research in computer science. We can figure out how to get you course credit or a paid position depending on your skills and interest. If you’re interested, send an email with a bit about yourself to kayur@cs and we’ll chat.

———- Forwarded message ———-
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 8:01 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] Cascadia Fellowships
To: Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>
Cc: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>

Students,

Please note this opportunity.  It would be dumb to let students from
other schools in other parts of the country grab these opportunities!

http://news.cs.washington.edu/2011/02/24/cascadia-innovation-fellowships/
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cse 490T SLN 19557

IP for Engineers:

This course will provide a survey of intellectual property law for a
technical (non-legal) audience, with a primary focus on patent law.
The purpose of the course is to assist engineers and scientists in
navigating and utilizing various intellectual property regimes
effectively in the business context. In the patent realm, topics will
include patent preparation and prosecution, patent claim
interpretation, and assessing patent validity and infringement. Other
intellectual property areas that may be covered, time permitting,
include copyright, trademark, and trade secret law. Where possible,
the course will also endeavor to balance the discussion of practical
legal considerations with broader policy questions (e.g., should
certain subject matter be off limits for patenting?, the relationship
between innovation and IP, approaches to patent reform, etc.).
For additional details and prerequisites please visit the course home
page:  http://www.cs.washington.edu/education/courses/cse490t/11sp/

Hey All,

Those of you that came to Winterfest, we hope you all had a good time!  The tech talk season is winding down, we have a few more left.

0.) White Page

When: Wed, February 23, 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Where: CSE Atrium

Description: Talk by 2010 UW Grad Koos Kleven. http://www.whitepagesinc.com/careers

1.) Yahoo Hack-U Event

You will see some big posters going up very soon about this annual event.  Basically there will be 2 tech talks on some Yahoo  development tools, and then a 24 hour “Hackathon”  with free food,  caffiene, and fabulous prizes! (on the order of netbooks and trips to Yahoo Headquarters).  The talks and the event are a great experience, here is a day by day breakdown.

1a.) KickOff and Mobile Development

Wednesday March 2nd, 6pm, EE105

1b.) New Javascript Talk

Thursday March 3rd, 6pm EE105

1c.) 24-Hour Hackathon

Fri/Sat March 4th-5th, 12noon-12noon, 6th  floor Gates Commons

1d.) Judging, Lunch, Demos, Awards,

Saturday March 5th, 12noon-2pm, 6th  floor Gates Commons

Here are the photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/equanimity/sets/72157623399179465/with/4394250124

Links to Hack from last year:
http://developer.yahoo.com/hacku/show/2010/feb/washington

This will be a fun event, definitely consider it!

Chris Raastad

ACM Mass-Emailing Person

For those of you interested, this is a reminder that the first Imagine Cup deadline is approaching quickly.  If you’re planning to submit something we’d love to hear from you, please email me (ceney@cs) so we can track everyone involved.  This is a really great opportunity for students to showcase their creative side.

http://www.imaginecup.com/students

Hi CSE students,

Come join your fellow EE and CSE peers at the next Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC)! SPAC is a networking event, not a tech talk or career fair. The evening will begin with a catered dinner and distinguished speaker. Afterwards, you will get a chance to mingle with local engineers and business leaders in small groups.

What: SPAC Networking Event
When: Thursday, February 24th from 5:30 – 8:30pm
Where: Mezzanine Floor of the UW Tower
Cost: FREE

Why should you go?
1) You will get a catered dinner
2) SPAC is specifically for EE and CSE students
3) Plenty of job and internship opportunities

Companies to mingle with:
Intel
Boeing
T-Mobile
Liberty Mutual
US Air Force
Cypress Semiconductors
Crane Aerospace
Accenture
IEEE Seattle

Please RVSP at:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dDZkX2FZUlJWRjNLamk5aDhNb0E0R0E6MQ

“Last year’s IEEE SPAC was AWESOME! I had the opportunity to network and learn about the hiring process’ of Fortune 500 companies like T-Mobile, Boeing, Intel, and more.” – Marcus B., RM&S Engineer, UW EE Alumni

UW IEEE



Hello CSE Undergrads,

In case you have been spending too much time in the ugrad labs with your memory recently cleared, here is another reminder for Winterfest.

Who: UW CSE Ugrads

What: an awesome evening of food, drinks, music, games, and kinnect fun!

When: 6-9pm TONIGHT!

Where: our awesome Atrium.

Why: because it’s been a tough quarter and we all deserve some more social contact.

Cost: Free for ACM members (join tonight for $8), or $6 for your non-ACM self or guests.

This will be a great event; it only happens once a quarter so don’t miss out!  If you want to do the ACM officers a huge favor, you can show up early  (~515-530) and help set up.

Hope to see you there!

ACM Officers

CSE 481M – Home Networking Capstone
(sln 19556)
Spring 2011
MW 3:30-4:20

No add code needed, first come first served.

This Spring we’re offering a new capstone: Home Networking.  The
course will be co-taught by
Ratul Mahajan (Microsoft Research),  John Zahorjan, Colin Dixon, and
David Wetherall.

Here’s the intro the official course description:

“Homes are ever increasing hotbeds of new technology such as game
consoles, TVs, smartphones, cameras, tablets, and remotely
controllable lights and locks. This rapid pace of innovation, however,
is breeding heterogeneity and complexity that frustrates even
technically-savvy users’ attempts to manage their technological
devices or implement functionality that uses these devices in
combination. For instance, it is impossible for most users to view
video captured by their security camera on their smartphone when they
are not at home.

The course focus is on developing solutions for the connected home – a
home rich with sensors, actuators, controllers, processors, and input
and output devices. Orientation is towards systems software –
infrastructure that facilitates building effective applications for
the home space. Example devices typical in modern homes will be
provided, along with (possibly research prototype) software
infrastructure. Classes are a mix of readings, lectures, and
discussions. A very significant team project component is involved. ”

Home networking is causing us to rethink many of the basic mechanisms
used in computing.  The course will provide some exposure to what the
research (and business) communities are doing in this space.  It will
also be an opportunity to build that application you’ve always wanted
to enable your alarm clock to start up your shower, and to prevent
your neighbor’s alarm clock from starting your shower.

More of the course description, as well as a tentative outline of
topics and project ideas, can be found here:

http://www.cs.washington.edu/homes/zahorjan/cse481m/11sp/index.shtml

More information can be obtained from any of the course staff.