CSE Undergrad News

Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) is inviting Allen school students to participate in their Entrepreneurial Industry capstone, where students will have the opportunity to work on a project hosted by an industry partner. Please note that this requires a 2 quarter commitment (Winter and Spring). There are 70+ projects to choose from and almost all of them have a significant programming portion. This is a fantastic opportunity for students to develop a significant coding project for their portfolio and network with industry partners.

This opportunity is open to any Allen school student that has completed CS 143. This credit will count towards CSE senior electives credit if it’s graded course work.  If you have any questions, please reach out to undergrad@ece.uw.edu

If interested, please complete the following by Thursday, 12/6/18 at 12pm (noon) sharp:

1) View the 79 project slide deck here:
https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1220043/files/folder/Capstone%20Projects-%20Individual%20Presentations

2) Vote for the capstone project here:
https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1220043/assignments/4497250

3) Upload your resume and transcript as a single PDF file here:
https://canvas.uw.edu/courses/1220043/assignments/4471323

Rank your top 40 choices from 1-40 with 1 being the most desirable, and
absolutely do not assign multiple projects to one rank (e.g. do not rank 4
different projects all as rank 2).

If you have problems accessing the voting form please try the following:

– Launch a browser (e.g. Chrome)

– Clear your cookies/cache/passwords

– Login to Google Docs using your UW NetID (username@uw.edu), and not via your personal gmail.com account

– Now login to UW canvas on another tab and you should see the form.

The problems folks are having is due to mixing of logins via personal gmail accounts and UW NetID based Google accounts. Every login has to be UW NetID based. We cannot work with personal emails/accounts due to company information protection measures per our agreements.

Please note: we are meeting on Tuesday this month!

Please come and join the UW CSE Entrepreneurship club at the 3rd Startup Confidential dinner and speaker series, Tuesday December 4th at 5-7PM 🎉🗣!

Dinner starts at 5PM, talk at 6. If you plan to attend, please RSVP here so we can order the right amount of food🍽🍽🍽.

Our third speaker will be David Shim (https://twitter.com/davidshim?lang=en). David is an alumnus of the University of Washington, and the founder and CEO of Placed. Placed is location-based analytics and ad measurement startup that was acquired by Snap, Inc last year (https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/05/snapchat-placed/).

Get a free professional profile photo!

Dubshot Photography Club is an on-campus, nonprofit RSO at UW. Dubshot is co-hosting with another RSO, Frameworld to offer a free LinkedIn Photo Shooting opportunity for students. See below for details.

We believe professional profile photos are extremely beneficial as students are stepping into their workplace. In the previous school year, Dubshot took professional photos for members of ACM-W, a student org for computer science major. Students can attend either one of two sessions:

1)   5-7 pm, Nov. 29 at SAV 264 on 11/29 

2)   5-7 pm at BAG 261 on 11/30

Please remind the participants to bring their outfits, and there’s no need to sign up. Again, we appreciate your support.
 
Best,
Dubshot PR Team

The Allen School Student Advisory Council’s aim is to equip you with the resources you need to be successful, but we need your help! Our upcoming Town Hall meeting will be held on November 29th and will be your chance to share suggestions, thoughts, or concerns for the Allen School.

With finals quickly approaching, another quarter is coming to a close. Therefore, this is an ideal time for all of us to reflect on the last 10 weeks and understand how we can make next quarter even better.

What do we need from you? Great question! Please come with your honest opinions and any suggestions or other feedback you may have. From there, the SAC team will advocate on your behalf to the Allen school faculty and staff.

This event is specifically focused on undergraduate and 5th year masters students.

This is a great opportunity for you to make a real impact on your school and your Allen School experience, so we urge you to consider attending. Please RSVP using the link below.

Topic: Town Hall

Date: Thursday, November 29th

Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm

Location: Gates Commons

Food Provided: YES

RSVP link:

https://tinyurl.com/sactownhall

Events – week of November 26, 2018

Please be sure to check the undergrad calendar for more information on upcoming events: https://www.cs.washington.edu/academics/ugrad/advising_calendar

Tuesday, November 27^th, 4:30-6:30 p.m. – ECE105 + various labs
ACM Research Night
ACM hosts Research Night which connects undergraduates with various research labs in the Allen School.

Wednesday, November 28^th, 12:00 noon-3:00 p.m. – table in Atrium
Nutanix office hours
At Nutanix, we are looking for the next group of innovative and passionate students to join our family. Interested in learning more about Nutanix, our interview process, or just want to stop by and say hello? We’ll be hosting office hours! Stop by and learn more about our mission!

Wednesday, November 28^th, 3:00-4:30 p.m. – CSE305
Samsung Info Session

• An overview of Samsung Engineering on the West Coast, relating to internships posted below
• Presentation of our Vision & Perception Group – shown at IEEE CVPR-18 – by
  Farshid Moussavi, Stanford PhD EE 2010, SSIC AI Lab
• Introduction of a NEW Internship Ideation Challenge, dropping in January.

Apply:  www.samsung.com/us/samsungsemiconductor/2019internships

Thursday, November 29^th, 4:30-6:30 p.m. – ECE125 + various labs
ACM Research Night
ACM hosts Research Night which connects undergraduates with various research labs in the Allen School.

Hello CSE undergraduates!

ACM’s Research Night is here and will be held on Tuesday, November 27th (ECE [formerly EEB] 105) and Thursday, November 29th (ECE 125) from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.  

At Research Night, you can expect:

• To learn about research in the Allen School and the benefits of participating in research
• A keynote speech from a distinguished researcher/professor
• Lightning talks from various labs
• Lab tours
• Potential research opportunities

Note that the two nights are identical — please attend only one of the two nights.

If you have any questions, please contact us at acm-officers@cs.washington.edu.

We hope to see you at Research Night!

CSE490D: Introduction to Accessible Technology and Participatory Design

SLN: 12995 CSE 490 D SPECIAL TOPICS   T 0130-0220

Open to all majors

The Goals and Complexities of Designing All-inclusive Technology Solutions.

In this course, we consider the complex relationship between technology and people through the lens of designers and engineers. The course primarily addresses the global issue of equal access to technology, public spaces and to information and communications technology (ICT) by persons with disabilities. We examine the ways in which technology can be both assistive and a potential barrier for diverse populations, regardless of ability or heterogeneous needs, and in that context we will review a host of devices and solutions created to improve quality of life, function and independence for people with disabilities. Additionally, we will explore the role of technology designers and engineers in designing for equity in a technology-laden society, and therein explore the fundamental connection between critical social theory and participatory design. Students are asked to participate in class discussions about the readings, complete technology evaluation assignments and present their ideas for technology innovations that embody all-inclusive design. This course will prepare students to pursue lead roles in participatory design teams, and is a prequel for CSE 482 Accessibility Capstone offered in Spring 2019.

Dear all CSE Majors!

First Happy Thanksgiving and we hope you all enjoy some much deserved time off.

Second, we have a favor to ask all of you. (And there is possibly some swag involved)

The Computing Research Association (CRA) is interested in career development
among students in computing fields. To that end, I encourage you to complete their
survey, which will take about 20 minutes to complete. (something to do while sitting in Turkey day traffic)

Your contribution to this research helps us understand factors related to academic
retention and persistence.

In exchange for your time, you will be given the opportunity to enter a raffle for
some swanky Allen School SWAG!

If you are interested in completing the survey, please follow the link below:
https://cerp.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_dm0rvqb8dwyTast

Note that if you completed a survey for CRA in the past, you may have been contacted
directly by CRA this month. If you have already completed this survey, please disregard
this message.

Thank you!

CSE Advising

The Allen School Student Advisory Council’s aim is to equip you with the resources you need to be successful, but we need your help! Our upcoming Town Hall meeting will be held on November 29th and will be your chance to share suggestions, thoughts, or concerns for the Allen School.

With finals quickly approaching, another quarter is coming to a close. Therefore, this is an ideal time for all of us to reflect on the last 10 weeks and understand how we can make next quarter even better.

What do we need from you? Great question! Please come with your honest opinions and any suggestions or other feedback you may have. From there, the SAC team will advocate on your behalf to the Allen school faculty and staff.

This event is specifically focused on undergraduate and 5th year masters students.

This is a great opportunity for you to make a real impact on your school and your Allen School experience, so we urge you to consider attending. Please RSVP using the link below.

Topic: Town Hall

Date: Thursday, November 29th

Time: 5:30 – 7:00pm

Location: Gates Commons

Food Provided: YES

RSVP link:

https://tinyurl.com/sactownhall