CSE Undergrad News

Hello CSE!

We hope you’ve have a great quarter so far! Join ACM-W for dinner and our final event of the quarter: “Depth of Imposter Syndrome.” Have you ever felt like you don’t belong in the department, or that everyone is much more competent than you will ever be? You are not alone, and you are most definitely not correct! 

Learn more about what Imposter Syndrome is, and how to combat it. We have an amazing panel of spakers lined up for you, with each panelist bringing a variety of unique experiences with them. Each speaker will share how Imposter Syndrome affected them, and how they overcame it. 

When: 6-7 PM, Wednesday November 28th

Where: Gates Commons

RSVP here using your CSE email: https://goo.gl/forms/6vLdH8Di8m3pwhLh1

Please RSVP by this Sunday, 11/18 to guarantee food. Space is limited, Space is limited, and confirmation emails will be sent out before the event.

As always, all CSE students are welcome. See you there!

Best,

ACM-W

———- Forwarded message ———
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Wed, Nov 14, 2018 at 11:56 AM
Subject: [Vgrads] Amazon roadshow on campus tomorrow!
To: Cs-Ugrads <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, <vgrads@cs.washington.edu>, Cs-Grads <cs-grads@cs.washington.edu>

Amazon will be hosting two events on campus tomorrow!

Thursday, November 15^th, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. – HUB Lawn
Smart Life Roadshow

https://www.amazon.com/adlp/smartliferoadshow

The Smart Life Roadshow is wrapping up its 2^nd season – tomorrow (11/15) on HUB Lawn. The Roadshow features the world’s smartest airstream which is loaded with Alexa-enabled smart tech for your office, bedroom, kitchen, living room, and life! It will exhibit the seamless power of Alexa voice control, educate about advancements in AI, and guide consumers on how to come on over to the Smart Life. Go to www.Amazon.com/adlp/SmartLifeRoadshow to learn more and follow @SmartLifeRoadshow on Instagram to keep up with the action.

Thursday, November 15^th, 2:00-6:00 p.m.
Amazon DeepLens Datapalooza Workshop

Learn to Build Machine Learning Apps with AWS DeepLens

AWS DeepLens is the world’s first deep learning enabled video camera for developers. In this first-of-its-kind Data Palooza workshop, you’ll build a solution to help music festival attendees find which DJ stage has the happiest crowd so that they can catch the hottest DJ sets out there. Are you interested in Machine Learning and IoT development? Then join us on Thursday, November 15^th from 2pm-6pm in the South Ballroom of the HUB at UW for a 4-hour hands-on workshop with this bleeding edge technology. RSVP REQUIRED.

Register to participate: https://majorleaguehacking.typeform.com/to/AaVOMD

Hello CSE students,

I have some numbers I think you’ll find interesting.   First, most students take approximately 2 CSE courses/qtr, while some take fewer, and some take more. That’s expected.   There is an anomaly that takes place every registration cycle however…..

Fall 2018: currently registered

• 4 students are taking 4 CSE courses
• 118 students are taking 3 CSE courses

Winter 2019:

• 24 students are signed up for 4 CSE courses  (a 500% increase)
• 236 students are signed up for 3 CSE courses (a 100% increase)

So, either a whole lot of you decided to suddenly increase the number of CSE courses you’re taking, or there is a whole lot of hoarding going on.  Even if half of these students dropped the course they likely aren’t really planning to take, we’d free up a lot of room.  We’ll be looking at ways to limit this behavior in the future, but for now, we really need your cooperation.

Every time I send a message like this I get a few tortured souls explaining that they have a good reason. It’s okay, we don’t think poorly of you IF you have a REALLY GOOD reason to be doing this, or truly plan to take these courses.  You don’t need to write to us to justify your courses. However, my math shows that there are a lot of you who don’t plan to take all that you are registered for, and that is causing a lot of problems for your peers.   We ask you to please do your best to figure out your schedule quickly, so that we can help all students get into courses that they need for winter.

Thank you for your help,

CSE Advising

HuskyTech is partnering with Expedia to present our next event: Prototype With The Pro’s! Come design unique travel solutions from a software perspective and pitch your prototype idea to Expedia designers and engineers. Expedia will award prizes to groups who present the best prototypes and pitches.

RSVP: https://tinyurl.com/HTxExpedia
WHEN: Tuesday, November 13th 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
WHERE: HUB 332

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 13^th, 6:00-7:00 p.m. – ECE 125

Disney tech talk

Join us for Disney Tech Talk @ UW featuring: Quoc Nguyen- Manager, Engineering from Disney’s Seattle office! Stop by to learn more about tech at Disney and Quoc’s team, grab some food, and get your internship questions answered!

Wednesday, November 14^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!

Thursday, November 15^th, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. – HUB Lawn

Smart Life Roadshow

https://www.amazon.com/adlp/smartliferoadshow

The Smart Life Roadshow is officially rolling toward a 2ndseason of introducing consumers to the newest and most unique advancements in smart, voice-enabled tech powered by Alexa, AWS, Intel, Schlage, Sonos, and other innovative partners. The Roadshow features the world’s smartest airstream which will be loaded with Alexa-enabled smart tech for your office, bedroom, kitchen, living room, and life!  The Roadshow will exhibit the seamless power of Alexa voice control, educate about advancements in AI, and guide consumers on how to come on over to the SmartLife. It will be located on the HUB lawn on Thursday, November 15th. Go to www.Amazon.com/adlp/SmartLifeRoadshow to see what’s next on the schedule and follow @SmartLifeRoadshow on Instagram to keep up with the action.

Thursday, November 15^th, 12:00-3:00 p.m. – table in the Atrium

Amazon office hours

Get your tech recruiting questions answered! Claire from Amazon Student Programs will be available to answer your application questions. Feel free to stop by if you would like resume help or have specific questions on the Amazon application process.

Thursday, November 15^th, 2:00-6:00 p.m.

Amazon DeepLens Datapalooza Workshop

Learn to Build Machine Learning Apps with AWS DeepLens

AWS DeepLens is the world’s first deep learning enabled video camera for developers. In this first-of-its-kind Data Palooza workshop, you’ll build a solution to help music festival attendees find which DJ stage has the happiest crowd so that they can catch the hottest DJ sets out there. Are you interested in Machine Learning and IoT development? Then join us on Thursday, November 15^th from 2pm-6pm in the South Ballroom of the HUB at UW for a 4-hour hands-on workshop with this bleeding edge technology. RSVP REQUIRED.

Register to participate: https://majorleaguehacking.typeform.com/to/AaVOMD

Thursday, November 15^th, 6:00-7:00 p.m. – ECE 125

Uber tech talk @ UW

Massive change is afoot at Uber! From scalable systems to self-driving cars, we’ll cover what we’ve built and what’s to come. We’ll share how we build things from scratch and launch on a global scale and specifically, how we’re pushing the boundaries of AI and Machine Learning. Chat with engineers from our Seattle office (Duat Le and Ashima Jain) on what it’s like to work at a pivotal point in Uber’s history.

Hope everyone has been staying warm!

ACM is looking for volunteers who can help out on the day of Fall Fest (Nov 16). We will be needing volunteers for 1.5 hour intervals from 1:30pm to 9:30pm. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out this form with your available times.

As a reminder RSVPs for +1s are closed and RSVPs for ACM members close tonight at 11:59pm. We would like to get an accurate headcount for the event, so we ask that if you are unable to make the event that you cancel your RSVP.

Thanks!
ACM

Reminder: If you’re the first person in your family to pursue a bachelor’s degree, stop by CSE 691 this Thursday, 9:30-10:30, for breakfast!

The UW joins the national National First-Generation College Celebration with UW initiatives celebrating First Gen students.

We have released some new capstone space in Sound (CSE 481 I) and Security (481 S).

We’ll try to open at least a few spaces in robotics tomorrow.  For security, please note CSE 484 is a required prereq.  More information on courses can be found on the capstone pages.

~CSE Advising

Apply now for The Impact Fellowship!

The Impact Fellowship is a 2-week program in NYC for tech students who want to build a better world! Fellows will team up and create their own social startups that address the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The program will also feature workshops with advanced software engineers, speakers from the social impact arena, and a pitch competition at the culmination of the fellowship! Learn more and apply at www.impactlabs.io/fellowship

The fellowship runs from January 2nd-16th in NYC, it’s completely free for students, and applications are open to CS majors of any year.