Students,
Spring quarter: M W 1230-0220
EE 420 (Design in Communications) has been completely revamped since
Spring 2013. The course focuses on providing students with hands-on
experience in design and implementation of modern digital communication
systems using software-defined radio (SDR) technology.
Course will be heavily lab oriented. In addition to laboratory modules, a
final course project will synthesize topics covered in class.
Course topics include software-defined radio architectures and
implementations, digital signaling and data transmission analysis in
noise, digital receiver structures (matched filtering, correlation),
multicarrier communication techniques, radio frequency spectrum sensing
and identification (energy detection, matched filtering), and fundamentals
of radio resource management.
If this is the first time you’ve heard about SDR, take a look here:
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/07/how-software-defined-radio-could[..]
and here: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/
We will be using the Ettus Research USRP N210 platform together with the
XCVR2450 daughterboard in the lab modules:
https://www.ettus.com/product/details/UN210-KIT
https://kb.ettus.com/XCVR2450
Each one of you will get a kit with the N210 platform and the XCVR board.
We are currently limiting enrollment to 12, but if more are interested, we
will find ways of accommodating by possibly using the newly released
PlutoSDR platform:
http://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/eva[..]
Cheers,
Payman Arabshahi
Associate Professor, Associate Chair, Advancement, Electrical Eng.
Faculty Director, Innovation Training, CoMotion
Principal Scientist, Applied Physics Laboratory
University of Washington
http://faculty.washington.edu/paymana
March 13, 2018
STATNORTHWEST
April 14, 2018
12:30PM – 5:00PM
South Campus Center, Room 316
A half-day conference for students of all levels from historically
underrepresented groups interested in learning about careers and
advanced degrees in statistics, biostatistics, and data science.
• Discover career opportunities in industry, academia, and research from
statisticians, biostatisticians, and data scientists at esteemed Pacific Northwest
institutions, including Amazon, NanoString, Fred Hutch, and the University of
Washington.
• Network with faculty, clinical researchers, data scientists, and current
graduate students.
• Learn how to apply to and succeed in graduate programs in statistics and
biostatistics.
• See a sampling of the cutting-edge research happening at UW.
Attendance is free, but space is limited!
For more information, or to RSVP, check out our website:
Welcome to StatNorthwest!
March 13, 2018
Dear CSE Students,
If you have 5 minutes to spare, I’d like to get your feedback on how CSE advising services are working for you.
CSE Advising Survey Winter 2018
We are trying hard to scale our services with the increased number of students and we could use your help as we brainstorm ways to serve you better in the future. For example, should we offer fewer dropin hours and more appointments or do you like the flexibility of dropins? Have you had a good experience with advising or a challenging one that I should know about?
These survey results will only be seen by me in my role as Director of Student Services. We will randomly choose two students who complete the survey to receive some free CSE swag. Please complete it in the next two weeks so we can make adjustments for spring quarter as needed.
Thank you for your time.
Sincerely,
Crystal Eney
CSE Advising
Director of Student Services
March 12, 2018
Dear students,
Effective Autumn 2018, STAT 390 cannot be used towards the Math minor. Only courses coded or co-listed with “MATH” are allowed.
We highly recommend that you wait until you have completed ALL math minor requirements before formally declaring the minor. This saves everyone extra paperwork. However you should note that you can not declare a new minor in your last quarter at UW.
March 5, 2018
Hey, Allen School students! Past participants in this one-week summer program have had a great experience. It’s led by our alum Professor Hakim Whiterspoon. It’s particularly valuable if you’re interested in research or grad school, and/or if you belong to a group that has been traditionally underrepresented in tech. If you can spend June 18-22 in New York, consider applying!
The SoNIC Summer Research Workshop (http://www.cs.cornell.edu/workshop/sonic/) is targeted to undergraduates and master’s students. The theme of the workshop centers around cloud computing (systems and networking), but students with background in CS, EE, Math, and Physics are eligible to apply. Hosted by Cornell University and originally created in collaboration with Howard University, the SoNIC workshop is aimed at significantly increasing the number of underrepresented minorities pursuing and obtaining a PhD in computer science. It is designed to encourage undergraduate or masters students to pursue and achieve a PhD by experiencing systems and networking research firsthand using state-of-the-art methodologies and approaches.
Please have students apply directly to this program through the SoNIC website . The application deadline has been extended to this Friday, March 9, 2018. The program runs from June 18th-June 22nd, 2018, is fully funded and provides for all travel costs from a home or internship, lodging and meals for student participants. Any student can apply for this program, though we target underrepresented minorities. Please feel free to contact us at cis-diversityprograms@cornell.edu with any questions.
Prof. Hakim Weatherspoon
Computing and Information Science
Cornell University
March 5, 2018
Microsoft awards conference scholarships each year to encourage students to pursue studies in Computer Science and related STEM disciplines. Recipients scholarships will be awarded in recognition of their demonstrated passion for technology, academic excellence, and leadership while working to push the software industry forward.
Microsoft recruiting would like us to highlight: Diversity Conference Scholarship (applications will be open March 1 – May 5, 2018)
Here’s information on eligibility and how to apply: https://careers.microsoft.com/students/scholarships
In case students have questions while submitting scholarship applications, they can contact the Microsoft College Scholarship Program at: scholars@microsoft.com
February 27, 2018
Hi all,
Two events this week on Thursday:
- Madrona office hours, 2:30-3:30 p.m., table in the Atrium
- Bloomberg CodeCon 2018, 6:30 p.m. in EE125 (flyer below)
Wishing you a good week,
ACM
February 26, 2018
Join the Student Advisory Council on March 1st, 4:30 to 6:00 PM in CSE 403 to learn about and discuss wellness, health, and how these are important to CSE students.
We know finals and CSE in general can be stressful – take this chance to talk with other like-minded students and learn more about how you can care for yourself!
Professor Jen Mankoff will be speaking on her own research and experiences in wellness. In addition, we will have activities, healthy food, and tangible tips on how to de-stress.
To RSVP, please fill out this form so we know how much food to order.
February 22, 2018
Hi all!
ACM-W is hoping to put on an event for the CSE department surrounding sexual harassment in the tech workplace. The event would include legal advice, personal stories, and self-care. The event would likely be a Monday or Friday evening in May. We’re trying to gauge how many people would come to this so we can get an appropriate room, so please fill out the linked survey indicating your interest by 2/23 (Friday, February 23rd).
By filling out this survey, you are saying that you are interested, not RSVPing for the event.
This event will be open to everyone in the CSE department – so spread the word! We want to make sure everyone who wants to can come, and for that we need to make sure we book a big enough room.
Thanks!
ACM-W Officers
February 16, 2018
Since midterms are underway, we thought that a good deal of relaxation was in order. And what better way to relax than with corgis in costumes!
This Saturday, February 17th from 10am – 12pm, we will be walking around Greenlake with Corgis. ACM-W will meet at the CSE building at 8:45am and then making our way to see the corgis from CSE at 9:00am! After all of the corgis waddle around the lake, we will have a non-sponsored group lunch at Beth’s Cafe. Lunch is always optional!
If interested, please mark so on this form
In case you can’t make it, corgis typically walk around Greenlake the second Saturday of every month. Here is more information about the event.
We hope to see you all there!
~ACM-W Officers
February 16, 2018
