CSE Undergrad News

Important update to 5th year masters application – must submit your application before you graduate with bachelors

In the past, we had a clause in the BSMS (5th year masters) application that allowed students to apply to the program up to one year after finishing their bachelor’s degree. This was originally meant to help students who were caught in the middle when we first created the program. In recent years, no one has actually entered the program that late because most students find other paths fit better once they enter the workforce.

We have decided to officially close that clause and now all students who want to apply for the 5th year masters must apply before they graduate with their bachelor’s degree. If you are graduating this spring 2017, you may still apply for this current cycle because you will submit your application by June 8th and you won’t graduate until the next week.

If you are graduating soon and were planning to apply next year, you should re-consider and put in an application for this current round.

We realize this is a late breaking change, so if anyone is negatively effected, please contact Jenifer or me ASAP so we can work with you on a plan for your specific situation.

As always, let us know if you have questions.

We did change recently alter deadline to apply to give students a few extra days, it’s now Thursday, June 8th at 24:00.

Crystal

Crystal Eney

Director of Student Services

Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering

Paul G. Allen Center Box 352350

185 Stevens Way Seattle, WA 98195

206.685.7571 / fax 206.543.2969

ceney@cs.uw.edu / cs.washington.edu

June 1, 2017

Summer research position open with Anat Caspi

Hi!

I have a recently opened research opportunity for the summer.
This is a research opportunity for UW undergraduates only.

Broad scope of work:
We are building a sensor system and motor controllers for an autonomous
wheelchair.
The primary scope of work is to implement a sensor system that can stream
input signal and process information aboard a mobile robotic system.

Skill set
– familiarity with C/C++, java and scripting languages, python preferred
– experience in low level signal processing is highly desirable
– decent understanding of various components in a typical SoC
– Ability to work with devices like arduino/raspberrypi a plus
– familiarity with git and SCM

please contact caspian@cs.washington.edu if interested.
Best,

—
Anat Caspi, PhD
Director, Taskar Center for Accessible Technology
Computer Science & Engineering, University of Washington
caspian@cs.washington.edu

May 31, 2017

Dropins cancelled this Thursday morning, June 1st, and update on summer hours

We need to cancel morning dropins this Thursday June 1st. All other times will be the same.

Regular dropins will continue until June 9th. After that we will be on summer schedule which is by appointment. If you have urgent needs, you can try to stop by the front desk to see if an advisor is free, but ideally you would arrange in advance to see someone.

We hope your last week is going well and that you are all off to exciting summer plans. Please make sure to update any summer internships in your MyCSE portal. We’ll see all the graduating students at the CSE event on June 9th!!

~CSE Advising

May 30, 2017

Revised BSMS application date – now June 8th

Students had asked for a few extra days for the BSMS (5th year masters) application deadline. We were able to adjust it slightly, so the new deadline is now Thursday, June 8th. Please have your application materials submitted by 24:00.

~CSE Advising

May 30, 2017

[ACM] Undergraduate Faculty Award

Hey everybody,

The UW ACM Teaching Award is given annually to a faculty member elected by the undergraduate majors in the CSE department.

So vote for your favorite!

https://docs.google.com/a/cs.washington.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfy8mCxBom-CsAN5Yi8O20G6ObPg8rg9kU5kDZE7vRAMcmVwQ/viewform

May 28, 2017

CSE 457 (Graphics) is now open for fall registration

Hello!

Just an FYI that Graphics, CSE 457, is now open for fall quarter registration. There are 50 spots.

SLN 13302

T Th 12:00 – 1:20

May 25, 2017

Mentor a first-year UW student!

Dear UW Community,

The Samuel E. Kelly Ethnic Cultural Center is recruiting student mentors for the year of 2017 – 2018 Mentor Power For Success program. The Mentor Power for Success Program is a dynamic autumn quarter partnership between first-year Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) students (protégés) and continuing UW students (mentors), to help protégés make a successful transition to university life. Mentor students use their knowledge of UW resources and services to guide protégés as they navigate the breadth of what the university has to offer.

Benefits:

Serve as a positive role model and enjoy a friendship with a new UW student
Make an important difference in a first-year student’s life as they transition to UW
Opportunity to attend and facilitate engaging Leadership, Career & networking, and Cultural Enrichment workshops

Requirements for becoming a Mentor:

Sophomore/Junior/Senior
Minimum requirement of 2.5 GPA
Willingness to mentor a first year student

Students in these majors are highly encouraged to apply:

Engineering
Chemistry
History
International Studies
Biology
English
Psychology
Nursing
Mathematics

Please contact Tey Thach at thacht2@uw.edu for any questions or concerns.

APPLY NOW!

May 25, 2017

Undergraduate Research – Bioinformatics/Epilepsy Genetics

Epilepsy is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures and is one of the most common neurological disorders in humans. The Mefford lab uses state-of-the-art genomics and computational methods to identify new genetic and genomic causes of childhood-onset forms of epilepsy. Examples include whole exome and whole genome sequencing, chromosome microarrays and bioinformatics analysis of large sequence data sets. Once new causes are discovered, we also evaluate clinical information to understand the phenotypic features associated with specific causes of epilepsy. Depending on their interest, student could participate in experimental and/or computational projects in the lab and would be expected to learn how to develop a research question, design and perform experiments, interpret the results and design additional experiments based on the results. They would also be expected to present their results at lab meetings, and if appropriate, at a scientific meeting. http://www.washington.edu/medicine/pediatrics/meflab/

We are looking for a highly-motivated, responsible student who has taken courses in genetics, biology and/or chemistry. Some laboratory bench experience is a plus, as is some experience with bioinformatic analysis and programming in R, Perl and/or Python. Ideally, the student would be able to work an average of ~15 hours per week for at least 6 months. The student should be able to provide references from prior research supervisors or course instructors.

If interested, contact Alison Muir (alimuir@uw.edu). Please include your resume and transcript with your email.

May 24, 2017

Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference – apply for Allen School funding by June 7

Dear students!

The Allen School is able to send 5-10 students to the ACM Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing in Atlanta, GA — September 20-23, 2017.

Please fill in this application form by June 7, 2017 to be considered.

Funding from CSE will include airfare/transportation, hotel (shared), and conference registration.

The goal of the Tapia Conferences is to bring together undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, researchers, and professionals in computing from all backgrounds and ethnicities to:

*Celebrate the diversity that exists in computing;

*Connect with others with common backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, and gender so as to create communities that extend beyond the conference;

*Obtain advice from and make contacts with computing leaders in academia and industry;

*Be inspired by great presentations and conversations with leaders with common backgrounds.

A student who attended last year had the following to say: “It is really beneficial to see all the different pathways we can take in Computer Science, particularly as a POC. It’s indescribable the impact it had to see people who look like me at such high levels of achievement. The career fair, workshops, and research opportunities presented deeply inspired me!”

More here: http://tapiaconference.org/

May 24, 2017

] GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit – discount code

——— Forwarded message ———-
From: Ed Lazowska <lazowska@cs.washington.edu>
Date: Thu, May 18, 2017 at 8:56 PM
Subject: [cs-ugrads] GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit
To: Researchers <researchers@cs.washington.edu>, “cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu” <cs-ugrads@cs.washington.edu>, Rob Fatland <rob5@uw.edu>, “exec@escience.washington.edu” <exec@escience.washington.edu>, escience_datasci@uw.edu, eScience-SC <eScience-SC@uw.edu>

Here’s a discount code for registration at the GeekWire Cloud Tech
Summit, June 7 in Bellevue. There’s a stellar lineup of speakers:

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The GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit, taking place at Meydenbauer Center in
Bellevue, Wash. on June 7, is one of the country’s premier conferences
for those interested in learning more about the technologies that are
changing the computing landscape.

This first-time event will feature in-depth fireside chats,
interactive technical sessions, an exhibitor area, networking parties
and much more. The line-up of speakers is top-notch, including
Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie; Cloud Foundry executive director
Abby Kearns; Google VP Sam Ramji; Docker CEO Steve Singh and Docker
COO Scott Johnston; Apptio CEO Sunny Gupta; Heptio co-founder and
Kubernetes co-creator Joe Beda; Amazon AI VP Swami Sivasubramanian and
many others.

This technical conference is ideal for developers, engineers, IT
administrators, investors, entrepreneurs and others who want to stay
abreast of the major trends in computing today. Some of the sessions
will go deep into technical areas such as DevOps, Artificial
Intelligence/Machine Learning and Microservices/Serverless Computing.
More on the agenda and speakers here.

We have a special 25% discount code that University of Washington
faculty, staff and students can use to attend. Just use the code —
UWCSE25 — when registering here:

https://www.geekwire.com/events/geekwire-cloud-tech-summit-2017/

Also, note that there is a special group rate if you purchase five or
more tickets.

Seattle has rightly laid claim to the “Cloud Capital” moniker, and the
GeekWire Cloud Tech Summit promises to showcase some of the leading
innovators, entrepreneurs, developers and researchers in this arena.
We hope that you’ll be able to join us in Bellevue on June 7.

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May 22, 2017