From horton at cs.virginia.edu Wed Feb 1 13:12:20 2006 From: horton at cs.virginia.edu (Tom Horton) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] IBM internships In-Reply-To: <43E0E5A7.40104@virginia.edu> References: <43E0E5A7.40104@virginia.edu> Message-ID: <43E0FA04.2010705@cs.virginia.edu> Read this if you're interested in a summer internship with IBM. The relevant web pages for more info seem to be: http://domino.research.ibm.com/hr/w3www_summer_watson.nsf/pages/index.html http://www.research.ibm.com/about/career.shtml Mary Lou Soffa wrote: > IBM Research is pleased to announce the 2006 Summer Intern Program in > Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, and Mathematical Sciences at > its > United States locations. We are seeking highly motivated graduate and > undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing an exciting > summer of > research, prototyping, and exploring new frontiers of these and related > disciplines. Students will have the opportunity to work closely with an > outstanding research team on challenging problems that range from > leading-edge exploratory work to real-world systems and applications. > With > a summer internship, students can experience the dynamic technical > environment of the largest industrial research organization in the world > and network with other top students from many different fields and > universities. > > In Computer Science, positions will be available in the following areas: > - Algorithms and Theory - Multimedia > - Artificial Intelligence - Natural Language > Processing > - Communications and Networking - Operating Systems > - Computational Biology and Medical Informatics - Performance Modeling > and Analysis > - Computer Architecture - Programming Languages and > Software Engineering > - Distributed and Fault-tolerant Computing - Security and Privacy > - Graphics and Visualization - Services Computing > - Human Computer Interaction - Storage Systems > - Information Management - Supercomputing > - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining - User Interface > Technologies > - Mobile Computing - Web > > In Electrical Engineering, positions will be available in the following > areas: > - Computer Architecture - Signal Processing > - Design Automation - Verification Technology > - Electrical Interconnect and Packaging - VLSI Design > > In Mathematics and related fields, positions will be available in the > following areas: > - Algorithms and Theory - Management Information > Systems > - Economics - Operations Research > - Industrial Engineering - Services Computing > - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining - Statistics > > > Should you wish to post the announcement of our summer internship > program, > please print the attached poster PDF file. > > (See attached file: summer_poster06.pdf) > > To apply for a summer internship, please visit > http://www.research.ibm.com/about/career.shtml with links to > opportunities > at the graduate and undergraduate level in Almaden (California), Austin > (Texas), Cambridge (Mass.), and Watson (Yorktown Heights and > Hawthorne, New > York). A description of the summer program can be found at: > http://domino.research.ibm.com/hr/w3www_summer_watson.nsf/pages/index.html. > > > For information on our research, please see: > Computer Science: http://www.research.ibm.com/compsci > Electrical Engineering: > http://www.research.ibm.com/disciplines/electrical_eng.shtml > Mathematics: http://www.research.ibm.com/math > > Please do NOT send me any resumes. Summer intern applications must go > through the appropriate job posting on the web sites listed above. > > Dr. Arcadia Kocybala > CS/EE/Math > IBM Research > > > Please note that there are also summer opportunities in other disciplines > such as Chemistry, Material Science and Physics - see > http://www.research.ibm.com/about/career.shtml for details. > Information on > our research labs outside of the US can be found at > http://www.research.ibm.com/ From horton at cs.virginia.edu Wed Feb 1 16:43:17 2006 From: horton at cs.virginia.edu (Tom Horton) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] talk on computing & social problems, Feb. 2, 3:30 pm Message-ID: <43E12B75.50501@cs.virginia.edu> [Reminder! The following talk is part of the CS290/CS390 speaker's series, but all students and faculty are invited to attend.] Title: Saving the World with a Computer Science Degree Speaker: Portman Wells, Say Ahh Systems When and Where: Thursday, February 2, 3:30-4:20 pm, MEC 205 There are hundreds of organizations using technology to fight poverty, disease, and inequality. They all need the help of talented computer scientists. Portman Wills, a 2002 alum, will share stories from projects in South America, Africa, and Asia and will then present five case studies: 1. DDD, which taught keyboarding to unemployed, handicapped Cambodians, and then hired them to do data entry. 2. CITI, which helped hundreds of charities and not-for-profits use technology effectively. 3. Benetech, which built software to help victims of human rights abuses easily and security file reports. 4. Aurolab, which invented low-cost, high-quality artificial lenses for cataracts patients in India. 5. CDI, which provided technology opportunities to residents of Brazilian favelas. Links for the companies' websites can be found here at this link: http://del.icio.us/tag/csforgood Bio Sketch: Portman Wills is the founder of Say Ahh Systems, where he is building software to help consumers better understand and manage their families' health information. He previously served as the Chief Architect at Voxiva, where he designed global communications and information systems for developing nations. Prior to that, he spent one year as Chief Technology Officer of Digital Divide Data, where he architected a system for synchronous data entry in multiple worldwide offices. Other career highlights include: building the popular commencement speech archive Fly Little Bird; designing the communications protocols between Liberty Wireless (the first MVNO in the US) and Sprint; and streamlining thehome loan process as a Program Manager for Microsoft's HomeAdvisor real estate tool. He studied mathematics, economics, and computer science at the University of Virginia and lives in Northern Virginia with his wife. From horton at cs.virginia.edu Thu Feb 9 09:56:38 2006 From: horton at cs.virginia.edu (Tom Horton) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] need input: will you take ECE435 next fall? Message-ID: <43EB5826.3060904@cs.virginia.edu> Computing majors: If you will have completed ECE/CS 230 and ECE/CS 333 by the end of this term, we ask that you take just a minute or two to help us plan for next fall. (If not, ignore this message.) In brief, the question is whether next fall you intend to take ECE435, Computer Organization and Design. There are 5 short questions (yes/no, multiple choice) to answer here on this web survey: http://intercom.virginia.edu/SurveySuite/Surveys/ECE435fall2006 Please respond by Monday morning -- thanks! Why do we need info on this? There is a proposed curriculum change (almost but not quite officially approved) that would allow BSCS majors (in Engineering) to take another course instead of ECE435. So CS majors would now have a choice here. (CS majors -- see below for more on this.) In part because of this, we expect that enrollment will drop in ECE435 so the instructor and ECE department needs to have some estimate in order to plan for labs, revise the course structure, etc. in order to improve things. We'd really appreciate your help here. Change is complicated, and if we get this wrong, there might be problems with course sizes, not enough labs, etc. next year. No one wants that! Thanks in advance. Tom Horton (for the CS and CpE Undergrad Committees) P.S. BSCS majors: here's more about what will likely be the rules for students graduating next year and ECE 435. (Note: This proposal is not final -- it's going through an approval process!) The proposed change is that instead of requiring ECE435, students could choose that course or another from an approved list of courses in that same "area". One course would be a modified version of the new course offered by Prof. Skadron's last fall, CS451. One difference between this course and ECE435 is that it would *not* have the 1.5 extra credit lab component. So it would be a 3 credit course. The course (or another that would count) would be taught in the spring term each year. -- Dr. Tom Horton, Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science, University of Virginia 151 Engineer's Way, P.O. Box 400740 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4740 Phone: 434 982-2217 FAX: 434 982-2214 horton@virginia.edu http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~horton From dhruv at virginia.edu Thu Feb 9 14:53:34 2006 From: dhruv at virginia.edu (Dhruv Kapadia) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] CS Tutoring Message-ID: <5432d9220602091153t7b804503hd10019a1d0a1025a@mail.gmail.com> Interested in Tutoring? ACM coordinates tutoring for most CS classes. This semester, we are in need of tutors for introductory classes, especially CS201. If you have any interest in tutoring students (for any class), please send an email with your name, year, which classes you would be interesting in tutoring and when you are available to our vice-chair Ewen (elc5d@virginia.edu). The current fee is $10 / hour. Need a tutor? If you would like a tutor, send an email to our vice-chair Ewen( elc5d@virginia.edu ) and we'll do our best to match you up with a tutor. Be sure to include which class you need a tutor for as well as when you are available. Cheers, Dhruv Kapadia ACM Secretary dhruv@virginia.edu From horton at cs.virginia.edu Sun Feb 12 23:10:26 2006 From: horton at cs.virginia.edu (Tom Horton) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] need input: will you take ECE435 next fall? In-Reply-To: <43EB5826.3060904@cs.virginia.edu> References: <43EB5826.3060904@cs.virginia.edu> Message-ID: <43F006B2.5080402@cs.virginia.edu> REMINDER: If you haven't replied to the message below and might be thinking of taking ECE435 next fall, please take a minute to respond at: http://intercom.virginia.edu/SurveySuite/Surveys/ECE435fall2006 > Computing majors: > > If you will have completed ECE/CS 230 and ECE/CS 333 by the end of > this term, we ask that you take just a minute or two to help us plan > for next fall. (If not, ignore this message.) In brief, the question > is whether next fall you intend to take ECE435, Computer Organization > and Design. There are 5 short questions (yes/no, multiple choice) to > answer here on this web survey: > http://intercom.virginia.edu/SurveySuite/Surveys/ECE435fall2006 > Please respond by Monday morning -- thanks! > > Why do we need info on this? There is a proposed curriculum change > (almost but not quite officially approved) that would allow BSCS > majors (in Engineering) to take another course instead of ECE435. So > CS majors would now have a choice here. (CS majors -- see below for > more on this.) In part because of this, we expect that enrollment > will drop in ECE435 so the instructor and ECE department needs to have > some estimate in order to plan for labs, revise the course structure, > etc. in order to improve things. > > We'd really appreciate your help here. Change is complicated, and if > we get this wrong, there might be problems with course sizes, not > enough labs, etc. next year. No one wants that! Thanks in advance. > > Tom Horton (for the CS and CpE Undergrad Committees) > > P.S. BSCS majors: here's more about what will likely be the rules > for students graduating next year and ECE 435. > (Note: This proposal is not final -- it's going through an approval > process!) The proposed change is that instead of requiring ECE435, > students could choose that course or another from an approved list of > courses in that same "area". One course would be a modified version > of the new course offered by Prof. Skadron's last fall, CS451. One > difference between this course and ECE435 is that it would *not* have > the 1.5 extra credit lab component. So it would be a 3 credit > course. The course (or another that would count) would be taught in > the spring term each year. > -- Dr. Tom Horton, Associate Professor Dept. of Computer Science, University of Virginia 151 Engineer's Way, P.O. Box 400740 Charlottesville, VA 22904-4740 Phone: 434 982-2217 FAX: 434 982-2214 horton@virginia.edu http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~horton From french at cs.virginia.edu Mon Feb 13 16:05:17 2006 From: french at cs.virginia.edu (James C. French) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] Looking for summer or longer computer programmer (fwd) Message-ID: <200602132105.k1DL5H4a023820@viper.cs.Virginia.EDU> Forwarded message: FYI. This may be of interest. I don't have any additionial info. I believe the position might be part-time and/or temporary. For more details contact SWA at address below. Forwarded message: >> >> Simpson Weather Associates, Inc. (SWA) is a group of engineers and >> scientists with offices in Charlottesville, Virginia. Since 1974, SWA >> has been involved with experiment design, prototype hardware >> development, field studies, data analysis and modeling. SWA is currently >> seeking a junior .NET developer to work as part of a team developing a >> web-based/Windows-based system in a Microsoft .NET environment. The >> successful candidate will have 1 - 3 years of experience in VB. Net or >> C#.NET and the ability to progress through each stage of the software >> development cycle.=20 >> >> Additional roles and responsibilities include: >> >> - Develop and test web-based applications in a Microsoft ASP. NET >> environment using VB. NET , C#. NET , and SQL Report Server >> >> - Develop and test Windows-based applications using VB. NET, C#. NET >> and MS SQL server >> >> - SQL server management skills=20 >> >> - Develop technical documentation on the design and coding of the >> application. >> >> - Develop end-user documentation in the form of user manuals, help >> files, and training materials. >> >> - Perform unit testing and integration testing. >> >> - Linux /Unix scripting skills (desired) >> >> >> This is an excellent opportunity for a junior and motivated developer >> who consistently seeks personal challenges and professional rewards. >> Simpson Weather Inc. offers a unique environment that fosters individual >> growth.=20 >> >> If interested, please submit your MS Word formatted resume for review to >> gde@swa.com. and cp@swa.com Please list "Junior .NET developer" in the >> subject line of the e-mail. For more information on Simpson Weather >> Inc., please refer to our website at www.swa.com.=20 >> >> >> G. D. Emmitt, PhD >> President and Senior Scientist >> Simpson Weather Associates, Inc. >> 809 E. Jefferson Street >> Charlottesville, VA 22902 >> 434-979-3571 Voice >> 434-979-5599 Fax >> 434-249-5614 Cell >> >> gde@swa.com >> >> http://www.swa.com From acw at cs.virginia.edu Thu Feb 16 13:33:11 2006 From: acw at cs.virginia.edu (Alf Weaver) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] undergrad summer program "Computer Applications for Medicine" Message-ID: <002101c63327$73d07420$db438f80@cs.virginia.edu> Skipped content of type multipart/alternative-------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 5675 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.cs.Virginia.EDU/pipermail/ugrads07/attachments/20060216/a9f73848/attachment.jpg From horton at cs.virginia.edu Thu Feb 16 15:01:20 2006 From: horton at cs.virginia.edu (Tom Horton) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] Symantec programming contest Message-ID: <43F4DA10.4050507@cs.virginia.edu> [Prof. Knight asked me to send this out to the list.] Symantec is hosting its first university programming competition in February 2006 to encourage innovation and creativity in the software engineering discipline. For more info: http://www.symantec.com/specprog/university/ Contest begins on February 22, and ends on March 1 1st Prize $10,000; 2nd Prize $5,000; 3rd Prize $3,000 All three winners win a free trip to Symantec California to meet the CTO. Upon commencement of the competition, entrants will have one week to program an artificial life-form that must survive and thrive within a virtual world. The entrant that builds the most efficient and robust virtual organism will win the competition, as well as one of several exciting prizes including meeting Symantec's CTO. From odio at virginia.edu Sun Feb 26 20:08:14 2006 From: odio at virginia.edu (Sam Odio) Date: Thu Mar 23 11:27:37 2006 Subject: [Ugrads07] Design your own summer internship Message-ID: <7191FB95-C1E3-46D7-8D94-DF9AF819339A@virginia.edu> Hey everyone - I'm looking for fellow programmers who are interested in working together this summer, with the goal of coming up with an innovative website idea and taking it from concept to reality in three months. Kind of like a tech startup on steroids. Think of it this way - worst case scenario you get to work with a couple other brilliant guys, and an awesome resume line - who else can say they designed their own internship? Best case scenario - maybe getting bought by google?? Check out http://www.odioworks.com/505-Hackers.html if you're interested. -Sam