CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Eligibility Requirements: Strong programming skills and highly experiences Proficient in Python GPA 80+ Canadian citizen or a permanent resident Deadline Dec 12 Project: Internet of Drones (IoD) is an Air Traffic Controller architecture for drones. It is what it takes to finally make drone package delivery (say your groceries) and other applications possible. We are actively pushing toward completing our simulator and our physical demonstration with many drones involved. We are looking for highly motivated, ambitious team players who want to work on a project that breaks new ground. If you're that person, we encourage you to join us and help by working on the software development for the simulator and if our progress allows, controlling of the real drones via our algorithms through wireless network. We are looking for talented students who can produce high quality code and are proficient in programming with Python.  Interested and eligible students should emai...

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The University of Western Ontario and the Centre for Functional and Metabolic Mapping are pleased to announce the 2017 release of their  Ultra High Field MRI WINTER SCHOOL  to be held on March 17th – 20th, 2017.  This unique one of a kind program is offered by  scholarship only  and offers hands on participation with Ultra High Field MR training on our Siemens 3T, 7T and 9.4T scanners.  This is a fabulous  all expenses paid  opportunity for any Graduate student who is focusing on MR and who is in the Chemistry, Computer Science, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Electrical Engineering or Math paths. Attached is a poster and further information can be found at:  http://cfmm.robarts.ca/cfmm-winter-school/winter-school-2017-2/ . Applications are now open and will close the 6th of January 2017 at midnight. If you have any questions, you may contact us at  cfmm-winterschool@robarts.ca  at your leisure.

University of Waterloo Department of Systems Design Engineering Participants Needed Do you do less than 150 minutes/week moderate to vigorous physical activity? We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study that investigates individuals’ perception of persuasive messages and the effect of those messages on their behavior. As a participant in this study, you will be asked to fill out an online survey for 17 days and go for daily 20 minutes brisk-walks for 14 days, over a period of 23 days. In appreciation of your time  You can win a $200 cash prize! For more information about this study or to participate, please click on the link below: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/3128985/Study2-Day1-Prestudy-Nov2016 If you have any questions about the study, please contact Leila Rezai at  leila.rezai@uwaterloo.ca Department of Systems Design Engineering This study has been reviewed by, and received ethics clearance through clearance thr...

For upper-year Math students who are looking for meaningful volunteer opportunities, the International Peer Community (IPC) is a one-term peer mentorship program that matches new international students with upper-year volunteer mentors.   IPC volunteers will get to share their university experience with students from different parts of the world, help them settle in Waterloo, and provide valuable advice to them. Often the relationship between IPC volunteers and their matches transcends beyond mentorship and into close friendship.  Application is open on Leads ( https://leads.uwaterloo.ca/Advertisement/Details/1977  ) until December 2nd. Please email Kevin Li at  y577li@uwaterloo.ca  if you have any questions.

Information session for a Master in Finance program  at the Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance (SAIF) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University  In China by its Director, Dr. Seth Huang. When: November 16 th , 2016 (Wednesday), 10L00am-12:00 noon Where: M3-3127, Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Waterloo At the session, Dr. Huang will also talk about the upcoming 2017 International Youth Leadership Finance Summit to be held by SAIF (See the attached flyer). Light refreshment is provided at the session. See you all there, Tony Wirjanto Professor School of Accounting & Finance Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science

Our first annual Hacking Health Waterloo Hackathon is a weekend-long hackathon that breaks down barriers to healthcare innovation by bringing together IT and healthcare professionals to collaborate, dream up & design apps, devices and solutions for patient-centric care. http://hackinghealth.ca/event/hacking-health-waterloo-hackathon/ We are still looking for participants and ideas. Even if people can't attend the event they can still contribute by adding their idea to our sparkboard so that others can work together to come up with a solution.  http://hhwaterloo.sparkboard.com/public This year’s theme:  Brain Health, Aging and Wellness Our Hackathon Challenges: Emergency Department Visits : Solutions that reduce or avoid unnecessary emergency department visits for older adults living with dementia. Falls prevention : Solutions that prevent falls, or mitigate injury due to falls, in older adults with dementia. Aging at...

NSERC PGS/CGS Master's Applications are due on the NSERC Portal by 8:00 pm December 1, 2016 GSO Webpage:  Key information can be found here: https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies/awards-funding/external-awards/tri-agency-cihr-nserc-sshrc-canada-graduate-scholarships Note: Read the eligibility requirements carefully BEFORE applying. Waterloo requires applicants to have a minimum overall average of 80% or more in EACH of the last two years of full-time equivalent study. REFERENCES:  you are advised to seek your referees carefully to ensure they know your work well enough to recommend you for academic excellence, research potential, and communication/leadership skills. TRANSCRIPTS: Deadline to order Waterloo transcripts:  3:00 pm November 24 Details can be found in the GSO web page above.

Are you interested in graduate opportunities in the University of Toronto Department of Molecular Genetics? Come learn more about our outstanding graduate programs (PhD, MSc, and Quantitative or Computational Biology Tracks) and how to put your best application together at one of our upcoming information sessions. Talk with Professors in the Department about Graduate study and have your specific questions about the program answered. These sessions are free, but an RSVP is required. Pizza and Pop will also be served. Tell your friends who aren't in MoGen courses! We hope to see you there! What:  MoGen Graduate Program Information Sessions When:  5-6:30pm on Tuesday, Nov. 8th (General; MSc/PhD) Wednesday, Nov. 9th (General; MSc/PhD) Thursday Nov. 10th (Specific PhD tracks in Quantitative Biology or Computational Biology; QBMG or CBMG) Where:  Medical Sciences Building, InteractHome, Room 4284, 1 King's College Circle RSVP:    https://www.sur...

Are you looking for a chance to shape the future of software engineering?  Carnegie Mellon University's Ph.D. program in Software Engineering offers the chance to work with any of a dozen world-class faculty members in research areas from architecture and analysis to program repair, requirements, and software analytics.  Our students are working on big-impact problems such as: Typechecking and analyzing all configurations of Linux Automatically finding patches for bugs in production software Building software system that adapt automatically in the face of change, enabling them to run almost indefinitely without human oversight Increasing developer productivity and code quality with techniques as diverse as type systems and team composition Using newly developed logics to understand complex legal requirements documents such as the HIPAA privacy regulations We are looking for students with a strong record in the university or in industry, who have a passion...

Correlation One  has partnered with  Citadel  &  Citadel Securities  to host a Datathon at the University of Toronto  on  Friday, November 4th .   This is an exciting opportunity for graduate, Ph.D., and Post-doc students who excel in quantitative or technical fields to show off their skills and gain tremendous exposure.  Students from Math, Statistics, Computer Science, Physics, Operations Research are welcome to form teams and apply for the competition as a team.  - Winning teams will receive $25,000 in cash prizes  - Chance to interview at Citadel - Work collaboratively with other students - Travel and Food costs completely covered  Click this  link  to apply.

The Department of Medical Biophysics (MBP) at the University of Toronto will be holding an Open House on Saturday, 12 November 2016 from 10:00am-2:00pm at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Ave, 7th Floor Atrium, Toronto. Are you an undergraduate student considering a career in leading-edge translational biomedical research? We invite you to attend our Open House to explore our interdisciplinary MSc and PhD Graduate and Summer Undergraduate Research programs. This is your opportunity to speak with Medical Biophysics (MBP) profs and graduate students. Learn how to apply to our graduate program, take a guided tour of the extensive research facilities and visit poster displays by world leading research labs. Some quick facts about MBP: - We have more than 220 graduate students and 130 faculty; - We are the only University of Toronto Department operating wholly within our hospital research institutes; our students are based at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Su...

Are you interested in doing a deep dive in finance or business analytics?  Join an MIT Sloan admissions representative over lunch and learn about two of our specialized masters programs.  Here how innovation, collaboration, and global impact are at the heart of the MIT Sloan mission.  Learn about MIT Sloan, program components, and the application process for each program.   Date:  Tuesday, October 25th Time:  12:00 – 1:00pm, Lunch will be served! Location:  Tatham Center Room 1208 Register Here ! 

For information, visit: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9rzuFT_hjkOdkhkSWN2OHEtOGM/ .

Each Faculty at UWaterloo is running activities and events that focus on issues of gender equity that are specific to that Faculty’s disciplines. The Math Faculty is planning the following student-initiated activities: 1) Gender Equity Hackathon - a weekend hackathon centred on projects that promote gender equity (planned for Spring 2017) 2) Math Faculty Student Survey - on opinions about gender equity and inclusivity in the Math Faculty (planned for Fall 2016) 3) HeForShe Awareness - awareness events, communications, readings, social media (ongoing) We are currently seeking volunteers to help develop and deliver each of the above events and activities.  (Even the Hackathon, which is not scheduled until Spring 2017, needs to be worked on this term.)  As a student volunteer, you would help in the development and delivery of one of the above events or activities, under the leadership of a Student Action Leader.  To volunteer, send email to  mathhef...

Thinking about graduate studies in engineering? Come meet representatives of top schools from across Canada to talk about opportunities to pursue Masters and PhD degrees. Schools include the University of Alberta, University of British Columbia, McGill University, the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. Join us at the Waterloo event:   Engineering Graduate Studies event Thursday, October 6, 2016 5:00 – 7:30 PM Engineering 5 (E5), Sedra Student Design Centre Hear from our keynote speaker, Amir Abd El Halim, Managing Principal at Stantec, about the benefits of a graduate studies degree in engineering. You will be able to speak with a faculty member or current grad student from each engineering department, as well as the Conrad Centre for Business, Entrepreneurship, and Technology. This is your opportunity to ask questions. Food and beverages will be provided. All undergrads and grads are welcome! Register today ! We look forward to...

Hello, We are Alberto Mora (Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Joan Arnedo Moreno in IT, KISON Group at Open University of Catalonia and Dr. Carina Gonzalez in the ITED Group at University of La Laguna) and Gustavo Tondello (Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Lennart Nacke in the HCI Games Group and Dr. Daniel Vogel in the Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo). We are looking for volunteers to take part in an exploratory study of user types of gameful digital applications and personalization of gameful design elements. This research intends to explore how different user types would prefer to personalize their gameful digital applications in different ways. If you decide to volunteer, you will be asked to complete a 10-15 minute online survey that is completed anonymously. Survey questions focus on your preferences while using digital applications and games and your preferences when gameful design elements are proposed in a different...

Event Name: University of Guelph, College of Physical and Engineering Science Graduate Open House Event Date: Saturday October 1 st , from 10AM to 2PM Event location: Summerlee Science Complex Atrium, University of Guelph Event Details: FREE: Registration Food & refreshments Parking for those who drive/carpool. We will reimburse fuel expense with a VISA giftcard Bus travel – both GreyHound and Go Transit come directly to the University of Guelph. We will reimburse your travel costs with a VISA gift card Learn more about: City of Guelph and why it is a great place to live Our programs: Bioinformatics, Biophysics, Computational Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics & Statistics, Toxicology Our faculty, research and labs Funding and job opportunities

September 30 - October 2 we are organizing a hackathon at Conestoga's Doon campus.  The general theme of the hackathon is accessibility and the bringing of people and technology together in the creation of human-computer interaction solutions that enhance and improve the quality of life for people. For more information, please see our Web site: http://accessithon.com/

BenchSci is on a mission to accelerate the pace of biomedical discoveries. Today scientists are faced with a major challenge: up to 50% of their experiments fail because of  the poor quality of biological compounds. Before using a compound, scientists review thousands  of scientific papers in order to identify those that have been proven to “work” by the scientific  community. This is a long, rigorous process, taking hours, sometimes even weeks. Enter BenchSci. We are creating a cutting edge technology that automates this process and allows scientists to achieve biomedical discoveries faster. Our technology decodes scientific papers and extracts the crucial information that scientists need. With BenchSci, scientists can  now find biological compounds that have been proven to work within seconds. If you are excited about machine learning, science, marketplaces, startups, and building cool  stuff, we want to talk to you! What we are looking for A talented...

Dear Students, Please review the latest Computer Science projects from MindSumo. MindSumo partners with employers to create projects that you can complete to get work experience, win prizes, and be hired for jobs and internships. Questions can be directed to aaron@mindsumo.com Analyze how channels can impact product usage - $10,000 and a trip to San Francisco as prizes (Advanced) Make a portfolio builder web app - $1,600 in prizes (Beginner) Direct Links: https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/wells-fargo-2016 https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/cold-fusion-portfolio

CS undergrads planning to attend graduate school next year who are interested in applying for the NSERC Canada Graduate Scholarship for Master's or the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS)  or Queen Elizabeth 2 scholarship are invited to attend a scholarship information session: September 15th  5:00 - 7:00 pm Humanities Theatre, Hagey Hall The GSO has updated their scholarship web pages for the upcoming external scholarship competitions.  Some deadlines are coming up very soon and many are earlier than last year.  The NSERC Doctoral application deadline is 8:00 pm on September 30, 206, including references. An easy reference for the application and transcript ordering deadlines is on the CS Graduate web page: https://math.uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/current-graduate-students Applicants and referees can find details about each competition on the GSO external scholarships competitions web page: https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies/awards-funding/...

This announcement is about three related programming contests: - Waterloo-local ACM-style programming contest on Saturday October 1 - ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest - ACM-ICPC North America Qualification Contest on Saturday September 24 The next Waterloo-local ACM-style programming contest will be held on Saturday, October 1 in MC 3022 and MC 2061. All members of the UW community are invited to try their programming skill in Scheme, C, C++, Java, or Pascal. The contest will run from 1 pm sharp until 4 pm (Eastern time), and will be followed by pizza. There will be a practice contest in the morning to allow contestants, especially those competing for the first time, to get their account setup and become familiar with the contest environment.  Contestants participating in the practice contest should arrive by 10:30 am in MC 3022. For out-of-town participants, it is possible to participate remotely using a web-based system, but local participants a...

Who is Factual and what do we do? Factual is a data company with the mission of making data accessible to everyone. We believe that everyone should have access to data and data capabilities so that innovation isn’t hampered by a lack of access to data. We’re currently focused on location data, although the long-term vision of the company is to cover all types of data. Our core data asset is our Global Places data - a database of businesses and other points of interest covering over 100 million places in 50 countries. We would love to speak to students with strong engineering experience and who could hit the ground running. We’re hiring software engineers, data engineers, and Summer 2017 data and software engineer interns! Please stop by our booth at the  2016 University/College Career Fair  on  September 28, 2016  at the Manulife Sportsplex at RIM Park .

My name is Calin Ranger, I am a young entrepreneur in Sudbury who is the creator of TestMsg a new tech startup. My service is a website to help students study without having to take lots of time out of their lives. I’m looking for a web developer, student or alumni of the Waterloo computer science program. I’ll consider anyone who can prove to be a good developer. I’m willing to work with an individual or a team. I need a dedicated developer/team that will help me get this service on the web as fast as possible and who will be available in the future for updates and fixes. User experience is a top priority, for this reason the service should be easy to use. If you’re interested please contact me at ccc.store@hotmail.com so we can set up a meeting.

To all eager students wanting to be apart of an early stage startup, read ahead!  I'm looking for a full stack developer or an app developer with experience or no experience, just talent (self judged).  The concept revolves around mental health & improving the often traditional approach to seeking therapy & giving users the potential to have a consistent support network by their side although online. I'll expand on the idea once we get in contact. Equity will be generously given to who works on the team & pay isn't guaranteed since I'm broke & looking to be the next Steve Jobs while trying to find Steve Wozniak. That said, sweat equity is the way we have to go. Touch base with me by email or shoot me a text at  416-803-8241 , feel free to call as well/leave a message. Thanks, look forward to being in touch! Kier

MindSumo partners with employers to create projects that you can complete to get work experience, win prizes, and be hired for jobs and internships. Questions can be directed to aaron@mindsumo.com Featured Challenge: Propose a game or technology to make the world a safer place - $1,600 in prizes, and opportunity to win a trip to present your contest for additional prizes at an AIG Conference in Houston What does the future of wireless look like to you? - $1,600 in prizes Direct Links: https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/aig-challenge https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/what-does-the-future-of-wireless-look-like-to-you

July 27, 1-3 pm in the Fishbowl (DC 1301), join John Lakos: - A Senior Software Architect at Bloomberg LP - A voting member of the C++ Standards Committee - Tech Talk: Value Semantics and Proper Class Design - Catered food and swag! Note: This event is open to ALL students. You do not have to be a UWFA member. https://www.facebook.com/events/229856670746401/

The Rhodes Scholarship competition for Canada (to be held at Oxford, UK) has just been launched.  https://uwaterloo.ca/graduate-studies/awards-funding/external-awards/rhodes-scholarship   Eligibility Highlights: Canadian Citizen or permanent resident of Canada By October 1 st , 2017, the applicant must be between the ages of 19 and 25 Student must have received their undergraduate degree prior to holding the Rhodes scholarship Must have extensive accomplishments – see website above for examples of contributions from past Rhodes applicants   Deadline :  F IRM deadline of September 12 th @ 9:00 a.m. EST by which application materials (outlined on website) and 6 letters of assessment must be emailed to me

The next Waterloo-local ACM-style programming contest will be held on Sunday, June 19 in MC 3022 and MC 2061.  All members of the UW community are invited to try their programming skill in Scheme, C, C++, Java, or Pascal. For full details and online registration, please see: http://acm.student.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~acm00/ The contest will run from 1 pm sharp until 4 pm, and will be followed by pizza.  There will be a practice contest in the morning to allow contestants, especially those competing for the first time, to get their account setup and become familiar with the contest environment. Contestants participating in the practice contest should arrive by 10:30 am in MC 3022.  For out-of-town participants, it is possible to participate remotely using a web-based system, but local participants are encouraged to attend in person if possible.

Do you want to get your foot in the door and enter the big-wide world of the online media and have your work read and shared by millions of readers? We invite you to The Artifice: http://www.the-artifice.com The Artifice is an online magazine that covers a wide spectrum of art forms. We do not run The Artifice, you do. The Artifice is collaboratively built and maintained by your fellow writers. It is structured to let you focus on the quality of the content while it deals with the exposure of it to an audience of millions. Instead of recycling the same entertainment news stories or publishing commonplace editorials, The Artifice focus on unique topics that are intellectually stimulating and meaningful. You can write about a whole host of things for pleasure, passion and/or to boost your CV with vital experience in this ever competitive media environment. Our current writers range from undergraduates, to graduates, to emeritus professors and a bit of everyone in bet...

Do not miss out on your class composite!  If you are away on co-op next semester, you must have your portrait taken this term to appear with your classmates Please go to  www.lifetouch.ca/waterloo  where you will find all of the details to book your session If you have any questions, you can contact Lifetouch at  waterlooquestions@lifetouch.com   or by calling them at  519-888-4567 x37539  

Dear UW students! I am currently conducting research for my Masters Degree in Sustainability Management under the supervision of Dr. Bruce Frayne at the Faculty of Environment. The title of my project is “Observing the Prevalence of Food Swamps through Student Interaction with the Food Landscape in their Residential Areas, and its Correlation to a Sustainable Food System”. If you are currently a student at the University of Waterloo and live in Waterloo Region, I kindly ask that you consider volunteering to complete a short online survey to assist in my research. As a token of appreciation, you will have a chance to enter a draw for a $25 Amazon Canada gift card. If you are interested in learning more, please click the link below! http://goo.gl/forms/uGevwJVhSj Thank you for your interest with my research! J Sincerely, Tarana Persaud This project has been reviewed and received ethics clearance through a University of Waterloo Research Ethics Committee. 

A graduate student positions is available in Oncinfo Lab starting September 2016. The salary is in the range of $18,000-$20,000 per year . If you are interested in joining the lab, you need to contact the PI by May 1 2016 . Dr. Habil Zare is the founder of Oncinfo Lab, which has active collaborations with the British Columbia Cancer Agency, an outstanding research reputation in oncology throughout the world. Also, Oncinfo Lab collaborates with R&D departments of top pharmaceutical companies such as Novartis. See  http://oncinfo.org/  for more details. Texas State University is located in Greater Austin Area, Texas. It is an Emerging Research University aiming to become a National Research University in the future. RESPONSIBILITIES: The successful candidates will contribute to development and application of advanced machine learning techniques to analyze RNA-seq, DNA methylation, and other omics data from large cohorts. They will contribute to highly collaborative stu...