CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Pegasystems (Nasdaq: “PEGA”) is the leader in cloud software for customer engagement and operational excellence. If  you’ve driven a car, used a credit card, called a company for service, opened an account, flown on a plane, submitted  a claim, or performed countless other everyday tasks, chances are you’ve interacted with PEGA. For the past 35 years,  PEGA technology – CRM, digital process automation, robotics, AI, and more – has empowered the world’s leading  companies to achieve breakthrough results. Leading companies around the world use PEGA to digitally transform their organizations. PEGA is a leader in Digital  Process Automation & Business Process Management and offers world class software for customer relationship  management. Ryerson’s Advanced Digital and Professional Training (ADaPT) program is offering a 2-week intensive  bootcamp for women in tech and veterans that will lead to certification and potential employment for qualified applicants  who successfully comple

Devpost  recently launched a new batch of exciting challenges! From cryptocurrency to Alexa skills, open source and gaming on Twitch, there are so many opportunities to come up with awesome and innovative solutions! They are all virtual hackathons and no cost to enter, with cash and prizes on the line.  Not only is this a chance for participants to learn and improve skills, but also to connect with the developer community and potentially win some prizes!  Twitch Dev Jam 2019   -Goal: Build game-matched Twitch Extensions that bring more game content, better functionality, and tailored interactivity to some of our favorite games. - Prizes: over $60,000 in cash prizes - Deadline: October 22, 2019 - Registration: twitchdevjam.devpost.com Kin Crypto Challenge - Goal: Build or integrate your app with at least one social feature using the Kin SDK and allow user-to-user earning and spending of Kin. - Prizes: $75,000 in cash prizes + a chance to earn Kin - Deadline:

Agorize  is a platform that empowers students and offers them experiential learning opportunities. They've organized two competitions and invite students to participate: AI Societal Impact Challenge : ITAC, Microsoft and RBC welcomes students to work hand in hand on projects that have a beneficial impact on our society using AI and new technologies.  Prizes include: - All paid trip to Toronto for the finals hosted at MaRS Discovery District - Cash awards - Internships at ITAC, Microsoft and RBC! More info:  http://bit.ly/ai4impact Mapathon Map your World : HERE Technologies welcomes participants to visualize data on topics that matters for our society or for the business world. A couple of examples of datasets that could be illustrated; climate change progression, immigrations patterns or public transportation accessibility. Prizes include: - Cash awards - Mentorship with mapping and data experts More info:  http://bit.ly/HEREMapathon

Queen’s University is excited to host the second annual Computing Student Research Conference this October 4th-5th. You don't need to be an expert in computing to attend CSearch!  We are a conference for all undergraduate and graduate students with an interest in STEM to come together and discuss their ideas regarding innovation and research in progressing technology fields. Come learn about work being done in computing through keynotes, workshops, and student presentations! Early bird registration and abstract submission for both oral and poster presentations ends on Monday, September 23. Please note that all posters will be paid for and printed by CSearch! For more information or to register and submit, please visit  https://www.csearchconference.com

The GREC team has recently received approval to move forward with a new co-op position for students who will be in year 3A  - 4B who may be interested in graduate studies. The Undergraduate Research Fellowship (URF) program will provide students with the opportunity to work full time for one co-op term with a supervisor and team of graduates. Our ultimate goal with this program is to build more awareness on the school's research programs and expose students to what graduate studies are like.  Fellowship Details: Students will receive a minimum of $15,000/term for their co-op placement The School will contribute $7,500/student NSERC USRA + faculty to top up the difference Students can apply through WaterlooWorks or through our website .

The HeForShe  program is an initiative that challenges all of us at UWaterloo to provide leadership in advancing gender equity. Would you like to contribute to this cause by volunteering at an exciting event on Monday? The Canadian  Get Free Tour  will be launched by the United Nations Women at the University of Waterloo on Monday, September 16, 2019. There will be a campus Rally and President’s Lecture to engage the UWaterloo campus community in the conversation of gender equity and male allyship.   We are in search of volunteers to help engage with fellow students and others at the Campus Rally. The volunteer opportunities are listed below: Campus Rally Setup 7:30am – 9:00am 5 Volunteers Location: PAC/SLC Parking Lot ·       Assist in the setup of UWaterloo and  HeForShe  branded materials Campus Rally Volunteers 9:00am – 11:00am 20 Volunteers Location: PAC/SLC Parking Lot ·         Staffing of the  HeForShe  merchandise giveaway wheel and food tables

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS454, section 002, for Fall 2019 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-selection. Department consent was removed for CS454 section 001 on Sept 6, 2019. If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2019. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2019-09 .

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS484 for Fall 2019 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-selection.  If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2019. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2019-09 .

The International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) is the oldest, largest, and most prestigious university-level programming competition in the world. Each year, more than 50,000 students from over 100 countries compete in Regional competitions to earn a spot at the World Finals. Each term, we organize a Waterloo-local ICPC-style programming contest for fun, for practice, and to select teams to represent Waterloo in the international competition. The next Waterloo-local ICPC-style programming contest will be held on Sunday, September 29th in MC 3003. All members of the UW community are invited to try their programming skill in Racket, C, C++, Java, Pascal, Python, or Scala. The results of this local contest will be used to select the UW teams for the international ICPC competition. We will send three or more teams of three students each to the East Central North America Regional in Windsor on October 25-26. If we do well there, one team will advance to the World Fina

YHack is Yale’s annual hackathon, a 36-hour extravaganza of technology and innovation where students create apps, websites, and hardware that tackle challenges in a vast array of fields. There will be 1,000 hackers, food, caffeine, rap battles, prizes, performances, and more! This year, YHack will be held October 25th - 27th.  Applications for YHack 2019 are now open and everyone is invited to apply! Students can apply online at  www.yhack.org   and applications are due on October 1st at 11:59pm ET.  Feel free to email  team@yhack.org  if you have questions.

Heard about blockchain and cryptocurrencies, but not quite sure where to get started? Have some knowledge, but want to build expertise? she256 Mentorship pairs female identifying individuals new to crypto with professionals in the crypto space to learn from each other, serving as guides and allies. Finding direction within any space can be intimidating, and this presents a unique opportunity to ideate and grow. Learn more and sign up at she256.io/mentorship.

We are a group of faculty members from the economics department who are studying a large dataset made available by Premise ( www.premise.com ), a San Francisco based company that specializes in analytics based on mobile data. For example, Premise has been part of World Bank projects where it has managed to collect mobile based data on basic goods, and that can be used to compute estimates of local inflation. We are using Premise’s data to construct predictive models of local instability. In this respect, we are interested in hiring two Research Assistants to assist us in cleaning and analyzing the data. The Research Assistants should have the following qualifications: Should either be a graduate student or fourth year undergraduate student Enrolled in either an engineering, math, computer science, or statistics program Be able to work 10 hours a week on the project Demonstrated experience in working with large datasets Proven ability to construct and run predict

Do you want a flexible job that allows you to have a meaningful impact on younger students? Graders at Art of Problem Solving work on their own time providing feedback for bright young students. Want a more active role? Teaching assistants answer questions and encourage students in real time via our innovative online classroom . Our online positions are an excellent opportunity for developing mentoring skills and earning money remotely in a flexible, convenient fashion. The hourly rate increases from $15/hr to $20/hr , depending on the amount of time you work for AoPS within a specific month. We offer math, Python programming, chemistry, and physics . Prior experience is not necessary. All you need is a strong command of the material, good communication skills, and a reliable internet connection! To apply, go to aops.com/applications. For information on other positions please visit our careers page at aops.com/company/careers. Questions can be directed to school-staff@a

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS454, section 001 only, for Fall 2019 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-selection. Department consent is still applied to CS454, section 002.  If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2019. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2019-09 .

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS348 and 480 for Fall 2019 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-selection.  If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Fall 2019. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, September 17, 2019 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2019-09 .