CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Spring 2020 co-op opportunities Enterprise Co-op program *Applications are due Monday May 4th, 2020* Emerge from this pandemic with a formative resume in solving impactful problems, and the entrepreneurship experience to back it up. Conrad Enterprise Co-op Stream 2 in partnership with the Problem Lab has launched a new program that lets you blaze your own path. We give you the skills and support to help you solve billion dollar problems affecting millions of people worldwide, pre-identified by the Problem Lab. However, only you decide how you solve them. This program is online and you WorkFromHome in Canada. It is an unpaid workterm however you will have the opportunity to compete at the Problem Pitch competition at the end of term for $15,000 prize award. The program includes: Researching and analyzing problems of interest Quickly prototyping solutions with a small venture creation team Developing go-to-market plans for your product Workshops on startup creation, business...

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS456 for Spring 2020 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-enrollment . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2020. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Monday, May 25 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2020-05 .

The CS Undergraduate Advising Office has extended the deadline for CS transfers beginning Spring 2020. The online application is available at https://oat.uwaterloo.ca/forms and will be open from until Monday, April 27, 2020. We're accepting applications for: Transfer from Math to CS - at a minimum, must have taken CS 136 or be taking it in winter 2020. Transfer from CS to BCS (Data Science) - must have taken STAT 231 or be taking it in winter 2020. Adding a Joint CS to an out-of-faculty plan Transfer from outside of Math to CS (pending approval from Math Answers to common questions about the transfer process can be found at our transfer site:  https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/current-undergraduate-students/cstransfer .

For students interested in graduate studies, the University of Waterloo Alternative Fuels Team (UWAFT) has a graduate position open . For more information, please contact Asad Bhatti (am2bhatt@edu.uwaterloo.ca).

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS449, 480, and CS486 for Spring 2020 as per the information on the course selection page:  https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/current-undergraduate-students/majors/cs-course-enrollment . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Spring 2020. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Monday, May 25 at 11:59 PM (EST):  https://uwaterloo.ca/registrar/important-dates/calendar?op=nav&navigate=2020-05 .

Qualifications: The applicant should have expertise in Computer Science. The ideal student should have experience with Minecraft especially in creating Minecraft plugins (‘mods’). Data analysis and visualization will also be essential. In addition, successful applicants should: be conscientious, i.e., hard-working, reliable, organized. enthusiastic about learning cognitive neuroscience research practices. prior experience as a research assistant is desired (but not necessary). applicants should enjoy working with others Benefits : You will gain hands-on experience with all aspects of data collection and data entry. You will also learn about experimental designs and analysis. This project involves a collaboration with industry (NVidia) and other researchers at Essex University in the UK. Students will gain experience in interdisciplinary collaborations and will develop skills useful in both further study (i.e., graduate school) and industry. Research Area:  This project is...