CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Check out the new hackathons underway on Devpost! From Fintech to NLP, E-commerce and Blockchain, these hackathon opportunities provide an opportunity to build real-life solutions, learn and improves and get a shot at over $300K in prizes, including an F1 Experience in Abu Dhabi, meetings with top companies and more: Formula 0001: Rapyd Fintech Grand Prix CHALLENGE: Build a fintech or payments application using the Rapyd Payment Platform. PRIZES: $267,000 in prizes (including a Porsche Taycan, an F1 Experience in Abu Dhabi, and the opportunity to bring your idea to life) DEADLINE: July 08, 2021 5:00pm EDT JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/Rapyd21u COVID-19 Healthcare App Challenge CHALLENGE: Build an app that uses the IQVIA HealthCare Locator SDK to improve patient case in underserved communities impacted by COVID-19. PRIZES: $60,000 in prizes (including directed donations, swag + more) DEADLINE: June 28, 2021 6:00pm EDT JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https...

  Movin'On Global Youth Challenge What: 24-hour Sprint, June 1 - Propose solutions for tackling mobility challenges and develop ideas about how young people can play a role in the mobility of tomorrow. When: Registrations are already open and will close on May 23. Why: All people that register will receive a pass to access the 4 days of the Movin’On Summit (value 200$). Participants will also be able to take part in the sustainable mobility debate and network with experts in the mobility industry. Who: Young professionals and students from Singapore, France and Canada. How: Register on the platform and submit a short video presentation. Register: http://bit.ly/MovinOn_GYC21 Microsoft Discover AI Challenge ·   What: Discover AI Upskilling Journey  ·   When: Registrations are open until June 13. ·   Why: Learn how to leverage AI for real-life problems, obtain industry-recognized Microsoft Pears...

What is a URA? A URA is an opportunity for an exceptional student to help a professor with a research project. What’s in it for the student? Real research experience. Pocket money! ($1000/term, paid once near the end of the term). Looks great on a resume. Help decide whether to do graduate studies. Who’s eligible? Completed 2nd year in Faculty of Math. >/= 80% cumulative average. Preference to CS majors. A student can only do one URA per term. A student cannot be on a co-op term while doing URA. What does the student have to do? Find a project (see URL, below). Send a resume and recent grade report to the professor; request an appointment. Reach a verbal agreement on the details of the project. Fill in the registration form (URL below) and email a completed URA application form to marcia.taylor@uwaterloo.ca When? Now! Definitely before the end of the first month of term. Questions? Please go to the CS URA site and/or contact Marcia Taylor .

If you want a great career, you need to stand out from the crowd. That’s where  the Zero Experience , a student program offered by UW’s Problem Lab, comes into play. You’ll build a network of experts to support you, solve problems affecting millions of people, and learn how to make your visions a reality. There is no other guided experience in UW that offers these benefits – if you’re a student and want to tap into your innovation potential to become more employable, we’d be excited to welcome you. The only time commitment is a 2hr workshop (Wednesdays 6-8pm ET) each week for 9 weeks. That’s it. We know school can be busy and stressful, and we’ve accounted for that within the Zero Experience. Workshops are fast paced and full of team projects, unique life insights, Q&As with industry leaders, and more. The pandemic has made building a career, meeting new friends, and capitalizing on university far more difficult. We want to give you the tools to build something incredible...

Everyone is invited to attend Microsoft Build May 25-27, 2021.  The conference speakers, sessions and link to register are here:   https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home