CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS492 for Winter 2022 as per the information on the  course enrollment page . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Winter 2022. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM (EST). 

  ADaPT (Advanced Digital and Professional Training) is partnering with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to present a cost free, 8-day intensive boot camp on Pegasystems (PEGA) between February 22 - March 3, 2022. PEGA is the leader in cloud software for customer engagement and operational excellence. Participants who successfully complete the training and the CSIS hiring process will be engaged for a 12-month employment term with CSIS in Ottawa, Ontario. Applications are due by January 30, 2022. There is no cost to participate. CSIS Eligibility Requirements Please note that these requirements are dictated by CSIS, not ADaPT or Ryerson University. Bachelor’s Degree (4 years) or technologist diploma (3 years) in Computer Science or other similar major, from an accredited institution recognized in Canada Must be a Canadian citizen & authorized to work in Canada Must relocate to Ottawa 10 years of verifiable informat...

As students head on break, hackathons are a perfect way to keep skills sharp, keep learning, and get a shot at some prizes as they head into a new year. Devpost has a bunch open to different skills and levels! Digital HQ Slackathon Build on Slack for your #DigitalHQ to make your work life simpler, more pleasant and more productive. PRIZES: $47,000 in prizes DEADLINE: February 01 at 5:00pm EST THEMES: Low/No Code, Productivity, Enterprise JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/slack21u     AWS Disaster Response Hackathon Improve Disaster Response with Machine Learning PRIZES: $54,000 in prizes DEADLINE: February 07 at 5:00pm EST THEMES: Machine Learning/AI, Social Good JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/disaster21u     AWS Deep Learning Challenge Train a deep learning model on new Amazon EC2 DL1 instances powered by Habana Gaudi accelerators. PRIZES: $150,000 in prizes DEADLINE: February 14 at 5:00pm EST THEMES: DevOps, Machine Learning/AI, Open Ended JOIN THE...

Merck is  a multinational pharmaceutical company and one of the leaders in bioscience research and innovations (and the company that will soon roll out an anti-Covid pill throughout the world).  This company  has a unique   career opportunity   available to University of Waterloo students and offers great possibility for insights into the pharmaceutical industry.   Merck is inviting University of Waterloo’s students to apply to join the next edition of the Innovation Cup that will be held in July 2022 at Merck KGaA HQ in Darmstadt, Germany.   Merck will cover all the costs of transportation, lodging and accommodation to Germany (and back).   In addition to the fully funded trip to Merck HQ in Germany, University of Waterloo students can enjoy many other benefits such as potential job offers from Merck, shared prizes of €20,000 for the winning team and €5,000 for the runner-up, networking opportunities with other great young minds from all over...

Freelancer  is excited to present an opportunity for you to work with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (Injury Center). For details about the challenge, please visit:  freelancer.com/contest/201964 .  You may read the full challenge brief  here  as well as view a  webinar  that we hosted with CDC where details of the challenge, submission requirements, and potential challenge approaches are discussed.

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS230 for Winter 2022 as per the information on the course enrollment page . If the class is full, then you will need to wait for students to drop the course before you could add the course for Winter 2022. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Tuesday, Jan 18, 2022 at 11:59 PM (EST). 

  UW HFES Student Chapter is planning to host professors from various backgrounds and research interests under its  Professor Lecture Series . In this series, you will be able to receive lectures from professors on their research interests and ongoing projects, as well as develop a deeper understanding of some technical methods and concepts. For Fall 2021 term, the second event of the series will feature  Dr. Lisa Aultman-Hall , Professor from Department of Systems Design Engineering at  University of Waterloo . The event is scheduled for  December 8, Wednesday between 4-5PM (EST) . We invite you to this event, where Dr. Aultman-Hall will provide an introduction to her research, sharing insights into the field and its intersection with Human Factors research. Registration for the event will be via  Eventbrite link . 

MBZUAI is now accepting applications for Fall 2022 - MSc & PhD Full Scholarship in Artificial Intelligence Programs The Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi, is a leading international, English-speaking university that offers specialized graduate degree programs for international students in the field of Artificial Intelligence. MBZUAI is the world's first dedicated university of Artificial Intelligence and is comprised of faculty and senior leadership from renowned universities including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), University of Oxford, Carnegie Mellon University, Cornell University, Princeton University, Columbia University, and more. MBZUAI aims to support the advancement of scientific research, development, transfer, and use of Artificial Intelligence through the introduction of MSc and Ph.D. programs that allow students to fulfill their intellectual potential in a state-of-the-art environment. Graduate st...