CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Are you an undergraduate student considering a career in leading-edge biomedical research?  The Department of Medical Biophysics (MBP) at the University of Toronto will be holding a Virtual Open House on Saturday, November 4, 2023 from 10:00 am to noon (EST), via Zoom Meeting. We invite you to attend this event 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, find out more about our programs from the perspective of our current graduate students and view poster displays by world-leading research labs. Some quick facts about MBP: -        We have more than 320 graduate students and 130 faculty. -        We are the only University of Toronto Department operating within hospital research institu...

  Mitigating Risks of AI Spots are limited, register today!   The University of Waterloo’s Math Innovation team is proud to host our Fall Research Discovery Day on  Thursday, November 2, 2023, from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM , at Federation Hall on the University of Waterloo Campus.    This event centers on the theme,  “Mitigating Risks of AI" , and will aspire to accelerate research impact by providing a venue for deep engagement between researchers and industry professionals who share a passion for mathematics and its ability to change the world. This event includes keynote speakers, research spotlights, a panel discussion, and poster sessions. This conference is open to graduate students, faculty, entrepreneurs, start-ups, government, sponsors, and industry partners. Please visit our website for more details:  Math & Computing Research Discovery Days . Math Innovation guests can register for free with this code: UWMathInnovation...

Jane Street  will be hosting a couple of  events  at  Waterloo  next week!  Please sign-up to attend below , meet some Streeters, and of course, enjoy some food and swag!  Event #1: One log to rule them all How to keep state straight in distributed systems Presented by: James Hageman At Jane Street, we rely heavily on inter-process communication and real-time message passing to drive  many of our most critical systems, including those that ingest market data and implement trading  strategies. As we scale up the number of components, however, it becomes increasingly difficult to  reason about the consistency and correctness of the overall system. In this talk, we explore how transaction logs, state machine replication, and control flow inversion have  allowed us to structure our applications in a way that lets us reliably deal with data races and process  failures. We introduce Aria, a low-latency framework built on top of these...

Radix, a research firm, powered by technology, and monetized through scientific trading in Chicago, New York, and Amsterdam is  recruiting for a bunch of roles including:  - Quantitative Technologist (C++) - Full Time - Quantitative Technologist (DevOps / Trading Ops) - Full-Time - Quantitative Technologist (SysAdmin) - Full-Time - C++ Quantitative Technologist Intern - Quantitative Researcher - Full Time - Quantitative Research Intern - Quantitative Strategist - Full Time All jobs are posted on their website here: https://boards.greenhouse.io/radixuniversity

There are some amazing hackathons happening on Devpost, perfect for students to build real-life solutions and get a shot at some prizes. Check them out below and dive into the resources in each hackathon to learn new skills and get started on your hackathon journey! Global Power Rankings Hackathon  by Amazon PRIZES: $50,000 in prizes DEADLINE: October 23 at 11:45 pm  THEMES: Databases, Gaming, Machine Learning/AI JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/lolgprawsu     Codegeist Unleashed  by Atlassian PRIZES: $172,500 in prizes DEADLINE: Oct 24, 2023 @ 11:45pm EDT THEMES: DevOps, Productivity, Machine Learning/AI JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/codegeist23u     AI & Identity- Okta Hackathon 2023  by Okta PRIZES: $20,400 in prizes DEADLINE: Nov 6, 2023 @ 11:45pm PST THEMES: Enterprise, Web, Machine Learning/AI JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/oktaaiu      Docker AI/ML Hacka...

Want to study abroad? The Math International Exchange Information Session will give you all the answers to questions you may have on how to study at another university. Go to MC1085 on Monday, September 25 from 5-630PM. Food will be provided.

Jane Street, the sponsor of the Waterloo ICPC team, is hosting a Tech Talk in DC 1302 on October 3rd @ 3:30 PM in DC 1302. 

The Math Innovation Office is proud to host the  Entrepreneurship and Impact Series  which aims to bring experienced, successful entrepreneurs to UWaterloo to share their stories and inspire students. This series will feature an impressive lineup of speakers who have used their backgrounds in mathematics and computer science to create startups, build innovative products, and forge their own paths to success. This exclusive  'Ask Me Anything ' event will feature  Abid Dobani,   a   Senior Executive in the finance industry.   This is your chance to get up close and personal with Abid (BMath ’06) and ask him anything about his journey as an entrepreneur, the challenges he faced, and the lessons he learned along the way. Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur looking for guidance or just curious about the life of a successful business leader, this is an event you won't want to miss. So come with your questions and be prepared to be inspired by Abid's stor...

You are invited to an exclusive Ask-Me-Anything (AMA) with tech entrepreneur Frank Yam. You will hear about Frank’s educational journey at Waterloo, exceptional career promoting IT governance and security, experiences working in the Asia-Pacific innovation ecosystem and more. Following the AMA, we invite you for refreshments and to network and socialize with us in the fishbowl. Bring your questions and be prepared to be inspired! Please see the attached poster for more details. For questions, please contact Melissa Nantais mnantais@uwaterloo.ca .

Carnegie Mellon  will be at the Student Life Centre on the University of Waterloo campus on Tuesday, September 19 from 10am until 2pm ET. They are looking for  students with a strong technical background in mathematics, statistics, and programming with an interest in a career in the finance industry.  Feel free to stop by and learn more about how MSCF can help students begin their careers in quantitative finance. https://www.cmu.edu/mscf/

If you want to stand out but don’t know where to start, join The Zero Experience; a weekly crash-course with peers in innovating from scratch.  “I’m starting to think the Zero Experience was one of the best things I’ve done in my university career. I will always recommend this program to my peers.” – Sean, 2A alum In this fast-paced, completely virtual program, you’ll take initiative to tackle global problems, ideate creative solutions, meet innovation leaders, network with peers, and learn how to immediately distinguish yourself from the crowd. Emerge with meaningful projects and clear next steps towards crafting startups, research projects, an impactful career, and more. “It's hard to put my finger on anything specific, but I feel like the Zero Experience rekindled my love of learning and trying to understand the world. I'm still riding that high.” – Jayne, 1B alum Now in its fourth year with over 1500 UW student alumni, the Zero Experience is where you start making an impac...

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