CS @ uWaterloo announcements

The History department has just added an online course for this Spring term to provide options for students looking to continue their studies remotely. The History Society is happy to offer this recently added online course for Spring 2020: A Long History of the Internet.  The Internet has enabled global connection on an unprecedented level. To live and innovate in a society dominated by network communications requires an understanding of from where we’ve come from. Yet, as Google executives Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen have noted, the “Internet is among the few things humans have built that they don’t truly understand.” While the technological story of the rise of the Internet and the Web today is important – our course touches on early computing, theories of hypertext, the ARPANET, and the networking revolutions of the 1980s and 1990s – the longer human story is equally critical. How has the concept of information evolved? How has print media emerged and evolved? How ...

The NSERC  Undergraduate Student Research Award  (USRA) is a great opportunity for undergraduates to work with a researcher and carry out full-time research for a term. The goal of the program is to stimulate your interest in research and to encourage you to pursue a future in research and/or better prepare you for a graduate studies degree. If you would like to gain research work experience that complements your studies in an academic setting, this award provides you with financial support to do so.  We’re currently accepting applications for 2020/21. If you’re interested in a USRA for Spring 2020, please submit an application by March 23. All details, and how to apply, are here: https://uwaterloo.ca/computer-science/usra Please contact Shoshannah Holdom/Jessica Leung if you have any questions: sholdom@uwaterloo.ca / j10leung@uwaterloo.ca

Join in on the newest challenges - whether the interest is building on Facebook’s AI products, solving a blockchain challenge to transform technology as we know it or shipping a product using Spark AR, these are great opportunities for both aspiring and experienced developers to learn and grow using cutting-edge tech. Not only will this give you a chance to learn and connect with the wider development community, but also to get a shot at some huge prizes! Check them out and get in on the action: EOSIO Smart Contracts Challenge Goal: Create an EOSIO Smart Contract which can store and invoke EVM (Solidity) Smart Contracts in a virtual Ethereum-like environment. Prizes: $200,000 USD for the first individual/team to solve the challenge (See rules for full details) Registration: http://bit.ly/EOSIO20u Facebook Online Hackathons Choose from innovative tech tracks: Augmented Reality (AR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Messaging Prizes: Up to $21K cash prizes and invites to F8 up f...

The School of Computer Science is seeking feedback from undergraduate students as part of an academic program review. For example, we want to find out what you like or dislike about your program, what challenges you might have experienced, what you think about the courses on offer, and if you have any constructive suggestions. We are looking for 12 undergraduate students in Computer Science to participate in a one-hour consultation session, facilitated by the Student Success Office. Participants will receive  $15  added to their WatCards plus a snack! The session details are as follow: When: Thursday, February 27, 2020,  Thursday, March 12, 2020; 1:30-2:30 PM Where: Needles Hall (NH) 110 To register, please visit: https://portal.uwaterloo.ca/#/calendar/events?search=Computer Any questions, please contact Shoshannah Holdom, sholdom@uwaterloo.ca

Join the Cybersecurity and Privacy Institute for an afternoon of engagement with Blackberry, Herjavec Group, Trustwave and Rogers as they talk about the opportunities you have as students here at UW. The job market hosts many interesting and unique positions. Our guests will be talking about the opportunities within their organizations as well as taking questions from you. Bring your questions and get ready to talk to some of the best employers in the cybersecurity and privacy industry. This event is FREE! Agenda 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm - Registration  1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Keynote  - Sean Higgins - CTO and Founder - Herjavec Group 1:45 pm - 2:30 pm - Yusuf Patel - Director, Commercial Security & Compliance, Cyber Platform Ops, Threat Vulnerability Management at Rogers Communications 2:30 pm - 2:45 pm - Break 2:45 pm - 3:30 pm - Jen Gillert -  - Articwolf 3:30 pm - 3:45 pm - Trustwave - Company information 3:45 pm - 5:00 pm - Stud...

The AI4Good Lab is a tuition-free machine learning bootcamp for women-identified STEM students and graduates across Canada. The program consists of a mashup of a machine learning bootcamp, hackathon, and self-directed team projects. It was founded by Doina Precup and Angelique Manella in Montreal in 2017 and is founded by the OSMO foundation and CIFAR. Our call for applications is open now until February 15th and we are seeking applicants from around the country! To apply: www.ai4goodlab.com/apply Program details ·   Montreal program, hosted by Mila: May 4th to June 19th o Four weeks of Machine Learning curriculum o Two day hackathon (collaboration with Google) o Three weeks of self-directed team projects to develop an AI for social good prototype ·   Edmonton pilot program, hosted by Amii: exact dates to be announced o Machine learning curriculum o Hackathon ·   We charge no tuition fees (small $75 registration fee for selected appl...

Attention all Computer Science Grads of 2020! It is time for Grad Portraits! Do not miss out on your class composite, you must have your portraits taken by March 6 to appear with your classmates. Let's represent our class well! Please visit www.lifetouch.ca/waterloo to book an appointment today! If you have any questions, you can contact Lifetouch at waterlooquestions@lifetouch.com.  *Please note, Lifetouch only opens a week or so at a time, once those days book up they will open more appointments. **This is for ALL students graduating in 2020, both the June and October 2020 Convocations.