CS @ uWaterloo announcements

P lease be aware that department consent has been removed for CS338, CS451, and CS467 for Winter 2021 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 Winter 2021. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Friday, January 22 at 11:59 PM (EST).

Lowe's is looking for exceptional applied research scientists to join their search relevance and ranking team. The Search sciences team works on applying a wide range of information retrieval concepts such as query understanding, NLP, ranking and relevance to improve the overall search experience for their customers. Your work will help millions of home improvement customers search and discover the best products that satisfy their information needs from our catalog of millions of items. About the work: Your work will involve implementing the latest information retrieval approaches to improve product search in the home improvement domain. You will be delivering projects with significant impact on customer satisfaction and revenue. You will build custom NLP models to improve search query understanding based on the latest research in the field of NLP and machine learning. Your work will also involve designing and implementing highly scalable, and efficient machine learning applicati

CBIT’s Annual Healthcare Hackathon  Jan 2021 | Big Data and Real – World Evidence  Virtual Format: January 22th through the 24th   Apply Here to Participate in the 2020 Healthcare Hackathon!  Visit yalehackhealth.org to complete the Application  Wondering what a healthcare hackathon is? Watch an overview of our past Healthcare Hackathon here .  Questions? Contact us at Yalehackhealth@gmail.com 

We made it! We finally have a Twitter account:  https://twitter.com/UWCheritonCS ! If you'd like to hear more announcements about all the awesome things happening here in the School of Computer Science, then please follow us @UWCheritonCS. 

TechNation x Agorize: AI for Future Business Challenge Harnessing AI to improve operations, products and services across five traditional business industries: Food Service, Hospitality & Tourism, Agriculture, Supply Chain & Logistics and Industrial Manufacturing. ABOUT THE CHALLENGE: Advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are transforming world economies, changing the way we work and shaping the future of our planet. Join TechNation’s newest challenge to answer the question: How can AI be leveraged to improve efficiency, production and/or effectiveness within traditional sectors? Whether you are a newcomer or an AI expert, this challenge is for you! TechNation, Microsoft and RBC invite you to innovate ways to leverage AI to improve practices across five different sectors: Food Service, Hospitality & Tourism, Agriculture, Supply Chain & Logistics and Industrial Manufacturing. If you feel you lack technical skills, have no fear - expert mentors will help you throughout

  At Teck, we’re using technology and innovation to improve safety, sustainability and efficiency across our business. Meet Ryan Sword, Director of Value Delivery with RACE21™, and McKenzie Nicks, Asset Health Analyst, to learn how Teck is being transformed through technology . Register in advance to enter to win a year supply of fresh roasted, Organic, Fair Trade coffee delivered right to your door! www.teck.com/campuscoffee

  The CARE-SRI Program is an immersive 8-week summer program in Data Science and Vulnerable Populations for undergraduate and graduate students, with a focus in Asian Health. This exceptional program leverages the unique aspects of Stanford’s world-class research, technology, and medical infrastructure to train learners to become superb population science researchers. The Stanford Center for Asian Health Research and Education (CARE)  is thrilled to announce that  applications to our  2021 Summer Research Immersion (CARE-SRI) Program  are now open. Application deadline: February 5th, 2021. We are looking for a diverse pool of undergraduate and graduate applicants who have strong interest in Asian and public health, in both the sciences and the arts.  Prior research is encouraged but NOT required.   We will place students in balanced teams of statistics/computer science and liberal arts, to draw from each other’s strengths during the research process. Additional information: S

Company Overview Atwick Inc. is a small business company located in Ithaca, NY that focuses on providing engineering and scientific consultation and developing products that help people and businesses on a global scale. Atwick’s Unite360 will attempt to combine LinkedIn’s professionalism and Facebook’s user-friendly interface to create a virtual space to attract professional organizations and individuals of all shapes and sizes to connect and thrive. Ultimately, Unite360 will aim to be a one-stop-shop where users can access everything they need to complete a transaction, attend a meeting, or an event without leaving our website. The goal of our website is to merge a professional attitude with a user-friendly interface that would welcome large corporations, small businesses, and professional individuals to come together and connect and work together more easily.   Company Contact Information Phone: 607-229-3840 Email: info@atwickinc.com , chin.ya.russell@atwickinc.com Addre

Want to teach others, gain valuable experience, and direct positive change in your community?   This year, GoelTutoring is offering free tutoring to underprivileged students. Sign up using this link  https://forms.gle/7vETTUgEDEKyeaF66 . More information can be found at  https://www.anishgoeltutoring.com/covid-19-program .  

  GSA SPARK Join us in the fight against SPARK!   In GSA Capital’s boardroom sits SPARK — a decades-old blade server, entombed forever in acrylic to be displayed as a proud reminder of GSA’s journey.   SPARK was an invaluable step toward the sophisticated algorithms in use today, but was retired from active trading and destined never to be booted up again.    But last night, through a series of unfortunate errors, the server was reconnected to GSA’s internal network. In the decades spent sitting on the boardroom shelf its algorithms have warped beyond recognition. SPARK now has a conscience of its own...   Compete to win prizes! Compete with other students in a race to shut SPARK down before it finds a way to dominate every electronic trading market in the world.   For 21 days a range of exciting daily prizes will be on offer to those brave enough to take on SPARK in a series of fiendishly difficult challenges. The contestant deemed to have been most instrumental in the fight against S

Date: Friday, November 13, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST Calling all students and recent grads! Don’t miss this free opportunity to connect with companies looking for interns and entry-level professionals. Learn more about open roles and ask hiring managers your questions in real-time! PowerToFly connects women with tech jobs and companies that value gender diversity, equality, and inclusion. For more information and to register, please check out https://powertofly.com/events/virtual-job-fair/ .

  The Institute of International Education  (best known for the Fulbright Scholarship) is excited to announce a new full-ride graduate scholarship for students in the field of Artificial Intelligence.  The scholarship provides: Full-ride scholarship that includes all academic tuition and fees Monthly stipend of $2,200 (MSc) or $2,700 (PhD)  Free housing in fully-furnished individual apartments Comprehensive health insurance Annual round trip flight to and from Abu Dhabi where the university is located Please see the following for more information:  comprehensive informational brochure , admissions requirements , and our YouTube playlist !

The University of Toronto’s Master of Science in Applied Computing (MScAC) Program is committed to educating the next generation of world-class innovators. With concentrations in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics and Quantum Computing, our program will provide you with a truly unparalleled academic experience. Not only will you learn from world-class faculty about the latest developments in cutting edge technologies, you also have the opportunity to apply that knowledge through a practical applied-research internship at one of our partner companies. Interested in hearing more? Join us at one of our online information sessions and learn how we can prepare you for a career in technology, innovation and leadership. About the MScAC program The MScAC program is a 16-month master’s program, designed to educate the next generation of world-class innovators. With concentrations in Computer Science, Data Science, Applied Mathematics and Quantum Computing, students in the progr

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 7, 2020 from 10:00 am to noon, 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 220 graduate students and 120 faculty; We are the only University of Toronto Department operating within hospital research institutes; our students are based in Research institutes including the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Sunnybrook Research Institute, H

Spend a week in November hacking hockey!  Concept  is partnering with  Sportsnet ,  Rogers ,  The NHL ,  Intel ,  GEDI , and  Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business  to offer a unique experience for UWaterloo students!    Sportsnet Hockey Hack Powered by Rogers 5G  will be a weeklong hackathon focused on creating new ways for hockey fans to interact with the sport. Working in direct contact with experts from Sportsnet, The NHL, and Rogers while using real datasets from NHL playoff games, participants will work together   to create a viewing experience that delivers immersive, social-safe, and fun engagements both inside and outside the physical arena, by leveraging 5G. Winning teams will take home incredible prizes from our partners, unlock job placement opportunities, work with cutting edge technology, and the potential to continue working on their innovation with increased support.    Apply today  to change the way millions of NHL fans watch and engage with live games!  

  Hi students! At Google, we believe information should be universally accessible. Our education and scholarship programs aim to support students in computing, gaming, and closely related fields by breaking down the barriers that prevent them from entering these fields. If selected, scholarship recipients will each receive a $5,000 CAD scholarship for the 2021-2022 school year. Please see below for a list of open scholarships: Generation Google Scholarship is open to students that intend to be enrolled in or accepted as a full-time student in a Bachelors, Masters, or PhD program at an accredited university or college in the United States or Canada for the 2021-2022 academic year. The program is open to students who meet all the minimum qualifications and we strongly encourage students that identify with groups historically excluded from the technology industry, including Women, Black/African American, Hispanic/Lati

Concept  is partnering with  Sportsnet ,  Rogers ,  The NHL ,  Intel ,  GEDI , and  Stratford School of Interaction Design and Business  to offer an incredible experience exclusively for UWaterloo students to be on the forefront of sports tech innovation.  Sportsnet Hockey Hack: Powered by Rogers 5G  is a collaborative, week-long hackathon offering the unique opportunity for participants to work with Rogers’ ground-breaking, low latency 5G technology. Students will have access to real on-ice tracking data from 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs games and use it to test and implement their innovative solutions. The overall goal of the week is to take the problem statement and will devise innovative ways to increase audience engagement and enhance the fan experience for Sportsnet viewers.  Participants will gain hands on experience working with 5G technology and taking a project from problem to solution within the week. You will work closely with experts from The NHL, Rogers, Sportsnet,

Reinvent the Business World with AI! Are you passionate about leveraging technology to make a difference? Take part in this challenge to enrich your professional skill set while solving actual challenges in the traditional business sectors. Join the TechNation AI for Future Business Challenge ! What : How can AI be leveraged to improve efficiency, production and/or effectiveness within traditional sectors? (Sectors include: Food Service, Hospitality & Tourism, Agriculture, Supply Chain & Logistics and Industrial Manufacturing). When : First round due January 12, 2021 (simple 5-slide template) Who : All post-secondary students in Canada - No technical skills required . Why : The opportunity to network, gain expert mentorship, win prizes (cash rewards, etc.) and see your idea come to life!  How : Form or join a team of 2-4 participants using this link: http://bit.ly/TechNation_Microsoft_Challenge . 

  Registration is now open at  DandyHacks.net ! Join other passionate hackers, find your inspiration, and pursue your ideas from October 23-25th! Registration is open till the day of DandyHacks, i.e. October 23. DandyHacks is: A 36 Hour Beginner-friendly Hackathon A hackathon that values people with diverse backgrounds coming together to create a project over the weekend Hosted at a tier 1 research university You’ll have the chance to: Meet diverse hackers from all over the world Create cool projects with your friends (teams of 3 max) Work on a project you might have on the back burner Expand your skill set by learning new technologies Receive mentorship from industry professionals Interact with sponsors and hear their stories Compete for awesome prizes And of course, get free swag shipped right to your door! We hope that regardless of your experience and background in coding, you will learn

The Student Connections program is a new initiative WCT is taking on that seeks to provide new and soon-to-be comm-tech women graduates with the hard and soft skills to enter and succeed in the digital technology sectors through a four-pillar program that includes monthly webinars, a free WCT membership, access to WCT's online networking platform WCTConnect, and virtual coaching and mentorship (to be launched in 2021).  You can find more information about the Student Connections Program here: https://www.wct-fct.com/en/programs/opening-doors-wct-student-connections-program . 

The latest hackathons from Devpost are here. Tons of great opportunities to collaborate and put your skills to the test, building real-life solutions with the latest technology. As a bonus, you'll also get a shot at some great prizes, including Teslas, cash, internship opportunities, not to mention, a great way to boost your resume. Hack to the Future 2020 Goal: Hack for good and use Finastra APIs to accelerate transformation. Select one of the three themes: hacking systemic inequalities, embrace technology-enabled change, and/or hacking through COVID-19 and make an impact with your innovative projects Prizes: $37,500 prize pool, including cash, incubation opportunities, internship opportunities and more Deadline: November 22nd Details + Registration: https://bit.ly/HTFuture20u The HERE Map Data Hackathon Goal: Join and start building solutions using HERE Data Layers and HERE Location Services that help the public, local communities and businesses to overcome challenges from he

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. You will need a supervisor who has a research project you can work on. Talk to some profs who are working in research areas of interest to you by checking out the bios and web pages of people in those areas: https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/research/research-areas. The Math Faculty has made available a small number of additional NSERC USRAs (Undergraduate Student Research Award) for Winter 2021. Please apply by Thursday, October 22, 2020. For more information on how to apply and eligibility requirem

  Looking for a fun place to practice your coding skills without any pressure or time constraints? Join us for Coding Practice with Kick Start ! Work your way through algorithmic and mathematical problems during our week-long practice session from October 28 - November 4 . This practice session is not an official Kick Start round, but a great way for you to try something new, brush up on your coding skills, learn about the Kick Start platform, prepare for an interview, and most importantly have fun! Register today and mark your calendar for 4:30 pm PT on Wednesday, October 28 for a   livestream to kick-off Coding Practice with Kick Start before you dive into the problems on the platform. At the close of the week-long practices session, tune in again to hear from Google engineers who will walk through solutions for the problems you tackled and answer common questions.  Before Coding Practice with Kick Start begins, we recommend watching our Kick Start Tut

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