CS @ uWaterloo announcements

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS486 for Spring 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 Spring 2022. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM (EST). 

Please be aware that department consent has been removed for CS452 and CS488 for Spring 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 Spring 2022. Please note that the deadline to add courses is Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11:59 PM (EST). 

SeroTracker , a global dashboard and data platform for COVID-19 antibody testing studies (serosurveys),  is hiring a  software team lead  to lead the developers and designers responsible for building the dashboard.   This position,  which is based at the Centre for Health Informatics at the University of Calgary,  may be full-time or part-time, and you can find the job descriptions and applications at the following links:   1. Job descriptions:  Full-time  and  Part-time 2. Applications:  Full-time  and  Part-time Interested candidates are to submit applications by  Friday, April 29 .  

We’ve all heard the saying: to build the next big tech product, we need to “move fast and break things.” But when it comes to building AI, does this come at a cost? We’re excited to share u:wait, a new organization at Waterloo for undergraduates who care about algorithmic integrity in tech. We believe that good AI will come from moving slowly and building with care, asking questions about how our algorithms affect society.  u:wait and Waterloo.AI invite you to our first public forum on algorithmic integrity, bringing together student researchers, professors, and industry partners on March 30th, 2022 at 5:30PM. We invite all to discuss the question: is tech broken? And if so, who will fix it?   Sign up at: https://tinyurl.com/is-tech-broken .     Speaker Information   Vijay Ganesh Dr. Vijay Ganesh is an associate professor at the University of Waterloo and the Co-Director of the Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute. Prior to joining Waterloo in 2012, he was a research scientist at

  YHack is Yale University’s largest annual entirely student-run hackathon. YHack 2022 is the 9th iteration of and first-ever hybrid YHack. Take hackers on a trip around the world to tackle global issues and explore diverse perspectives using technology. YHack has a variety of tracks such as fintech, social good, university, and travel with ~$10,000 available in prizes.  Deadline to apply : March 25. For more info, please visit  https://www.yhack.org/

Looking for an opportunity to check out the latest tech?  Join in these amazing hackathon opportunities on Devpost to grow your skills, build for top companies, and get your shot at some amazing prizes:   Meter Ethereum Hackathon  by Meter.io Build a dApp on Meter.io for a shot at some of the $100,000 in $MTRG prizes. PRIZES: $100,000 in prizes DEADLINE: April 04 at 5:00 pm EDT THEMES: Blockchain JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/meter22u   Graph For All Million Dollar Challenge  by TigerGraph Solve real problems with graph technology! PRIZES: $1,000,000 in prizes DEADLINE: April 20 at 11:45 pm EDT THEMES: Machine Learning/AI, Social Good, Health JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/graphforallu   Oasis Bloom Hackathon  by Oasis Foundation Building the next generation of DApps for Web3 and Beyond. PRIZES: $200,000 in prizes DEADLINE: May 2, 2022 @ 5:00pm EDT THEMES: Blockchain, Gaming, Web JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/webinfiniteu  

CIO Association of Canada have generously set aside 25 free student tickets to attend the fireside chat on March 11th at 2:00 p.m. EST with  Shannon   Leininger , President of Cisco Canada and  Catherine   Chick , Senior Vice President, IT of Canada Goose. This event is being held in celebration of International Women’s Day 2022. This candid conversation with one of Canada's leading technology business leaders will explore one’s perspective on leadership, career development, and how technology can support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace. Details of the event are posted on the  website and students should register using the “qualified non member” option and using this code to bring the price to zero: Waterloo2022.

  Find more information at: https://uwaterloo.ca/statistics-and-actuarial-science/events/asa-datafest-2022 What is ASA DataFest? The American Statistical Association (ASA) DataFest is a celebration of data in which teams of undergraduates work around the clock to find and share meaning in a large, rich, and complex data set. This year's Datafest will be held virtually. A key feature of ASA DataFest is that it brings together the data science community. Undergraduate students do the work, but they are assisted by roving consultants who are graduate students, faculty, and industry professionals. Many professionals find ASA DataFest to be a great recruiting opportunity–they get to watch talented undergraduate students work under pressure in a team and examine their thinking processes. After two days of intense data wrangling, analysis, and presentation design, each team is allowed a few minutes and no more than two slides to impress a panel of judges. Each individual in the winning te

Want to learn more about AI?  Join us for CUCAI, the Canadian Undergraduate Conference on AI, to discover groundbreaking projects, network with industry leaders, and listen to the brightest minds in AI. To attend CUCAI 2022, apply as a Delegate at cucai.ca or https://forms.gle/1aWTM9fjoWPgNXke9 .  Applications close March 14th.

Let’s SOLVE it, Borealis AI Undergraduate Mentorship Program is now open for applications (deadline March 31st).  Let's SOLVE it is an AI mentorship program that aims to help undergraduate students in Canadian universities and colleges make a difference in their communities through the application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML). This free 2-months program provides students with mentorship, contacts, training and the guidance needed to solve a problem in their local community and turn their idea into a viable proof-of-concept. We're looking for teams of 3 to 5 undergraduate students. The mentorship program is conducted virtually and runs from May 1st to July 1st. Anyone interested can learn more about this initiative here . Applications close at 11:59pm ET on March 31st 2022. For questions, students interested can email us at mi.research@borealisai.com and use subject line: Let's SOLVE it | Undergraduate Mentorship Program.