CS @ uWaterloo announcements

There are two new hackathons for students to build real-life solutions, gain skills and more! Join in and get your shot at some prizes as well as the opportunity to work for a top company.  Ford Smart Vehicle Connectivity Challenge CHALLENGE: Build a connected vehicle web or mobile application to assist drivers using the FordConnect API. ELIGIBILITY NOTE: Participants must be legal residents of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec). See full rules for details. PRIZES: $25,000 in prizes DEADLINE: July 16, 2021 5:00pm EDT JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/FordSmart21u   Apps Up 2021 | Huawei HMS App Innovation Contest CHALLENGE: Create mobile applications that integrate HMS open capabilities. Please note that 1 team can submit up to 5 projects.  PRIZES: $200,000 in prizes DEADLINE: Aug 20, 2021 6:00pm EEST JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/Huawei21u Please reach out to cassie@devpost....

HPC Application Specialist - Center for Research Computing (Fixed-Term for 3 Years)  New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) seeks to appoint a HPC Application Specialist, reporting to the Senior Director, Center for Research Computing. The HPC Application Specialist will work as part of a team to provide researchers and faculty with user support, training, day-to-day assistance for the installation and configuration of HPC and data intensive applications and occasionally collaborate with researchers where the candidate’s expertise can contribute to a project’s success. Key Responsibilities: Day-to-day user support including Installing, Compiling and debugging research applications and provide documentation Respond and address all user requests, questions and queries received via the ticketing system, email, phone or face-to-face Provide user training, develop and maintain training material, how-tos and tutorials for the users. Manage the wiki and website Monitor HPC resource ut...

Check out the new hackathons underway on Devpost! From Fintech to NLP, E-commerce and Blockchain, these hackathon opportunities provide an opportunity to build real-life solutions, learn and improves and get a shot at over $300K in prizes, including an F1 Experience in Abu Dhabi, meetings with top companies and more: Formula 0001: Rapyd Fintech Grand Prix CHALLENGE: Build a fintech or payments application using the Rapyd Payment Platform. PRIZES: $267,000 in prizes (including a Porsche Taycan, an F1 Experience in Abu Dhabi, and the opportunity to bring your idea to life) DEADLINE: July 08, 2021 5:00pm EDT JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https://bit.ly/Rapyd21u COVID-19 Healthcare App Challenge CHALLENGE: Build an app that uses the IQVIA HealthCare Locator SDK to improve patient case in underserved communities impacted by COVID-19. PRIZES: $60,000 in prizes (including directed donations, swag + more) DEADLINE: June 28, 2021 6:00pm EDT JOIN THE HACKATHON:  https...

  Movin'On Global Youth Challenge What: 24-hour Sprint, June 1 - Propose solutions for tackling mobility challenges and develop ideas about how young people can play a role in the mobility of tomorrow. When: Registrations are already open and will close on May 23. Why: All people that register will receive a pass to access the 4 days of the Movin’On Summit (value 200$). Participants will also be able to take part in the sustainable mobility debate and network with experts in the mobility industry. Who: Young professionals and students from Singapore, France and Canada. How: Register on the platform and submit a short video presentation. Register: http://bit.ly/MovinOn_GYC21 Microsoft Discover AI Challenge ·   What: Discover AI Upskilling Journey  ·   When: Registrations are open until June 13. ·   Why: Learn how to leverage AI for real-life problems, obtain industry-recognized Microsoft Pears...

What is a URA? A URA is an opportunity for an exceptional student to help a professor with a research project. What’s in it for the student? Real research experience. Pocket money! ($1000/term, paid once near the end of the term). Looks great on a resume. Help decide whether to do graduate studies. Who’s eligible? Completed 2nd year in Faculty of Math. >/= 80% cumulative average. Preference to CS majors. A student can only do one URA per term. A student cannot be on a co-op term while doing URA. What does the student have to do? Find a project (see URL, below). Send a resume and recent grade report to the professor; request an appointment. Reach a verbal agreement on the details of the project. Fill in the registration form (URL below) and email a completed URA application form to marcia.taylor@uwaterloo.ca When? Now! Definitely before the end of the first month of term. Questions? Please go to the CS URA site and/or contact Marcia Taylor .

If you want a great career, you need to stand out from the crowd. That’s where  the Zero Experience , a student program offered by UW’s Problem Lab, comes into play. You’ll build a network of experts to support you, solve problems affecting millions of people, and learn how to make your visions a reality. There is no other guided experience in UW that offers these benefits – if you’re a student and want to tap into your innovation potential to become more employable, we’d be excited to welcome you. The only time commitment is a 2hr workshop (Wednesdays 6-8pm ET) each week for 9 weeks. That’s it. We know school can be busy and stressful, and we’ve accounted for that within the Zero Experience. Workshops are fast paced and full of team projects, unique life insights, Q&As with industry leaders, and more. The pandemic has made building a career, meeting new friends, and capitalizing on university far more difficult. We want to give you the tools to build something incredible...

Everyone is invited to attend Microsoft Build May 25-27, 2021.  The conference speakers, sessions and link to register are here:   https://mybuild.microsoft.com/home