From julia.ferraioli at gmail.com Sat Jan 3 01:44:36 2009 From: julia.ferraioli at gmail.com (Julia Ferraioli) Date: Fri Jan 2 21:47:02 2009 Subject: [Compsci] Summer 2009 Research Opportunity Message-ID: Hello Computer Science Enthusiasts! I wanted to make you all aware of an exciting opportunity open to you for this summer. Every summer, the Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research, confusingly abbreviated CRA-W, offers a grant to undergraduate students. This grant is called the Distributed Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DREU) as of 2009 and used to be known as the Distributed Mentor Program (DMP). It gives undergraduate women and minorities the chance to conduct research with faculty from around the country and get a taste of what serious research is like! You can read more about the program at: http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/dmp/ There are many benefits to this grant. You will get the opportunity to work with graduate students on a regular basis, one-on-one time with a faculty member, and the chance to see what it would be like to be a graduate student! Also, it is a 10-week program that pays $600 per week, which is very good for a summer research position. If any travel is required, the grant covers that as well. It's one thing to hear about the opportunity, but I wanted to give you another perspective. I am an alumna of this program (Summer 2005, after my sophomore year) and I worked with Dr. desJardins from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on nifty machine learning research. The 10 weeks that I spent at UMBC had many benefits, including great relationships with graduate students and professors that I still maintain, the opportunity to meet and talk with researchers from NASA, a peer-reviewed publication, the ability to present this publication at a prestigious conference in Honolulu, and most recently, a book chapter. You can check out the website that I had to construct for the program here: http://www.cra.org/Activities/craw/dmp/awards/2005/Ferraioli/ The grant is very competitive, and the application deadline is February 15th, 2009. International students *are* eligible. Students who are currently sophomores, juniors and seniors can apply, with some caveats. Three letters of recommendation are required. You can find the FAQ here: http://parasol.tamu.edu/dmp/faq.php I *strongly* encourage you to apply. It is a wonderful opportunity for you to conduct exciting research and meet fascinating people! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the process or experience. Sincerely, Julia Ferraioli '07 From dblank at brynmawr.edu Tue Jan 6 11:23:51 2009 From: dblank at brynmawr.edu (Douglas S. Blank) Date: Tue Jan 6 07:26:41 2009 Subject: [Compsci] Ada Lovelace Day Message-ID: <49638597.70206@brynmawr.edu> FYI: A netroots, blogfest on "Ada Lovelace Day": http://chocolateandvodka.com/2009/01/06/join-me-on-ada-lovelace-day/ "I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same." ? Suw Charman-Anderson Everyone should not follow the same logic :) From the pledge: "Ada Lovelace Day is an international day of blogging to draw attention to women excelling in technology. Women?s contributions often go unacknowledged, their innovations seldom mentioned, their faces rarely recognised. We want you to tell the world about these unsung heroines. Whatever she does, whether she is a sysadmin or a tech entrepreneur, a programmer or a designer, developing software or hardware, a tech journalist or a tech consultant, we want to celebrate her achievements." Or do something else to celebrate! -dsb From kblessing at brynmawr.edu Tue Jan 6 23:09:13 2009 From: kblessing at brynmawr.edu (Kimberly Blessing) Date: Tue Jan 6 19:11:39 2009 Subject: [Compsci] The Geek Shall Inherit the Earth In-Reply-To: <464858935.307831231300844683.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: <1459340695.308961231301353410.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Hi everyone, For those not in the Philly area this week, you're missing a great issue of Philadelphia Weekly! Local geeks have made the cover page and top story. http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/articles/18129/cover-story Per the article, "Philly?s scene is unique and, apparently, the envy of the geekosphere." From personal experience with non-local geeks and technologists, I can honestly say that's true! I hope that everyone can take the time out of their busy schedules to participate in the local tech scene (lots of event and place mentions in the article). Philly is redefining technology to mean community, so get involved! Best, Kimberly From kblessing at brynmawr.edu Fri Jan 23 08:18:44 2009 From: kblessing at brynmawr.edu (Kimberly Blessing) Date: Fri Jan 23 04:21:26 2009 Subject: [Compsci] Most Influential Women in Tech In-Reply-To: <182078074.3098011232716670992.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: <567761376.3098211232716724344.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Hi all, Check out this Fast Company feature on the most influential women in technology: http://www.fastcompany.com/women-in-tech/2009 Genvieve Bell at Intel, listed as a top executive, is a Bryn Mawr grad! Best, Kimberly From Ioana.Butoi at microsoft.com Fri Jan 23 12:24:54 2009 From: Ioana.Butoi at microsoft.com (Ioana Butoi) Date: Fri Jan 23 08:27:37 2009 Subject: [Compsci] Most Influential Women in Tech In-Reply-To: <567761376.3098211232716724344.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> References: <182078074.3098011232716670992.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> <567761376.3098211232716724344.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: <5CC2EE1CA894334FB0514CB4C6394067560534B4B6@NA-EXMSG-C103.redmond.corp.microsoft.com> Last year she gave a very interesting talk here in Seattle about deceptions and lies on the internet. Here's a link to her talk. http://thenextweb.com/2008/02/07/the-web-facilitates-lying-perfectly-says-genevieve-bell/ Ioana -----Original Message----- From: compsci-bounces@emergent.brynmawr.edu [mailto:compsci-bounces@emergent.brynmawr.edu] On Behalf Of Kimberly Blessing Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 5:19 AM To: compsci Subject: [Compsci] Most Influential Women in Tech Hi all, Check out this Fast Company feature on the most influential women in technology: http://www.fastcompany.com/women-in-tech/2009 Genvieve Bell at Intel, listed as a top executive, is a Bryn Mawr grad! Best, Kimberly _______________________________________________ CompSci mailing list CompSci@emergent.brynmawr.edu http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/mailman/listinfo/compsci From dkumar at cs.brynmawr.edu Fri Jan 23 14:37:54 2009 From: dkumar at cs.brynmawr.edu (Deepak Kumar) Date: Fri Jan 23 10:40:09 2009 Subject: [Compsci] To all current CS students: TA's for CS110 Message-ID: <497A1C92.2040603@cs.brynmawr.edu> Greetings and welcome back! We (Prof. Xu and myself) are in need of some helpful and "brave" TA's for CS110 this semester. Here is a short job description: 1. Should have prior experience with Scribbler Robot Kits, Myro, and Python. 2. Should have the drive to help others (without doing their work for them). 3. Should have the drive to encourage and support. 4. Should have the drive to encourage creativity and fun in their assignments. 5. Should be willing to devote Two 2-hour lab time slots every week (starting wed of next week) for the rest of the semester (not counting Spring Break and last week of classes). 6. Should be punctual in arriving in the lab, announcing themselves to those present in the lab. 7. Should be punctual in leaving the lab as well (i.e. not early). 8. Have to report back via e-mail after each session as to how many students were present, needed assistance, and the kind of issues faced by students. 9. TA hours cannot overlap with other TA's for the same course and can be any time, seven days of the week, with the exception of times when there is class meeting in the lab and nominally when the lectures are in session (though the latter is not a strict requirement since there are two sections). 9. Must be a current students at the college (i.e. class of 2009-2012). Some other considerations: In case of dire circumstances if a TA has to miss a lab session, prior notification should be given to the professor(s). Missed sessions cannot be made up by alternative sessions. The pay will be as determined by the college ~$8/hour. If you are interested, please send an e-mail to dkkumar@brynmawr.edu by Monday at Noon. Thank you, Deepak. -- Deepak Kumar Professor of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 dkumar@cs.brynmawr.edu, dkumar@acm.org http://www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dkumar From dkumar at cs.brynmawr.edu Fri Jan 23 16:49:41 2009 From: dkumar at cs.brynmawr.edu (Deepak Kumar) Date: Fri Jan 23 12:51:55 2009 Subject: [Compsci] [Fwd: Bloomberg Jobs for Computer Science Majors] Message-ID: <497A3B75.6030406@cs.brynmawr.edu> Calling all seniors still on the lookout for jobs.... Deepak. -- Deepak Kumar Professor of Computer Science Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 dkumar@cs.brynmawr.edu, dkumar@acm.org http://www.cs.brynmawr.edu/~dkumar -------------- next part -------------- An embedded message was scrubbed... From: "Sharon M. Powers" Subject: Bloomberg Jobs for Computer Science Majors Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:32:26 -0500 (EST) Size: 3725 Url: http://emergent.brynmawr.edu/pipermail/compsci/attachments/20090123/11750572/BloombergJobsforComputerScienceMajors.eml From mmuhammad at brynmawr.edu Mon Jan 26 00:07:23 2009 From: mmuhammad at brynmawr.edu (Marwa Muhammad) Date: Sun Jan 25 20:09:41 2009 Subject: [Compsci] summer research opportunity In-Reply-To: <1379325479.3675811232946402508.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Message-ID: <767191161.3675831232946443884.JavaMail.root@ganesh.brynmawr.edu> Hey all, This is a really great research opportunity in Medical Imaging Informatics at DePaul University, Northwestern University and University of Chicago. It is fun, rewarding and you really get to learn a lot. I was part of the program two summers ago and it was excellent! You can email me if you want to hear more about it. Details attached below. - Marwa --------------------------------------------------- The NSF REU Program in Medical Informatics (MedIX) at DePaul University, Northwestern University, and University of Chicago enters its fifth year. We are looking for bright undergraduate students to get involved in research in the area of Medical Informatics for the summer of 2009. Participants will receive a stipend of $4,000 plus travel support to/from the REU site at the beginning/end of the program, travel support to present summer work at a conference, and subsistence allowance. Important Dates: January 12th, 2009: Application submission opens March 2nd, 2009: Application submission deadline March 23rd, 2009: Notification of decision April 6th, 2009: Confirmation of participation June 15th, 2009: MedIX Program Orientation August 21st, 2009: MedIX Program last day Statistics on the previous REU MedIX Program (2005-2007): ?88% students had at least one research publication ?over 23 publications (1 journal paper, 15 conference papers, 8 extended abstracts) ?3 honor theses and senior projects, 4 fellowships to support graduate school, and 1 Computing Research (CRA) honor mention for outstanding undergraduate research. We would very much appreciate you sharing this information with any students who you think would qualify and would be interested. For the application form and additional information, please visit the MedIX website at http://facweb.cs.depaul.edu/research/vc/medix/2009/index.htm or contact Dr. Daniela Raicu at draicu@cs.depaul.edu From dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu Mon Jan 26 16:27:45 2009 From: dxu at cs.brynmawr.edu (Dianna Xu) Date: Mon Jan 26 12:30:00 2009 Subject: [Compsci] FLICS: Talk by Bernard Chazelle on 2/6 Message-ID: Bryn Mawr College Computer Science and The Center for Science in Society presents What an iPod, a Flock of Birds, and Your DNA have in common A Colloquium by Bernard Chazelle Princeton University Friday, Feb 6th, 4:00-5:00p (Tea at 3:30p) in Room 338, Park Science Building This is part of the Fantastic Lectures in Computer Science (FLICS) lecture series joinly sponsored by Bryn Mawr, Haverford, Swarthmore and Villanova. For more information on FLICS, please check out: http://fantasticlecturesincomputerscience.blogspot.com/ Abstract: Moore's Law holds that, every 18 months, computing power doubles. Most of the wonders of the computer age can be attributed directly to Moore's Law. Alas, its days are numbered. What then? In this talk, I will argue that the years ahead will usher in the era of the "Algorithm," a notion that might prove just as disruptive as the revolution in the physical sciences was in the last century. I will discuss why algorithms are even more powerful than customarily believed but why they will not unleash their true potential until they become full-fledged scientific tools and not just problem-solvers. ----------------------------------------------------- BIO Bernard Chazelle is Eugene Higgins Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University, where he has been on the faculty since 1986. He has held research and faculty positions at Carnegie-Mellon University, Brown University, Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Normale Superieure, University of Paris, INRIA, Xerox Parc, DEC SRC, and NEC Research, where he was a Fellow for many years. He received his Ph.D in computer science from Yale University in 1980. He is the author of the book "The Discrepancy Method." Honors: Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Member, European Academy of Sciences; Fellow, World Innovation Foundation; ACM Fellow; Guggenheim Fellow (1994).