Weekly email (week of Feb 18)

 
Hi everyone,
Please find below announcements and events for the upcoming two weeks:
 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Queer Coded
Are you a CS student who identifies as queer and/or trans? Are you interested in joining a student group that lets you connect with others in the queer community? This is your chance to make your voices heard.
Queer Coded is a newly created, student-run, social and support group for queer and/or trans people in the CS department. Our goal is to create a safe, engaging environment, and to provide opportunities for personal and professional development.
We would love to hear your thoughts and ideas! If you are interested, please fill out the survey, provided below:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C5Y3HTL
 
CO-OP
 
Apply Now! Computer Science Co-op Program
Interested in getting some work experience with different technology companies before you graduate? Apply to the CS Co-op Program! The application deadline is Mar 1st at 11:59 pm.
We welcome full time Computer Science major applicants who are completing or have completed CPSC 121 and 210 by the end of this term. Applicants must have 30 credits remaining in their degree after Apr 30th, and a minimum average of B-.  To apply, visit: http://www.sciencecoop.ubc.ca/prospective/applyreq
Questions? Come by the Co-op office in room 106 for more information!
 
EMPLOYER EVENTS
 
Workday Info Session
Date: Tue. Feb. 26
Time: 6:00 - 9:00 PM
Location: DMP 310
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
UBC BizTech: Discover AI with Microsoft
Date: Thurs. Mar. 7
Time: 5:30 - 9:00 PM
Location: Hennings 200
To register for this event: RSVP on CareersOnline.
 
JOB POSTINGS
 
UBC CareersOnline http://students.ubc.ca/careers has the following student and upcoming/new grad Computer Science-related positions available. Log into the site using your CWL.
Application Developer, Computer Packages, Inc.
Technical Analyst, BC Public Service Agency
Engineering Development Group, MathWorks, Inc.
Junior IT Service Management - Entry Level, FDM Group
UI Designer, For Best Education
Software Engineer, eRezLife
Java Software Developer, Incognito Software Systems Inc.
Software Engineering Intern, Flexport
Technical Support Person, ZenYeovil Karma Kollectiv
Junior Software Developer , Powerex Corp.
Positions with Bio Conscious Technologies:
*Android Developer
*Web Developer
Positions with Mastercard:
*Mastercard Cyber Summer Internship
*Mastercard Engineering Summer Internship
New on our UBC CS Job Postings page https://www.cs.ubc.ca/students/undergrad/careers or log into https://my.cs.ubc.ca/students/career
Machine Learning Data Scientist, AbCellera Biologics
Programmer for a Web-Based Interactive Simulation, SuccessinSTEM.ca
 
OTHER STUDENT EVENTS
 
Capture the Flag Team Meeting
Interested in learning practical cyber security skills? Join the UBC capture-the-flag (CTF) team, meeting every Tuesday at 6:30pm in ICCS 050. Everyone is invited to attend. Meetings will be an opportunity to learn new skills and techniques, dissect past problems and practice for competitions.
 
UBC Women in Science Lab Tours: CS & Life Science
Date: Thurs, Feb. 28
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: FSC (Forestry) 1221
Come to our lab tours to hear from UBC researchers, learn about the work they do, and get all your burning questions answered! This is a great way to network with PIs and graduate students at UBC, and many of our members have gotten undergrad research positions as a result of this event. This year we are proud to be partnering with labs in fields including Computer Systems, Immunology, and AI. Full lab profiles will be released soon. Sign up and tell us your lab preferences here: https://goo.gl/forms/RKd7ji6c579OQHa73
Dinner will be provided and all genders are welcome! More information on our facebook page.  
 
Sauder/Kabam Games Varsity Challenge
Are you interested in mobile gaming analytics and a chance to win $10,000?
UBC Sauder and Kabam Games invite you to participate in the 2019 Varsity Challenge! Kabam is a world leader of developing entertaining and immersive games for mobile devices.
The challenge is to create a predictive model that estimates the value of users under the Freemium model for one of Kabam’s hit games. The winning team will earn a prize of $10,000!
Visit https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/varsitychallenge to register your team by March 3rd. Full-time UBC students can participate in teams of up to 4. Our Kick-off Event takes place on March 1st from 4:15-5:15pm at UBC Sauder, Henry Angus Room 098. Final submissions are due by 5pm on April 9th.
 
RESEARCH
 
Apply to the CREATE DAV Data Analytics & Visualization Summer School
CREATE DAV Program started in 2015 and is supported by NSERC’s Collaborative Research and Training Experience Program (CREATE). The all-expenses-paid undergraduate summer school program includes talks by CREATE DAV faculty and industry experts on cutting-edge interdisciplinary research topics on big data science, as well as York and OCAD U lab tours. The program is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in the big data science and visualization. We provide on campus accommodations and cover transportation costs. Learn more and apply by February 15th at https://www.createdav.com/.
 
York CVR-VISTA Vision Science Summer School - June 3 - 7, 2019
The Centre for Vision Research (CVR) at York University in Toronto offers a one-week, all expenses-paid undergraduate summer school on vision science. The program includes talks by CVR faculty on current research topics in vision science, as well as hands-on experience in CVR laboratories. The curriculum reflects the wide range of research areas at CVR, which includes research on human visual perception, computer vision, machine learning, visual neuroscience, 3D film, immersive environments, and disorders of vision. The program is designed for undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing a career in scientific research. We provide on-campus accommodations, some meals, and cover transportation costs.
For application instructions and further information, seewww.yorku.ca/cvrss. For more information, write to cvrss@yorku.ca.
The application deadline is February 18th, 2019.    
 
Erasmus Mundus Masters Scholarships in Software Engineering
Do you want a scholarship of up to €49,000 for a Masters in Computer Science while studying in 2 EU Countries? The Erasmus Mundus Joint MSc in Advanced Systems Dependability offers students the chance to study at Maynooth University in Ireland, St Andrews in Scotland or University of Lorraine in France on a fully funded Master’s programme, obtaining a Joint MSc at the end of two years.  To apply, students should complete the online application on www.pac.ie/nuim with course code MHG72. Apply by March 8th, 2019 for scholarship and June 30th 2019 for all other applicants.
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzvUZBA9d1Y
Questions and Support: Contact mscdepend@mu.ie
 
VOLUNTEERING
 
Image Processing Project Using Python
The Frostad laboratory is developing a new instrument for simulating and tracking digestion of micro-capsules. We are looking for a volunteer to develop image processing algorithms in python using standard image processing libraries. The volunteer will gain valuable hands-on experience in developing code for real-world applications and if successful be a co-author on the resulting publication of the work. Applicants should be comfortable programming in Python 2.7 and be able to devote time to working on the project without detracting from their other coursework. Interested students should email Dr. Frostad at john.frostad@ubc.ca.
 
Happy Family Day and have a great long weekend!
Michele