BSOE Undergraduate Newsletter
Announcements
Attention EE Seniors! Looking for student to work with our team!
We are looking for a motivated EE student with a strong background in circuit design to work with our team. Our project is related to wireless power harvesting techniques in harsh environments. An ideal candidate should have taken courses such as ECE 157 (RF Hardware), and ECE 173 (High Speed Digital Design). This is a funded project. If you are interested, please email Professor Hamid Sadjadpour (hamid@ucsc.edu) your CV and a copy of your unofficial transcript with a brief description of your background and experience related to this topic.
NeurotechSC placed first in the US at NeuroTechX's competition
NeuroTechSC is proud to announce that we placed 1st in the US at NeuroTechX’s annual student competition! Although McGill University won globally, UCSC’s neurotech club still outperformed UCLA, UCSD, UC Davis, and UIUC in our very first year competing. Our project, Boolepathy, is a silent speech interface that uses machine learning and subvocal recognition to enable synthetic telepathy.
We would like to thank all our members who have contributed their time and effort over the past several months to make this success possible. Moving forward, we’re looking for students who share our passion for neurotechnology to join our community and contribute to our ongoing subvocal recognition project.
If you’re interested in brain-computer interfaces, neuroscience, or artificial intelligence, please join us using the form below!
https://tinyurl.com/neurotechscinterest
Interested in our project? Watch the demo here:
Curious about what NeurotechSC is all about?
Check out our website and follow us on LinkedIn!
Seeking Reader/Tutors for CSE12 and CSE122
CSE 12 AND 122 is looking for tutors/readers for CSE12 and CSE122 for W2021. Interested applicants may apply here: https://rta.soe.ucsc.edu/.
The preferable criteria is that you either were a tutor/reader before for the same course or you took the course and received a B letter grade or above.
After applying please send me your cv/resume as well with the specific subject "CSE 12 W2021 reader/tutor hire <your name> " or "CSE 122 W2021 reader/tutor hire <your name> " respectively.
CALPIRG Students’ remote internships and volunteer opportunities
Sign up to find out more about CALPIRG Students’ remote internships and volunteer opportunities.
CALPIRG Students is a student organization here that works to protect the environment, fight hunger and homelessness, and promote civic engagement.
This Winter we will be prioritizing our 100% Clean Energy Campaign. We are the first generation who is feeling the impacts of climate change, and the last ones able to do something about it. That's why we're calling on our Governor to speed up California's transition to 100% renewable energy!
CALPIRG at UCSC is also working to address textbook more affordability, student hunger, and accessibility to technology in the classroom. We have volunteer and internship opportunities doing outreach, organizing events, and spreading the world through media and social media.
Learn skills, build your resume, and work with issues that matter. Apply today.
Delta Sigma Pi: Professional Business Fraternity, Winter 2021 Recruitment
Calling all Economics, Business Management Economics, Computer Science, and Technology & Information Management majors! Are you interested in 90% job placement after graduation and access to a 250+ alumni network? Join Delta Sigma Pi, the oldest & largest co-ed professional business fraternity here on campus!
For those who are hearing about us for the first time or want more information, Delta Sigma Pi is America's Premier Co-Ed Professional Business Fraternity. With over 296 active collegiate chapters, 52 active alumni chapters, and over 285,000 initiates, our organization provides a network of mentors, colleagues and like-minded individuals who all want one thing in common: to see you succeed.
Here at Delta Sigma Pi, we provide our members with countless opportunities to grow professionally, to attend conventions with professionals from all over the nation, and most importantly, to land internships and jobs they’ve always dreamed of having. Our chapter’s alumni work at companies including but not limited to Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Salesforce, Apple, Poly (Plantronics), Big Four accounting firms, and FAANG top tech companies!
With that said, we would like to invite you to our virtual winter recruitment events starting this Friday, January 8th! Take a look at our flyer on our recruitment website here: https://www.ucscdsp.org/recruitment, and we hope to see you out there! Join us, it's only the beginning.
Get Connected with Us:
Website: ucscdsp.org
Instagram: @ucscdsp
Facebook: UCSC Delta Sigma Pi
Email: ucsc.dsp@gmail.com
Recruitment Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBBWh-c5fcc&ab_channel=UCSCDeltaSigmaPi
Sign up for Recruitment Updates: https://forms.gle/s23xZWRPB6DJJxZn6
Virtual Office Hours: Monday(1/11) and Tuesday(1/12), 2-6PM, https://tinyurl.com/dsp-w21recruitment
Girls Who Code College Loops: Intro Meeting
Welcome back current and future club members!
We will be holding our first meeting of the quarter on Monday, January 11 at 7pm via Zoom and introducing what the Girls Who Code College Loops club is.
We will also be discussing the possible meeting topics for this quarter based on the members' preferences so join in to cast your vote! All female and non-binary identifying folks are welcome, no engineering major or background needed.
College Loops is an initiative by Girls Who Code, intended to support college-aged women interested in computer science. They provide both social and professional development opportunities for our members as well as space for women to collaborate, create, and inspire one another.
UCSC Competitive Math Team is Searching for Officers and Student Recruits!
The UCSC Competitive Math Team is currently looking for aspiring mathematicians to compete in the 2021 Putnam Competition. We are searching for alumni or faculty members to assist students with problems. We are also in need of a few more officers to help lead study sessions about once a week. Students of all skill levels of mathematics are welcome to join the team. Alumni of UCSC with a focus on mathematics or computer science are encouraged to join as well.
Our first meeting will be held January 17th on the team's Discord server. Feel free to join the server to collaborate or simply hang out with your cohort of like-minded peers! If you are interested in volunteering as an officer/director of education or have any questions, please contact Chris at ctoukmaj@ucsc.edu or pm him in the server. Your participation would be greatly appreciated!
Discord Link: https://discord.gg/c7KETvRDWC
CALL for APPLICATIONS: 1 year M.S. Program in NLP at UCSC Silicon Valley
Natural language processing (NLP) is a rapidly growing field with applications in many of the technologies we use every day, from virtual assistants and smart speakers to autocorrect. UCSC has created a unique Master’s program in NLP to provide students with the skills and in-depth knowledge of NLP algorithms, technologies, and applications that are in high demand in both industry and academia. Our program goes beyond the classroom by supplying students with industry-relevant projects for the kind of real-world experience that is essential for a successful career in NLP.
Please visit https://grad.soe.ucsc.edu/nlp/ for details.
Program Highlights:
- 1-year program, including a 3-quarter capstone project
- Core courses covering all aspects of NLP
- Instruction and capstone project collaborations with experts from industry giants like IBM, Microsoft, Amazon and Bloomberg
- State of the art facilities in the heart of Silicon Valley
We are seeking a diverse pool of applicants to this program.
Some partial fellowships may be available.
Applications are now open. See https://grad.soe.ucsc.edu/nlp/ for instructions.
Application deadline is February 3, 2021 for Fall 2021 admission.
Questions can be directed to nlp@ucsc.edu
CALL for APPLICATIONS: 1 year M.S. Program in NLP at UCSC Silicon Valley
Natural language processing (NLP) is a rapidly growing field with applications in many of the technologies we use every day, from virtual assistants and smart speakers to autocorrect. UCSC has created a unique Master’s program in NLP to provide students with the skills and in-depth knowledge of NLP algorithms, technologies, and applications that are in high demand in both industry and academia. Our program goes beyond the classroom by supplying students with industry-relevant projects for the kind of real-world experience that is essential for a successful career in NLP.
Please visit https://grad.soe.ucsc.edu/nlp/ for details.
Program Highlights:
- 1-year program, including a 3-quarter capstone project
- Core courses covering all aspects of NLP
- Instruction and capstone project collaborations with experts from industry giants like IBM, Microsoft, Amazon, and Bloomberg
- State of the art facilities in the heart of Silicon Valley
We are seeking a diverse pool of applicants for this program.
Some partial fellowships may be available.
Applications are now open. See https://grad.soe.ucsc.edu/nlp/ for instructions.
Application deadline is February 3, 2021 for Fall 2021 admission.
Questions can be directed to nlp@ucsc.edu
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Baskin Day is Recruiting!
Happy new year! Baskin Day (April 9th-11th, 2021) is a fun filled three day virtual event to showcase the work of Baskin Engineering students, faculty, and alumni. This event will feature workshops, panels, company lounges, and other exciting events to recognize the work of slug engineers.
We are looking for enthusiastic and passionate students to join our awesome planning committee to organize our second annual event.
If you are interested, please fill out this short application form and we will get back to you with interview slots. Hope you all have a great start to the quarter!
https://forms.gle/
Design a Baskin School of Engineering Inspired Shirt and Stickers for Baskin Day!
Baskin Day is looking to design a shirt inspired by the Baskin School of Engineering and stickers that represent engineering, slugs, and UCSC and we would love to get student input! Winners will get a shirt/sticker pack, 10$ gift card, and a free ticket to our Baskin Day Evening with Alumni networking event.
Email your submissions to baskinda@ucsc.edu, we look forward to seeing your work!
SASE West Regional Conference
The SASE West Regional Conference is an event for engineers and scientists that invites company speakers to host professional development workshops and provide networking opportunities for students across the West Region. The upcoming 2021 SASE West Regional Conference, hosted by the UC Santa Barbara Chapter, will be hosted online. It will take place on Saturday, February 27th. If you are interested in attending, please fill out this application by January 20th: https://forms.gle/
Events
Columbia University MA in Statistics' virtual Open House
Event Date and Time: 01/08/2021 3:00 pmEvent Location: Online
Virtual Open House - this Friday, January 8 from 3:00pm-4:00pm via Zoom. Link to attend here.
If you have any questions, please contact Director Anusha Shrivastava at as1698@columbia.edu.
Learn about the Natural Language Processing Master's Program at UCSC
Event Date and Time: 01/18/2021 12:00 pmEvent Location: Event will be held online
Natural language processing (NLP) is a rapidly growing field with applications in many of the technologies we use every day, from virtual assistants and smart speakers to autocorrect. UCSC has created a unique master's program in NLP to provide students with the skills and in-depth knowledge of NLP algorithms, technologies, and applications that are in high demand in both industry and academia.
Join us on January 18th at 12pm PST to learn more about the course offerings, application process, and unique advantages of the NLP MS program at UCSC.
To attend this virtual event, please register by 5pm PST on January 17th by completing this online form.
Please be sure to visit our website to read more about the NLP program, and follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Upcoming IEEE Meetings: Next Week - Talk by Prof. Rolandi
Event Date and Time: 01/11/2021 5:30 pmEvent Location: Online
Next week's Workshop will be held on Monday at 5:30 PM. Join us to learn about Professor Rolandi's research and entrepreneurship experience!
The Insight Extension Hack: Jan 28-30
Event Date and Time: 01/28/2021 12:00 amEvent Location: Virtual Event
Insight browser, a YConbinator-backed company, is hosting their first virtual hackathon for undergraduate students, regardless of skill level.
Get more information and sign up here: https://insightbrowser.com/
Registrations are open till Jan 24th.
Why should you register?
1. Win exciting prizes (airpods, giftcards & more)
2. Have fun and build something new that will hack the future of mobile browsing
3. Advance your portfolio to show to the developer community
4. Mentorship: registrants get mentorship from established entrepreneurs.