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Announcements
- Thanksgiving holiday closure
- Research Opportunities, Undergraduates--Natl Sci Foundation (REU)
- 1/25/10 deadline, Outstanding UNDERGRADUATE Student Award
- 2/1/10 deadline, SUPERB-CSIS 2010. NSF Summer Undergrad Research, Berkeley
- 1/25/10 deadline, Outstanding GRADUATE Student Award
- Continued H1N1 flu precautions urged
- Fall semester - 2009
- CS 4378U/ 5369U Data Mining courses, Spring 2010
- CS 4371 Computer System Security course, Spring 2010
- CS 5346 Offered at RRHEC, Spring 2010, #362802
- 12/31/09 deadline, AfterCollege Scholarship
- Mentoring for Computer Science Students
University offices at Texas State, including the Department of Computer Science, are closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on November 26-27. Also, no classes are scheduled for November 25 even though the university offices will be open. After the holiday, the department office re-opens at 8 a.m., November 30, 2009.
Please provide this research opportunity for any undergraduate students in your majors. Here is the link for more information from the National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/reu_search.cfm.
This opportunity also is a great outlet for students to find internships.
NSF funds a large number of research opportunities for undergraduate students through its REU Sites program. An REU Site consists of a group of ten or so undergraduates who work in the research programs of the host institution. Each student is associated with a specific research project, where he/she works closely with the faculty and other researchers. Students are granted stipends and, in many cases, assistance with housing and travel. Undergraduate students supported with NSF funds must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions. An REU Site may be at either a US or foreign location.
By using the web page, Search for an REU Site, you may examine opportunities in the subject areas supported by various NSF units. Also, you may search by keywords to identify sites in particular research areas or with certain features, such as a particular location.
Students must contact the individual sites for information and application materials. NSF does not have application materials and does not select student participants. A contact person and contact information is listed for each site.
Announcement of Nomination Period for Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award.
Undergraduate Students: If you would like to be nominated for this College of Science Award, please follow the instructions and contact your faculty member or others as indicated.
The College of Science is pleased to announce competition for the annual award for the Outstanding Undergraduate Student in the College of Science. The award will consist of an engraved plaque presented to the selected student and a nameplate to be placed on the perpetual plaque kept in the Dean's Office.
The nomination of undergraduate students may be made by faculty members, students or student organizations. Application/Nomination forms may be obtained from departmental offices, or through the link, click here . Applications/Nominations are completed by the nominee and then submitted to the Office of the Department Chair of your major - the Computer Science Department is in Nueces 247. (Each department may submit up to two nominees to the College Dean's office.)
***Deadline for Nominations: January 25, 2010***
Award criteria link, click here
UC Berkeley’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences is proud to again be offering SUPERB-CSIS: “Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley-Computer Science in the Interest of Society,” sponsored by the National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program. We are targeting high-potential juniors who have a strong interest in graduate study, and who are either socio-economically disadvantaged, low-income, first-generation college students, or have limited access to undergraduate research in their undergraduate institution. Over half of the EECS faculty has mentored SUPERB students during the past twenty summers and we are proud of the achievements of these students. One of them is now a faculty member here at Berkeley. A very high percentage of former SUPERB students have earned graduate degrees in Computer Science.
SUPERB-Computer Science in the Interest of Society will take place from June 14 to August 6, 2010. The deadline to apply is February 1, 2010. Students will be notified of their acceptance to the SUPERB Program by mid-March, 2010.
STUDENTS CAN FIND INFORMATION AND DOWNLOAD AN APPLICATION BY GOING TO THE FOLLOWING URL:
http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu/Programs/ugrad/superb/superb.html
Dates: June 14 - August 6, 2010
Superb 2009 Calendar (PDF)
SUPERB Participants: 1990 - Present
Challenging 8-week research experience in engineering for juniors and seniors
Research guided by faculty mentors and graduate students
Lab tours, Industry field trip, Graduate school advising and GRE training
$4,000 stipend, housing, meals and $600 travel allowance provided
Application deadline: Monday, February 1, 2010 at 5:00 PM (Pacific Time)
For information about SUPERB summer undergraduate research in Bioengineering, Civil Engineering, Material Science Engineering or Mechanical Engineering, visit the College of Engineering SUPERB web site.
We would greatly appreciate your making available the flyer, http://www.cs.txstate.edu/files/2009%201116%20Superb-CSIS%20Flyer%202010.pdf , to appropriate staff and student organizations. If you have any further questions about our SUPERB program, please contact:
Elisa Lewis, Program Coordinator
SUPERB-CSIS, University of California at Berkeley
elisa@eecs.berkeley.edu (510-642-7372)
Announcement of Nomination Period for Outstanding Graduate Student Award.
Deadline for nominations is January 25, 2010.
GRADUATE STUDENTS: If you would like to be nominated for this College of Science Award, please follow the instructions and contact your faculty member or others as indicated.
The College of Science is pleased to announce competition for the annual award for the Outstanding Graduate Student in the College of Science. The award will consist of an engraved plaque presented to the selected student and a nameplate to be placed on the perpetual plaque kept in the Dean's Office.
The nomination of graduate students may be made by faculty members, students or student organizations. Application/Nomination forms may be obtained from departmental offices, or through the link, click here . Applications/Nominations are to be submitted to the Office of the Department Chair of your major - the Computer Science Department is in Nueces 247. (Each department may submit up to 2 nominees to the College Dean's office.)
Award criteria link, click here
October 30, 2009
H1N1 Influenza Situation Update:
H1N1 flu is widespread across most of the United States. While some universities across the country are seeing a resurgence of H1N1 flu, Texas State University-San Marcos is experiencing a steady decline in flu activity. Last week the Student Health Center diagnosed 54 flu-like cases compared to 88 the previous week. The number of students calling the Student Health Center with flu-like symptoms is decreasing as well. While the situation at Texas State is rapidly improving, the campus community is urged to continue prevention measures to avoid a resurgence of H1N1 flu on the campus: cover coughs, wash hands frequently or use hand sanitizer, and stay home if sick with the flu. Because fever is not always present and people are most infectious during the first 5 days of illness, the Student Health Center is recommending a 5 day isolation period from the onset of symptoms. Treatment with Tamiflu or Relenza is recommended only for those who are seriously ill or are at high risk for complications from the flu. Vaccination with H1N1 flu vaccine is the most effective method for preventing infection. Texas State has reserved H1N1 flu vaccine for the campus community, but may not receive any vaccine until December or January due to manufacturing delays. Students with a flu-like illness should contact the Student Health Center (512) 245-2167 for self-care advice or an appointment.
Academic Affairs has distributed a message to the campus community articulating the expectation that professors adjust their absence and grading policies to accommodate a medical absence. Students needing assistance in notifying professors about a medical absence attributable to H1N1 or influenza-like illness should go to https://sa.txstate.edu/dosH1N1, follow directions and complete the information. An electronic notification will be sent to all professors and a confirmation to the student.
Students are strongly encouraged to keep a copy of the confirmation letter. The form can also be accessed through the Dean of Students website at http://www.dos.txstate.edu/. Students falsifying information about a medical absence are violating the Student Code of Conduct and may be subject to disciplinary sanctions.
Students needing assistance in notifying professors about a medical absence may contact the Dean of Students Office at (512) 245.2124 or Associate Dean of Students Vincent Morton, at vm05@txstate.edu.
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Please continue to watch for any updates on the Texas State home page, http://www.txstate.edu/.
Persons who develop a flu-like illness should remain at home until free of fever for at least 24 hours without the use of fever reducing medication. Persons at high risk for complications from the flu, including pregnant women and those with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease or suppressed immune systems, should seek medical attention.
Persons who develop a flu-like illness should and avoid contact with others until well. While many students will experience only mild to moderate symptoms of the flu, if they go to class or work when sick, they may be exposing others who are more vulnerable to the flu. Even if a person infected with H1N1 flu feels better within a few days, they may be infectious for up to seven days. Persons that are at higher risk for complications from influenza, including pregnant women and those with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and suppressed immune systems, should seek medical attention if they develop a flu-like illness. Everyone need to do their part to prevent the spread of flu and to protect those that are more vulnerable.
Symptoms of H1N1 Influenza are similar to those of seasonal flu and may include:
• Fever > 100 degrees F
• Cough
• Sore throat
• Body aches
• Diarrhea/Vomiting
To prevent the spread of H1N1 Influenza, please follow these recommendations:
• Persons that develop a “cold” or flu-like illness should stay home until completely well.
• Persons who become ill should avoid contact with other people as much as possible.
• Cover your mouth and nose with tissue or your arm sleeve when coughing or sneezing. Use the tissue only once then discard.
• Wash your hands often with soap and water, especially before touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
• Monitor your health for symptoms of flu for seven days after exposure to a person with flu-like illness.
Students with a flu-like illness may contact the Student Health Center at 245-2167 for self-care advice or an appointment. For more information about H1N1 Influenza, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services website at http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/txflu or the CDC website at http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm.
For a map showing the location of cases in the USA, see the Web page http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/update.htm
Fall 2009 semester classes began August 26, 2009.
Fall finals are scheduled for December 8-15, 2009.
(Spring 2010 classes begin Tuesday, January 19.)
Advising for computer science undergraduate students is in Nueces 256 effective September 2009; (previously, CS advising was in Cent 202). Graduate student advising continues to be in Nueces 208.
During non-holiday time, the Computer Science departmental office (Nueces 247) is open on weekdays from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. The university is closed for national holidays. (Texas State will be closed November 26-29, 2009, and again December 20, 2009, through January 3, 2010).
For CS lab hours, please consult the lab Web site, http://www.cs.txstate.edu/labs/.
For inclement weather issues, check the university's home page, http://www.txstate.edu.
CS 4378U, Data Mining, Spring 2010
Days/Time: TH 3:30-4:50 p.m.
CS 5369U, Adv Data Mining, Spring 2010
Day/Time: H 6:30-9:20 p.m.
Instructor: Dr. Byron Gao
With the unprecedented availability of data, there is an emerging economic need to automatically discover useful knowledge from the massive data. This automatic process is referred to as data mining. Currently many major IT companies (e.g, Google, MicroSoft, Yahoo!) run data mining groups, and data mining skills are much sought after in the job market (http://www.kdnuggets.com/jobs/index.html). Data mining has been one of the fastest growing fields in computer science in the past two decades, and most major universities constantly offer data mining courses today. For example, Google co-founder Sergie Brin taught data mining at Stanford:http://infolab.stanford.edu/~sergey/.
The data mining course introduces the concepts and algorithms for various practical data mining techniqes, including data warehousing and OLAP, frequent pattern and correlation analysis, classification and predictive modeling, and cluster analysis. The course also has a thorough coverage on information retrieval and web search. It touches on other practical topics such as Web mining and bioinformatics as well.
CS 5369U serves graduate computer science students. CS 4378U serves advanced undergraduate computer science students. Students from other disciplines who need to implement or apply data mining systems will also find a data mining course to be beneficial.
Grading is based on assignments, exams, and a project targeting real-world problems.
Prerequisite: CS3358.
CS 4371 COMPUTER SYSTEM SECURITY, Spring 2010
Days/Time: TH 5:00pm-6:20pm, DERR 241
Instructor: Dr. Qijun Gu
Computer security is about protecting computer systems against danger or loss in electronic and real worlds. Computer security includes a variety of information security technologies, targeting protection of information from theft or corruption or preservation of availability.
CS 4371 will examine basic security problems and security theories and practices in computer systems. We will study the design and implementation of secure computer systems. We will investigate security issues in networking, operating systems and various computer systems.
CS 4371 is where you will find a new and unique perspective of what you have learned in other computer courses. You will understand attacks in order to become a better defender. You will have an opportunity to experiment with attack and defense tools in a lab equipped with real security hardware and software.
The grading of CS 4371 will be based on homework assignments, mid-term and final exams, lab projects, and presentations.
Prerequisite: CS 3358
Advanced Artificial Intelligence, CS 5346.252, is offered at the Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC) for the Spring 2010 semester. If you need this course and want to take it at the RRHEC facility, now is the time to sign up for it!
M, 6:30 - 9:20 p.m., Avery 363 (RRHEC), Ali.
Index # 362802
Spring 2010 Registration began October 19 and ends November 06, 2009. Please note that access periods are by classification.
To find your individual access periods on-line go to:
https://catsweb.txstate.edu/app/hold-inquiry/
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Department of Computer Science
Computer Science students ARE eligible:
AfterCollege is funding four $500 scholarships, exclusively for students seeking a bachelors, masters, or doctorate in computer science or engineering. This scholarship will be given four times annually. The first scholarship deadline was March 31st.
You can find all the details and download the application by visiting the Department of Computer Science Career Network, and clicking on the Engineering Scholarship link in the Exclusives box on the right:
http://www.aftercollege.com/group/2036067449
Note: Although the scholarship is titled 'AfterCollege Engineering Student Scholarship', Computer Science students are eligible to apply.
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The deadline for 2009 is December 31.
4 - $500 Scholarships
Eligibility for Student Scholarship:
Student in good standing in an accredited program in the field
Have and carry a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA
Must be a full-time student while under the scholarship
The recipients of the scholarship will be determined by AfterCollege and will be announced the month following the scholarship deadline.
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Best of Luck,
AfterCollege Team
The university has a mentoring program, and students and faculty are encouraged to participate. The Department of Computer Science is establishing a mentor program, so please contact us if you are interested, especially women. We will have more details available as the program evolves.
Dr. Carol Hazlewood and other women faculty and staff members have met and have been in contact with the University's Mentoring Program Office. We have an opportunity to pilot a department-specific mentoring program. This voluntary program involves faculty and students, with advanced students serving as peer mentors for beginning students and an embedded woman-to-woman program. Mentor-mentee pairs are assigned for one semester at a time, allowing participants to realign if there is not a good match. The university's mentoring office is willing to customize the department's application and will conduct an orientation session for mentors. If you are interested, please take a look at the mentoring website, including the online application, at http://www.vpsa.txstate.edu/programs-and-services/Mentoring-Program.html
You may send comments to Dr. Hazlewood.
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