It’s Here! Windows 7 Loadfest and Halo:ODST Tournament
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Events News
EXE will be helping make Windows 7 Loadfest a reality… Tell your roommates, friends, even enemies 
Get your free copy of Windows 7 on 11/21/09
Help spread the word about this!
Date: Saturday 11/21/09
Time: 10am - 5pm (Set up: 10am-12pm; Event 12pm-5pm)
Place: LBJSC 3-15.1
Description
To the victor goes a copy of Halo:ODST!
There will be free hard copies of Windows 7 given away for people with MSDNAA subscriptions. Other students will get Windows 7 Professional for only $30. All are encouraged to bring PCs to install Windows 7. There will also be a “coolest system” contest where the coolest PC will win a copy of ODST!
Additionally everyone is invited to participate in the Halo: ODST Tournament. Test out your FPS skills while letting out semester frustrations. There will also be prizes given away!
Winners will be given prizes ranging from Xbox 360 games, Windows 7 copies, T-shirts, and more. Participants in the Halo Tournament will get free pizza and sodas!
We need volunteers, if you’re interested in helping out at the event, you can post your time(s) HERE Volunteers will be able to compete in the Halo Tournament free of charge AND get free pizza and sodas!!
Sewell Park BBQ This Saturday
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Events News
A new sticky has been added in the forums, check it out! It announces the Sewell Park BBQ social we’ll be having this Saturday the 26th at 1pm. Everyone is invited! We would highly appreciate it if you could bring 1 item to the BBQ. If you can’t, that’s ok too. We’ll be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs and providing you with sodas, chips, potato salad to eat. We’ll also have frisbee, volleyball, and football for everyone to pass the time with. You can post your RSVP and what you can bring HERE
So come out and relax with us
P.S. - Check out our newly updated EVENTS CALENDAR
ACM Programming Contests && YOU!
Monday, September 21st, 2009 Events News
SHOW OFF YOUR SKILLS!!!
ACM Programming Contests and TxState Students
Speaker: Dr. C J Hwang
Professor of Computer Science, Texas State
Director, ACM-ICPC Asia
Date: NEXT WEEK Monday, September 28th
Time: 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm (followed by 30 minutes Q&A)
Location: Derrick Hall 113
Do Not Miss This Presentation !!
Audience: All levels of Students and Faculty in CS, Math, Engineering, Technology, and CIS.
Dr. Hwang has given this seminar to more than 50 universities and colleges, and more than 20 TV and Radio stations in Asia for the last 18 months. There are about 300,000 students each year participating in the contest throughout the globe. There are around 8,000 teams each year competing in the Regional (continental level) contests.
Can TxState students win the ACM programming contest ?
Yes! Why ? What to Study? How to Train?
What did these contest winners get?
**Brought to you by Dr. Hwang and Sigma Chi Sigma**
Sigma Chi Sigma members at CS Awards Day
Monday, July 20th, 2009 Events Photos
Sigma Chi Sigma members
Professor Spotlight: Yijuan (Lucy) Lu
Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 Spotlight
A brief interview with Computer Science Professor Dr. Lu:
Dr. Lu is an assistant professor here at Texas State.
1. What made you choose Computer Science as your field?
Before choosing computer science as my undergraduate major, I had never seen or used a computer before. I viewed it as a t.v. and felt that it was amazing. After choosing computer science as my major, I have come to love it.
2. Where did you grow up?
I grew up in Hefei (city), Anhui (province) in China. It is the capital city of Anhui Province and it is close
to Shanghai. Hefei is one of the four education centers in China. There are many good universities in
Hefei.
3. What are some of your hobbies outside of the University?
I like traveling, dancing, music, and reading. I like to travel to different places. I also like dancing very much.
4. What are some of your research interests within computing?
My research interests include Multimedia Information Retrieval, Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Bioinformatics.
5. What advice would you give the students in our department to succeed in their field?
I think the confidence and persistence is the most important thing. Sometimes, I feel when students face the difficulty, they will choose to give it up.
In fact, persistence is the key point for any person to make success in their life. Everybody will face all kinds of hardness and difficulty in their study and work. But only the person who can face it and find a solution to solve it, can finally succeed.
6. Where did you get your degree(s)?
I got my PhD degree from University of Texas at San Antonio and my bachelor degree from Anhui University at China.
Professor Spotlight: Dan Tamir
Sunday, November 30th, 2008 Spotlight
A brief interview with Computer Science Professor Dr. Dan Tamir.
Dr. Tamir is an Assistant Professor here at Texas State. He encourages all students to work with faculty on the many active research fields in the Computer Science Department. Dr. Tamir recently gave a lecture to EXE on several research options for Master’s Thesis in the reformed department of Computer Science.
What got you interested in Computer Science?
I was always interested in Math, computer science, and engineering. I applied to mechanical engineering but based on my scores in standard tests the school suggested to switch to electrical engineering instead. This eventually led to a career in computing.
Where did you grow up?
I was born in Jerusalem and went to a reputable high school there. At age of 18, I started the compulsory service in the military. Later, I went to a Kibbutz, and then, at the age of 24 years, I started studying electrical engineering. I obtained BS and MS in electrical engineering in Israel and PhD. in computer science at the Florida State University. After completing the PhD, I decided to stay in the US.
What are your hobbies outside of the University?
*Laughs* My work is my hobby.
What are some of your research / computing interests?
Image and signal processing, computer vision, data compression, data mining, clustering, classification, pattern recognition, computer architecture, computer graphics.
What advice would you offer Texas State CS Students to help them succeed?
Be serious about what you do. Always be skeptical. Learn to learn while you are here. Be self-critical. Try to interact with faculty as much as possible through research and independent study.
What is your favorite Tech Gadget?
I don’t really follow technology, I let technology follow me. *laughs* (Does own an iPod, however, and is impressed with it).
If there is one thing you would like the CS students to know about you, what would it be?
I am very interested in working with students. I’d like them to know that.
WoW, YouTube, and Tech Day, oh my!
Saturday, November 15th, 2008 Events News
Hey all! We’ve been fairly busy trying to wrap up this semester. Though the semester is slowly coming to an end, we still have a bit planned for this semester and a lot for Spring.
Upcoming Professor Lectures:
- 11/20/2008 in Derr. 235 @ 5:00pm - Dr. Dan Tamir - Master’s Thesis in the NEW Department of Computer Science
- 12/4/2008 in Derr. 235 @ 6:15pm - Dr. Oleg Komogortsev - Eye Tracking System in World of Warcraft
EXE on YouTube!
Texas State Technology Day!
Professor Spotlight: Hongchi Shi
Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Spotlight
Computer Science Department Chair/Professor
Dr. Shi has done research in:
- Parallel and distributed computing
- Internet & web technologies
- Image Processing
- Neural Networks
His current research interest is in wireless sensor networks.
Why are you a computer scientist?
“In High School in China, Computer Science was not popular; however, I was good at math and CS was a new field so I decided to study Computer Science.”Why should we as students become Computer Scientists?
“There are many opportunities in the field of Computer Science today. CS plays an important role in industry. Computers are all around us and society benefits from Computer Science.”How has technology changed your life?
“My first experience with computers was with a mainframe and punch cards. As an undergraduate, I didn’t have much opportunity to use computers. At that time, computers were kept in secure rooms almost like clean rooms. My first introduction to the PC was in graduate school. Today, computers are everywhere: from our cars to our cell phones.”What advice would you give to CS students to help them succeed?
“Study the fundamentals. The field of computer science is changing very rapidly, but the fundamentals always apply. The most important thing for a CS student is to learn to think about things.”What are your goals for the CS Department?
To develop a sense of community between CS students , Faculty and staff
To become a PhD granting department. Dr. Shi expects to see this happen in 4-5 years.One thing Dr. Shi would like students to know is that he is here and he is available and wants to help. His “door is always open”.
EXE BBQ This Saturday
Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Events
EXE is having a BBQ this Saturday, 1pm on October 11th at Sewell Park. Join the forum if you haven’t already and post your RSVP here.
The BBQ is sorta pot luck so if you’re bringing anything or think you have an idea what you’re bringing post that in addition to how many people you’re coming with. We’ll keep this post open till Friday evening before we go shopping so please try to post before then.