Weekly Download, February 21, 2023

Niusen Chen, CS, Receives Outstanding Scholarship Award

Computer Science Ph.D. student Niusen Chen has received the Outstanding Scholarship Award from the Michigan Tech Graduate School. Niusen’s graduate advisor is Bo Chen, associate professor, Computer Science department. Niusen will be presented with a Certificate of Recognition at the Graduate Student Government award ceremony this spring; he will also be identified by name in the appropriate commencement programs. Learn more.

CyberCorps Scholarship Info Session Is Feb. 21

Michigan Tech’s CyberCorps team will host a student info session on Feb. 21, 5-6 p.m. in Rekhi 112 or online. Find out more about the Scholarship for Service opportunity at the session. All computing students (CS/SE, CNSA, Cybersecurity, EE/CE, and MIS) may apply for the scholarship. Students from non-computing disciplines, but with a strong interest in cybersecurity, may also apply. Learn more.

Two New Summer Courses

The Department of Applied Computing has added two classes to its summer course offerings, below. Learn more and ink to the full list of summer classes here.

• SAT 2711 – Linux Fundamentals will be available online this summer.
• EET 3144 – Introduction to Industrial Robotics is available as a hybrid course

Workshop: Ecology in Python Is March 6-7

An online Data Carpentry workshop, Ecology in Python, will take place March 6-7, daily 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The workshop teaches data analysis and visualization in Python using an ecology dataset. Free for all Michigan Tech students, faculty, and staff. Register by Feb. 24. Space is limited.

Student News Briefs

• Computing / ECE Career Fair Mixer Is Feb. 21
• Robotics Systems Enterprise Info Session Is Feb. 23
• GSG to Host Meet and Greet for CS Students February 24
• Volunteers Needed for Virtual Reality Research Experiment
• Wanted: Software Developers and Electrical Engineers. Join EV Scholars Anytime.
• Art in Silico: Art Deadline is March 3. Interactive Workshop Is March 13

• Not getting enough sleep? Your GPA may be suffering.
• Find more student news on the College of Computing student blog.

Student News and Events

• Applied Computing Students Invited to Meet Faculty Candidates
• New EET, SAT Classes Added for Summer Semester
• Tesla x Michigan Tech Is Feb. 21, 5-6 p.m.
• NCSA Meeting to Host Alumnus Brad Gipson, Oak Ridge National Lab
• GSG to Host Meet and Greet February 22
• USG Presents: Living Room Conversations Feb. 23
• Robotics Systems Enterprise Info Session Is Feb. 23
• CyberSEED 2023 Is All-Virtual March 4
• 'Telling Your Story' Workshop Registration is Open
• New Venture Challenge Registration Open
• ThermoAnalytics Hiring Network Administrator

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College Events and Deadlines

• Feb. 21 Computing/ECE Career Fair Mixer, 4-5:30 p.m., Rozsa Center
• Mar. 1 EV Scholars virtual event: Denise Graves, MEDC, 5-5:40 p.m.
• Mar. 3 Art in Silico submission deadline
• Mar. 13 Art in Silico: Interactive Music and Math Workshop, 204 p.m.
• Mar. 24 CS Colloquium Lecture: Karem Sakallah, University of Michigan, 3-4 p.m., Rekhi 214 and virtually

College News

• Ph.D. Student Niusen Chen, CS, Receives Outstanding Scholarship Award
• Tim Havens Presents at Traverse City Conference
• Dennis Livesay to be Inducted into Columbus East High School Alumni Wall of Fame
• New EET, SAT Classes Added for Summer Semester
• ICC Distinguished Lecturer Ajit Yoganthan to Speak April 18
• Mechatronics B.S. Included in CTE Annual Recruitment Programs
• Aleksandr Sergeyev Receives ASEE Best Moderator Award

Faculty Candidate Lectures

Technical Presentations, Computer Science

• Feb. 21, 1 p.m. Yanfu Zhang: Rekhi 214. Talk title: New Representation Learning Algorithms: Graph and Beyond.
• Mar. 1, 1 p.m. Carlo Angiuli: Fisher 132 and Zoom; Talk title: Homotopy and the foundations of formal verification

Technical Lectures, Applied Computing

• Feb. 21, 1:30 p.m. Nader Abu-Alrub: EERC 214
• Feb. 27, 1 p.m. Yili Ren: online via Zoom. Talk title: Intelligent Wireless Systems: from Human Sensing to Object Detection.
• Feb. 28, 1 p.m. Raiful Hasan: online via Zoom. Talk title: Multimodal and Secure Personal Safety: Distraction, Interaction, and Privacy.
• Mar. 3, 1 p.m. Ronghua Xu: online via Zoom. Talk title: Secure-By-Design Federated Microchain Fabric for Internet-Of-Things (Iot) System.

Computing Learning Center

Get the help you need. The College of Computing Learning Center (CCLC), on the first floor of Rekhi Hall, Room 118, is staffed by upper-level undergraduate students and supported by the College of Computing. The friendly CCLC coaches are available to help succeed in your computing courses. No appointments are necessary. Free. Open to all students taking computing classes. This fall, the Learning Center is open Sunday-Friday according to the schedule here.

Academic Calendar

SPRING 2022

• View the full Academic Calendar
• Friday, Mar 03, 10 p.m., Break Begins
• Sunday, Mar 12, 12 p.m., Fall Registration Begins
• Monday, Mar 13, Classes Resume
• Sunday, Apr 02, 11:59 p.m., Fall Registration Ends
• Friday, Apr 21, Last Day of Regular Classes
• Monday, Apr 24, Final Exam Period Begins
• Friday, Apr 28, Spring Semester Ends
• Friday, Apr 28, Spring Graduate Student Commencement
• Saturday, Apr 29, Spring Undergraduate Student Commencement