Summer Term 2023: Something for Everyone!

The Department of Computer Sciences is excited to offer the following courses this summer: 

Fully Online: CS200, CS300, CS320, CS400, CS540, CS564 and CS577 (check Course Search & Enroll for meeting pattern information)

Fully In-person: CS220 and CS354

Other departments (such as Math or ECE) have a variety of summer options that may meet major or degree requirements. Be sure to check the Course Search & Enroll app for exact information.

Summer enrollment starts in April.

Questions? Check in with your academic advisor for guidance on how Summer term fits with your academic goals.

SWE's "Evening With Industry" 2023

February 27 from 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm

ColorStack Study Jam

March 1 from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm in CS 2310

Goldman Sachs Firmwide Information Session

March 2: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm in Grainger Hall, Rm 2080

WHEN: Thursday, March 2: 6:30 – 7:30pm

WHERE: Grainger Hall, Room 2080

Event link: https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1210878

Join University of Wisconsin alumni from multiple divisions at Goldman Sachs to learn more about roles in Investment Banking, Wealth Management, Investing, Research, Markets and more. We’ll share more information about life at Goldman Sachs and our recruiting process taking place in Spring 2023. This event is open to all majors.

Transcend Madison Innovation Competion

Deadline: March 10, 2023

Calling all innovators, tinkerers, and entrepreneurs at UW. Sign up now for the 8th annual Transcend Madison Innovation Competition to compete for $50,000 in prizes. This year's competition will take place on April 13th and 14th.

WHAT?: The Transcend Madison Innovation competition is a pitch competition held every spring here at UW-Madison. Styled similarly to Shark Tank, competitors pitch their idea to a panel of judges. At the end of the competition, these judges will award the most deserving competitors with prizes from our $50,000 prize pool.

HOW?: Using this link, any student at UW may sign up before the signup deadline on March 10th. After March 10th, competitors must complete our competition documents and attend the two mandatory development events before April 2nd. All relevant dates can be found on our website.

WHO?: You! Currently enrolled students at UW with any promising product idea. In years past, we have seen everything from apps to boardgames to biomedical devices to fully fleshed-out business plans. As the subject line reads: All it takes is an idea.

WHEN/WHERE?: This year's competition is presented by D2P and will take place in the Discovery Building on April 13th and 14th. The competition will take the majority of both days, and the award ceremony will take place at the end of the second day.

Sign-ups are open now!! https://www.transcenduw.com/2023-competition-information

Please direct any further questions to transcenduw@gmail.com

RED Talk: Matt Upstone & Steve Lueck from Associated Bank

Rescheduled to March 30 @ 4:00 pm, CS Room 2310

Graduating in December 23?

Interested in a Professional Master's in CS?

Come to the Plus One Pathway virtual information session!

When: Wednesday, March 1^st @ 3:00 pm CST

The Plus One Pathway in Computer Sciences (POP) is for UW-Madison CS majors graduating in December who want to continue their CS journey directly into the Professional Master’s Program.  Students who transition into POP will earn a Master’s of Computer Sciences: Professional Program (PMP) in three semesters, making them more competitive when they enter the workplace.  

Undergraduate Research Fellowship Opportunities

Sophomore Research Fellowships support undergraduate research done in collaboration with UW–Madison faculty or research/instructional academic staff during summer 2023 or the 2023-24 academic year. The student researcher receives $2,500, and the faculty/staff research advisor receives $500 to help offset research costs. At the time of application, the student must be a second-year undergraduate, a first-year undergraduate who will have more than 24 credits after May 2023, or a transfer student in their first year of attendance at UW–Madison. Apply by February 28, 2023.

Public Humanities Exchange for Undergraduates (HEX-U) is a high-impact program for undergraduate students that funds humanities-based projects that support a need in the Madison community beyond the university. The program provides training in community partnership, support for project development and implementation, and funding. Participating students receive a $600 stipend award and up to $2,000 in project funding. Students are encouraged to propose new, innovative ideas for engagement with the local community through a project. Apply for the spring 2023 cohort by Monday, February 6 (early-bird deadline) and Monday, March 27, 2023 (final deadline).

Natural Language Processing Python Position w/ Research Credit and Potential Authorship

Dr. Tim Rogers, Dr. Junjie Hu, and Sean Yun-Shiuan Chuang (PhD student) are looking for a student to join their research project. This opportunity includes research credits and potential for authorship on a publication.

The project involves using large language models, such as GPT-3, to annotate different features of various large language datasets, such as stance and sentiment. They are currently seeking a talented student who is fluent in Python and interested in running experiments with different prompt-based methods to improve the model performance. They are using Python, HuggingFace, and PyTorch in the project.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact the email below. All applicants who are passionate about NLP research and have a strong command of Python are welcome!

Interested? Contact ychuang26@wisc.edu for more information.