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Week 4 of the semester!
Exciting opportunities on the horizon!
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Reminder -- NEW Computer Sciences Advisors! | |
As you have scheduled advising appointments, you may have seen some new faces on the CS Advising floor of the CS building. We would like to formally introduce C-M Daeley and Allison Wanger and Kayla Lentz as three new academic advisors who have joined the CS advising team!
Allison, C-M,and Kayla are aiming to start meeting with students soon! In the meantime, Michael Radloff and Shelby Arkin are excited to continue working with Computer Sciences students. Have any questions, comments, or concerns? Do not hesitate to connect with your assigned advisor or schedule an appointment via STARFISH!
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Drop-In Career Advising
Looking for In-person drop-in career advising related to tech, data & analytics careers? Every Wednesday during the Fall semester from 1:00 - 4:00pm, visit a L&S Successworks career advisor regarding career/internship-related questions! They will be located on the 4th floor of Tower 2 in the CS building!
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CS Department Picnic
When: Friday, Sept 30th, 2022 at 4:00PM
Where: Vilas Park (near Zoo entrance)
Come and kick off the semester right by enjoying an afternoon of fun with the rest of the CS community! Meet new people, enjoy food from the grill (vegetarian options will be available), and play some games! CS students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all welcome, along with families!
Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/7taCshTCmTP65mrg6 so we know how much food to buy!
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Women of the ACM Events
WACM (Women of the ACM) is the CS Department's student organization for undergraduate and graduate women and non-binary students. We hold a variety of social, professional and outreach events throughout the year.
Upcoming events include, a biweekly lunch series (including special guest speakers Tijana Zrnic of UC Berkeley on September 26, and Rosanne Liu of Google Brain and ML Collective on October 17), a mentoring program, corporate events, and more!
To become a member of WACM, simply join the mailing list!
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Data Science Club Interactive Workshop!
Join dotData, UW-Madison's Data Science Club, on Wednesday, September 28th at 6pm for an interactive workshop with analysts from the company DraftKings! We’ll be in the Computer Sciences building in room 1240. See you there!
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AutoML Decathlon Hackathon at UW-Madison
We are pleased to announce a hackathon hosted at UW-Madison for the AutoML Decathlon, an automated machine learning competition organized in collaboration with Morgan Stanley, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise, Carnegie Mellon University and the NeurIPS 2022 Competition Track Program. There will be substantial cash prizes (including, but not limited to, $15,000 for 1st place) and prestige for the winners!
The hackathon is open to all students and levels of experience. Free pizza and swag will be provided, along with other goodies just for participation! It will take place from Saturday, October 1, 12 PM CT to Sunday, October 2, 6 PM CT with our kick-off presentation session and closing session beginning at those respective times and held in CS 1240.
Please RSVP with this link!
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Women in CS Talk: Dynamics of Predictions and Decision-Making
When: Monday, September 26, 2022 at 4:00 pm
Where: Room1240 Computer Sciences
Abstract: Predictive models deployed in social settings are often performative. This means that the model's predictions---by means of being used to make consequential downstream decisions---influence the outcomes the model aims to predict in the first place. For example, travel time estimates influence routing decisions and thus realized travel times, stock price predictions influence trading activity and hence prices. Such feedback-loop behavior arises in a variety of domains, including public policy, trading, traffic predictions, and recommendation systems. In this talk I will discuss phenomena that arise when iteratively optimizing a predictive model in a performative context.
Bio: Tijana Zrnic is a final-year PhD student in Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, advised by Moritz Hardt and Michael Jordan. Her PhD work explores challenges that arise when inference is performed in dynamical settings, with a particular focus on situations involving feedback loops. Previously she received a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Novi Sad in Serbia.
LIVE ZOOM LINK: https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96169037540?pwd=OGVlekZmMnNaY2hMRjZVOWFPcnpUdz09
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Virtual Seminar with Cynthia Rudin from Duke University
When: Friday, September 30, 2022 9:30 AM-10:30 AM.
Title: Do Simpler Machine Learning Models Exist and How Can We Find Them?
Abstract:
While the trend in machine learning has tended towards building more complicated (black box) models, such models are not as useful for high stakes decisions - black box models have led to mistakes in bail and parole decisions in criminal justice, flawed models in healthcare, and inexplicable loan decisions in finance. Simpler, interpretable models would be better. Thus, we consider questions that diametrically oppose the trend in the field: for which types of datasets would we expect to get simpler models at the same level of accuracy as black box models? If such simpler-yet-accurate models exist, how can we use optimization to find these simpler models? In this talk, I present an easy calculation to check for the possibility of a simpler (yet accurate) model before computing one. This calculation indicates that simpler-but-accurate models do exist in practice more often than you might think. Also, some types of these simple models are (surprisingly) small enough that they can be memorized or printed on an index card.
Bio: Cynthia Rudin is a professor of computer science, electrical and computer engineering, statistical science, mathematics, and biostatistics & bioinformatics at Duke University, and directs the Interpretable Machine Learning Lab.
LIVE ZOOM LINK:https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/98147678500?pwd=VzEyVkh6R1kvRW5PYTNHS0h5cVdXUT09
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Effective Altruism Fellowship
How can we tackle the world's most pressing problems?
The Effective Altruism Fellowship helps students answer this question, and figure out how to do the most good with our lives and careers – by introducing the ideas of Effective Altruism: the science of combining evidence and compassion to find the best opportunities for improving the world.
The Fellowship is a 4 week program involving weekly readings and small group discussion. Fellows join a campus community of dedicated altruists and gain access to weekly dinners, our office space, and a global network of professionals dedicated to doing as much good as possible.
RSVP required: Fill out our interest form (1 minute) or apply now, limited seats available!
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Looking to Advertise Your Student Org Event? | |
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Does your student organization have a kick-off coming up? Maybe there is a cool event happening you want others to know about!
Feel free to send an announcement to advising@cs.wisc.edu!
We will add it in our next newsletter!
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Undergraduate Research Opportunities! | |
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Are you interested in publishing your undergraduate research?
We encourage you to submit your research and writing to the Journal of Undergraduate Science and Technology (JUST) at UW-Madison.
JUST is a biannual research journal written, edited, and published by UW undergraduates with the missions of supporting undergraduate research and making science accessible to the public. We are accepting submissions of undergraduate research until October 3rd, 2022, for our Fall publication. We accept submissions of primary and secondary research, shorter editorials, and scientific photographs. For more information about us and how to submit, please visit our webpage (http://justjournal.org/submit).
Submitting to JUST is easy; our writing guidelines and previous publications are online and available as resources. At JUST, we believe that publishing is a great opportunity for students to contribute to science literacy, as well as build their own resumes, and we would love to involve as many UW students as we can. Let us know if you have any questions.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
The JUST Team
contact@justjournal.org
www.justjournal.org
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Career/Internship Events are still happening!
Check Below for Schedule and Links!
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Successworks Equity & Inclusion Career & Internship Fair
SuccessWorks is excited to host the first Equity & Inclusion Career & Internship Fair in the Gordon Dining & Event Center on Thursday, October 6. The Fair is an opportunity for our diverse UW-Madison student population to meet with organizations across a variety of industries that are actively seeking diverse talent. This event is specifically designed to provide career opportunities for underrepresented student job seekers (first-generation, low-income, students of color, LGBTQ+, and other marginalized social identities). UW-Madison students will have the opportunity to connect with companies recruiting talent for a wide variety of internship and full-time positions.
For help preparing for the Fair, students are encouraged to attend the Equity & Inclusion Fair Prep Night in the Gordon Dining & Event Center on Monday, October 3
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Career Development Workshops for International Students
The International Students Career Development Committee is pleased to offer multiple career development workshops for international students this Fall! Check out the dates and locations below!
Building a Strong Personal Network: An Effective Way to Land a Job
Thursday, October 13
5:00-6:30pm, Memorial Library Room 126
Preparing Applications for Jobs in the US
Monday, November 7
5:00-6:30pm, Memorial Library Room 126
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Scan QR code or visit go.wisc.edu/w1z9p9 to register. Registration recommended but not required to attend. | |
Career Tips from L&S Successworks!
Be sure to check out the Technology, Data, and Analytics Career Community for some AMAZING resources!
So you’ve had an offer come through. Maybe even multiple offers. What do you do??
First, take a deep breath, and take stock of your situation. What are the details of the offer(s)? How do they compare to your goal, or to your other offers? It can help to make a “pros and cons” list to lay your options out in front of you.
Ask questions of the HR contact. Their job is to get you ready for your new job, and that includes answering all your questions! You will never be a pest when inquiring about the details of a job offer.
Finally, it’s okay to ask for time to think. You rarely need to make a decision immediately after receiving an offer. Thank the recruiter and ask “When do you need to hear back from me?” Then, take the time to do the steps above.
You’ll find tons of useful Negotiation Resources on SuccessWorks’ website.
Still need help? Make an appointment with a SuccessWorks Career Advisor to talk about your offer.
Check out the Successwork's career community for Technology, Data, and Analytics for more great resources!
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