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1 CSE Student Newsletter April 12, 2016 Volume 7, Issue 4 Department of Computer Science and Engineering University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Dear CSE Students: Welcome to the fourth newsletter of the Spring 2016 semester. Message from the CS and CpE UG Advisor: Please see the first attachment to the newsletter. Message from the IT UG Advisor: Students that plan on performing a senior project for Fall 2016 should review the mandatory video presentation in the IT Colloquia Session Tracker and then submit a Letter of Intent to Dr. Gauvin at wgauvin@usf.edu during registration. ENC 4260 Advanced Technical Writing can be substituted for an approved IT elective. Message from the Grad Program Assistant: Graduate students that plan on graduating Summer 2016, Graduation forms are due Friday, April 22nd. If you are a PhD student who has taken and passed the qualifiers exam (either in Fall 2015 or Spring 2016), you must submit your Admission to Candidacy form no later than Friday, April 22nd. When you submit your Admission to Candidacy form, you must also submit your Committee Appointment form and your Plan of Work. If you are a student in the Accelerated Program or have submitted an Accelerated application, to obtain graduate status after completing your BS degree, you must submit your Accelerated Program Progression form as soon as possible. Attached are announcements for the following (please note that this listing does not imply University or Department endorsement in any way): to all CS and CpE students titled Summer and Fall registration Hackathon to help the Homeless United States Department of State Secretary s Office of Global Partnerships FISHACKATHON 2016 Summer Tech Ed Camp IT Positions available for CS Majors Summer 2016 Internship Recruitment Descriptions for Leapdoctor.com Impulse Point Customer Support Engineer 1 Applications Developer Summer Intern at Jabil in St. Petersburg, FL Retail Recruitment Event for Microsoft Store Wednesday, April 13 6:30pm-8:00pm Junior-level Java Developer, East Hillsborough County, SaaS Firm, $45-65K Regards, Ken Christensen Director of the Undergraduate Program (and Newsletter Editor) christen@csee.usf.edu The archive of old newsletters can be found at

2 4/11/2016 University of South Florida Mail [Undergrad] Summer and Fall registration Ken Christensen [Undergrad] Summer and Fall registration William Hendrix To: Mon, Apr 11, 2016 at 12:26 PM Dear students, We are currently in the throes of Summer and Fall registration. Computer Science and Computer Engineering students who are having trouble filling out your schedules, please come see me in ENB 344F. My office hours are 11am 4pm on Mondays and Wednesdays, and 11am 6pm on Fridays. IT students should see Dr. Gauvin in ENB 343C. To help things run more smoothly, please bring a departmental flowchart with your current and previous courses marked and any electives filled in the appropriate blanks when you come to my office. You can download the flowcharts from: If you are planning to graduate in Fall and you have not done so, you should submit a graduation checklist to your advisor. You can download the checklist from our website: Those of you who are planning out what electives you may take in Fall (or in the future), we have a list of the electives that we frequently offer on the website: Be aware that this list is constantly evolving; new electives may not yet be on the list yet. You may also take an industry internship or independent study for up to 6 hours of elective credit. These courses can be taken in any semester (Fall, Spring, or Summer). Forms to sign up for them can be found on the website: forms.aspx You can have these forms approved by any faculty member in the department, but for the internship, you'll also need a letter from your employer confirming the details of your employment. Cheers, William Undergrad mailing list 1/1

3 Hackathon to help the homeless

4 United States Department of State SECRETARY S OFFICE OF GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS F I S H A C K A T H O N The Challenge Small-scale fishermen in developing countries face growing challenges. Their catches are declining because of overfishing and, in some cases, the degradation of the marine environment. They spend more money on fuel and more time out on the ocean to catch enough to make ends meet. And they can t keep up with competition from larger vessels that in some cases are fishing illegally. With 50% of the fish caught for human consumption coming from small-scale and artisanal fisheries, the livelihoods of these fishermen are crucial for their communities. To address these fishery management challenges, we need to find innovative ways to collect data and use it to find solutions. The History Launched in 2014 around Secretary Kerry s Our Ocean conference, Fishackathon was established to bring together volunteer coders to create tools to address challenges in sustainable fishing around the world. The pilot Fishackathon brought together coders in 5 cities around the United States, and the second annual Fishackathon in 2015 expanded to 12 cities worldwide, including hackathons in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. The Hackathon Kicking off Earth Day 2016, the U.S. Department of State will hold the third annual Fishackathon from April Volunteer coders, technologists, and designers will spend a weekend developing usable solutions to problem statements solicited from fisheries experts around the world. At the end of the hackathons, teams will present their work and an expert panel of judges will nominate a winner from each site, eligible for worldwide grand prizes. Call for Partnership Host sites are seeking fisheries and technology experts to participate in the hackathon as: Panel Judges Panel Judges will serve to judge host site creations and chose one host site winner eligible for world -wide grand prizes on Sunday, April 24. Judges will be provided with a list of criteria to rate the host site presentations and submissions. On Site Consultant Consultants will serve to provide subject matter/technical assistance, answer questions, and provide feedback to coders. We re also seeking on call experts who can answer questions and provide feedback to teams around the world via Skype or throughout the weekend. Team Member Join a Team! Everyone is welcome to participate in a local or virtual team. Spread the Word The US Department of State will ramp up outreach and awareness efforts beginning early February to highlight Fishackathon 2016 and the fisheries issues that coders will work to address at the event. Spread the word, get your networks involved, join our movement to save our oceans! Fishackathon 2016 US/Canada Atlanta, GA Boston, MA Charleston, SC Long Beach, CA Monterey Bay, CA New York City, NY San Francisco, CA Tampa, FL Toronto, Canada Vancouver, Canada Washington, DC Worcester, MA Latin America/Caribbean Hamilton, Bermuda Kingston, Jamaica Medellín, Colombia Mexico City, Mexico Santiago, Chile San José, Costa Rica Asia/Pacific Hong Kong Jakarta, Indonesia Kaohsiung, Taiwan Manila, Philippines Singapore Sydney, Australia Taipei, Taiwan Europe Amsterdam, Netherlands Izmir, Turkey Lisbon, Portugal London, UK Rome, Italy Africa Accra, Ghana Cape Town, South Africa If you have questions or want to get involved in Fishackathon including hosting, supporting, or attending a Fishackathon in your city please contact Erika Crowell at CrowellE@state.gov. #codeforfish

5 Summer Tech Ed Camp IT Positions available for CS Majors Greetings! I'm the Southeastern Regional Manager for Summer Camp Operations for Youth Digital. We are currently hiring Summer Camp IT Specialists for our tech-based camps for kids ages 8-14 in Tampa. We partner with local schools ( to deliver amazing experiences! If you have any students that might be interested, thank you for sharing this information with them. They do not need to have a Tech background. What we do: We spend this summer making Kid's dreams come true. We offer exciting and cutting edge camps to kids ages 8-16 using innovative curriculum with cutting-edge immersion and project based classes.students will learn from us not only how to code, illustrate, and render, but ultimately how to Create. By Creating Creators, we inspire beyond the technical skill, and help them develop real world skills. This is a paid position. Most camp days run from about 8:30am to 4:30pm (M-F) though some sites do vary. We have online training that can be completed on staff member's own time as well as one day of onsite training. Both of these are compensated. Staff will complete background screening and need reliable transportation to our partner schools. -- Mark Shivers, Ph.D. Southeast Regional Manager - Summer Camps mark.shivers@youthdigital.com youthdigital.com

6 Summer 2016 Internship Recruitment Descriptions. Technology Strategist: Andrew Hung; Algorithm for Calendar Scheduler: Leapdoctor.com invites you to take part in a special project where we create and apply a data sorting algorithm to one of our web applications. The main focus of this algorithm will be to produce the best case scenario given a set of circumstances. We have a web application that creates the work shift schedules of physicians in healthcare facilities. Currently, a schedule administrator needs to take all work schedule requests from the physicians and adjust the schedule so that staff coverage is adequate for the healthcare facility. The manual procedure and complexity of certain situations can cause this process to be extremely tedious and overwhelming. We want to remove this human interaction and turn it over to a computer to sort. This solution will be very appreciated by the healthcare facility, freeing up valuable time and thus ultimately, providing better, more efficient healthcare. See below for an example of the scenario. [ Example: Mary needs to put together a work schedule for 18 physicians to staff across two hospitals. 2 doctors can only work 3 days during the week. 3 doctors have personal matters to attend to on certain days. 2 doctors are requesting 3 days of vacation this week. 1 doctor just called out sick today. 4 doctors prefer to work only nights. The two hospitals have 12hr day / night shifts, need to be staffed with at least 3 doctors per shift with 1 on call. Given the names of the doctors and their circumstances produce the work schedule that is suitable for all parties involved. ] Web Application: Come be part of a real deal web application development and gain experience in a production environment! At Leapdoctor.com, we strive to be the number one resource for Healthcare Providers to continue their career progression and job placement / relocation. Healthcare is an industry where time is critical, and having the right people at the right time makes a world of difference. Physicians don t always have the time to search for opportunities that best meet their preferences and specialty. Hospitals don t always have the time to search for the specific physicians that meet their criteria. At Leapdoctor.com, we serve the hospitals and physicians in closing the gap and finding the best matches between facility and practitioner. As with all things, change is constant. At leapdoctor.com we are growing and evolving. The current web application is reaching the end of its lifecycle and we are ready to start developing a new, updated and more robust web application to keep up with the growing demands of our clients and the enormous amounts of data that we process every day. This new web application will be developed alongside of the running business application and be released in a seamless and efficient migration.

7 Summer 2016 Internship Recruitment Descriptions. Technology Strategist: Andrew Hung; Conference Finder: Leapdoctor.com continues to innovate solutions for our healthcare professionals and making their jobs and lives easier, because efficiency in our healthcare system matters and our health professionals need every minute of time they get. In order for our healthcare professionals to stay licensed and current with trends and practices they must undergo routine annual education requirements. These sources are not always best organized for the physician to search, apply and attend. We have created a conference finder for mobile platforms where Healthcare Providers can search, understand and decide to attend continuing education conferences that best meet their needs and schedules. This mobile application is growing to be a major project and we need additional engineers to refine it. Come join this team and contribute to the world of healthcare by applying your skills in mobile application development.

8 Customer Support Engineer - 1 JOB SUMMARY Impulse Point is a rapidly growing software company focused on managing personally-owned mobile computing devices within large, heterogeneous network environments (BYOD) like Higher Education, K12, Healthcare and Enterprise markets. The Customer Support Engineer 1 (CSE) resolves a wide variety of challenging technical support cases submitted by Impulse s customers and partners. The CSE works closely with senior technical personnel, including industry experts in networking and security. The CSE reports directly to the Customer Support Manager (CSM). The ideal candidate will be willing to work within a fast paced atmosphere to support the dynamic and varied technical environments and needs of Impulse Point s customer base. WORK ENVIRONMENT Impulse offers a respectful, informal work environment that fosters professional growth and technical exploration. The CSE 1 works closely with Product Development and with a team of other Customer Support Engineers, to collaboratively solve problems, and create a better experience, both for our customers and for the team internally. KEY COMPETENCIES Primary Competency: Must have an intense curiosity, and drive to understand and master new technologies. This factor is by far the most reliable predictor of success in the Customer Support Engineer role, and can more than make up for shortfalls in education or work experience! Other important competencies include: Strong communication & interpersonal skills to effectively deal with various management levels, peers & end user needs Ideal candidate would be familiar with one of the following areas: o Linux command line scripting o Ability to create ad hoc command line queries in SQL syntax. o Understanding of networking fundamentals like DNS, DHCP, basic routing and host based firewalls. Ability to work in a fast paced environment with minimal direct supervision High level analytical and problem solving skills Actively seeks to share expertise with others ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Impulse Point offers a highly competitive compensation package and the professional advantage of an environment that recognizes your contributions and supports continued personal development. Impulse Point offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes Medical/ Dental/Vision Insurance Plan options, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Accounts, 401K Retirement Plan, Life Insurance, Equity Participation, Vacation, Sick and Holiday Paid Time Off, and Tuition Reimbursement. Impulse Point is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Provide our customers with a first line of software support for our range of products, while maintaining a superior level of customer satisfaction Case tracking, documenting and routing of issues, using our Salesforce case management system. Log customer interactions, including problems, solutions, and time tracking for all support activities Escalate issues and engage appropriate technical resources. Use, contribute to, and help administer our internal technical support wiki Create and update customer facing documentation for use in training and end user support Stay current with system information, changes and updates Participate in on-call after hour rotation duties with other support engineers Other duties as assigned EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Prefer 4 year bachelor s degree in a technical area (i.e. Engineering, Computer Science, MIS) or 4+ years equivalent technical support work experience. However intense drive, motivation and curiosity may compensate. Prefer successful remote customer support and management expertise Prefer experience troubleshooting software and network problems in Windows, Apple OS X, Linux, ios, and Android environments

9 Applications Developer Summer Intern St. Petersburg, FL Jabil offers paid summer interns with the Sales Enablement & Marketing department. Applications Developer interns will be part of an organization that provides internal customers with fully integrated strategies that accelerate results through marketing expertise and intimate business and market knowledge. Intern responsibilities may include: Assist in the development of.net Web Applications and applications on the Salesforce platform Create and add custom enhancements to applications Independently implement code enfacements and bug fixes Assist in the roll out of new functionalities and the support of ongoing maintenance Perform specs gathering and system analysis to determine development scope Flexible work schedule given potential deadlines May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned Position Requirements: Currently in pursuit of a Bachelor s degree with a graduation date between December 1, 2016-June 30, 2019 or Master s degree with a graduation date between December 1, 2016 June 30, 2017 Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by supervisor Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy Preferred Qualifications: Preferred majors include: o Computer Science o Computer Engineering o MIS Strong academic performance (3.0 or better GPA) Demonstrated leadership experience Strong interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Team work mentality Highly organized with attention to detail Strong analytical and problem solving skills Proficient in C# and Java, Microsoft SQL, HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript.NET Web Application Development skills and Salesforce experience preferred Thank you, MARIJUS GORINAS Senior Software Engineer Sales Enablement & Marketing Cell: Desk: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. St. N. St. Petersburg, Florida USA

10 We win as a team! Join us at the Microsoft retail store RETAIL RECRUITMENT EVENT Wednesday, April 13 6:30pm-8:00pm Microsoft at International Plaza & Bay Street 2223 North Westshore Blvd. Tampa, FL (813) RSVP required at: We re on the search for: Energy and commitment Diversity A passion for technology Ability to connect with customers Interest in learning and sales Our people make the difference If you have a passion for technology and great customer service skills, this is your place to shine. We re looking for high-energy people who thrive on delivering the best customer experience possible. If this sounds like you, let s talk.

11 Junior-level Java Developer, East Hillsborough County, SaaS Firm, $45-65k SaaS firm involved in Security Looking for bright recent grads and up to 3 years of development work experience Join a team of software engineers to design, code, test, and support development efforts on Company s products Build back-end services High volume of transactions in a high availability environment Participate in design and peer reviews Ensure ease of deployment and supportability are built-in. Bachelor degree of higher US Citizen or Green Card holder preferred Help design and develop for public cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS or Apps stores Knowledge of Linux desired TCP/IP networking and application integration Java / J2EE web-based software development (Servlets, ActiveMQ JMS, RESTful APIs) Will work with Tomcat or other web application servers MVC design pattern and frameworks, especially Spring Data Access and ORM framework experience (Hibernate / JPA, IBATIS, other) SQL Procedures, HTML, SQL, XML, JSP, JavaScript Virtual Machines, Windows, MAC OS Some testing experience is helpful Full time role, with full benefits Fritz Eichelberger CEO HotSpaces.net