Computer Science Department - news

Nare Hayrapetyan

Tue, 01 May 2012 00:00:00 MST

Nare Hayrapetyan, a recent MS student, was recently hired by amazon as a software developer.

Opportunity for international PhD students and faculty.

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 MST

This is the Academic Workshops for Under-represented Junior Faculty and Senior Graduate Students ( http://www.cmd-it.org/projects.html#P2 ), which Omar( Phd student ) took part during Spring break in Georgia Tech, Atlanta.

This event is life-enriching because connect people that want to follow academia with faculty trying to get tenure. Even Omar had the chance to make many valuable connections representing USU and the research made with Dr. Curtis Dyreson "Explaining Activities in Traffic Videos with Meaningful Rules" won an innovation award in the poster competition.

By Ph.D. student Omar Florez's

Ph.D. student Omar Florez developed software to extract scenes and actors in streaming traffic video.The project was funded by IBM's Scalable Analytics for a Smarter Planet initiative.

Software and Computer Science Internship

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Northrop Grumman Corporation is a leading global security company whose 75,000 employees provide innovative systems,products, and solutions in aerospace, electronics, information systems and technical services to government and commercial customers worldwide.

2012-2013 Computer Science Scholarships

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 MST

Texas Instruments is now hiring

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST

Texas Instruments is now hiring:

BS or MS graduates in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science

Grad range of 5/11 – 6/12

Closing application process 3/12

Full time permanent positions; offer a salary & full benefits

Contact - Travis McClain travis@rcstexas.com 469-422-0301 office

Technical Sales Program

TI customers are at the core of everything we do. Our Technical Sales program prepares participants for a challenging, customer-oriented engineering career in technical sales, where you can use your technical background while contributing from a business perspective.

The Technical Sales program has a long and rich history at TI. It’s been in place for more than 30 years and was the starting point for many of TI’s top leaders. The program will expose you to TI’s entire product portfolio and business processes, and will enable you to develop a strong internal network to utilize after you are deployed into one of our field sales offices.

Program details:

One year program

A minimum of three challenging rotations through a Field Sales Office and Product Marketing/Business Development in our Analog and Embedded Processing businesses

Hands-on rotation experiences with industry experts

Valuable training curriculum with subject matter experts

Personal coaching and mentoring

Location(s):

Opportunities available in North America, Asia and Europe.

Qualifications:

Engineers with excellent communication skills, a balanced level of assertiveness to influence decisions, the competitive edge to win, a sense of urgency, and the ability to build strong, influential relationships inside and outside of TI

Individuals who can effectively balance their strong technical skills with solid relationship-building abilities

Open to relocating to a variety of TI Field Sales Offices in or near major cities within your region

Bachelor Engineering Degree

Outcome:

At the end of the program, you’ll become a team member in one of our Field Sales Offices where you will have responsibility for growing revenue and gaining market share with our customers around the world.

Corporate Technology Summer Internship Development Program

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST

Internship opportunity for college juniors majoring in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and/or MIS with a 3.2 GPA or Higher for Technology Summer Internship Development Program.Below and attached are the summer internship program description for reference. All candidates must have the eligibility to work permanently in the U.S.

If aware of potential candidates that have an interest, please have them contact me with their updated resume by Friday, February 3rd.

Students can send their resume to Leroy Clarke at Leroy.Clarke@jpmorgan.com

For more information on how to apply, visit jpmorgan.com/careers.

For more information on JPMorgan Chase click here

About JPMorgan Chase

JPMorgan Chase is a leader in financial services, working in collaboration across the globe to deliver the best solutions and advice to meet our clients’ needs, anywhere in the world. We operate in 100 countries and hold leadership positions across our businesses. We have an exceptional team of employees who work hard to do the right thing for our clients and the firm, every day. This is why we are the most respected financial institution in the world – and why we can offer you an outstanding career.

Business Area

Our Technology team identifies and implements technological solutions that anticipate client needs, while providing employees with the tools that make the firm a premier place to work. The overall mission of our IT specialists is to turn our applications, systems and infrastructure into a competitive advantage for the firm by coupling technological expertise with an understanding of our different strategic business visions.

Program Overview

The Technology Summer Internship Development Program introduces and prepares highly-motivated participants for the firm’s information technology organization over a 10-week period. The internship program is structured similarly to the full-time program. The variety of roles offered is vast and constantly evolving, with numerous opportunities to gain technology experience across all business areas. Interns are offered the opportunity to work as an integral member of a technology team in one of our major business lines – Asset Management, Card Services, the Investment Bank, Retail Financial Services, Commercial Bank, and Treasury & Securities Services – or our Corporate Group.

Our concentrated program requires that you actively contribute to upgrading and improving the efficiency of our infrastructure that allows us to deliver products and services to our clients around the world. Over the program, you will gain hands-on knowledge by working alongside experienced professionals who oversee and manage the deployment of business-aligned technologies and infrastructure.

Program placement occurs in the following locations:

· New York Metro area

· Columbus, OH

· Newark/Wilmington, DE

· Chicago, IL

· Tampa, FL

· Dallas, TX

· Houston, TX

Roles and Responsibilities

These are the different opportunities that are available within the Technology Summer Internship Development Program:

· Application Developer: Translate business and technical requirements into applications or solutions; design and develop solutions for clients, working directly with traders and marketers; drive best practices with the possible move to Continuous Integration Testing (CIT); deliver new business products or enhance existing applications; learn the realities of real-time coding in an electronic trading environment and the development of a pricing system which requires up to 80 inputs to value a complex financial product

· Business Systems Analyst: Identify, assess, and record near-term business needs; analyze requirements; identify, recommend and articulate business needs priorities; advise on options, risks and costs versus benefits; assist with feasibility studies, design specifications, test analysis, and user training – right through final implementation; partner closely with other teams

· Infrastructure Engineer: Identify the latest technology solutions; select and implement products; provide production support; work hand in hand with project managers in delivering critical business-aligned technology projects; work on diverse array of technologies including Wintel, Unix Server and Database Systems Administration, Server and Desktop Operating Systems Support, Data and Voice Networking, Large Mid-Range and Mainframe Administration and Support, Batch Scheduling, Real-Time Fault Monitoring and Performing Tuning Technologies, Problem and Incident Mgmt

· Systems Support Engineer: Manage and monitor the applications and systems that are critical to our day-to-day operations and clients’ businesses; work with systems across the Front, Middle, or Back office on trading applications, investment or accounting platforms or other applications; proactively seek quality and efficiency improvements via configuration changes and management of the production environment; assist with quality assurance, test scripts and document defects; run maintenance procedures and take action based on analysis; respond to support calls

Training and Development

You will be exposed to different technology areas through varied training and presentations. Technology interns join our teams who are responsible for designing, developing and supporting the applications or projects that give our businesses their competitive edge.

Qualifications

Only those candidates who are highly motivated and eager to begin their career in technology within our financial services organization will be considered. Business & Technical knowledge is required to succeed in the program. Other specific qualifications include:

· Rising seniors with limited opportunities for rising sophomores and juniors

· Working towards a BA/BS degree, in Computer Information Systems, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering and/or MIS is preferred

· Preferred GPA of 3.2+

· Previous related internship experience and/or other relevant experience is preferred

· Strong written/verbal communication skills

· Working knowledge of C, C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic, SQL, networking and infrastructure and/or server administration

All candidates must have the eligibility to work permanently in the U.S.

For more information on how to apply, visit jpmorgan.com/careers.

IEEE Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST

"Collaborative research between Biology (Dr. Greg Podgorski) and Computer Science (Dr. Nick Flann) makes the front cover of IEEE Computational Biology and Bioinformatics."

Software Developer Position

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 MST

For more information contact:

To apply for job click here.

capstone project

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST

Students demonstrate their mobile applications developed for the capstone project.

Job announcement ( www.disneycareers.com )

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 00:00:00 MST

Job announcement: Avalanche Software is a video game development studio for Disney (we are located in downtown SLC, UT) and is looking for two programming interns. Interns will work 25-29 hours a week (paid) for 3-12 months (depending on performance and department need). One intern will be doing network programming (network replication of a visual scripting language) and the other will be working on game stability and automated testing (identifying common build failures). Anyone interested can apply at www.disneycareers.com (click on “Search Jobs” then keyword “Salt Lake”).

What we are looking for in programming intern applicants:

PASSION FOR GAMING

What projects have they done on the side of their coursework?

Have they included samples of their game and explain what role they played in the creation of the game?

Is this person highly motivated, a self starter, and creative thinker?

ORGANIZED RESUME

Did they include a link to their blog/demo reel/game sample in their resume?

Does their resume explain to what level they understand a programming language?

LANGUAGES

Do they have at least 1 year of C/C++ experience? (If C/C++ isn’t taught in classes, have they taken the time to learn on their own considering this is a industry-wide standard language?)

Do they have experience with scripting languages (Perl, Python, Lua), graphics tools (Maya, Photoshop) or assemblers (MIPS, VU Code)? Can they write memory efficient algorithms, networking APIs, and file streaming systems?

Have they had experience with revision control software? (Git, Subversion, Perforce, etc).

COLLABORATION

Have they participated in team projects?

Have they led the direction of a group or a project?

Are they a clear and concise communicator?