Join us for our last meeting of the semester!

In "The Academic Interview: What to Expect", faculty at the Department of Computer Science at The University of Iowa will demystify various components of the academic job interview process. You will gain insights into the types of interactions to expect at your job interviews and topics you should deliberate on prior to your first interview. Faculty participants include UIowa Department of Computer Science's Hiring Committee, current Department Chair, former Dean, Director of Undergraduate...

Shiza Ali [Tackling Toxicity Online: Developing Comprehensive Approaches for Online Risk Detection]; Johanna Gunawan [Understanding and Regulating Dark Patterns]; Vinay Koshi [Supporting Governance of Dynamic, Diverse Online Communities]

In the past week, you’ve probably asked Google to answer questions, chatted with Siri, rocked out to a new band recommended by Spotify, or asked Chat GPT to produce a first draft of a form letter for you—reminders that our lives are already deeply entwined with artificial intelligence. The term "AI" covers a host of technologies. What connects them? Our very human ambition to create machines that can learn to solve problems. Join us for the next Wide Lens panel as experts from computer science...

This talk will discuss some advanced bioinformatics methods and software that can be used to greatly facility the analysis and understanding of high-throughput data. Issues will include drawbacks of commonly used approaches for pathway analysis, a method comparison and benchmarking results, and other issues related to data analysis. The seminar will include live demonstrations on several data sets including the following aspects: i) the identification of significantly affected biological...

ACM invites you to attend “AI Day”, and how to use AI to your advantage. If you’re interested in AI research, applications, and how it can help your education, this is the perfect meeting to go to! As always, Free Pizza! Those who are not ACM@UIOWA members should go to Chapter website for more information and to join!

The Pentacrest Museums will give an overview of their missions, galleries, support resources, and potential curricular connections to UI courses featuring an upcoming traveling exhibition, Facing the Inferno.

PhD Candidate: Mitziu Echeverria Abstract Cellular networks, particularly with the evolution of 5G technology, have become a critical part of our modern infrastructure, supporting global communication, safety-critical applications, and numerous Internet-of-Things (IoT) applications. This is exemplified by New York City's transit system, which relies on cellular networks for managing thousands of interconnected traffic signals. However, this dependency also poses significant risks. These...

Bengisu Çağıltay [Robots and Routines: Exploring the Future of Social Robots in Family Life]; Georgie Jin [Building the Future of Educational VR: Towards an Immersive and Social Learning Experience]; Sandra Bae [Pushing Visualizations Beyond the Desktop with Everyday Devices and Novel Interfaces]

PhD Candidate: Hankyu Jang Abstract Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are infections that occur during care in a healthcare facility (e.g., hospital ICU or nursing home). We explore computational problems associated with HAIs, including the design of realistic and tractable models (computational modeling), inference problems associated with HAIs, and prediction to mitigate the spread of HAIs. The talk comprises seven research projects. The first two projects are on computational modeling...

Come hear from Google Software Engineer, Kelsey Skaja, and for some pizza! Our guest will be joining us via Google Meet platform for a Q&A session regarding her experience as a woman in the technology field. Prior to Google, Skaja [ISU '17] has worked or interned at Microsoft, Collins Aerospace, and Workiva; among other experience in the field. Why join WiCS? At WiCS, we are big believers in empowerment. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe...

PhD Candidate: Muhammad Hammad Mazhar Abstract The Internet of Things, or IoT, has seen wide proliferation in various spheres of life including residential, commercial and industrial. Users deploy IoT devices in various complex configurations often called IoT systems, and often "program" these systems to perform meaningful tasks automatically (through automation rules). However, complex interactions between IoT device activity, environmental stimuli and malicious actors can influence an IoT...

Hussam Habib (UIowa) on "How social media platforms change our beliefs and behaviors."

The University of Iowa’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition challenges graduate students to clearly and concisely articulate complex research to nonspecialist audiences.

Come and see the amazing art created for our Capture Your Research competition! We will have four award categories for undergraduate, graduate, faculty/staff (including the research labs/centers), and people’s choice. The awards will be presented starting at 5 p.m. followed by a reception featuring hors d’oeuvres and displaying the top pieces in every category. All are welcome to join us! Capture Your Research is an image competition where students, faculty, and staff can submit one image that...

Keynote Speaker: Garrett Morris Title: On Extensibility Abstract: This talk will introduce my research on programming languages, exemplified by some recent results on modularity and extensible data types. My research into programming languages and their type systems is guided by two overriding goals. On the one hand, types should precisely specify program behavior, allowing programmers to rule out classes of erroneous behavior. On the other, types should enable expressive tools, allowing...

The Computer Science (CS) department welcomes prospective students interested in our graduate programs to our annual Prospective Student Visit Day on Friday, Nov. 3. We are looking for strong students with diverse backgrounds to join our MCS and PhD programs. A wide variety of research areas is represented by our world-class faculty including algorithms, computational epidemiology, distributed computing, human-computer interaction, machine learning, massive data algorithms and technology, mobile...

Zubair Shafiq (UC Davis) on "Social Media Tech-Policy Audits: The New Frontier in Tech Accountability."

ACM invites you to attend a Tech Talk by Dr. Schwarz, Director of Engineering and Modeling Research, at the Driving Safety Research Institute. If you’re interested in research and software engineering, this is the perfect talk to go to! Free Pizza will be provided! Those who are not ACM@UIOWA members should go to Chapter website for more information and to join!

PhD Candidate: Qi Qi Abstract Distributionally Robust Optimization (DRO) learning aims to enhance training robustness by modeling data uncertainty without prior knowledge of the probability distribution. It has gained significant attention due to its effectiveness in addressing various challenges in machine learning, such as data imbalance, label noise, and fairness. Consequently, the design of scalable and efficient algorithms for distributionally robust learning remains critical. While...

Kishlay Jha (UIowa) on "A Continually Self-Supervised Machine Learning Framework for Accelerating Scientific Discovery."

This week ACM @UIOWA will be having Leetcode contests! There will an beginner and intermediate division: The beginner division will have 2 questions, both rated Leetcode Easy. The intermediate division will also have 2 questions, one rated Leetcode Easy and the other rated Leetcode Medium. For the first time, we will give out GIFT CARD PRIZES to the winners! The ACM execs strongly encourage everyone to participate because these questions are what interviewers ask! Along with this, we will...

Hsin-Hao Su (Boston College) on "Matching and Clustering via Higher-Order Symmetry Breaking."

ACM @UIOWA invites you to today’s meeting, which will consist of improving portfolios, what is a portfolio and why it's important, and intro to javascript and libraries such as ReactJS and VueJS to build a clean portfolio. At the very end I'll be going over a very quick demo to HTML/CSS and Javascript to get you a headstart if you are curious on how to make your own portfolio. Quick reasons why portfolios are important for all majors: Good, concise way to show off what you do outside of...

Jakob Merane (ETH Zurich) on "Enforcement Bots for Consumers: A New Approach to Enforce Small Claims."

Would you like to learn about games in U.S. culture and get to know others in the international student community at Iowa? Join us for game night, which will also include a fun ice breaker, trivia, and pizza!

Join us to paint some pumpkins and spend time with other Women in Computing Sciences!

ACM @UIOWA invites you to our today’s meeting, where we will be discussing online assessments / technical interviews. This will be an introduction and preparation for all majors; covering the basics of what questions to expect ranging from data analytics to frontend design questions. Along with this, we will be providing free pizza! Those who are not ACM@UIOWA members should go to Chapter website for more information and to join!

Are you an early career researcher ready to publish, but not sure how to find the best journal for your research? Think, Check, Submit provides tools and practical resources for finding a credible publisher for your work.

Sanvesh Srivastava (UIowa) on "Asynchronous and Distributed Data Augmentation for Massive Data Settings."

Fall 2023 In-Person Engineering Career Fair - over 160 companies attending!

9/28 - Uline 9/29 **VISIT THESE EMPLOYERS AT THE ENGINEERING FAIR on 9/28 AT THE IOWA MEMORIAL UNION TO REQUEST AN INTERVIEW - Alliant Energy, Inc. - Cargill - CF Industries - Citgo - Collins Aerospace - IMEG - International Paper - John Deere - Skyworks Solutions, Inc. -  To Request An Interview  STEP 1: Log into your Handshake account STEP 2: Upload Your Résumé. Click on your name in the upper right hand corner and then Documents and Add New Document. STEP 3: To apply and...

Peter Robinson (Augusta) on "Trade-offs between Time and Communication for Distributed Leader Election."

This job and internship fair will focus on recruiting students in ALL MAJORS! Typically about 100+ employers attend and 1,000+ students attend! Visit careers.uiowa.edu/all-majors-career-fair for more details.

WiCS will be hosting a Game Night. Join us for bingo, socializing, and pizza! Why join WiCS? At WiCS, we are big believers in empowerment. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe environment for discussion, finding support, and growth both personally and professionally. Throughout the year, we host a range of events including: MINK WIC: We will be attending the regional tech conference that celebrates women in computing - Check your email for...

ACM @UIOWA invites you to our today’s meeting, where we will be discussing essential topics to boost your career in the world of software engineering. Hackathon Preparation: Our first topic will introduce the upcoming hackathon for all computer scientists and engineers*: from project ideas, to teams, and what to expect. Career Fair Insights: We will share tips about the upcoming career fairs that can significantly impact your professional journey. We'll discuss the importance of networking...

Elizabeth Kleiman (UIowaCS) on "Being a better Teaching Assistant."

Join presenters from the Pomerantz Career Center to take the stress out of preparing for upcoming Career Fairs, learn how to secure an internship, and get your résumé ready!

Life in Iowa, a program designed to assist international students in adjusting to life and the academic system at the University of Iowa, invites international students to attend a workshop to learn more about optional practical training (OPT) and curricular practical training (CPT) with a live Q&A with ISSS senior advisors.

Get your questions answered and kick-start your global experience at the University of Iowa fall Study Abroad Fair!

Katie Keith (Williams) on "Melding NLP and Causal Inference."

This session will briefly introduce the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition and help you to create a summary of your work that can help you beyond 3MT. The skills you will use in a successful 3MT presentation can also be used to win grants, sell ideas, and build your professional network. 

Are you passionate about tech and want to be part of a vibrant network that's dedicated to encouraging women to thrive in technology-related fields? UIOWA Women in Computing Sciences is here to provide you with an exciting space to meet like-minded individuals, gain professional skills, and make lasting memories.   Why join WiCS? At WiCS, we are big believers in empowerment. We're dedicated to creating an inclusive and safe environment for discussion, finding support, and growth both...

Come meet ACM@UIOWA office and see how you can learn about computing & technology in a fun and friendly environment. learn new skills, prepare for interviews, and build a strong network full of connections! Along with this, we will be providing free pizza! Those who are not ACM@UIOWA members should go to Chapter website for more information and to join!

Inviting all new undergraduate Computer Science and Informatics students – and others pondering a degree in those disciplines!

Would you like to learn about games in U.S. culture and get to know others in the international student community at Iowa? Join us for game night, which will also include a fun ice breaker, trivia, and pizza!

PhD Candidate: Momina Tabish Abstract The idea of the norm holds promise of an elegant and easy to understand method of identifying expected and unusual behaviors. This thesis focuses on understanding the underlying community based data driven norms—the Hidden Truths, and their relationship with clinical practice. We are motivated by the significance of norms in health care and the impact of studying the prescription norms to solve real world problems. In this thesis, we propose the notion of...

Recruiting day for Ernst & Young on the University of Iowa campus.

This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about the variety of student hourly and Work-Study jobs available on the UI campus & at qualified off-campus nonprofit Work-Study sites. The University is excited to have students consider campus employment. Research shows that students who are connected to campus are more successful and more likely to continue enrollment and do well academically. Many first-year students choose student employment as their Pick One. Typically more than 30...

Learn more about Iowa's history and win prizes while exploring the Old Capitol Museum!