April 2021 - Gradstudents - mailman.cs.vt.edu

Science on Tap featuring local Asian researchers
by Daphne Yao 13 Apr '21

13 Apr '21

Morning! Just FYI. Here’s a free local science event to feature VT Asian researchers on 22nd at 5:30pm. Registration needed. https://www.facebook.com/events/227629389116957/ -- Best, Daphne

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[MS/PhD] Student activity reports and annual evaluation process
by Cliff Shaffer 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Welcome to the beginning of the annual evaluation process for CS Graduate Students for 2021. Every year, ALL graduate students in the MS and PhD programs in Computer Science are obligated to submit a Student Activity Report. As part of this process, faculty advisers are then required to submit written evaluations for their students (that the students will see). A review process with GPC takes place on Reading Day (known as the "Green Thursday" process), after which students will receive additional feedback from GPC. This process somewhat mirrors the same evaluation process that faculty in the CS Department undergo. The first phase of the process is for graduate students to complete and submit their Student Activity Report. This is done by going to https://hosting.cs.vt.edu/gpc, and signing in. You should then see on the menu bar at the top a pulldown menu labeled "SAR". Click on either "Submit SAR" or "Edit Current SAR" to go to the form. SARs are due from students by April 16, 2021. Faculty will then have until April 30 to complete the evaluations for all of their students. (Faculty will get more information about this prior to April 16.) Note that all enrolled MS and PhD CS students must complete the SAR regardless of whether this is their first semester, last semester, or anything in between. Note that students who are scheduling a final exam this Spring must submit their SAR before I will approve scheduling their exam, so a few of you actually need to complete your form prior to April 16. If you already completed a SAR this semester due to this requirement, then you do *not* need to re-submit for the April 16 deadline. Students in the accelerated UG/G program who have not yet received their undergraduate degree *should* complete the SAR. Most UG/G students are on a rather tight schedule, and the SAR feedback is an important part of staying on track. For those of you who have done this before, this year's form is pretty much identical to last year's. You should be able to upload last year's report into the form, so that all you should need to do is update. A few key points: * Every milestone requires a positive indication for whether it has completed or been planned. (We have found in the past that the semester listed is not always a clear indicator.) * Some indication of funding source is required for every term in the program. If you received no funding support, then indicate this by selecting "self-funded". If you are having trouble with the form letting you submit, missing data is often the cause. Before completing your SAR form, you should read the instructions at https://hosting.cs.vt.edu/gpc/#/sarinstructions. -- Dr. Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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[PhD Students] SIGKDD 2021 Doctoral Dissertation Award
by Cliff Shaffer 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

Those of you who are finishing your PhD (or advisors of a student recently completed), if in a relevant topic area, might want to consider applying for the 2021 SIGKDD Doctoral Dissertation Award. See https://kdd.org/news/view/2021-sigkdd-doctoral-dissertation-award-call-for-… Since the CS Department can only nominate one student, we are requesting people to be considered for nomination by the end of the day on Friday, April 23. Please have your advisor send to me a draft of their nomination letter. We will use this as the basis for making a decision if there is more than one person asking to be nominated. -- Dr. Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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FW: Don't miss the Hume Center's 8th annual Colloquium
by Julia Costello 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS From: Bartos, Colleen <cbartos(a)vt.edu> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 10:40 AM To: Bartos, Colleen <cbartos(a)vt.edu> Subject: Don't miss the Hume Center's 8th annual Colloquium Importance: High Will you please share this with your STUDENTS and FACULTY. Colleen Bartos Outreach Coordinator & Project Manager Hume Center for National Security and Technology Good day, The Hume Center for National Security and Technology is excited to present the program the 8th annual IC CAE & National Security Education Program Colloquium (attached and linked here <https://www.hume.vt.edu/colloquium> ). This year's event will be held VIRTUALLY over two-days, Thursday, April 15 & Friday, April 16th. Highlights for this year will include a panel with the Virginia SmallSat Data Consortium and numerous student research presentations. Student presentations will be from individuals and teams of undergraduates, graduate students, scholarship recipients, and volunteers, with updates on their research from the Fall and Spring semesters. So much exciting work has been happening this year, despite COVID-19 restrictions. We will also have a pre-recorded poster session available on demand at our YouTube Channel. In addition to this very full program, we are welcoming partners from the Central Intelligence Agency as the Keynote speakers. These fellow Hokies will be discussing "Ut Prosim After Graduation," and we are even expecting a special check-in from Mr. Ted Hume, himself! We invite you to register in advance for the Colloquium being broadcasted via Zoom Webinar here: http://bit.ly/hume2021 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you have any questions, please contact Colleen Bartos (cbartos(a)vt.edu <mailto:cbartos@vt.edu> ) or Ehren Hill (ehren(a)vt.edu <mailto:ehren@vt.edu> ) REGISTER HERE: <http://bit.ly/hume2021> http://bit.ly/hume2021 <http://bit.ly/hume2021> Colleen Bartos Outreach Coordinator & Project Manager Hume Center for National Security and Technology Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 1311 Research Center Drive, Suite 1052 (MC 0713) | Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 P: 540.231.8524 Pronouns: she, her, hers ( <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why> What's this?) <http://www.hume.vt.edu/> http://www.hume.vt.edu/

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by Julia Costello 12 Apr '21

12 Apr '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS Current opportunities with employers are listed below. View other positions in <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 The Diggeridoos, a team of VT students, is seeking team members for The Boring Company Competition to be held late summer 2021. Check out their <https://crowdfund.vt.edu/diggeridoos> promotional page on the CrowdFundVT platform and contact Kyle Papili at <mailto:kylepapili@vt.edu> kylepapili(a)vt.edu with questions and to join the team. OPPORTUNITY 2 Qualcomm has a large-scale hiring initiative to join their Wireless Research & Development division, building next generation end-to-end solutions in 5G NR and many other exciting projects. Talks today, Monday, April 12, 11a-12pm and Thursday, April 15, 11am-12pm. Flyer attached to register. Email Katie Steele at ksteele(a)qualcomm.com <mailto:ksteele@qualcomm.com> with any questions. OPPORTUNITY 3 Register for <https://cs.vt.edu/blockchain/blocksburg2021.html> Blocksburg 2021, "Beyond Cryptocurrencies" on tomorrow, Tuesday, April 13, 9am-1pm. Topics include: Decentralized Manufacturing on the Blockchain; The Potential of Blockchain in Health Care; Public-Private Partnerships for Blockchain and The Future of Blockchain. More info and register at the Blocksburg <https://cs.vt.edu/blockchain/blocksburg2021.html> website. Julia Costello Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 Email: <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu CS|Source Website: <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcs.vt.edu %2Fcs-source.html&data=04%7C01%7Cgcaufman%40peraton.com%7C274bbb94bdea4a9c7b 0408d8e8aaee69%7C1c6258462b0a448383dde024820875b3%7C0%7C0%7C6375151681480464 16%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1ha WwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VBHHIabAuZqQzfNpOVOGp0RpKf9LGzMs7qY3UNy3pm0%3 D&reserved=0> https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by Julia Costello 08 Apr '21

08 Apr '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS Current opportunities with employers are listed below. View other positions in <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 CoStar Group is seeking a 2021 Aerial Research & Development intern. If you have experience flying drones and are interested in getting some real-world experience by capturing info from the sky, apply on Handshake at <https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4614024> https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/4614024. OPPORTUNITY 2 Moogsoft, Inc. has summer internships available. 100% remote organization with employees in the US, Canada and UK. US citizenship is required. Link to positions: <https://jobs.lever.co/moogsoft/7bb43685-9314-421a-b718-2d05c29dbc6e> Software Engineer Intern (Summer 2021) and <https://jobs.lever.co/moogsoft/662e82b1-3072-4787-98df-a65996d735e3> Technical Writing Intern (Engineering) - Summer Intern. Questions? Contact Trena Hawkins, HR Director, at <mailto:trena.hawkins@moogsoft.com> trena.hawkins(a)moogsoft.com. OPPORTUNITY 3 Register for <https://cs.vt.edu/blockchain/blocksburg2021.html> Blocksburg 2021, "Beyond Cryptocurrencies" on April 13, 9am-1pm. Topics include: Decentralized Manufacturing on the Blockchain; The Potential of Blockchain in Health Care; Public-Private Partnerships for Blockchain and The Future of Blockchain. More info at the Blocksburg <https://cs.vt.edu/blockchain/blocksburg2021.html> website. OPPORTUNITY 4 The Hume Center Workforce Development (WFD) Programs will host a recruiting open house on Tuesday, April 20, 5-6pm. A representative from each WFD program will answer questions. Register <https://forms.gle/eJ46RHeYtC3YRocy5> here. Flyer attached. Julia Costello Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 Email: <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu CS|Source Website: <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcs.vt.edu %2Fcs-source.html&data=04%7C01%7Cgcaufman%40peraton.com%7C274bbb94bdea4a9c7b 0408d8e8aaee69%7C1c6258462b0a448383dde024820875b3%7C0%7C0%7C6375151681480464 16%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1ha WwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VBHHIabAuZqQzfNpOVOGp0RpKf9LGzMs7qY3UNy3pm0%3 D&reserved=0> https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html

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Fwd: FW: Message to Faculty/Staff from Provost Cyril Clarke - Notice of Available COVID-19 Vaccinations Appointments
by Calvin Ribbens 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

If you are GRA, GTA, or GA, this applies to you. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Perkins, Linda <lperkins(a)vt.edu> Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 7:22 PM Subject: FW: Message to Faculty/Staff from Provost Cyril Clarke - Notice of Available COVID-19 Vaccinations Appointments To: coefaculty-g(a)vt.edu <coefaculty-g(a)vt.edu>, coestaff-g(a)vt.edu < coestaff-g(a)vt.edu> To: COE Faculty and Staff *From:* Guerin, David <dwguerin(a)vt.edu> *Sent:* Monday, April 5, 2021 5:48 PM *Subject:* ACTION REQUESTED: Message to Faculty/Staff from Provost Cyril Clarke - Notice of Available COVID-19 Vaccinations Appointments *Importance:* High *Sent on behalf of Provost Cyril Clarke with request to share immediately with all your academic faculty and staff.* Dear colleagues, Over the past few days, the following information has been distributed to the Virginia Tech community on upcoming opportunities to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. I am requesting that you resend this message to all of your faculty and staff *as soon as possible*. NOTE: *Please do not forward this message to individuals who not active employees of Virginia Tech. Only active employees of the university will be able to schedule a vaccine appointment. * Appointments are still available for this week’s vaccine clinic at the Dedmon Center on the campus of Radford University, 101 University Dr, Radford, VA 24141 on: - Wednesday, April 7 from 9 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. - Thursday, April 8 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. To schedule an appointment, *visit this site* <https://covid.hokiesports.com/> then follow these instructions: - Complete 2-factor authentication. - Select the date and time you want for your vaccine and click Submit. - Afterward you will receive a confirmation screen and email with your appointment date and time. Please note the following: - Vaccines are for *active Virginia Tech employees only*. This includes faculty, staff, wage, and seasonal employees as well as graduate assistants and undergraduate students who work for the university in some capacity. Family members of employees are not eligible during these specifically designated Virginia Tech time blocks. - Employees *must* make an appointment to receive one of these vaccine doses. - Registration for appointments will close at 4 p.m. the day prior to the date of the vaccination clinic. - If you need to change your appointment after you have booked one, visit this site <https://covid.hokiesports.com/> again to select a different day and time, then follow the same steps to confirm the new appointment. - For employees who receive an appointment confirmation, bring your Hokie Passport or copy of your most recent paystub as proof of employment and a completed COVID-19 Vaccination Screening and Encounter Form <https://www.hr.vt.edu/content/dam/hr_vt_edu/fall-2020-ready-documents/COVID…> with you to your appointment. - If you have previously received a first dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, *do not* register for one of these appointments. Contact the NRHD call center 540-838-8222 for information on how to schedule your second dose. - If an employee works in a location other than the Blacksburg campus, they may still register for this opportunity, provided they are able to travel to the clinic. As a reminder, if a vaccine requires two doses, the employee may need to travel again to receive their second dose. - If an employee is unable to register themselves in the system, contact hokiewellness(a)vt.edu for help. It is not yet known which vaccine (Moderna, Pfizer, or Johnson & Johnson) will be offered at the clinics. For fact sheets on each vaccine type, click the links below. - Pfizer-Biontech <https://www.fda.gov/media/144414/download> - Moderna <https://www.fda.gov/media/144638/download> - Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) <https://www.fda.gov/media/146305/download> For those who are unable to drive to the Dedmon Center, Virginia Tech is offering limited shuttle bus service from the Chicken Hill Lot on Blacksburg campus to the Dedmon Center at Radford University. - Buses will depart from the Chicken Hill Lot beginning at 8:15 a.m. each clinic day and will run at approximately 15-minute intervals to-and-from Dedmon Center. Please get on a bus 45 minutes prior to your appointment time. - In accordance with public health guidelines, buses will be limited to 27 passengers at a time. Face coverings are required while riding. - For those without a permit, parking will be provided by the university and available in the Chicken Hill Lot. - Please enter the Chicken Hill Lot from Southgate Drive. Buses will be located in the center portion of the lot. As a reminder, we ask that all members of the Virginia Tech community *remain vigilant* and follow the good health guidelines <https://ready.vt.edu/public-health-guidelines.html> that we have had in place. Even if someone is fully vaccinated, masks, social distancing, hand washing, and other guidelines remain critical to protect ourselves and those around us. Cyril - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - *Dr. Cyril R. Clarke* *Executive Vice President & Provost* Burruss Hall, Suite 210, Virginia Tech 800 Drillfield Drive Blacksburg, Virginia 24061 [image: logo-maroon]

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Neelma Bhatti's Ph.D. preliminary proposal
by Scott McCrickard 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

You're invited to Neelma Bhatti's Ph.D. preliminary proposal presentation on Wednesday April 7 at 11am. Zoom link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/9887383392?pwd=bG02QXY2NDExQXJvMU9obzFmWmhZd… Title: Screen-based Technology For The Home: Engaging Stakeholders Towards Designing Interactive Media For The Mother-Child Dyad Committee: Dr. Scott McCrickard (chair) Dr. Aisling Kelliher (co-chair) Dr. Mohammed Seyam Dr. Katherine Cennamo Dr. Alixis Hiniker (University of Washington) Abstract: The struggle to thrive as a productive student researcher and an attentive parent can be difficult, particularly for international student parents who are far from home and also possibly burdened with complex cultural expectations, interpersonal dynamics, and in-stitutional biases. With the consumer market surge in screen-based technology over the past decade, many such mothers living without co-located extended family use them to engage their young children while they complete their domestic and childcare duties. Their unique circumstances make it important to study their motivations from various perspectives in order to understand their technological choices. While several studies investigate the role of technology as a parenting tool, little is known about the role of screen-based technology in busy student mother’s life at home. Using uses and gratifications theory as a framing mechanism, I investigated the challenges faced by these mothers while adapting to their multiple roles as a parent, student and spouse in the home, which could explain their context of use of screen-based technology as a parenting tool. I also examined the extent to which state of the art screen-based technology was able to provide the gratifications sought by these mothers through their children’s use of screen-based technology to explore opportunities for design. Using the knowledge gained from literature and my ongoing work, I propose two studies to produce recommendations for designing interactive media for young children based on mother’s context of use and sought gratifications, by using participatory design methods which can utilize the scholarly experience of these mothers by engaging them both a subject and contributor. -- D. Scott McCrickard Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061-0902 http://people.cs.vt.edu/~mccricks/ https://techonthetrail.net/

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Fwd: 2021 Paul E. Torgersen Grad Student Research Excellence Award
by Cliff Shaffer 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Akers, Nicole <snakers(a)vt.edu> Date: Mon, Apr 5, 2021 at 11:37 AM Subject: 2021 Paul E. Torgersen Grad Student Research Excellence Award To: engr-graduate-g(a)vt.edu <engr-graduate-g(a)vt.edu> Applications are being accepted for this prestigious award! All faculty and students are welcome to attend the virtual ceremony on May 6, 2021. Clickable Link: https://eng.vt.edu/academics/graduate-life/deans-graduate-team/paul-torgers… -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "COE Grad Directors" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to coegraddirectors-g+unsubscribe(a)vt.edu. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/a/vt.edu/d/msgid/coegraddirectors-g/BN6PR05MB2820… <https://groups.google.com/a/vt.edu/d/msgid/coegraddirectors-g/BN6PR05MB2820…> . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/a/vt.edu/d/optout. -- Dr. Cliff Shaffer Professor and Associate Department Head for Graduate Studies Department of Computer Science Phone: (540) 231-4354 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 WWW: www.cs.vt.edu/~shaffer

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by Julia Costello 05 Apr '21

05 Apr '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS Current opportunities with employers are listed below. View other positions in <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 Web Development Club hosts Deloitte for UX/UI Workshop today, Monday, April 5, 6:00pm EST. Principles and values of user experience design and the problem-solving process that leads to the development of solutions with the end-user in mind will be presented. As well as UX in practice and participate in a UX design process activity. Zoom: <https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/95537191224?pwd=cldpOTU1MkJFUzVLODZraHlWTWZ1dz09 > https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/95537191224?pwd= <https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/95537191224?pwd=cldpOTU1MkJFUzVLODZraHlWTWZ1dz09 > cldpOTU1MkJFUzVLODZraHlWTWZ1dz09. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 2 Deloitte is hiring graduating seniors within their Government and Public Services Consulting division for computer science/computer engineering candidates. Submit your application at: <https://apply.deloitte.com/careers/InviteToApply?jobId=3144&source=Campus+c areer+center&tags=%23RosslynAdditionalHiring> https://apply.deloitte.com/careers/InviteToApply?jobId=3144&source=Campus+ca reer+center&tags=%23RosslynAdditionalHiring. OPPORTUNITY 3 The <https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/students/edg.html?s_tid=cr_nav_engcs &source=17047&s_eid=rci_17047> Engineering Development Group (EDG) at MathWorks is a technical and leadership development program that builds strong leaders and innovators in the organization. View the job description and apply using the link above or <https://www.mathworks.com/company/jobs/opportunities/16217?source=16882&s_e id=rci_16882> click here. Team members in the EDG program have the flexibility to identify and explore areas of interest by working on project teams of choice, while contributing to challenging work in a fun and collaborative environment. Areas of interest could include a variety of domains such as machine learning, artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, high performance computing, computer vision and much more. EDG team members receive extensive training, mentoring, and coaching that enables them to transition into teams of their choice at MathWorks. View <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source/cs-source-events.html> CS|Source for upcoming events, a list of companies, resources, and more. Julia Costello Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 Email: <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu CS|Source Website: <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcs.vt.edu %2Fcs-source.html&data=04%7C01%7Cgcaufman%40peraton.com%7C274bbb94bdea4a9c7b 0408d8e8aaee69%7C1c6258462b0a448383dde024820875b3%7C0%7C0%7C6375151681480464 16%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1ha WwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=VBHHIabAuZqQzfNpOVOGp0RpKf9LGzMs7qY3UNy3pm0%3 D&reserved=0> https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html

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