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

Multiple Openings for new Ph.D. students (starting in Fall 2021/Spring 2022) in Computer Systems
by Liting Hu 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Dear students, The Experimental and Virtualized Systems (ELVES) Research Lab at Virginia Tech is looking for bright Ph.D. students to get involved in research in the area of Systems. The ELVES Research Lab conducts experimental computer systems research in the areas of stream processing systems, cloud and edge computing, distributed systems, machine learning, and systems virtualization. Examples include stream processing systems (with Spark Streaming, Storm, Flink), identifying threats (e.g., fake news, rumors, social bots) in online social networks, developing machine learning techniques for systems, container as a service (with Docker and Kubernetes), and resource management in large-scale data centers (with Xen and KVM). More details can be found at https://people.cs.vt.edu/~litinghu/. Applicants should meet the following requirements (one or more): 1. 5 years of experience with software development in one or more programming languages, and with data structures/algorithms. 2. 1 year of experience in big data systems (Hadoop, Spark, Flume, Storm, Flink and the like). 3. 1 year of experience in cloud computing (with Xen, KVM, Docker containers) 4. Minority students are particularly encouraged to apply. If you enjoy building systems, feel free to send an email to litinghu(a)vt.edu. Please include your CV and transcripts as attachments. Thanks, Liting

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS View the following job opportunities and events. For other available positions, click <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 Join AWC as they virtually host Capital One: Mobile App Dev - Iconic React on September 27, 6:30-7:30pm. Capital One will give an engaging tech talk on Easy Cross-Platform Mobile App Dev: Ionic React facilitated by two tech associates. This session will help students learn more about #LifeatCapitalOne and the TDP program. Registration Link: <https://capitalone.eightfold.ai/events/candidate/landing?plannedEventId=Mz8 1ZJP1> https://capitalone.eightfold.ai/events/candidate/landing?plannedEventId=Mz81 ZJP1 Meeting Link: <https://capitalone.eightfold.ai/events/candidate/landing?plannedEventId=Mz8 1ZJP1> https://capitalone.eightfold.ai/events/candidate/landing?plannedEventId=Mz81 ZJP1 OPPORTUNITY 2 CS|Source Grad Council Panel is scheduled for Wednesday, September 29, 4-5:30pm. A link to the panel will be forwarded soon. OPPORTUNITY 3 CS|Source Grad Student Only Career Fair is scheduled on Brazen on October 4, 12-4pm. Registration opens next week. Companies to date include: Berkley Alternative Markets Tech, Bullish US LLC (Block.one), Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mosaic Learning, Inc., U.S. News & World Report, VT Department of Computer Science. OPPORTUNITY 4 Career and Professional Development virtually presents Prep for Success - Graduate and Professional School Fair on Monday, September 27, 12-1pm. Flyer/registration attached. Email questions to <mailto:alyssarametta@vt.edu> alyssarametta(a)vt.edu. Register for the prep session: <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fvt.joinha ndshake.com%2Fevents%2F817227%2Fshare_preview&data=04%7C01%7Cchildrec%40vt.e du%7C86ce339f41a54418e8bf08d97d029d17%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0 %7C0%7C637678272589485997%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIj oiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=lvLQQkpHKuFZW3soeV8J6q eRmNge7JelGldGbuEupqY%3D&reserved=0> https://vt.joinhandshake.com/events/817227/share_preview. The <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgpss.vt.e du%2Fevents%2Fgpsf.html&data=04%7C01%7Cchildrec%40vt.edu%7C86ce339f41a54418e 8bf08d97d029d17%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3a37a%7C0%7C0%7C637678272589475 999%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1h aWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FS1z5RAmq3FCdf%2FuF9X%2FOH8kUjqPRh8xP6mY0s 9EC6k%3D&reserved=0> Graduate and Professional School Fair to be held virtually on October 4, 11am-3pm. OPPORTUNITY 5 Fidelity Leap Technology Immersion Program. Register for two events on October 5, 4-5pm and Thursday, October 7, 12-1pm. Flyer attached to register. OPPORTUNITY 6 A transfer student is in need of a tutor for machine learning. If anyone is interested, please email Dr. Bevlee A. Watford at <mailto:deuce@vt.edu> deuce(a)vt.edu. OPPORTUNITY 7 Computational Health Informatics Program will host several virtual sessions on September 23, 4-5pm, October 4, 4-5:30pm and November 15, 4-5:30pm. Registration included in flyer as well as job openings at CHIP listed at the end of the flyer. CHIP postdoctoral training flyer also 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 Stay up-to-date on CS|Source job and event opportunities <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html> CS|Source Website | <https://www.cs-source.cs.vt.edu/> CS|Source Portal | <https://twitter.com/vt_CS_Source> CS|Source on Twitter

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Fwd: Library announcement: ACM Open Access Deal -- APCs waived
by Cal Ribbens 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Forwarding as requested. -------- Forwarded Message -------- Subject: Library announcement: ACM Open Access Deal -- APCs waived Date: Tue, 14 Sep 2021 11:22:19 -0400 From: Nathan Hall <nfhall(a)vt.edu> To: gradinfo(a)cs.vt.edu, hartt(a)vt.edu, Calvin Ribbens <ribbens(a)vt.edu> I'm sharing this as the library liaison for Computer Science, tor dissemination to CS faculty and graduate students. *tl;dr:* VT authors can publish OA articles in ACM w/out fees beginning Oct 1. Authors retain copyright and can opt to use a Creative Commons licensing. *More context:* Virginia Tech University Libraries is a member of VIVA - a Virginia academic library consortium with shared collections and collective bargaining agreements. VIVA has signed a read and publish deal with ACM that will allow corresponding authors at all participating institutions to publish open access articles within ACM’s journals and conference proceedings. __ VIVA and ACM have partnered to develop a new, consortial read and publish agreement that is related to but not specifically derived from their ACM OPEN model. Corresponding authors at the participating institutions will be able to publish articles at no fee (the agreement does not include books or book chapters) beginning October 1, 2021, and the agreement runs through December 2024. Authors will be able to retain the copyright in their articles and can select to publish using a Creative Commons license. ACM will also deposit copies of these newly OA articles into institutions’ repositories for open dissemination, including for non-corresponding authors. The full agreement has been posted on the contracts page (https://vivalib.org/va/collections/contracts <https://secure-web.cisco.com/1vEO6iW9Zc_PK82TekAU0cluJ_kexSXbUVb_bP7rcdkTfS…>); if you are in the VIVA community and need the password, please write to viva(a)gmu.edu <mailto:viva@gmu.edu>. EFFECTIVE DATE: October 1, 2021____ -------------------------------------------- *Nathan Hall, Ph.D.* *Professor Director, Digital Imaging and Preservation Services* Virginia Tech | University Libraries 560 Drillfield Drive Blacksburg, VA 24060 Newman 4060 540-231-1751 | nfhall(a)vt.edu <mailto:nfhall@vt.edu> he/him/his As a member of the local community, and as an employee of Virginia Tech, I join in acknowledging the Tutelo/Monacan people, who are the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and recognize their continuing connection to the land, water, and air that Virginia Tech consumes. We pay respect to the Tutelo/Monacan Nations, and to their elders past, present, and emerging. I'm grateful to the American Indian & Indigenous Community Center <https://ccc.vt.edu/index/aiicc.html> at Virginia Tech for providing this land acknowledgement statement. --------------------------------------------

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Fwd: Tenure Track CS Position at Reed College
by Trey Mayo 21 Sep '21

21 Sep '21

Please see the opportunity below. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: T. M. Murali <murali(a)cs.vt.edu> Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 9:06 PM Subject: Fwd: Tenure Track CS Position at Reed College ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Anna Ritz <aritz(a)reed.edu> Date: Mon, Sep 20, 2021 at 7:03 PM Subject: Tenure Track CS Position at Reed College To: Daphne Yao <danfeng(a)vt.edu>, T. M. Murali <murali(a)cs.vt.edu> Hello Daphne & Murali We are again hiring a computer scientist (in any research area) to be the fifth in the growing CS Department at Reed College. I am on the search committee, and I'm happy to answer any questions or pass them along to the search chair. Please share with anyone who may be interested. The teaching load is a 3-2 with support for maintaining a research program (junior sabbatical, summer students, advising research-intensive theses, etc.). I am in the Biology Department and I have been very happy at Reed - both in teaching and in research! Deadline: October 25 https://www.reed.edu/dean_of_faculty/facsearch/positions/tenure-track-posit… -- Anna Ritz (she/her) Associate Professor of Biology, Reed College https://www.reed.edu/biology/ritz/ -- Anna Ritz (she/her) Associate Professor of Biology, Reed College https://www.reed.edu/biology/ritz/

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CS|Source Grad Student Only Career Fair - 10/4/21, 12-4pm
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 20 Sep '21

20 Sep '21

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Fwd: Any candidate for a post-doctoral opportunity?
by Daphne Yao 20 Sep '21

20 Sep '21

FYI. A postdoc opportunity at Purdue ECE. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Saurabh Bagchi <sbagchi(a)ecn.purdue.edu> Date: Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 5:21 PM Subject: Any candidate for a post-doctoral opportunity? To: <danfeng(a)vt.edu> Hi Daphne, I have a post-doctoral opportunity through a prestigious Purdue program called Lillian Gilbreth Postdoctoral Fellowships at Purdue Engineering. If you have a suitable PhD student, who will be ready to start between January-May 2022, please share this with them. I am looking for someone with: * A strong background in computing systems * Some exposure to application of data analytics to systems problems * Some interest in stretching the conventional boundaries of computing systems, e.g., by looking at reliability and security of wearables (smart watch, etc.) and wearable clothing. The Gilbreth Fellowship program provides a two-year support with very competitive salary and benefits and additional funds for professional development. I am reviewing applications now and the deadline to receive full application packets with recommendation letters is October 31. Relevant URLs: Description of the Post-doctoral Fellowship program: https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships Blurb on our project titled "Secure Software for Wearables": https://engineering.purdue.edu/Engr/Research/GilbrethFellowships/ResearchPr… Cheers, Saurabh --- Saurabh Bagchi Purdue University Professor, Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor, Department of Computer Science Director, CRISP (Center for Resilient Infrastructures, Systems, and Processes) Director, ECE Corporate Partnerships Email: sbagchi(a)purdue.edu Phones: 765-494-1741 (O) 765-427-5708 (C) URL: https://saurabhbagchi.us

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 17 Sep '21

17 Sep '21

Correction – Opportunity 3 – The Connection Job Fair is on September 29 NOT September 19. CS|SOURCE – EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS View the following job opportunities and events. For other available positions, click <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 The CIA has open positions in their Directorate of Digital Innovation. To submit your resume and to be considered for an on-campus interview, you must call Julia Costello at 540.231.8945 TODAY between 9am-4pm. Flyer attached. U.S. citizenship is required. To register for the CIA’s information session on September 28 (7:00-8:00 pm), call the Career Center at 540.231.3997 between 9 am-4 pm by September 24. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 2 Andrew Bouras (a recent VT graduate and waiting to attend medical school) with a few friends founded a mixed reality startup company: Virtual and Augmented Reality Organ Systems (VAROS). VAROS is currently using augmented reality to supplement patient education for pharmaceutical clinical trials. After presenting at a national conference, they are in need of an experienced software engineer to help further develop a mobile app using Swift and Apple AR. Interested students can contact Andrew at <mailto:bandrew9@vt.edu> bandrew9(a)vt.edu. OPPORTUNITY 3 Connection Job Fair, Wednesday, September 29, 10am-4pm. Flyer attached with registration link. View list of employers at <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.joinh…> Handshake student page. OPPORTUNITY 4 Thales has an open position for an Associate Software Engineer. 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 Stay up-to-date on CS|Source job and event opportunities <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html> CS|Source Website | <https://www.cs-source.cs.vt.edu/> CS|Source Portal | <https://twitter.com/vt_CS_Source> CS|Source on Twitter _______________________________________________ Gradstudents mailing list Gradstudents(a)cs.vt.edu <mailto:Gradstudents@cs.vt.edu> https://mailman.cs.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/gradstudents -- Eman Abdelrahman Masters Student Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech LinkedIn Account <https://www.linkedin.com/in/eman-abdelrahman-19288767/> She/her

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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 17 Sep '21

17 Sep '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS View the following job opportunities and events. For other available positions, click <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. OPPORTUNITY 1 The CIA has open positions in their Directorate of Digital Innovation. To submit your resume and to be considered for an on-campus interview, you must call Julia Costello at 540.231.8945 TODAY between 9am-4pm. Flyer attached. U.S. citizenship is required. To register for the CIA's information session on September 28 (7:00-8:00 pm), call the Career Center at 540.231.3997 between 9 am-4 pm by September 24. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 2 Andrew Bouras (a recent VT graduate and waiting to attend medical school) with a few friends founded a mixed reality startup company: Virtual and Augmented Reality Organ Systems (VAROS). VAROS is currently using augmented reality to supplement patient education for pharmaceutical clinical trials. After presenting at a national conference, they are in need of an experienced software engineer to help further develop a mobile app using Swift and Apple AR. Interested students can contact Andrew at <mailto:bandrew9@vt.edu> bandrew9(a)vt.edu. OPPORTUNITY 3 Connection Job Fair, Wednesday, September 19, 10am-4pm. Flyer attached with registration link. View list of employers at <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapp.joinh andshake.com%2Fcareer_fairs%2F26791%2Fstudent_preview&data=04%7C01%7Cchildre c%40vt.edu%7Cea34f3335be145873b4e08d9778812ed%7C6095688410ad40fa863d4f32c1e3 a37a%7C0%7C0%7C637672248599704703%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMD AiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DWeK8OxoCjUgH6 Z7X4EzUXrNUuFcrL1QX3A2gbw424s%3D&reserved=0> Handshake student page. OPPORTUNITY 4 Thales has an open position for an Associate Software Engineer. 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 Stay up-to-date on CS|Source job and event opportunities <https://cs.vt.edu/cs-source.html> CS|Source Website | <https://www.cs-source.cs.vt.edu/> CS|Source Portal | <https://twitter.com/vt_CS_Source> CS|Source on Twitter

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CCI Internship Fair October 2021
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 17 Sep '21

17 Sep '21

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CS Grad Council Meeting Today
by Kylie Davidson 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

Hello all, I wanted to send a reminder email about today's CS Grad Council Meeting! The meeting will be held in Torgerson 3160A from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm and also on Zoom (calendar here <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dnQuZWR1X240bnQ0aGdlNTBrdjdqaj…>) if you can't make it in person. Everyone is welcome to attend and it is a great way to get involved in the department and meet new people. During today's meeting we will discuss: - Representatives for GPC, GSA, and Faculty Meeting Diversity - Lightning Talks - Microsoft Hackathon - Industrial Job Panel - Mentorship follow-up - Lap-Rep Update - Coffee Hour *TLDR: CS Grad Council Meeting today in Torgerson 3160A 1:00 - 2:00 pm. Find our calendar which has the zoom link here <https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0?cid=dnQuZWR1X240bnQ0aGdlNTBrdjdqaj…>. * Hope to see many of you in person or virtually later today! -- Kylie Davidson Virginia Tech PhD Student Computer Science

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