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

GRA positions available
by Jin-Hee Cho 16 Sep '21

16 Sep '21

Hello current and prospective CS Ph.D. students, There are two GRA positions available for current and prospective Ph.D. students in CS. The timeline would be from the coming Spring 2022, or even we can start with a wage-based position in Oct. this year and continue with a GRA contract in Spring 2022. The relevant key background includes AI (machine/deep learning, game theory, knowledge representation and reasoning) and cyber and network security. If you have prior research experiences with publications in good venues, it would be a great plus. If you are interested in this position, please send your CV to me at jicho(a)vt.edu. I will contact promising applicants. Thanks! Best, Jin-Hee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jin-Hee Cho, PhD, Associate Professor Department of Computer Science Virginia Tech 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043-2368 Email: jicho(a)vt.edu Phone: (703) 538-8302 Fax: (703) 538-8348 Homepage: http://people.cs.vt.edu/~jicho/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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Fwd: FW: Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs - Call for Applications
by Cliff Shaffer 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Akers, Nicole <snakers(a)vt.edu> Date: Wed, Sep 15, 2021 at 3:37 PM Subject: FW: Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs - Call for Applications To: coe-grad-coordinators-g(a)vt.edu <coe-grad-coordinators-g(a)vt.edu>, coegraddirectors-g(a)vt.edu <coegraddirectors-g(a)vt.edu> Hello, Please share with your doctoral students who are interested in becoming future faculty. Cheers, Nicole *From:* Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs: Predoctoral, Dissertation, and Postdoctoral Research Awards <FellowshipsOfficeOutreach(a)nas.edu> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 15, 2021 12:00 PM *To:* Akers, Nicole <snakers(a)vt.edu> *Subject:* Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs - Call for Applications You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive news and announcements from Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. View this email in your browser <https://mailchi.mp/nas/ford-foundation-fellowship-programs-call-for-applica…> Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> September 15, 2021 VISIT OUR WEBSITE <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> | SUBSCRIBE <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> [image: Forward] <http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=c32…> Forward <http://us4.forward-to-friend.com/forward?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=c32…> [image: Share] <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> Share <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> [image: Tweet] <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> Tweet <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> [image: Share] <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> Share <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> [image: +1] <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> +1 <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> Dear Nicole Akers: The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is accepting applications for the 2022 Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs. Eligibility and online application information are available on the Ford Foundation Fellowship Programs <https://nas.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5dc4a6f3f17fd11adf3be4912&id=…> website. Through its program of fellowships, the Ford Foundation seeks to increase the diversity of the nation’s college and university faculties by increasing their ethnic and racial diversity, maximize the educational benefits of diversity, and increase the number of professors who can and will use diversity as a resource for enriching the education of all students. *Eligibility Requirements: * - U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, and U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident Card); individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA) program;¹ Indigenous individuals exercising rights associated with the Jay Treaty of 1794; asylees; and refugees, regardless of race, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, or sexual orientation; - Individuals with evidence of superior academic achievement (such as grade point average, class rank, honors or other designations); and - Individuals committed to a career in teaching and research at the college or university level in the U.S. 1Eligibility includes individuals with current status under the DACA Program, as well as individuals whose status may have lapsed but who continue to meet all the USCIS guidelines for DACA. *Stipends: * - Predoctoral: 27,000 per year for three years - Dissertation: $28,000 for one year - Postdoctoral: $50,000 for one year *Application Deadline Dates: * - Predoctoral: December 16, 2021 (5:00 PM EST) - Dissertation: December 9, 2021 (5:00 PM EST) - Postdoctoral: December 9, 2021 (5:00 PM EST) *Supplementary Materials Deadline Date (Submitted Applications):* - January 6, 2022 (5:00 PM EST) We hope that you will consider applying and/or sharing this information with qualified candidates. 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This week's Graduate Seminar speaker
by Cliff Shaffer 15 Sep '21

15 Sep '21

This week's Graduate Seminar Speaker will be one of our new faculty, Chris Brown. This will be Friday at 2:30 in Torgersen 2150, and Zoom https://virginiatech.zoom.us/j/88134583118?pwd=ZlJCaXhYMm5XenB1bEgzOCtNdUY1… . For details, see: https://cs.vt.edu/News/Seminars/ChrisBrown.html -- 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 juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 15 Sep '21

15 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, call Julia Costello at 540.231.8945 between 9am-4pm by September 17. 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 IEEE@VT will host Accenture at an info session/Q&A and recruiting event on September 16, 5:30pm EST, Whittemore Hall, Room 257. RSVP at <https://forms.gle/kTsVMR8vPu5wU9cz7> https://forms.gle/kTsVMR8vPu5wU9cz7 so enough pizzas are ordered. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 3 Leidos to attend Engineering Expo September 16, 10am-4pm. Click VT SEC Career Fair 2021 - Leidos Pre-Registration <https://urldefense.us/v3/__https:/tinyurl.com/yh63p2pk__;!!Az_Xe1LHMyBq19w! eBPLb-eMSf550fMBmqxqMOHH9VaS8Z_vB658-oO9-4bMoWOjY2TNahsLVIlGfbLvbxY$> to pre-register. OPPORTUNITY 4 Textron Systems to attend Engineering Expo September 16, 10am-4pm. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 5 New York City Cyber Command has an unpaid Urban Technology Cyber Critical Services and Infrastructure fall internship. Click for application form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnEZfY9MixznE0RPXBiBZm7mFyVS7Sh9rd KQq1PFGOZD9vFg/viewform. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 6 Aerospace, Defense, and Intelligence virtual and on-line Career Fair, September 28-29. Flyer attached. Julia Costello, Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu | 540.231.8945 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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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 14 Sep '21

14 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, call Julia Costello at 540.231.8945 between 9am-4pm by September 17. 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 9am-4pm by September 24. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 2 The Institute on Executive Functioning is seeking a Planner Technician. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 3 ByteRatio's 2022 Summer Internship program is open. U.S. Citizenship is required to those able and willing to obtain a security clearance. It is important for the clearance process that applicants have not participated in recreational drug use within the last year. The program is one-year in the Leesburg/Northern Virginia area. Targeting students who have just finished their junior year. Job posting on Handshake - <https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5159241> https://app.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5159241. OPPORTUNITY 4 Pratt Miller will host an info session on September 22, 5:30pm, McBryde 209. Flyer attached. OPPORTUNITY 5 MindSumo, Inc. annual Campus Analytics Challenge with Wells Fargo. Deadline to submit is October 13, 12pm EST. Link to challenge: <https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/campus-analytics-challenge-2021> https://www.mindsumo.com/contests/campus-analytics-challenge-2021. Info attached. OPPORTUNITY 6 Ozmo has open position for 11 part-timers to work a minimum of 15 hours/week, Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm. Click <https://ozmo.applytojob.com/apply/XIBwbNyAxX/content-developer-part-time> https://ozmo.applytojob.com/apply/XIBwbNyAxX/content-developer-part-time. OPPORTUNITY 7 Bank of America presents their Fall 2021 Campus Web Series. 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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CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 14 Sep '21

14 Sep '21

CS|SOURCE - EMPLOYER JOB POSTINGS AND EVENTS View the following job opportunity. For other available positions, click <https://career.vt.edu/job-search/Handshake.html> Handshake. The CIA has open positions in their Directorate of Digital Innovation. To submit your resume and to be considered for an on-campus interview, call Julia Costello at 540.231.8945 between 9am-4pm by September 17. Flyers 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. Thanks, Julia Julia Costello, Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu | 540.231.8945 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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Reminder for NCR students: Social event this afternoon at Northern Virginia Center
by Roxanne Paul 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear NCR CS and ECE graduate students, This is just a reminder that there is a social event this afternoon at the Northern Virginia Center that you are invited to. Please stop by before or after class if you are able to. Please see details below and attached. *From:* Jones, Robin <rdjones1(a)vt.edu> *Sent:* Monday, August 23, 2021 4:01 PM *To:* Paul, Roxanne <roxpaul(a)vt.edu> *Subject:* You are Invited! *Robin D. Jones, Ed.D. (she/her/hers)* AVP for Student Services Virginia Tech Innovation Campus 3000 Potomac Ave. Suite 101 Alexandria, VA 22305 571-329-9374 robin.jones(a)vt.edu https://virginiatech.zoom.us/my/*rdjones1* <https://virginiatech.zoom.us/my/rdjones1> [image: Capture]

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Graduating this semester?
by Roxanne Paul 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear CS graduate students, We hope your semester is off to a good start. This email is addressed to those of you who are planning to graduate this semester. If you are not planning to graduate this semester, you can either delete or look it over for future reference. We will be sending out a similar email in the spring. First off, if you only need to defend and are planning to submit a Start of Semester Defense Exception (SSDE), that form was due this past Friday, September 10. This is a form used for those students who only need to defend and can do so by the end of the fifth week of the semester. Please submit it ASAP to your Program Coordinator if you are planning to do SSDE. For others planning to graduate this semester, the first thing you need to have is an approved Plan of Study. If you have not submitted a Plan of Study yet, please contact your Program advisor *ASAP. *If you do already have an approved Plan of Study or are not sure, go into HokieSpa and look under Degree Menu-Graduate Students-Plan of Study. This will tell you if you have an approved POS. You should look it over to make sure it is still accurate. If you need to make a change of a class or a committee member, again, please contact your Program Coordinator. If you do have an approved POS, then you need to Apply for Degree by *October 1*. You also do this in HokieSpa under Degree Menu-Graduate Students-Application for Degree. Please visit this web page on the Graduate School website https://graduateschool.vt.edu/academics/degree_completion_faqs.html and take a look at the “What do I need to receive my degree?” list. Please make note of the Dates & Deadlines page. MS and MEng students need to schedule their final exam for December 17 at latest and submit their thesis by January 7. *MEng students will get specific instructions about this later this semester. *PhD students need to schedule their final exam for October 29 at latest and submit their thesis by November 12, if they want to participate in Commencement. If they don’t wish to participate in Commencement, they need to schedule their final exam for December 17 and submit their thesis by January 7, same as MS and MEng students. Final exams are scheduled in ESS (Electronic Signature System) at https://ess.graduateschool.vt.edu/pages/login.php . *You must schedule your final exam at least 2 weeks before the date you hope to defend your thesis or present your Project & Report*. This allows the Graduate School and the committee members time to formally approve the date and later send in the results (Pass or Fail) of the exam. If you find near the end of the semester that you cannot finish on time, you do have the option of the SSDE (Start of the Semester Defense Exception), if you are certain you can defend within the first 5 weeks of the spring semester. You can learn more about this option at the degree completion web page listed above. We know this is a lot to read and digest. Please let Samantha, Sharon or Roxanne know if you are planning to graduate this semester and we will answer any questions you may have. Good luck and congratulations on your upcoming graduation. Samantha Pipkin samanthap(a)vt.edu All MEng students Sharon Kinder-Potter skpotter(a)vt.edu Blacksburg MS & PhD students Roxanne Paul roxpaul(a)vt.edu NCR MS & PhD students

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FW: NE Webinar - Dr. Yip from MIT, 09/17 at 10:30am
by Hartman, Tabitha 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Dear Colleagues and Grad Students, We have organized the VT Nuclear Engineering Program’s webinar series on Nuclear Energy (https:Nuclear.ncr.vt.edu/webinar-series<http://nuclear.ncr.vt.edu/webinar-series>). This webinar is dedicated to the development of nuclear energy technology, science and policy in order to promote this clean, safe, reliable, and sustainable source of energy. Please join us for the webinar on Friday (09/17) at 10:30 am for the talk of Dr. Sidney Yip from MIT. He will talk about Liquid Stone: Science of Cement Setting at the Mesoscale. Please find attached the flyer for the registration. Best regards, Celine. -- ================================================ Céline Hin, PhD Associate Professor Nuclear Engineering Program Virginia Tech Department of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Northern Virginia Center 7054 Haycock Road Falls Church, VA 22043 571.858.3251 (phone) 540.231.9100 (fax) celhin(a)vt.edu<mailto:celhin@vt.edu> ================================================

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CS|Source Career Fair TODAY!
by juliapc7＠cs.vt.edu 13 Sep '21

13 Sep '21

Hi Students, There is still time to register for the virtual career fair at 10am-3pm: https://app.brazenconnect.com/a/vt-cs/e/8Pqrd. The in-person career fair is 2-7pm, Squires, Commonwealth. Thanks, Julia Julia Costello, Strategic Partnership Coordinator Virginia Tech | College of Engineering | Department of Computer Science 2202 Kraft Drive | Blacksburg, VA 24060 <mailto:juliapc7@cs.vt.edu> juliapc7(a)cs.vt.edu | 540.231.8945 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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