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2025 Catalyst Leadership Circle (CLC) Fellowship Applications Opening Soon

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2025 Catalyst Leadership Circle (CLC) Fellowship applications will be opening soon to talented and enthusiastic graduate-level students with a passion for sustainability. All majors from any Michigan institution are welcome to apply! Apply online by January 29, 2025.

An informational webinar will take place January 15 at 12 pm. Register for the webinar.

This summer fellowship offers $6,000 in funding, an additional $1,500 housing/travel stipend, and professional training for emerging sustainability leaders. It’s supported by the state of Michigan’s Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Catalyst Communities initiative. 

Local governments striving for sustainability in Michigan have unique challenges as they pioneer and implement new programs and technologies. The CLC Fellowship is designed to help these communities reach their climate and energy goals while developing a pipeline of passionate, capable students ready to enter the workforce in sustainability careers after gaining hands-on, applied knowledge.

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Remote Sensing Data Processing and Deep Learning with PyTorch Workshop

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The DataSENSE NRT project will sponsor a Remote Sensing Data Processing and Deep Learning with PyTorch workshop on Thursday, November 21, from 2-4 pm in the U. J. Noblet Forestry Building, Room 0139.

Register here.

Presenter: Tao Liu, Assistant Professor of AI4ClimateChange Lab in CFRES

Participants will engage in a 2-hour workshop to learn how to apply deep learning techniques for processing optical remote sensing (RS) data. The workshop will introduce:

  • The fundamentals of deep learning
  • Creation of deep learning models from scratch
  • Use of pre-trained models for image classification and image segmentation

Target Audience: This content is designed for individuals with basic Python coding experience who are new to deep learning, but eager to learn and apply these models.

Date/Time: November 21, 2-4 pm

Location:

  • In-person: U.J.Noblet Forestry Building 0139
    (10 seats available on a first-come, first-served basis)
  • Online: Zoom link will be available after registration.

Participants are expected to attend the entire workshop.

Computers: Participants may use their own personal computers, or the computers provided in the workshop room to take part in the session.
Participants will use the Google Colab platform.

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Computing Graduate Students Invited to Town Hall Discussion Forum on November 15

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College of Computing Dean Dennis Livesay and department chairs Zhenlin Wang and Dan Fuhrmann invite graduate students to join a Town Hall Discussion Forum on Friday, November 15, from 3-4 pm in Rekhi 214.

Graduate program directors Jean Mayo (computer science), Alex Sergeyev (mechatronics), Guy Hembroff (health informatics), and Laura Brown (data science) will also join the Town Hall Discussion Forum.

The open discussion forum is intended as a platform for graduate students to raise and discuss issues of importance to them. The floor will be open to any graduate student who wishes to speak.

Light refreshments will be served.

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Info Session: DoD Cyber Service Academy Scholarship Program

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An information session about the Department of Defense Cyber Service Academy (DoD CSA) will take place Tuesday, December 10, at 4 pm in Fisher Hall, Room 129. College of Computing faculty members Bo Chen and Yu Cai will share insights into the prestigious scholarship program, outline eligibility and application details, and explain the benefits of participation.

Please note that the location of this event has been changed to Fisher 129 from Rekhi 214.

The DoD CSA program provides scholarships to college students (non-DoD civilians) at the undergraduate and graduate levels to study in cyber-related majors at select National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C), including Michigan Tech.

Learn more about the DoD CSA.

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Center for AI: Composing, Coding, and Conversing in AI Work Session

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All students are invited to a Center for AI: Composing, Coding, and Conversing in AI Work Session on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, from 10-11:30 am in Rekhi Hall, Room 101.

Have you ever wanted a block of time when you could just write, code, or network with your peers? The Center for AI’s Composing, Coding, and Conversing in AI group aims to provide people working in AI the opportunity to do so. At this event, the Center for AI will reserve three uninterrupted 25 minute periods for writing or coding, each followed by 5 minutes of networking and discussion for 1.5 hours total. This will be an event aimed at promoting productivity while also learning more about what your peers are doing in AI! Feel free to join anytime during the session. Refreshments will be served.

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Lisa John of Bosch to Present Webinar About Software Development Using AI Tools

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Lisa John, director of software and systems engineering for Bosch in the USA, will talk about software development and using AI tools in a webinar on October 21, 2024, from 3:30-4:30 pm, with additional time for Q & A.

Join the webinar.

John spearheads the global software development strategy for Bosch Chassis Systems Control in North America with a global team of over 200 software engineers across three countries. Through innovative collaboration models, the team delivers comprehensive support for active safety systems. The global setup enables Bosch to meet the unique needs of OEMs and startups and develop customized software solutions across a diverse customer base. John was instrumental in launching the new version of ESP 9.3, a critical safety technology at Bosch.

 As lead of Bosch’s Leading the Software Factory initiative, John oversaw the competence ramp-up required to cope with a complete revamp of the technology and tools landscape and the rollout of the ASPICE standard. This effort led to the introduction of ESP 9.3 into the largest-selling truck in North America, with the system continuing to save thousands of lives each year through Bosch’s anti-skid technology.

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10th Annual ACS Student Research Symposium

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All high school, undergraduate, and graduate students pursuing research and guided independent study are invited to participate and present their research work at the 10th Annual Student Research Symposium sponsored by the American Chemical Society Upper Peninsula Local Section.

The symposium takes place on Saturday, October 26, 2024, from 9 am-3 pm in Weston Hall at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan.
9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Registration and abstract are due by Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

  • Registration is free
  • Lunch is provided
  • Limited travel support is available
  • Prize money will be awarded for the winning poster presentations
  • Additional door prizes will be awarded
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Register for the North America Qualifier (NAQ) Programming Contest

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Student are invited to complete in the North America Qualifier (NAQ) Programming Contest on October 5, 2024, from 2-7 pm ET online and in person in Rekhi 112. The NAQ contest is a practice competition for the ACM North Central North America (NCNA) Regionals later this fall. Please register for the NAQ by Tuesday, October 1, at 6 pm. NAQ teams should be three people, but two-person teams are also accepted.

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Rajath Nagaraj ’21 to Present Talk on Project Management in Data Science and AI Innovations in Insurance on Sept. 23

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Rajath Nagaraj ’21 MS in Data Science will present a talk by on Monday, September 23, 2024, from 12-1 pm, in MEEM 403. His talk is titled, “Nagaraj will discuss, “Navigating Project Management in Data Science and Exploring Al Innovations in Insurance.”

The talk is presented by the Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’s Center for Artificial Intelligence.

Rajath Nagaraj is a senior data scientist at Liberty Mutual Insurance, working with Al and ML, including LLMs. In this session. Rajath will first dive into the essentials of industry-level project management in data science, exploring best practices for successfully managing complex projects from initiation to execution. The second part will focus on the transformative role of Al in various domains, with a deep dive into how Al is revolutionizing the insurance sector through applications like claims processing, fraud detection, quoting, underwriting, and personalized customer experiences.

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