Month: February 2020

Michigan Tech is #2 on WXYZ List of Highest-paid Grads

Michigan Tech is #2 on list of highest-paid grads in Michigan published recently by WXYZ Detroit (ABC-TV). The ratings are based on data from Payscale.com. For Michigan Tech grads, the midpoint for early career salaries is $65,000 (five or fewer years on the job), and the midpoint for seasoned pros is more than $116,000 (10 . . .

RedTeam to Host Capture the Flag Competition, Feb. 21-23

In conjunction with the 36-hour Winter WonderHack, February 21-23, 2020, on Michigan Tech’s campus, the Michigan Tech RedTeam is running a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition. The competition is designed to appeal to both beginners and the more experienced competitors. Everyone is welcome, especially undergraduates. Free swag and prizes will be awarded. Register at winterwonderhack.com. . . .

Winter WonderHack, Capture the Flag Competition are Feb. 21-23

Also part of the Winter WonderHack, the Michigan Tech RedTeam is running a Capture the Flag cybersecurity competition. The competition is designed to appeal to both beginners and the more experienced competitors. Everyone is welcome, especially undergraduates. About the Winter WonderHack WHAT DO I DO? Whatever you can dream up! A hackathon; A makeathon; an . . .

Faculty Candidate Songtao Lu to Present Lecture March 2

The Colleges of Computing and Engineering invite the campus community to a lecture by faculty candidate Songtao Lu, Monday, March 2, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., in Chem Sci 102. Lu’s talk is titled, “Nonconvex Min-Max Optimization for Machine Learning.” Songtao Lu is an AI resident at IBM Research AI, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. . . .