Written by Karen S. Johnson, Communications Director, College of Computing Tyler Marenger’s career goals include constantly improving himself, facing and overcoming the challenges he encounters along the way. The Michigan Tech Software Engineering undergraduate is making sure he’s prepared. This spring, Marenger was awarded Michigan Tech University Honors, which recognizes the academic excellence of undergraduates. . . .
To help faculty prepare for Flex Fall, IDEA Hub and the William G. Jackson Center for Teaching and Learning have organized a series of events, each including Flex Fall Q&A sessions and discussions about teaching. Click the below links to register and receive a Google calendar invitation and the Zoom link. Questions? Email margaret@mtu.edu. Session . . .
The Graduate Student Government (GSG) Professional Development Committee has organized a free webinar series in Computer Programming, which begins Tuesday, July 14, 2020. July 14: “Introduction to Machine Learning with Python,” by Timothy Havens (CC) July 15: “Managing Data” (Data Mining)” by MS Data Science candidate Sneha Nimmagadda July 16: “Introduction to Deep Learning,” by . . .
College of Computing Professor Yu Cai, Applied Computing, has arranged for a special guest lecture on penetration testing by security expert Josh Little of zombietango. The free, 60-minute technical lecture will take place on Thursday, June 11, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., via an online Microsoft Team meeting. Join the lecture here. The conference ID: 164 . . .
The MTU RedTeam ranked 13th out of 162 teams in a recent 24-hour Cybar OSINT Capture The Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competition. The team finished tied for 5th place, having completed all the challenges presented by the competition. Students on the team were Trevor Hornsby (Software Engineering), Shane Hoppe (Computer Science), Matthew Chau (Cybersecurity), Steven Whitaker . . .