The ICC’s Center for Human-Centered Computing invites the Michigan Tech faculty, staff, and students to a keynote lecture by leading accessible design expert and research scientist Dr. Richard E. Ladner on Friday, November 13, 2020, at 1:00 p.m., via online meeting. His talk, “Accessible K-12 Computer Science Education,” is the final event of HCC’s Husky . . .
What are you doing for supper this Monday night at 6? Grab a bite with Dean Janet Callahan and Associate Professor Tim Havens, director of the Michigan Tech’s Institute of Computing and Cybersystems and associate dean for research in the College of Computing. Get the full scoop and register at mtu.edu/huskybites. “Nearly everyone has heard the term ‘Deep Learning’ at . . .
Dr. James Keller, recently retired Curators’ Distinguished Professor in the EE/CS department at University of Missouri, Columbia, will present his lecture, “Soft Streaming Classification,” on Friday, October 30, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., via Zoom online meeting. The talk is an Institute of Computing and Cybersystems’ (ICC) Distinguished Lecture Series event. Join the meeting here. A . . .
Frank Vahid will present his lecture, “Teaching intro CS: Online and in-person techniques for improved learning, cost savings, and reduced cheating,” on Friday, October 23, 2020, at 3:00 p.m., online via Zoom. Link to the Zoom meeting here. Vahid is a professor of computer science and engineering, University of California, Riverside, and zyBooks co-founder and . . .
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 . . .