Here are the CPE program
announcements for November 22, 2019
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1.
Still
Looking for a Senior Project Idea? Check out Pitch to Programmers!
2.
Senior
Projects with Professor Hugh Smith
3. Special Course Offerings for
Winter 2020
4. Survey on Engineering
Jargon—Calling on CPEs to Participate!
5. Hackathon Opportunities and Events
6.
Upcoming CPES
Activities
7.
Upcoming
CPARC Activities
8.
CIE
Innovation Quest
9.
Tutoring
Services
10.
Change
of Major Workshops & Career Counseling
11.
Research
Opportunities
12.
Current
Job Openings
13.
Medical
Design Club Projects
14.
QL+
Student Association Design Projects and Announcements
15.
Post-Graduate
Opportunities
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1. Still Looking for a
Senior Project Idea? Check out Pitch to Programmers!
Are you still looking for
a Senior Project Idea? Take a look at the Pitch to Programmers page and review
different ideas from fellow students, faculty and community members.
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2. Senior Project Opportunities with Professor Hugh Smith
Professor Hugh Smith is
offering four amazing senior project opportunities that involve hardware and
software or just software. His projects for the upcoming Winter/Spring quarters
include:
-Robot using Raspberry PI
-Voice Communications App
-Wifi for Robot
-Simplified video app for
video messaging
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3. Special Course Offerings for Winter 2020:
EE 470/471
Professor John Oliver will
be teaching EE 470/471: Computer
Forensics, Adversarial Thinking and Research this upcoming Winter 2020
Quarter. If you are interested in this special topics course, see the attached
flyer here.
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EE 271
If you want to get experience in C and C++
programming, we have two EE271 3-hour lab sections offered Monday Nights from
6-9PM in winter 2020.
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EE 541
In this two unit Advanced
Microwave Laboratory, we build an entire radar system. Raytheon is
sponsoring all of the costs for the lab. This is really a do-everything lab
where you learn about
transmitters, receivers, antennas, signal processing techniques
and software to make the radar system work. The lab course is very
electronics construction and system characterization intensive.
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EE
529
Microwave Device Electronics
is a class where we learn about advanced semiconductor device theory and it
also includes a lab for the first time this year. This course takes over from where EE306 leaves off in coverage in
descriptions of semiconductor devices. You will really understand how
transistors, diodes, optical devices and high frequency transistors operate
after this course is done.
In the lab we will characterize high frequency diodes, Heterostructure
Bipolar Transistors and High Electron Mobility transistors.
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EE
530
In this Fourier
Optics course,
we explore the question “When the light does not travel straight, how do we handle it?
Fourier Optics is variedly used in imaging, diffraction, optical data
processing, holography and optical communication, and it is one of the basic
theories in optical field. Fourier optics is the study of classical optics
using Fourier transforms, in which the wave is regarded as a superposition of
plane waves that are not related to any identifiable sources; instead they are
the natural modes of the propagation medium itself.
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EE 531
Advanced VSLI
Designs—Advanced
Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) design using state-of-the-art software.
Advanced topics in digital, analog and mixed signal circuit design to enable a
quarter-long design project culminating in a tapeout-ready integrated circuit
design.
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4. Short
Research Survey on Engineering Jargon
Your very own Computer Engineering professors are conducting a study on whether the use of certain common terms
in engineering and computer science have an impact on student learning and
sense of inclusivity. To do this, they need your help! Please take a few
minutes to complete the following anonymous survey which will ask you for your
reactions to certain commonly used terms in engineering and computing.
Participation is completely voluntary, and will help us as educators better
understand how to make Cal Poly an inclusive and effective learning environment!
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5. Hackathon
Opportunities and Events
Womxn/Hacks 2020
Interest Form
January 17 – January 19, 2020
UC Santa Barbara
Womxn/Hacks is a 36-hour all-female-identifying
hackathon hosted at UC Santa Barbara. Our mission is to diversify the field of
computer science by giving womxn of all backgrounds and fields the opportunity
to delve into coding within a supportive and inclusive environment. Please fill
out our interest form if you'd like
updates on being a hacker, volunteer, or mentor!..
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HackSC 2020
January 31 – February 2,
2020
University of Southern
California
HackSC is the University
of Southern California’s largest hackathon. This year, they’re focused on
bringing real solutions
to those in need by pushing the boundaries of technology, innovation, and collaboration. This year will have four categories
under which you can compete: Sustainability, Civil Liberties, Mental Health,
and Equity. Applications to compete are open November 1 – November 22.
Or apply through the Facebook page here.
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6. Upcoming CPES Activities
CPES Office Hours
Monday thru Friday from
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
20-144
Come by the CPES club room for
office hours. If you need help on CS or EE related homework, need resume help,
or just want a place to hang out, feel free visit.
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CPE/ EE Diversity
Project
Monday Meetings
from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
20-145
Meetings
(with pizza!) will be in 20-145 Mondays at 1pm-2pm. We work on projects that
help make the EE and CPE departments welcoming and supportive. We'd love to
meet new people! Note that we will not meet over Thanksgiving break!
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7. Upcoming Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club (CPARC) Activities
Equipment Sale
CPARC has lots of
equipment for sale including HF radios, HF antennas, test equipment, coax
cable, and more. Local pickup is available at Cal Poly, otherwise we'll
ship to you (shipping costs depend on destination and item size).
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8. CIE Innovation Quest
Calling
all Cal Poly innovators—it’s time to shift into gear for Innovation Quest 2020!
Bring your inventions out of the lab and into the market to demonstrate the
hustle, creativity and prototyping that define the Cal Poly Center for
Innovation and Entrepreneurship's Innovation Quest competition. This event
provides you with an outstanding opportunity to win $30,000 and advance your
innovation. The next informational workshop will be in January.
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9. Tutoring Services
The Writing and Learning
Center supports academic achievement by providing peer-to-peer learning
opportunities in a welcoming environment. All students are encouraged to engage
in free individual and small-group tutoring sessions with trained undergraduate
and graduate consultants on any activity, assignment, or exam. Writing and
subject-specific peer consultations are available in multiple locations across
campus with the main hub in Kennedy Library, Room 111C.
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10. Change of Major Workshops & Career Counseling
Career Services offers
assistance with change of major and career Counseling. See links below for more
details:
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11. Research Opportunities
Pasulka Lab
Are you looking for a way to
apply your computer science/coding skills to collecting data for biological
research? Interested in a potential opportunity to be involved in a publication
in a peer-reviewed journal? The Pasulka Lab is looking for a student proficient
in Matlab to help with the continued development of a program (and GUI) for the
analysis of epifluorescence microscopy images. This student will engage with
scientists collecting data for ecological and medical related research
questions. Interested students should contact Dr. Pasulka (apasulka@calpoly.edu)
for more information.
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Summer 2020 Undergraduate Research (REU) Program at
UCSD
San Diego
Nanotechnology Infrastructure (SDNI) is hosting a ten-week
Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) at UC San Diego. In this program,
students are paired with leading researchers in science and engineering fields.
Research areas include: NanoBioMedicine, NanoPhotonics, and NanoMagnetics. The
deadline to apply is January, 31, 2020.
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12. Current Job Openings
IT Intern
D’Arrigo Brothers Co.
Emory University
Fellowships
Full Stack Engineer
Findem
2020 Summer Internship
UCSD: Scripps Institution
of Oceanography
Multiple Positions
Keysight
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13. Medical Design Club Projects
Below
are the 2019 – 2020 MDC projects that we will pursue this year! None of
our projects require any prior technical experience, and they are all looking
for new members of all majors! Team leads are currently in the process of
scheduling weekly project meeting times. Please see details below and
don't hesitate to reach out to a team lead for details and if you're interested
in joining the team!
EpiPen Redesign: Development of an alternative epinephrine autoinjector through the incorporation of a needleless injection mechanism.
Leads: Marina Felt & Olivia Owens Treiger
Emails: mfelt@calpoly.edu & oowenstr@calpoly.edu
Non-Invasive Electrolyte Test: Development of a wearable device that can monitor electrolyte levels in athletes to prevent electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, or over hydration.
Lead: Ally Lai
Email: alai09@calpoly.edu
Combined Blood Pressure & Heart Rate Monitoring Band: Development of a cost-effective, discrete, and easy to use blood pressure and heart rate monitoring wristband.
Lead: Ishan Jandaur
Email: ijandaur@calpoly.edu
EpiPen Redesign: Development of an alternative epinephrine autoinjector through the incorporation of a needleless injection mechanism.
Leads: Marina Felt & Olivia Owens Treiger
Emails: mfelt@calpoly.edu & oowenstr@calpoly.edu
Non-Invasive Electrolyte Test: Development of a wearable device that can monitor electrolyte levels in athletes to prevent electrolyte imbalance, dehydration, or over hydration.
Lead: Ally Lai
Email: alai09@calpoly.edu
Combined Blood Pressure & Heart Rate Monitoring Band: Development of a cost-effective, discrete, and easy to use blood pressure and heart rate monitoring wristband.
Lead: Ishan Jandaur
Email: ijandaur@calpoly.edu
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14. QL+ Student Association Design Projects and Announcements
Formal Design Projects (FDPs)
This
year we are offering six year-long formal design projects.
To
learn more about these specific projects and to apply for team lead or team
member, please visit our website: https://cpqlplus.com/projects.html.
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Cybathlon (Exoskeleton) Project
We
are working on engineering an exoskeleton for a local Cuesta College student
named Tamar, who has quadriplegic cerebral palsy.
If
you’re interested in getting involved with this project, attend the Cybathlon
meetings every Thursday 6:10-8:00 in the QL+ Lab.
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15. Post-Graduate Opportunities
CSU Sacramento Master’s Degree |
Fall 2020
Deadline: March 1, 2020
Master students needed for an NSF-funded project at California State
University, Sacramento
This targets senior students and recent graduates
who are interested in doing a Master degree in Computer Science or Engineering
at Sac State. Note that although the selected students will not enroll in the
Master program until Fall 2020, they will be able to start working on the
project immediately as non-student research assistants for up to 19.5 hours per
week.
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Positions for Ph.D.
Students and Postdocs at Duke University
A research
group at Duke University is recruiting students to join their team as Ph.D.
students in 2020.
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