Qub - School Of Electronics, Electrical Engineering And Computer Science

Just 5 days to go until our Evening of Tech 2018!
🎄📱🎁 Have you got your ticket yet? 🎁📱🎄
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... Evening with Tech in Computing @ QUB is back.
Throughout the year we run a number of events for prospective students. This event however is open to parents/guardians, aunts/uncles, grandparents, brothers/sisters - anyone interested in finding out more about tech or thinking of buying some tech this Christmas.
We look forward to welcoming everyone to our fun evening with technology including festive refreshments.
This evening is an informal gathering where attendees may observe and try out the latest tech as well as sit in on short talks to demystify what is trending in computing today as well as predictions for the future.
Hot chocolate, Mince Pies, Robots and Christmas lights, what's not to love?
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Forget the ‘cloud’, soon we’ll be on the ‘edge’ when it comes to smart tech - fantastic new article by EEECS Lecturer Blesson Varghese.
tech.https://theconversation.com/forget-t he-cloud-soon-well-be-o…

Want to win €1,000? Then the gradireland National Student Challenge is for you! The gradireland National Student Challenge gives you the chance to see how you compare to students from across Ireland in a variety of areas, not just academics! It’s free to enter; all online and will only take 40 minutes of your time. If you’re up to the Challenge, take it today at gradireland.com/challenge

The talk is called Creating Better Code & will be delivered by William McCullough from Allstate

If you are going to the SkillsNI event this week, you might just spot our Delorean! Keep an eye out for the NIE stand ⚡🚙

Not sure about Forks, Branches, Hooks and Pulls? Get yourself along to the QCS Intro to Git and they will get you up to speed.

Not to be missed!

Want to fast-track your career? Meet all 24 Russell Group universities in one place to find out how a Master’s or PhD could help you change your world. Plus, you could win a £10k scholarship. When: 5 November Where: @QUBelfast Who: Open to all Free Ticket: http://ow.ly/fcBK30mhrRc

WITA are hosting afternoon tea for all female students in technology subjects – come along to meet and network with other like-minded women aiming to carve out a career in I.T. and build a professional network among your peers to support you on your journey.

There is such a high demand for engineering graduates in Northern Ireland, GB and around the world, and salaries for Queen’s University graduates in these disciplines currently start at around £25K. Are you - or your son / daughter - studying (or considering studying) A-Level Mathematics and/or Science/Technology (or equivalent qualifications)? If so, we would like to warmly invite you to our Engineering Parents' Evening on Thursday 8th November 2018. Register your place today: http://ow.ly/quXf30mifrE

Careers, Employability and Skills will be holding its annual Go Global Week from 22-26 October 2018 in the Student Guidance Centre and Whitla Hall. During Go Global Week 2018 students can meet organisations offering an experience of a lifetime to study, work or volunteer abroad as part of their degree. #goglobal18

Students Mark & Liam having great craic recording their video pitches for the Hackathon with ASU next week.

Distinguished Scholar Lecture
Wednesday, October 24, at 18:00, Ground Floor
Sir Bernard Crossland Lecture Theatre, 1st Floor Ashby Building, 125 Stranmillis Road, BT9 5AH
... “Building Humanoid, Centaur and Quadruped Robots” Professor Darwin Caldwell
Deputy Director and Director of Advanced Robotics, Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
Professor Caldwell is a world expert in robotics and a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering. His research interests include innovative actuators, force augmentation exoskeletons, medical, rehabilitation and assistive robotic technologies, dexterous manipulators, haptics, humanoid and quadrupedal robotics. This presentation will explore the core technologies needed to create and operate humanoid, quadruped and “centaur” quadruped robots in complex, unstructured and destructed environments, and will demonstrate how many key loco-manipulation tasks may be addressed.
Organisers: IEEE UK & Ireland Robotics and Automation Chapter, and Centre for intelligent Autonomous Manufacturing Systems, Queen’s University Belfast.
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Don't miss tomorrow's T2LX talk with First Derivatives!
12:00 - 13:00 - Computer Science Building - 1st Floor Mezzanine
Refreshments provided, but it's first come first served.
... Come for the snacks, stay for the tech talk!
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Our T2LX Talk tomorrow, Tuesday 16th October, at the new time of 12:00 will be presented by First Derivatives.
The title of their T2LX Talk is ‘Time Series Analytics for Big Fast Data’. The T2LX Talk will be in the CSB 1st Floor Mezzanine.
They will be providing refreshments, which will be available on a first come first served basis, however attendees are welcome to bring their own lunch.

The International Collegiate Programming Contest is back!
Last year over 500 students participated from 23 universities. Employers like Google and IBM love graduates with this kind of experience. 💻😎
We're running a session on 20th October from 11am-4pm, but register your interest and team before 17th Oct at the link below!
... https://icpc.baylor.edu/regionals/finder/ ukiepc-2018
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