General
Events
Woman Leaders Caucus II, Professional
Speaker Event, Science
and Engineering Poster Session
Undergraduate
Research Information
Undergraduate Research Seminar by IEEE
Class
Information
EE225B-Digital Image Processing
Fellowships/Award
Information
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate
Fellowship, Fabilli Hoffer Essay Contest, Global
Research Collaboration Fellowships
Career/Job
Information
GenEq, UtopiaCompression,
Stealth Health Startup, LYRIC
The Woman Leaders Caucus that we held in October made it clear that there is a need for a space for woman leaders to dialogue, learn, teach, and support one another!
Regardless of whether or not you made it the first Caucus,
PLEASE ATTEND:
WOMAN LEADERS CAUCUS II
Thursday, November 15, 2007
6-8pm GenEq Lounge
Bring your friends! See you there.
Questions? Contact Allison at
For accomodations, contact http://accommodations.berkeley.edu/
Berkeley Phi Beta Lambda is having a professional speaker event:
“Kinko's Founder Paul Orfalea on Entrepreneurship and Career Success”
November 16, Friday, at 7pm, located at 2060 VLSB
Paul Orfalea has been featured on:
The Today Show
The Oprah Show
Forbes magazine
People magazine
Fortune magazine
New York Times
Come hear his ideas, his advice, life lessons, and what it takes to be successful! If you have any questions regarding the event please email or visit the website www.berkeleypbl.com. In the past, Paul has also spoken at Harvard, Princeton, MIT, and NYU. He is now coming to Berkeley! The topic of his speech for this event will be on Entrepreneurship and his personal experiences as a dyslexic-child-turned-millionaire. This event would be of interest to most students in any major. The anecdotes, life lessons, and advice of accomplished men and women are quite profound, so don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime chance to see Paul Orfalea.
Science and Engineering Poster Session
Network with faculty, hang out with friends, and enjoy delicious refreshments from Mario's La Fiesta.
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
11:30 AM to 1:30 PM
Hearst Memorial Mining Building Lobby
GO BEARS!
IBM
Date: Tuesday , November 13
Location: Wozniak Lounge, 4th Floor, Soda Hall
Event: IBM Extreme Blue Lunch and Infosession
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Microsoft
Date: Wednesday, November 14
Location: Hogan Room, 521 Cory Hall
Time: 5-7 pm
Event: Infosession hosted by Cal Alum from Microsoft Pizza and prizes, including
Halo 3 raffle!
Co-hosted by CSUA
The Berkeley IEEE Student Branch is pleased to announce its Fall 2007 Undergraduate Research Seminar [Part III of the IEEE Graduate School Seminar Series]:
Thursday, Nov. 8
5-8 PM
Wozniak Lounge, 4th floor Soda Hall
Come and hear about new and exciting research opportunities available to Berkeley undergrads. Unlike the usual undergraduate research workshops, we will focus on various projects that are seeking new undergraduate researchers for the upcoming Spring 2008 semester.
At this event, we will have three important speakers who can bring you valuable information and insights regarding undergraduate research opportunities:
Dinner will be served.
Sign up for EE225B Digital Image Processing, to be offered in Spring 2008
Folks,
Did you ever want to know how JPEG, MPEG, JBIG and other image/video compression algorithms work? or how to restore distorted images from Hubble Telescope? or what image processing algorithms are used inside your cell phone camera or inside your digital camera or your tivo player, or your video camcorder, or your set up box, or your hdtv? Did you want to do how to do image or video search and retrieval? If you answer yes, to any of these questions, you should consider taking EE225B next semester.
The prerequisite is EE120. The class meets from 9:30 to 11 am on Wednesdays and Fridays. There are no exams, midterms or finals. Only 6 labs or written assignments together with one course project of your own choosing. Interested students can have a chance to play with fancy smart cameras with 1GHZ TI chips inside them to program various applications.
Course outline:
Spring 2008
EE 225B, Digital Image Processing
Wednesdays and Fridays
9:30 to 11:00 am
203 McLauhglin
This course will cover fundamentals of digial image and video processing with emphasis on image represenation. It is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. The pre-requisite is general knowledge of signals and systems at the level of EE120. The following topics will be covered: Image reconstruction from partial information Two-dimensional (2-D) Fourier transform and z-transform; 2-D DFT and FFT, FIR and IIR filter design and implementation. Basics of Image Processing techniques and perception; Image and video enhancement Image and video restoration Reconstruction from multiple images: super-resolution Image and video analysis: Image Representation and models: wavelets, sparse representation Image and video classfication and segmentation; Edge and boundary detection in images Image compression and coding Video compression Image and Video Communication over wired and wireless networks. Image and video rendering Image and video Acquisition 3D signal and image processing. Applications of image processing to SAR, CT, Geophysics, etc. Homework will be issued approximately once every one or two weeks. They will either consist of written assignments or Matlab assignments or C programming assignments. There are no midterms or finals, but there is a course project of student's choice on a topic related to the image processing. The course project can be done in a group of up to 5 students.
Avideh Zakhor
Professor
www-video.eecs.berkeley.edu/~avz
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE CSGF): http://www.krellinst.org/csgf.
This fellowship is for exceptional undergraduate seniors or first or second year graduate students planning full-time study toward a PhD. in the physical, engineering, computer, mathematical, or life sciences with emphasis in high performance computing. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent resident aliens; departments must certify that fellows will not be required to perform services (e.g., TA, grading, etc.) during the tenure of their fellowships.
The DOE CSGF program pays all tuition and required fees for up to 4 years of study at any US university, provides a $32,400 yearly stipend, matches university funds (up to $2500) to purchase a computer workstation for the fellow's exclusive use, and provides a yearly academic allowance of $1000 to the fellow for their professional development. Further details about the program are available at the program website and from the Program Coordinator, Ms. Rachel Huisman at .
Students should apply online at https://www.krellinst.org/csgf/application . The application and supporting materials must be received by January 16, 2008.
This contest is open to faculty, staff and students. Prize money is $3,000 divided among the winners. This year's topic is "In Defense of Sloth". Entries are judged on originality of thought and excellence in writing. The deadline is Friday, November 30th. Entries should be submitted in person to the Prize Coordinator at 229 Sproul Hall.
More detailed information can be found on the following webpage: http://students.berkeley.edu/fao/prizes/proselili.html
Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP) by the Global Research Collaboration
The Graduate Fellowship Program (GFP) addresses the issues of improving educational opportunities at the doctoral level and supplying a relevantly educated work force for the semiconductor industry. The objectives of the program are 1) to encourage academically gifted U.S./permanent resident students to pursue doctoral degrees in research areas consistent with SRC Global Research Consortium (GRC) goals, and 2) to develop a cadre of the highest quality doctoral graduates for GRC member companies and U.S. universities.
For more information, please see: http://grc.src.org/member/about/aboutgfp.asp
Master's Scholarship Program (MSP) by the Global Research Collaboration
The Master’s Scholarship Program addresses issues of improving educational opportunities at the master’s level for students in under represented minority categories. The objectives of the program are: 1) to encourage academically gifted U.S./permanent resident students in these populations to pursue graduate research in areas consistent with SRC Global Research Collaboration (GRC) goals, and 2) to develop a cadre of highest quality minority candidates for doctoral study and hire by GRC companies.
For more information, please see: http://grc.src.org/member/about/aboutmas.asp
International Graduate Fellowship Program by the Global Research Collaboration
The IGFP is open to students who:
It is expected that IGFP Fellows will complete their Ph.D. in an area relevant to microelectronics and that upon completion of the program, will secure employment with an GRC member company or a faculty position in an accredited four-year college or university.
For more information, please see: http://grc.src.org/member/about/about_igfp.asp
The Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) is looking for enthusiatic students!
Applications are due Nov 2, 2007, 5pm. Interviews will be conducted starting Nov. 5, 2007. The positions start no later than Nov.20, 2007. Application is also on our website geneq.berkeley.edu. For questions, please contact Christine Ambrosio, 510-643-5727, .
UtopiaCompression Corporation Seeks Experts
Company Background:
UtopiaCompression Corporation (UC), based in Los Angeles, CA is a rapidly growing high-tech company with considerable expertise in intelligent software solutions.
UC is seeking a number of innovative research and development scientists at various levels of expertise: Post-Doctorals, PhDs, MSs and BSs.
UC Requirements
UC Offers
Contact Information Please send your resume and cover letter to: Ms. Emily
Murdock UtopiaCompression Corporation Email
Tel 310-473-1500 x101
UC website: http://www.utopiacompression.com
Here's a great opportunity to get in on the ground floor, solve some interesting technical problems, and create something very positive:
San Francisco web startup seeking enthusiastic programmers with an interest in improving health through social networking. Initial development work being done with Ruby on Rails. Interest in health, diet, and exercise is a plus.
Experience with ajax handling and server side scripting is preferable, but anyone with a strong CS background and a willingness to learn will be considered.
Please reply to with a brief description of your background and technical experience if interested. We look forward to hearing from you.
LYRIC is hiring a new program coordinator
Program Coordinator (1 FTE) – New Position!
Introduction
Welcome to the Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center (LYRIC) and thank
you for your interest in applying for the Program Coordinator position. This
is an opportunity to work in a fun, intergenerational, family-like atmosphere
while gaining the knowledge, skills and tools necessary to support the youth
movement. Here at LYRIC, we (the program coordinators) work closely with young
folks to set the tone and direction of youth programming. We also make an effort
to join together best practices and proven models with grassroots methods and
community-led strategies. Our informal, energetic and youthful community values
teamwork, honesty and professionalism. We are looking for someone who is excited
about creating a fun space for youth while maintaining healthy boundaries, upholding
Community Agreements and remaining flexible in a fast-paced environment.
Organization Description
Founded in 1988, the Lavender Youth Recreation & Information Center provides
support and service to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning
(LGBTQQ) youth, 24 years of age and younger. LYRIC's mission is to build community
and inspire positive social change with LGBTQQ youth, their families, and allies
of all races, classes, genders, and abilities. LYRIC facilitates community building,
education and economic development, health and wellness, and leadership development
programming reaching over 600 youth and outreaching to another 4000 annually.
The organization has a current budget of approximately $1 million and 12 full-time
and 2 part-time employees.
Position Summary
The Program Coordinator is one of five, supported by a program team that also
includes a Program Director, two Youth Advocates (“Case Managers”) and a part-time
licensed therapist. Program Coordinators are responsible for designing and implementing
innovative and relevant programming for LGBTQQ youth 24 years and under within
four program areas: Community Building, Health & Wellness, Education and Economic
Empowerment, and Youth Organizing. Program Coordinators may bring unique skills
that favor focus in one program area over the others, however each Program Coordinator
should bring skills and experience that will allow them to be successful working
across all LYRIC program areas within a youth development and anti-oppression
framework. The Program Coordinator reports to LYRIC’s Program Director and is
accountable to working in collaboration with all members of LYRIC’s program
staff, as well as working as part of the whole LYRIC staff team.
Please note:
The person hired for this position will be responsible for planning, implementing,
and evaluating one of LYRIC’s year-long Queer Youth Action Projects. Through
this project, the coordinator will support a team of 8 -10 youth who will explore
issues of mental health and substance abuse. Members of the project will develop
a tool that can be used to improve mental health/substance abuse services for
LGBTQQ youth. Successful candidates will be able to approach these issues with
tremendous creativity and a youth-centered focus. This is a 1-year staff position
that has the possibility of being renewed depending upon available funding.
For more information, please see: http://lyric.org/aboutjobs.html