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Viterbi Family Feud - CS (Faculty vs Student)
Fri, Apr 02, 2021 @ 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
VASE Office and VGSA are hosting a Family Feud series with CS Department on 04/02 (Friday, 3:30PM PST)! The first round will be department games of students vs. faculty/staff. To join a team, sign up at this link. The teams be will created at as a FIRST COME FIRST SERVE basis. If your department team is filled before your sign up, don't fret! Join us as an audience member! Otherwise, more games are to come in April!
To register as participant (Any CS Student/ CS Faculty) : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfW5p0QJAk1fQYHwYog8BQ7BYiQpRLBrK6PsGQ1O3XXwJzZeA/viewform
To view as attendee: Join us on zoom link on Friday!
Join Zoom Meeting
https://usc.zoom.us/j/96464002046?pwd=dlV0V2JHaWFXT1JlNk5naDRMdHRvUT09
WebCast Link: https://usc.zoom.us/j/96464002046?pwd=dlV0V2JHaWFXT1JlNk5naDRMdHRvUT09
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA)
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Executive Coffee with The Walt Disney Studios
Wed, Apr 07, 2021 @ 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
This event is hosted by the USC Entertainment Technology Center and CS students are encouraged to attend.
The -Executive Coffee with- program at the USC Entertainment Technology Center connects USC students interested in media and entertainment issues with media & entertainment industry executives.
It is a win-win. The students have a structured low-pressure discussion with a senior industry executive. The executive explores the perspective and ideas of students with an interest in a topic that they care about.
Wednesday, April 7, 12:00-1:00pm
Lead Executive: Mark Mine, Director, Technology Innovation Group at The Walt Disney Studios
Student/Executive Discussion Topic: The Future of Immersive Media Storytelling
What is the future of VR/AR/MR/XR/Immersive Media Storytelling? What would make a meaningful, compelling immersive experience? What would be the pros and cons of adding virtual beings, objects, and information to the world around you? What ideas do you have for gamifying everyday activities? How will immersive experiences change culture or behavioral patterns.
Students should go to https://bit.ly/3dNXqKT for more information and to fill out the sign-up application.
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: USC ETC
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VGSA: Paint Night
Fri, Apr 09, 2021 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
The Paint Night event is an activity to bring folks enthusiastic about arts and painting to get together so as to showcase their creativity and have some fun.
Paint kits, Acrylic boards will be provided to all the participants and the theme will be announced prior to the event.
Join the CS Senate and showcase your creativity!
Amazon Gift cards worth upto $50 up for grabs!
When and Where? April 9th, 6:00-8:00 pm PST (Zoom)
RSVP Link: https://usc.campuslabs.com/engage/event/7031855
Audiences: Graduate
Contact: Viterbi Graduate Student Association (VGSA)
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ACM presents Trojan Hacks
Sat, Apr 10, 2021
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Trojan Hacks - April 10th-11th
Come to ACM's 24-hour virtual hackathon, TrojanHacks! TrojanHacks welcomes USC students of all experience levels, including beginners!
A hackathon is a chance to meet other hackers and create a project to compete for prizes. You will also get to learn during workshops, so if you don't know what project you want to make, that's okay!
Apply Here: https://uscacm273047.typeform.com/to/Hg16vlCa
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: ACM
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ACM presents Trojan Hacks
Sun, Apr 11, 2021
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Trojan Hacks - April 10th-11th
Come to ACM's 24-hour virtual hackathon, TrojanHacks! TrojanHacks welcomes USC students of all experience levels, including beginners!
A hackathon is a chance to meet other hackers and create a project to compete for prizes. You will also get to learn during workshops, so if you don't know what project you want to make, that's okay!
Apply Here: https://uscacm273047.typeform.com/to/Hg16vlCa
Location: Online
Audiences: Undergraduate and Graduate Students
Contact: ACM
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Code the Change Demo Night
Mon, Apr 19, 2021 @ 07:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
Code the Change is having a Demo Night and we want to see you there! In case you aren't familiar with CTC, we're a student org that hopes to drive social impact through the software projects we make for nonprofit organizations around USC. This year, we're working with three nonprofits: Affordable South LA, Humans Against Trafficking, and ImagineLA. Our members have worked tirelessly on these projects, and we would appreciate if you could join us to learn more about the projects and the nonprofits behind them.
The event will be on Zoom on April 19th, 7:30PM PST. We hope to see you there!
RSVP HERE: https://lu.ma/ctcdemo
Location: Online - Zoom
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Code the Change
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CAIS++ Spring 2021 Projects Showcase
Thu, Apr 22, 2021 @ 06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Student Activity
We are CAIS++, the undergraduate branch of USC's Center for Artificial Intelligence in Society (CAIS). Our mission is to advance AI for Social Good, and our group of 150+ students has worked with professors, startups, and community organizations to develop cutting-edge AI solutions for societal problems.
We're inviting you to our Spring 2021 Projects Showcase on Thursday, April 22 from 6:00-7:00 pm on Zoom (link below). Our student teams will be presenting the AI projects that they have worked on this semester.
Projects from this semester include developing machine learning approaches for
Estimating the pandemic risk potential of a virus from genome sequences
Tracing knowledge concept acquisition for personalized education
Diagnosing early-onset dementia from speech patterns
Implementing embedded computer vision algorithms
Predicting the spread of forest fires
We will be recruiting a new cohort of undergraduates in Fall 2021, so coming to our showcase is a great way to learn about CAIS++ and see the type of work we do!
Zoom link: tinyurl.com/showcais-s21
The event will be open to the public, so feel free to forward this invitation on to anyone you feel may be interested. Hope to see you there!
Best,
The CAIS++ Team
http://caisplusplus.usc.edu/index.html
Location: Online
WebCast Link: tinyurl.com/showcais-s21
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: CAIS++
