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CS Assistant Professor
Interests: software engineering, formal design modeling, software evolution
Classes Fall Term:
Rachel Greenstadt
CS Assistant Professor
Interests: privacy, security, multi-agent systems
Classes Fall Term:
Werner KrandickCS Associate Professor Interests: symbolic computation, high performance computing Email: krandick@cs.drexel.edu |
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Welcome to the Department of Computer Science e-newsletter. This bi-weekly newsletter will list all upcoming CS events and announcements every other Monday. |
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CAB's Halloween Spooktacular
Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host "Halloween Spooktacular," a week of Halloween activities including pumpkin carving, ghost hunting and movies.
Events will take place on the following dates:
- Tuesday, October 26: Free screening of Splice, 9 to 11 p.m., Nesbitt Hall, room 111 (33rd and Market Streets)
- Wednesday, October 27: Second Annual Rocky Horror Halloween, 9 to 11 p.m., Nesbitt Hall, room 111
- Thursday, October 28: "Day of the Dead" costume ball, 9 p.m. to midnight, Main Building, Great Court (32nd and Chestnut Streets)
- Friday, October 29: CAB's haunted house, 7 to 11 p.m., the Armory (33rd and Cuthbert Streets)
For more information, email CAB at cab@drexel.edu or visit http://www.drexelcab.com. |
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SCDC Hosting Resume Critiques
Wednesday, October 27
12 to 4 p.m.
Creese Student Center lobby (32nd and Chestnut Streets)
The Steinbright Career Development Center (SCDC) will conduct resume reviews for all interested students. There are three ways for students to participate: for an in-person review, call the SCDC office at 215-895-2185 to schedule a time slot; forward the resumes to scdc@drexel.edu (with "RESUME" in the subject line) or stop by the Creese Center table with a copy of the resumes. For more information or to register for a time slot, call the SCDC office at 215-895-2185 . |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office: Intellectual Property Rights
Thursday, October 28
11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Hill Conference Room, LeBow 240 The United States Patent and Trademark Office is giving a lecture on basic information about intellectual property and how to best find out if senior design projects or future innovations are new, useful and/or non-obvious. All faculty and students are invited. The event is particularly relevant to senior design students. For more information please contact Michelle Marcolongo. |
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IEEE Student Professional Awareness Conference (SPAC)
Thursday and Friday, October 28-29
See schedule for times
Bossone Atrium, 3rd Floor
Join the IEEE student branch as they celebrate their two-day Student Professional Awareness Conference. Events for October 28t include robotics presentations from Drexel's Dr. Youngmoo Kim and UPenn's GRASP Laboratory, a raffle drawing to win a 5th Generation Ipod Nano, and an exciting Robocode competition. On October 29, the Philadelphia EVX Hybrid Car team will bring their vehicle to Drexel's campus and local high schools will compete in a robotic arm competition. Help cheer them on as they battle for first place! This two-day event is open to all students, faculty members and other local colleges. Food will be provided on both days. For a full schedule of events click here or contact Magda Bielinski. |
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CS Colloquium Series: Nagarajan Kandasamy, Drexel University
 Monday, November 111 a.m. to noon
University Crossings 153
All students, faculty and staff are invited to see guest speaker Nagarajan Kandasamy, associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Drexel University. He'll be discussing "Plastimatch - A High-Performance Open Source Software Suite for Radiotherapy Imaging." Learn more about Nagarajan Kandasamy here. To view the entire CS Colloquium schedule, click here. |
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DGDG Meeting: Grant Shinkweiler, IGDA Philly
Monday, November 1
9 to 11 p.m.
University Crossings 149
The Drexel Game Developers Group (DGDG) welcomes Grant Shinkweiler, International Game Developers Association (IGDA) Philly Leader. He will be talking about the International Game Developers Group, an organization of students, developers, industry speakers and more all interested in game development. He'll be speaking about what the IGDA is, the things they do, and why its a GREAT opportunity for anyone and everyone even remotely interested in game development to attend their monthly meetings.Click here for more information about DGDG. |
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iSchool Talk: "Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology"
Wednesday, November 3
12 p.m.
The Rush Building, room 014
The iSchool is hosting Allan Collins (Northwestern University), author of the important, timely and controversial new book, "Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology." Allan will be discussing this topic with the group. Lunch will be provided. |
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CS Colloquium Series: Peter Milder, Carnegie Mellon University
Monday, November 8
11 a.m. to noon
University Crossings 153
The Department of Computer Science invites all students, faculty and staff to attend a presentation by Peter Milder, post-doctoral researcher in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. He'll be discussing "Computer Gengeration of Hardware for DSP Transforms." Learn more about Peter Milder here. To view the entire CS Colloquium list, click here. |
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Trivia Question and Prize
The first three people to respond with the correct answer will receive a CS gift. Limit one prize per person, per term.
Q: What is the new name of Drexel's Academic Building?
Email Julie Fisher with your answer by Wednesday, October 27 at noon. |
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Advising Notes
CS/SE Freshmen/Sophomore Advisor: Undergrad Advising Center
CS/SE Upper Level Advisor: Andrea Negro
Course Withdraw (Fall term)
If you plan on withdrawing from a course, you must get an add/drop/withdraw form signed by your instructor and advisor (as well as co-op coordinator if you are currently on co-op). Then bring it to Student Resource Center (SRC) (Main Building, room 222) to be processed. The withdraw deadline is this Friday, October 29 at 5 p.m.
Registration
Winter registration opens October 25th; however, depending on your classification, you may have a different registration date than other students. Your specific date will be listed below:
Athletes/ROTC/Performing Arts - October 25
Grad Students - October 26
Graduating Seniors - October 28
Continuing Seniors - November 1
Honors - November 3
Juniors - November 4
Pre-Juniors - November 9
Sophomores - November 12
Freshman - November 17-18
Also, make sure you remember that there have been changes to the curriculum (listed again below). CS 283 will be offered in the Winter term if you plan, or need, to take that course.
Feel free to contact your assigned advisor if you need any help registering or working out a plan of study. For additional advising information, click here.
Important Changes to the Curriculum
Software Engineering:
CS 283 Systems Programming will now be required instead of CS 361 Concurrent Programming. If you have already taken CS 361, that will still count. We will allow current students to take either CS 283 or CS 361. Students starting Fall 2010 will be required to take CS 283.
Also, the biology option will now be BIO 122/124/126 (BIO 102/104/106 will no longer be offered). You cannot take both sequences, and you cannot take BIO 100 if you have had BIO 102/104/106. If you have started the BIO 102/104/106 sequence and have not yet finished it, please contact your advisor to see what to take next.
Computer Science (BS):
CS 283 Systems Programming will now be required instead of CS 282 Systems Architecture II. If you have already taken CS 282, it will still count. We will allow current students to take either CS 282 or CS 283. Students starting Fall 2010 will be required to take CS 283.
Computer Science (BS & BA):
CS 282, now a CS elective, will be part of the new Computer Architecture track. This track will include courses offered by our department and ECE (CS 282 Systems Architecture II, CS 476 High Performance Computing, ECEC 356 Embedded Systems and ECEC 413 Intro to Parallel Computer Architecture).
Also, the biology option will now be BIO 122/124/126 (BIO 102/104/106 will no longer be offered). You cannot take both sequences, and you cannot take BIO 100 if you have had BIO 102/104/106. If you have started the BIO 102/104/106 sequence and have not yet finished it, please contact your advisor to see what to take next. Always remember to review the elective lists on the CS website when you choose your courses, especially Writing/Communications electives. If you take a course that is not on that list, it will not count. |
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Need help with classes? Visit the Cyber Learning Center
The Cyber Learning Center (CLC) provides consulting and other learning resources for students taking computer science classes. It's staffed by graduate and undergraduate students employed by the CS Department. Students can receive help during office hours (drop-in or by appointment). Services include review sessions for exams, small group study sessions, homework/lab help, and a mini-library.Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 12 to 6 p.m.; Tuesday 12-9 p.m.
Learn more about the CLC here. |
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Free Lunch! CS/SE students needed for department roundtable discussions
Drs. Jeremy Johnson (Department Head) and Jeff Popyack (Director of Undergrad Affairs) and Professor William Mongan would like to meet with you and talk about the Department's program and your coursework. We'd also like to learn more about your co-op opportunities, including how the current curriculum is preparing you for your industry experiences, and what new things you are learning during your co-ops.
If you are interested in joining us for a roundtable lunch to discuss your thoughts with us, along with other upperclassmen and freshmen, please contact Evy Vega at ev56@drexel.edu. Lunches will be held once a week, Wednesdays at noon. |
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CS Events and Activities Search
We'd like your opinion on new events and activities the CS Department can host in the future. Are there any particular events you'd like us to hold? They can range from student bake-off competitions to student vs. faculty games. If you would like to share ideas or suggestions, please email Julie Fisher at jmf323@drexel.edu. |
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Become a Sea Perch Near-Peer Mentor
Deadline: October 30, 2010
The College of Engineering is looking for up to 40 undergraduates to serve as Near-Peer Mentors to middle and high school underwater robotics teams for the Greater Philadelphia Sea Perch Challenge. Near-Peer Mentors are required to visit their assigned school at least two times over the course of the build cycle which runs from December 2010 to April 2011. Become a Sea Perch Near-Peer Mentor today and give your resume a boost!
You'll have the chance to mentor middle and high school students, give back to the community, build professional networks, tour the Navy Yard, attend social events, participate in conferences and events related to the Sea Perch program.
If you are interested in becoming a Sea Perch Near-Peer Mentor, please fill out this application and send your resume to Amy Wen by Saturday, October 30, 2010. For more information click here. |
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Finding Your Voice: A Group for Students with Disabilities
Drexel's Office of Counseling and Health is forming a weekly self-advocacy group for undergraduate students with disabilities. For more information, contact the Counseling Center at 215-895-1415 or kmp335@drexel.edu. |
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