Events


Upcoming events from the CSSS.

Grad Photos with Evangelos Photography

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UPDATE: GRAD PHOTOS MUST BE TAKEN ASAP! TO BE IN THE COMPOSITE YOU MUST GET YOUR PHOTOS DONE BY MARCH 31st. DON’T MISS IT!!!

Are you graduating this year? Get your grad photos done now! Grad Portraits are being taken at:

Evangelos Photography
3156 West Broadway, Vancouver
(604)731-8314 / 732-3023

http://www.evangelosphotography.com

You must get your photos done if you want to be in the class composite and the yearbook (for Dec and May graduation). If you know you won’t order any photos, you can book a shortened appointment just to take a picture for the class composite. There is no charge for that.

A regular appointment requires a $35 deposit for the photo previews. If you choose not to order any photos and return the previews undamaged, your money if refunded. If you choose to order photos, that amount is deducted from the package you chose.

Simply phone Evangelos to book your appointment.

Come to the CSSS Office (X139) to pick up an info sheet with tips for getting your grad photos done.

Henry Kautz: Understanding Human Behaviour from Sensor Data

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The convergence of advances in algorithms for probabilistic reasoning and the development of low-cost, easily-deployed sensors is reviving the dream of AI to develop systems that can understand the narrative of ordinary human life. On the reasoning side, the AI community is developing techniques that bridge the gap between propositional Bayesian representations and hierarchical models of goals, plans, and actions. On the sensing side, new technologies such as RFID tags, GPS, motes, and wearable multi-modal sensors allow us to gather direct information about many aspects of human experience. I will describe recent work with my students and colleagues on developing systems that learn patterns of human activity for everyday tasks, both indoors and outdoors, using a variety of dynamic probabilistic models. I will then describe applications of these techniques to healthcare systems as part of the Assisted Cognition Project, a joint effort between our departments of computer science and rehabilitation medicine.

More information: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/events/seminars/csicics.shtml

When:

Thursday, March 16, 2006 - 15:00 to 16:30

Where:

DMP 310

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Where: DMP 310 - 6245 Agronomy Rd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

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Ladies’ Movie Night

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Did you know that UBC CS is among the highest ranking universities in Canada when it comes to percentage of female enrolment? Ladies, we’ve a movie night just for you. Come watch Crash and enjoy some sushi with your fellow women-at-keyboards!

This is a free event, so come on out and network with the rest of the female CSers!

When:
Friday, March 24, 2006 - 16:30 to 19:00
Where:
CS Boardroom, Room X736
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Geng Lin: Application-aware Networking: Evolution of Network Intelligence

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Traditionally communications network has been considered synonymous with connectivity. Focus for network research and development was majorly on bandwidth, availability and protocol interoperability. While these factors continue to play an important role in the future network R&D, a new set of business challenges and opportunities such as mission critical business applications, self-defending security networks, and network as a distributed computing platform, is emerging and requires the attention of network researchers and developers.

In this talk, we will discuss the evolution of network intelligence and its impact on distributed computing and distributed applications. This talk assumes the perspective of a business leader or an entrepreneur and examines the potential business opportunities that are associated with this technological transformation. In particular we will discuss business cases associated with emerging technologies such as content-based message routing, network deep packet inspection, network-as-distributed-database, network-enabled stateless server, etc.

For more information, see http://www.cs.ubc.ca/events/seminars/csicics.shtml

When:

Thursday, February 9, 2006 - 15:00 to 16:30

Where:

DMP 310

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Where: DMP 310 - 6245 Agronomy Rd, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

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(Semi) Annual General Meeting

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Come one, come all to the second Annual general meeting of this year! It’s a great time to come out, possibly enjoy some refreshments put out (to entice you to come), and share your thoughts and opinions on the coming term.

Meet your friendly neighbourhood CSSS execs, and year reps - all on Thursday, January 12th, at 12:30pm. See you soon!

When:

Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 11:30 to 12:30

Where:

CS Ugrad Lounge

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Where: CS Ugrad Lounge - 2366 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4

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