Technical Development & Involvement opportunity

Hi EE Majors

My name is Luis Fernandes and I’m UF’s campus ambassador for PennApps, the nation’s first student-run college hackathon hosted at the University of Pennsylvania. The next PennApps is coming up on September 8-10, 2017, and I would love to get as many fellow students from UF to apply and attend PennApps! I thought undergraduates in the Electrical & Computer Engineering Department would be interested, so please share the following blurb below if you don’t mind. Thanks in advance, and hope to see the Gator Nation well represented in the fall!

Sign Up for PennApps XVI - September 8-10, 2017!!!

PennApps is the nation’s first hackathon hosted every semester at the University of Pennsylvania and we want you to apply to be a part of the action this fall!

Apply by midnight on Friday, July 14th EST to have the opportunity to:

• Win thousands of dollars worth of prizes - over 50K collectively up for grabs!
• Enjoy free food and drinks for a weekend, plus free travel!
• Interact with amazing sponsors like Facebook, Google, Palantir, Airbnb, etc. in addition to collecting all the free swag!
• Mingle, build, and code with hackers like you from all over the world for 36 hours straight!
• Attend our exciting workshops to learn more about web/app development, hardware, and real-world applications suited for beginners to gurus!
• Attend fun side events including 5K race, smash tournaments, photo booth, etc.!
• Become a part of PennApps history among other awesome hacks such as Smart Tattoos, Piano Glove, Tacteyele, and many more!

 

When: Friday, September 8 through Sunday, September 10

Where: University of Pennsylvania - School of Engineering and Applied Science

You can apply individually or with a team here! Decisions will be turned around in late July to early August! We look forward to seeing what you can bring to PennApps XVI! If you have any questions, feel free to email your campus ambassador, Luis Fernandes de Pina, at luisvf@ufl.edu or visit pennapps.com for more information. Make sure you check off on your application that you heard about PennApps from your campus ambassador!

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Luis Fernandes de Pina

University of Florida Campus Ambassador| PennApps XVI

(m): (786) 999-3152 | (e): luisvf@ufl.edu

RE: Fellowship Opportunity for ECE Students at OTL

Dear Students, 

UF’s Office of Technology Licensing is looking to hire part-time Technical Writing Fellows. You must have excellent English communication skills. See details in the attachment.

John

John G. Harris, Professor and Chair

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

216 Larsen Hall, P.O. Box 116200

University of Florida,  Gainesville, FL 32611-6200

www.ece.ufl.edu, harris@ece.ufl.edu

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Technical Writing Fellows Needed at UF’s Office of Technology Licensing

The Office of Technology Licensing (OTL) at the University of Florida is responsible for transferring UF discoveries from the laboratory to the market to make the world a better place! OTL is a fast-paced, friendly, professional environment with many opportunities to learn and develop real-world skills in research, technical copy writing and marketing. If you geek out on technology and you’re dependable, goal-oriented and have a science or health related background, you could become a valued part of our team!

Fellows draft descriptions of technologies, assemble targeted contact lists for high-tech discoveries and help with various other special projects. See examples of materials drafted for technologies in several disciplines at www.technologylicensing.research.ufl.edu.

This is a paid position and benefits include access to startups and other entrepreneurial professionals who work in the Innovation Hub at UF, where the OTL offices are located. The first building in Innovation Square, the Innovation Hub is a unique business incubator that shortens the journey from discovery to the marketplace for Florida’s tech startup companies.

Minimum qualifications:

• Ability to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Available to work 12-15 hours/week
• Available for at least two semesters

·         Excellent verbal communication skills

• Ability to review materials and draw out the most important information
• Ability to pay close attention to details
• Proven writing ability, preferably for marketing-focused communications
• An interest in science

Preferred qualifications:

·         Experience in translational science or health communications

·         A background in electrical or mechanical engineering

To apply

Email a statement expressing your interest in this position, your resume, and an indication of your available hours over the summer (and fall semester if you know already) to Michelle Friedline at mmango@ufl.edu.

About the Office of Technology Licensing

The Office of Technology Licensing at the University of Florida helps UF inventors, who have potentially patentable or copyrightable technologies, move these discoveries from lab to market. UF consistently ranks among the nation’s leading universities in transferring world-class research to commercial partners who can turn these discoveries into products that cure diseases, create jobs and make the world a better place.

Computer and Information Science and Engineering Minor 23 Credits

Courses	Credits
CDA 3101 Introduction to Computer Organization	3
COP 3502 Programming Fundamentals 1, 3 credits, and COP 3503 Programming Fundamentals 2, 3 credits	6
COP 3530 Data Structures and Algorithms	4
COP 4600 Operating Systems	3
COT 3100 Applications of Discrete Structures	3
MAC 2312 Analytic Geometry and Calculus 2	4
Total	23

U.S. Department of Energy: Science for the People

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6njUXBi3HtE

SpaceX University Program-Internships- http://www.spacex.com/university

WHAT IS THE SPACEX UNIVERSITY PROGRAM?   http://www.spacex.com/university

SpaceX is currently seeking top talent to join our University Program. Our year-round program offers an unparalleled opportunity to play a direct role in transforming space exploration and helping us realize the next evolution of humanity as a multi-planetary species. Opportunities are available across all engineering functions and business operations at SpaceX. Interns and associate engineers are integral to the success of the company and tackle some of the hardest challenges on the planet. Join us, and find your place in the SpaceX legacy.

SpaceX Internship Video-  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEduiMyl0ko

WHAT ARE THE BASIC AND PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS TO APPLY FOR INTERNSHIPS?

Basic Qualifications:

•  Must be currently enrolled at an accredited four-year university or college
• Business operations or software applicants must be currently enrolled at an accredited university or college or within 6 month post-graduation

Preferred Qualifications:

• GPA of 3.5 or higher
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively in a team environment, accomplishing tasks with limited resources at a rapid pace
• Intermediate skill level using Windows Operations Systems
• Intermediate skill level using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• Technical roles: Hands-on experience through engineering project teams, lab research, or through a prior relevant internship or work experience
• Business operations roles: Prior relevant internship or work experience

WHEN ARE SPACEX UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE? 

http://www.spacex.com/careers/list?field_job_category_tid%5B%5D=966

Interns/associate engineers must be available full time for a minimum of 12 weeks. At SpaceX, these opportunities are available year round during the following seasons:

• Spring (Jan – Apr)
• Summer (May – Aug)
• Fall (Sept – Dec)

 

Invivo Corporation Intern Opportunities

Hi EE Majors:

My name is Christian Randolph; I’m an engineer with Invivo, a medical devices company in town. All engineering students/recent graduates are encouraged to apply (quickly if possible!), although we are looking particularly for candidates from the following engineering disciplines: biomedical, computer, computer science, electrical, industrial and systems. Any candidates can forward their resumes and cover letters to my email: Christian.randolph@philips.com. Please don’t hesitate to call if you have any questions, and thank you so much for your help.

Company

Invivo Corporation

Job Title

Systems Test Engineering Intern

Your Challenge

Within Invivo, Clinical Solutions is responsible for the entire life cycle of a diverse range of medical products, encompassing both hardware and software. The primary responsibility for this position would be supporting the verification and validation of Invivo Clinical Solutions products as a part of the Systems team, while also learning about and participating in the other facets of the Systems Engineering team.

Your Responsibilities

• Test hardware and software products for compliance with predetermined   

    criteria.

• Create verification and validation test reports.

• Support first article verification of procured products.

• Perform non-product quality system software validation.

• Create and submit test protocol change requests.

• Participate in requirements engineering and risk management process.

Sincerely,

Christian Randolph

Verification & Validation Engineer

Invivo Corporation

Christian.randolph@philips.com

352-384-8581

RE: Nicole's Advising hours for the week

Good Morning EE Majors:

Monday 10-12
Tuesday 10-12 and 1-2 and 3-4
Wednesday 10-12 and 1-3
Thursday 10-12 and 1-3
Friday 10-12 and 1-3

If you missed 60 Minutes last night, interesting episode on Brain Hacking. I thought you might find it interesting. Here is the link http://www.cbsnews.com/news/brain-hacking-tech-insiders-60-minutes/

Nicole

Systems, Signal Processing and Digital Signal Processing

Systems, Signal Processing and Digital Signal Processing

Systems is any process that produces an output signal in response to an input signal. Continuous systems input and output continuous signals, such as in analog electronics. Discrete systems input and output discrete signals, such as computer programs that manipulate the values stored in arrays.

Signal processing is an enabling technology that encompasses the fundamental theory, applications, algorithms, and implementations of processing or transferring information contained in many different physical, symbolic, or abstract formats broadly designated as signals. It uses mathematical, statistical, computational, heuristic, and linguistic representations, formalisms, and techniques for representation, modelling, analysis, synthesis, discovery, recovery, sensing, acquisition, extraction, learning, security, or forensics

Digital signal processing (DSP) is the use of digital processing, such as by computers, to perform a wide variety of signal processing operations. The signals processed in this manner are a sequence of numbers that represent samples of a continuous variable in a domain such as time, space, or frequency.

Digital signal processing and analog signal processing are subfields of signal processing. DSP applications include audio and speech signal processing, sonar, radar and other sensor array processing, spectral estimation, statistical signal processing, digital image processing, signal processing for telecommunications, control of systems, biomedical engineering, seismic data processing, among others.

Digital signal processing can involve linear or nonlinear operations. Nonlinear signal processing is closely related to nonlinear system identification  and can be implemented in the time, frequency, and spatio-temporal domains.

The application of digital computation to signal processing allows for many advantages over analog processing in many applications, such as error detection and correction in transmission as well as data compression.  DSP is applicable to both streaming data and static (stored) data.

Electrical Engineering course suggestions (advised to take more classes in the area that are not listed):

EEE3308C- Electronic Circuits 1

EEE4511C- Application of DSP

EEE4306- Electronic Circuits 2

EEE4310-Digital Integrated Circuits

EEL4930- Machine Learning

EEL3402- Remote Sensing

EEL4514C- Communications Systems

EEL4657C- Linear Controls

Skill Sets/Non-Engineering course suggestions:

Numerical Analysis courses: MAD4401, COT4501, or EGM3344

Probability and Statistics courses  

Strong Programming skills (MATLAB, C/C++ and PYTHON)

Algorithm Design type courses (COP3530)