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CSCTalk: Tuesday July 13th 4:30pm MC2066: Halftoning and Digital Art
by Computer Science Club 12 Jul '10

12 Jul '10

Edgar Bering will be giving a talk tomorrow in MC2066 at 4:30pm. Title: Halftoning and Digital Art Abstract: Halftoning is the process of simulating a continuous tone image with small dots or regions of one colour. Halftoned images may be seen in older newspapers with a specled apperance, and to this day colour halftoning is used in printers to reproduce images. In this talk I will present various algorithmic approaches to halftoning, with an eye not toward exact image reproduction but non-photorealistic rendering and art. Included in the talk will be an introduction to digital paper cutting and a tutorial on how to use the CSC's paper cutter to render creations. -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Friday Code Party!
by Computer Science Club 08 Jul '10

08 Jul '10

There is a CSC Code Party Friday starting at 7:00PM (1900) until we get bored (likely in the early in morning). Come out for fun hacking times. -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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How would you like to hear about your upper-year education?
by Computer Science Club 06 Jul '10

06 Jul '10

The question has been passed onto us here at the CSC. How do students want to hear about the opportunities they have for their upper-year education? In the past a number of approaches have been attempted: 1) Professors teaching the classes will give a 10 minute introduction and answer questions. 2) Students will answer questions and talk about their experiences. 3) A couple of Professors will talk about upper-year courses in general. How would you like to hear about the upper-year courses? Do you want to know the horrors of Real-Time? The shininess of Graphics? The ridiculous things compiler writers do? Send your responses to veep(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca please! -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Talk: Nomair Naeem on Dataflow Analysis on Tuesday July 6th, MC2054
by Computer Science Club 03 Jul '10

03 Jul '10

Tell your friends! Again the talk is Tuesday July 6th, 4:30pm in MC2054. Nomair A. Naeem - Dataflow Analysis === Abstract After going through an introduction to Lattice Theory and a formal treatment to Dataflow Analysis Frameworks, we will take an in-depth view of the Interprocedural Finite Distributive Subset (IFDS) Algorithm which implements a fully context-sensitive, inter-procedural static dataflow analysis. Then, using a Variable Type Analysis as an example, I will outline recent extensions that we have made to open up the analysis to a larger variety of static analysis problems and making it more efficient. The talk is self-contained and no prior knowledge of program analysis is necessary. -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Talk: Prabhakar Ragde: Compiling to Combinators
by Computer Science Club 18 Jun '10

18 Jun '10

There is a talk coming up Tuesday June 22 at 4:30pm. It is in MC2066. Light refreshments will be supplied. The title is: Compiling To Combinators Abstract: Number theory was thought to be mathematically appealing but practically useless until the RSA encryption algorithm demonstrated its considerable utility. I'll outline how combinatory logic (dating back to 1920) has a similarly unexpected application to efficient and effective compilation, which directly catalyzed the development of lazy functional programming languages such as Haskell. The talk is self-contained; no prior knowledge of functional programming is necessary. -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Talk Tomorrow.
by Computer Science Club 14 Jun '10

14 Jun '10

There is a talk at 4:30pm tomorrow, Tuesday June 15th in MC2066. The title and abstract follows: === Do programmers need MBAs? What value (if any) does an MBA provide? Isn't it enough to be smart and get stuff done? Hear from a Waterloo alum who struggled to figure this out. Ian Tien is currently a Stanford MBA student and was formerly a senior product manager at Microsoft developing consumer cloud computing offerings extending Windows to the web. His portfolio included Office Web Applications, SkyDrive, Live Mesh, Windows Live Photos, FrameIt, and Favorites. In 2009, he served as interim lead for the Hotmail product management group. Previously, he led and managed engineering teams in the Microsoft Office SharePoint Server division, and is first inventor on multiple Microsoft patent applications covering Excel, Sharepoint, Visio and SQL Server product lines. He's an alumnus of Cornell University and the University of Waterloo with degrees in computer science, cognitive science and computer engineering. -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Copyright Bill C-32 Activism Party!
by Computer Science Club 11 Jun '10

11 Jun '10

Hello CSCers, The Canadian government recently proposed Bill C-32, which would change how copyright works in Canada. As stated, the bill would make it illegal for Canadians to circumvent "digital locks". The affects of this change would be drastic, as many ordinary freedoms would be taken away from the public. For example, it would become illegal to watch legally-purchased DVDs with open-source software, illegal to modify video games or consoles for personal entertainment, illegal to circumvent the copy-protection on many PDFs in order to quote from a document, etc. I strongly recommend that you read over the proposed bill and make an informed decision. Then you can contact your MPs and local newspapers to request change where it is due. Please read: [*] http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/home [*] http://www.michaelgeist.ca/content/view/5097/125/ Furthermore, the CSC is hosting a meeting/party this Saturday to discuss the bill, and write letters to MPs and the media. Please join us: Saturday, June 12th 18:30 - 21:00 PM MC 2017 I hope that you will get involved in this important matter. Regards, Calum T. Dalek

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School of CS Council Meeting
by Computer Science Club 08 Jun '10

08 Jun '10

Hello everyone, The SCS Council is meeting tomorrow, and I will be attending as one of the undergraduate representatives. For those who don't know, School Council is the governing body of the School of CS, they make decisions about curriculum and course offerings, CS policy and the like. At tomorrows meeting two revisions of the SE curriculum are being considered: 1) To create CS247 for SE students that has the content of the current CS246, and ammend the prerequisites. As you are probably aware, CS246 is being revised and moved before CS241, SE does not want a similar change and wants to keep CS241 in 2A. 2) To change the description of CS138, which removes Scheme from the SE curriculum. This is being done to facilitate SE students taking the revised CS241 in 2A. If you have comments on either of these, in support of or against the changes, please send them to me and I will do my best to make sure they are brought up. Thanks, -- Edgar Bering, Office Manager ebering at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~ebering Mathematics Society MC 3036, (519)888-4567,x33870 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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Member Talks
by Computer Science Club 27 May '10

27 May '10

It's not too late! You can give a talk for the CSC. This is a reminder that abstracts are due tomorrow if you want to give a talk. But it is also early in the semester so don't be discouraged. If you want to give a talk email me and we'll work something out. There are plenty of spots left. Email the title and a paragraph or two describing the talk to: veep(a)csclub.uwaterloo.ca -- Brennan Taylor b4taylor at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~b4taylor University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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CUMC2010@waterloo: A call for volunteers!
by Computer Science Club 25 May '10

25 May '10

Attention Mathematically slanted Waterloo students: The CUMC is looking for smart, energetic, dedicated volunteers to help with the logistics of this years conference! The Conference runs July 6th to July 10th, and is looking to recruit approximately 15 volunteers for running the event. Perks for being a Volunteer include having your conference fee waved, special CUMC staff Merch (Staffers get super special staff t-shirts) and of course the joy of helping out the exciting event this summer. For more information on the event, check out the website at cumc.math.ca. If you would like to apply to be a volunteer, please send an email with subject "VOLUNTEER", to cumc.2010(a)gmail.com. In the email, indicate if you can commit full time, or if you have other academic responsibilities that you will be doing concurrently. If you're interested in being one of the 5-7 students who gets trained on the visual equipment the conference will use, please indicate. We'll be accepting application emails until June 3rd. Thanks, the CUMC team. A bit more on CUMC: There is a discount on registration for UW students, since it is in town it makes a really great deal. If you are interested in attending more information can be found here: http://cumc.math.ca/2010/. -- Edgar Bering, Program Committee ebering at uwaterloo dot ca Computer Science Club http://csclub.uwaterloo.ca/~ebering Mathematics Society MC 3036, (519)888-4567,x33870 University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario CANADA N2L 3G1

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