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Beyond the Classroom

Beyond the Classroom. Andres Tack Gabriel Burt Brandt Dusthimer Parisa Tabriz. Who am I?. Second-Year Student in Computer Science Vice Chair of SIGSoft, an ACM group Member of an EOH Winning Team Web Master for two Engineering Council Committees. Who am I?.

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Beyond the Classroom

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  1. Beyond the Classroom Andres Tack Gabriel Burt Brandt Dusthimer Parisa Tabriz

  2. Who am I? • Second-Year Student in Computer Science • Vice Chair of SIGSoft, an ACM group • Member of an EOH Winning Team • Web Master for two Engineering Council Committees

  3. Who am I? A seriously over-committed dude.

  4. Who am I? (Andres Tack) • Proof that it’s worth getting involved with a project group • Proof that it isn’t too late to start • A source of perspective for you

  5. My Goals for Today • To promote your participation in projects • For those already involved, to remind you that it’s worth the while. • For those not yet involved, to push you along -- it’s worth the while. • To keep you awake

  6. What you get today: • Good stories • Bad stories • Perspective on your own situations • A money-back guarantee

  7. One Year Ago... today! Oh, the places I had been...

  8. One Year Ago... today! • Playing Video Games • Sleeping in CS 100 • Not doing homework • Sleeping somewhere else • Going to class (sort of) • Watching “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”

  9. Grad Student’s Advice • Spoke in CS 100 • No-nonsense curriculum advice • Emphasized importance of doing projects • Took us out to a bar

  10. My First Job Fair • “Wow, you really are a freshman.” --Cisco Systems • “We’re not hiring CS majors.” --Microsoft • “I have my lunch break now.” --VMWare

  11. Goldielocks • Gamebuilders -- Too Hot • MacWarriors -- Too Cold • WCS -- Too Female • SIGSoft -- Just right.

  12. ACM? Again?! • Yes, yes, big, bad, overly-corporate ACM. • UIUC and DCS are meritocracies • ACM: Arrogant?

  13. How to join a group: • Go to a meeting! E-mail does not count! • Don’t be an understudy. • Bring a friend, make it comfortable. • Remember: they want need you to help them as much as you want them to help you.

  14. Independent Groups The biggest problem you will have is good project management.

  15. Independent Groups • Regular Meeting Times • Active and Dedicated Group Members • Good Communication • A Good Idea, worth pursuing • An Appropriate Skill Set

  16. Every project has problems; something will go awry.

  17. Who am I? (Brandt Dusthimer) • Junior in C.S. • Member of ACM since Freshman year • Started and initially was chair of SIGEmbedded • Currently am chair of SIGOps • Otherwise a normal guy

  18. Transactions Everywhere

  19. SharedFS • Why SharedFS? • Other existing network file systems • Where we are at now?

  20. Recommendations • You won’t get anywhere if you never start • Last minute projects suck

  21. Who am I? (Gabriel Burt) • Senior, Computer Engineering • Study Abroad • Illinois Student Senator • Engineers without boarders • Illinexus (http://www.illinexus.org)

  22. Who am I? (Parisa Tabriz) • Graduated Spring 2005 with my B.S. in CS • Now I’m a Big, Bad Graduate Student (not really Big or Big) • ACM Vice Chair, SIGSAC Chair • Aries • World Champion Sumo Wrestler (also, not really)

  23. Webmonkeys, ACM • Before joining, I knew HTML, and umm… • Don’t be afraid to say “I’m not familiar with that, but I want to learn!” • Went from a web n00b to Webmonkeys Chair! • EOH “Best of Show” award for http://chimpos.com

  24. http://chimpos.com

  25. Webmonkeys • This year… chimpos.com total rehaul! • Meetings: Thursdays, 8:00pm Siebel Center Basement Computer Labs • http://webmonkeys.org

  26. Research • You are smart, get over it. • Check out the CS Department research web pages… NOW! • Approach your… (gasp) professors. • You are smart, get over it. • Experience pays off now. • Illinois Journal of Undergraduate Research (inaugural Spring 2006 issue)

  27. Ultrasonic Package Inspection Bioacoustics Research Lab (BRL) Beckman Institute, UIUC

  28. Contact Andres Tack Sophomore, CS atack2@uiuc.edu Gabriel Burt Senior, ECE gburt@uiuc.edu Parisa Tabriz Masters, CS tabriz@uiuc.edu Brandt Dusthimer Junior, CS dusthime@uiuc.edu

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