This Week:
This Week:
Hope to see you soon!
- UCLA IEEE at Enormous Activities Fair
Upcoming Events:
- IEEEXtreme 24 Hour Online Programming Competition
- WorldQuant LLC Information Session
- Patexia Art Search: Charge Pump Circuit (Research Contest)
- Ark.com Recruiting Engineers and Designers
- Code Slam 2012 - Global Coding Competition
This Week:
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UCLA IEEE at Enormous Activities Fair
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Date:
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Monday, September 24th
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Location:
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Dickson Plaza (Between Royce Hall and Powell Library)
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Time:
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8:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Description:
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Interested in joining UCLA IEEE? Not sure what IEEE's about? Then come to Enormous Acitivities Fair to find out about our organization and projects?
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Upcoming Events:
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IEEExtreme 24 Hour Online Programming Competition
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Description:
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IEEEXtreme is a global online challenge in which teams of IEEE student members compete in a 24 hour time span to solve programming problems. The competition takes places on October 20th, 2012. Each team consists of three members. See below for registration details.
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Contact:
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Complete prize and contest information can be found at the IEEEXtreme Web site. Registration closes on October 6th, 2012 at 00:00:00 UTC.
Note: Open only IEEE student members, please refer to this site for a special package containing both IEEE and IEEE Computer Society membership. |
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WorldQuant LLC Information Session
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Description:
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WorldQuant is a private institutional investment management complex consisting of an international team of researchers, traders and technologists who constantly work toward even greater quantification and automation in the development of its trading processes.
Currently, WorldQuant is looking for candidates for its Assistant Porfolio Manager and Quantitative Researcher positions with excellent quantitative academic background. WorldQuant will host an information session (October 16th) introducing the company and the opportunities.
WorldQuant LLC Information Session:
Date: Tuesday, October 16th , 2012 Location: Career Center, Third Floor, Conference Room B Time: 17:30 - 19:00 |
Additional Information:
| Assistant Portfolio Manager Qualifications: • Ph.D. or M.S. degree from a top tier institution in a highly analytical field, such as Mathematics, Operations Research, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Financial Engineering, Computer Science and Physics • Interest/background in finance, demonstrated by coursework in economics or finance • Solid programming skill (C++/Python/Perl) is a strong plus • Ability to work independently and innovate • Understanding of optimization theory and algorithms (including dynamic programming, large-scale linear and non-linear programming, interior point methods, genetic algorithms, simulated annealing and robust optimization) is a plus • Strong work ethic and drive to succeed Quantitative Researcher Qualifications: • Ph.D. or M.S. degree from a leading US university and B.S. degree from the top university in US, China, India, Israel, Russia, Vietnam, Thailand (or from other leading universities in the world) in a highly analytical field, such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Electrical Engineering, Financial Engineering or any other related field that is highly analytical and quantitative • Ranked as top 20% in class for bachelor's degree • Willing to relocate to one of our international research offices • Have a research scientist mind-set, i.e., be a deep thinker, creative, persevering, smart, a self-starter, etc. • Be competent in a programming language (C++ or C) • Possess good English language skills • Have a strong interest in learning about worldwide financial markets • Have a strong work ethic |
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Patexia Art Search: Charge Pump Circuit
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Description:
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Patexia is offering a $5000 prize in a prior art research contest centered around charge pumps in voltage controlled oscillators. The object is to find published material pre-dating a certain patent. This is a great opportunity to showcase your technical skills and gain visibility in the industry.
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Contact:
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To individuals interested in this contest, one may find out more here.
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Ark.com Recruiting Engineers and Designers
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Description:
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Ark.com is a people search engine that closed the largest seed round in Y Combinator history. Ark.com is looking for search, data and front-end engineers, as well as an all-star CTO. As a young company, there are still opportunities for top candidates to receive significant equity. A few awesome perks include a new office in SOMA and a private chef for lunch and dinner.
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Contact:
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Code Slam 2012 – Global
Coding Competition
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Description:
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SAP is hosting its
first global virtual coding challenge on Saturday, October 13th,
2012. Students around the world are being invited to show off their coding
skills in a 24-hour challenge that will require creativity and excellent coding
skills. Please refer to this page (below the registration) for more information on the contest.
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Contact:
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For individuals interested
in the contest, registration can be found here.
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