Demos: Designing & developing effective mobile applications

UMBC students will demonstrate collaborative mobile computing projects developed in integrated classes offered by Computer Science and Fine Arts. The demonstrations will take place from 4:00 to 5:00pm on Tuesday, 15 May 2018 in the main 3rd floor hallway of the ITE building. Pizza and soft drinks will be served at the event.

The faculty behind  the Designing and Developing Effective Mobile Applications class created the course specifically to prepare students for careers requiring interdisciplinary, team-based approaches to creative projects. Viviana Cordova, assistant professor of visual arts, and Nilanjan Banerjee, associate professor of computer science and electrical engineering, jointly developed and taught the course with support from the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation.

Brief descriptions of the seven group projects that will be demonstrated are available on this poster.

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Cynthia Matuszek named one of AI’s 10 to Watch 

UMBC CSEE Professor Cynthia Matuszek was named as one AI’s 10 to Watch by IEEE Intelligent Systems. The designation is given every two years to a group of “10 young stars who have demonstrated outstanding AI achievements”.  IEEE Intelligent Systems accepts nominations from around the world, which are then evaluated by the the publication’s  editorial and advisory boards based on reputation, impact, expert endorsement, and diversity.  Dr. Matuszek was recognized for her research that “combined robotics, natural language processing, and machine learning to build systems that nonspecialists can instruct, control, and interact with intuitively and naturally”.

Professor Matuszek joined UMBC in 2014 after receiving her Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington.  At UMBC, she established and leads the Interactive Robotics and Language Lab that integrates research on robotics and natural language processing with the goal of “bringing the fields together: developing robots that everyday people can talk to, telling them to do tasks or about the world around them”.

Here is how she describes her research in the IEEE Intelligent Systems article.

​You can access a pdf version of the full IEEE AI’s 10 to Watch article here.

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2018 Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning

The 2018 Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning (MASC-SLL) is a student-run, one-day event on speech, language & machine learning research to be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County  (UMBC) from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday, May 12.  There is no registration charge and lunch and refreshments will be provided.  Students, postdocs, faculty and researchers from universities & industry are invited to participate and network with other researchers working in related fields.

Students and postdocs are encouraged to submit abstracts describing ongoing, planned, or completed research projects, including previously published results and negative results. Research in any field applying computational methods to any aspect of human language, including speech and learning, from all areas of computer science, linguistics, engineering, neuroscience, information science, and related fields is welcome. Submissions and presentations must be made by students or postdocs. Accepted submissions will be presented as either posters or talks.

Program

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Professor Milton Halem receives UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award

Dr. Milton Halem, Research Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award. The award recognizes overall excellence in research, and where appropriate, significant contributions to teaching and service/leadership while at UMBC.

Dr. Halem joined UMBC in 2003, after retiring from a highly successful career at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, where he still holds an Emeritus position as Chief Information Research Scientist to the Director of the Earth Sciences Directorate.

Upon joining UMBC, Dr. Halem served as the founding Director of UMBC’s Center for Hybrid Multicore Productivity Research (CHMPR) and today continues to serve as the UMBC Site Director for this major NSF-supported multi-institutional center that works closely with government and private sector sponsors in the areas of big-data computation, next generation computing and software tool development.

In 2013, Dr. Halem was instrumental in negotiating and securing a major equipment donation from NASA Goddard that significantly enhanced our high-performance computing capacity through the donation of a 512 -node supercomputer to the UMBC campus.

Dr. Halem’s scholarly achievements include more than 150 scientific publications in the areas of atmospheric and oceanographic sciences and computational and information sciences. He is most noted for his groundbreaking research in simulation studies of space-observing systems and for development of four-dimensional data assimilation for weather and climate prediction.

Over the years, Dr. Halem’s achievements have earned him numerous awards including the NASA Medal for Exceptional Scientific Achievement, the NASA Medal for Outstanding Leadership, and NASA’s highest award – the NASA Distinguished Service Medal – in 1996.

Keith J. Bowman, Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology, comments: “Dr. Halem’s exceptional vision and his unrelenting drive for excellence continue to serve our UMBC community well. His dedication to pushing the scientific and engineering boundaries serves as a model for our campus and beyond.”

Karl V. Steiner, Vice President for Research, adds: “ I could not think of a more deserving member of our UMBC research community to receive this inaugural Research Faculty Excellence Award than Milt Halem. UMBC is the academic home to over 180 Research Faculty who contribute their expertise and personal commitment to making UMBC a destination for cutting-edge research while providing our students with remarkable insights and opportunities. Milt Halem is clearly one the leaders in the field of high-performance computation and his energy and expertise have been a major factor in UMBC being recognized as a major contributor to high performance computation and data analytics.”

Adapted from a news article on the UMBC Office of the Vice President for Research site.

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We just obtained an exciting Junior Trader position from one of our newest partners, Campbell & Company.

This is a GREAT opportunity for a May or recent graduate.

Full position details can be found below.  If you are interested, apply to position 9298970 in UMBCworks ASAP.  

Junior Trader – North American Shift & Asian Shift Floater
Campbell & Company, a tenured pioneer in absolute return investment management, specializing in trend following and other quantitative strategies, is seeking a detail-oriented Junior Trader to work on the North American shift (Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm) and also provide intermittent coverage for the Asian Trading Desk (Sun-Thu, 6:00pm-2:00am) as coverage needs dictate.
The Junior Trader is responsible for the accurate execution of trades created by Campbell’s proprietary models while striving to add-value through a variety of means.  The Trading department serves the client through best execution practices while adhering to the firm’s policies, goals, legal and regulatory framework.  The Junior Trader will be guided and overseen by team members as their market education grows through coaching and self-education.
 
Key Responsibilities:
Trading – Under the tutelage of the North American and Asian shift Traders (70%)
·         Learn how the Trading desk operates and develop the skills necessary to become a Trader and an integral member of the department
·         Generate and execute model orders utilizing prudent risk management
·         Verify suitability of Trading orders with their corresponding strategy and market characteristic
·         Assess positions and portfolio risk based on market conditions
·         Monitor electronic trading algorithms to ensure proper execution of trades and trouble-shoot problems
·         Determine optimal execution method and route trades appropriately to the market based on benchmark and current market conditions
·         Ensure pre-market trading pre-requisites and processes are completed in preparation of model trading
·         Back-up and support all traders on the desk
 
Market Expertise (20%)
·         Develop market knowledge through continued learning via the Trading department outlets (conferences, bank research reports, Trading counterparties, and general desk experiences)
·         Monitor general market conditions, economic/political news and stock specific events, and compile firm wide End-of-Shift Recap communication
·         Maintain the weekly Counterparty Risk Report
 
Broker / Vendor Relationship (10%)
·         Develop relationships with Campbell’s counterparties
·         Assist in fielding market analysis calls
 
Qualifications:
Required:
·         Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business, Finance or Economics or equivalent professional experience and training
·         Internship or other experiences that provided knowledge of the financial markets
·         Strong attention to detail required
·         Passion for markets demonstrated by current knowledge and education
·         Strong foundation in Economics for market forecasting and analysis
·         Familiar with basic probability/statistics
·         Proficiency and high comfort level with MS Office (primarily Excel – including the use of macros) and the Windows operating environment
·         Math, verbal, written, and interpersonal skills
·         Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously in a fast paced environment
 
Preferred:
·         Basic knowledge of Bloomberg
·         College minor or knowledge of Computer Science
 
Special Working Conditions:
·         The Junior Traders will work the North American shift (Mon-Fri 8:00am-4:00pm) and will provide intermittent coverage for the Asian Trading Desk (Sun-Thu, 6:00pm-2:00am) as coverage needs dictate
·         Staff in Trading Department are considered essential personnel

The deadline to apply is Friday, May 11

We’re hiring for the KickOff Rookie Program, a targeted early career opportunity for students graduating from college between December 2019 and May 2020. The only caveat is these students must have ties to the Baltimore area and be able to get to our offices in Baltimore (we are unable to support housing, although the internship is paid).  

Students can review the posting and apply here: https://career8.successfactors.com/sfcareer/jobreqcareerpvt?jobId=112010&company=ua&username=&st=8BEE8872A74903C228CB1073E344485E839F992C 

By submitting your application to this posting, you will be considered for all open positions within this category. Specific teams are listed below:

• Finance / Procurement
• Corporate Direct-To-Consumer Operations
• Human Resources
• Global Supply Chain and Operations
• Marketing and Brand
• Technology