Talk: What is a Data Scientist and how do I become one?

PME/GMC Student Seminar: What is a Data Scientist and how do I become one? Speaker: Brad Llewellyn, Service Engineer, Microsoft Azure Team When: Tuesday, January 29, 2019 at 6:30pm Where: LeConte 412 Abstract: We've all heard that Data Scientist is the hottest job title of the 21st Century. However, it seems out of reach for many people who don't have advanced degrees in mathematics or computer science. In this professional development session, we'll learn from the mistakes that held me back in my early career. We'll also see three of the different types of Data Scientists in the industry today, and learn what we can do to land that dream job. Follow me on this information voyage as we try to break into the world of Data Science. Bio: Brad is a Service Engineer on Microsoft's FastTrack for Azure Team in Charlotte, NC. Brad helps individuals and organizations leverage Analytics and Azure to revolutionize themselves and their industries. He has an M.S. in Statistics from the University of South Carolina, MCSE Certification in Data Management and Analytics, MCSE Certification in Cloud Platform and Infrastructure and various MCSA Certifications in Business Intelligence and Advanced Analytics. Brad is an active blogger at breaking-bi.blogspot.com. He is also an organizer for the Charlotte BI Group, a local PASS chapter in Charlotte, NC. You can connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradllewellyn and on Twitter @BreakingBI.Ronda Sanders, Senior Instructor

iD Tech is Hiring Students for Multiple Positions

Looking for a fun summer job that allows you to build your professional résumé while sharing your passion for technology? iD Tech is looking to hire over 1,600+ staff from across the world to show students, ages 7 to 18, firsthand how their interests in technology can turn into fun learning experiences. We’re looking for energetic, tech-savvy summer staff who understand the need for quality technology education for students. So why not spend your summer instructing, mentoring, and building your resume in one of our amazing programs? We are hiring both:
  • Camp Directors (NO Tech Experience Needed! Perfect for future Educators/Leaders)
  • Camp Instructors (Majoring in Computer Science, Engineering, Game Development, or Media Arts)
Staff members receive competitive compensation, housing (overnight staff only), meals, custom-built apps supporting operations and curriculum, college internship credit (if applicable), performance management training, guidance from our experienced team of managers, and more. Take the first step to a great summer! APPLY TODAY! http://idtech.com/jobs/summer-jobs

Booz Allen Hamilton Hackathon 2019

The Charleston Digital Hub of Booz Allen Hamilton is excited to be hosting a public hackathon on Saturday, February 23rd. The theme for this year's event is "Build something world changing", focusing on an open-source solution to tackle one of four United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This all-day event will be fully catered, providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as snacks and drinks throughout the day. You can register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/booz-allen-hamilton-hackathon-2019-tickets… Registration will be capped at 250 participants.

Florida Atlantic REU

Florida Atlantic University's Institute for Sensing and Embedded Network Systems Engineering (I-SENSE) hosts an intensive summer research program in sensing and smart systems for talented undergraduate students across the country. Closely related to the Internet of Things, smart systems represent an emerging class of distributed systems that provide real-time awareness of conditions, trends, and patterns to support improved decision-making, and often, automation. The on-campus research will focus on I-SENSE’s three main program areas: Infrastructure Systems, Marine and Environment and Health and Behavior. YOUR FLORIDA EXPERIENCE
  • This paid, nine-week program focuses on training, mentoring, research and an overall experience for students that prepares them for graduate studies or careers in science, technology, engineering or math (STEM) disciplines.
  • Undergraduate researchers are paid $500 along with a $120 meal allowance, per week. Participants will also receive $600 travel allowances.
  • Participants will be housed in apartment-style dormitories on FAU’s Boca Raton, just three miles from the beach.
ELIGIBILITY
  • Undergraduate students majoring in science or engineering.
  • U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.
  • Minorities and women are strongly encouraged to apply.
  • Selections will be based on a combination of research interests, academic qualifications, and faculty recommendations.
DATES
  • Application deadline: February 19, 2019
  • First Round Notification date: March 5, 2019
  • Start Date: June 3, 2019
  • End Date: August 2, 2019
Click HERE for more information.

SPAWAR is Hiring

Happy New Year! School is back in session and SPAWAR will be active on the May Graduate recruiting trail this Semester. We were given the Command Goals of 150 May Graduates with 40 for my Department alone. Carolina’s STEM recruiting day is Thursday January 24th with Interviews January 25th. We are looking for Computer Scientists, Computer Engineers, Electrical Engineers and Mechanical Engineers. Like last Semester, I will be heading up SPAWAR’s recruiting effort at USC. Steve Lariviere steve.lariviere@navy.mil SPAWAR Production, Quality, and Manufacturing Engineering Competency Lead 843-218-4140

Undergraduate Research in Educational Data Mining at GMU

REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Educational Data Mining website: http://www.cs.gmu.edu/reu application deadline: February 15th, 2019 PI: Dr. Huzefa Rangwala Co-PI: Dr. Mark Snyder Field of research: Computer Science; Sub-Field: Educational Data Mining, Machine Learning, Visualization, Learning Technologies Point of contact: Dr. Mark Snyder, 703-993-5624, msnyde14@gmu.edu Project Description The primary goal of this interdisciplinary REU Site program is to expose ten high quality undergraduate students to advanced topics in analytics, data mining, and visualization techniques as applied to data from the education domain. Students will participate in projects with the central theme of improving instructional technology design, enhancing academic curricula and modeling learning experiences. From an analytical methodology standpoint, projects will investigate approaches to model the dynamic knowledge state of a student throughout a sequential academic program. Projects will also model the learning behavior of younger students in informal settings by analyzing the server logs of the Scratch framework or Online Engineering Communities. Projects will also model the learning habits of practitioners while interacting with online programming environments. BTW, a month ago we posted a list of all 92 REU sites, to help with your Summer-job hunt.

Student Opportunity at Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group

We are looking for a graduate or doctoral student to work with us on a SAS project. This project provides the opportunity to develop a real world application for Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group that could enhance your resume and provide experience in business analytics and statistical analysis. Below is a brief description of the project. If you are interested, please email us your resume and a brief statement explaining why you are interested. Project Title: Palmetto Health Family Medicine Provider Panel Assignments and Patient Redistribution The objective of this work is to design a SAS code that will redistribute existing family medicine patients of resident physicians that are graduating residency to other resident physicians in the practice for optimal continuity of care. The intended outcomes of this program is to contribute to Palmetto Health-USC patient retention, improvement in access to care, and revenue management. The student will have the opportunity to work directly with Cerner electronic medical record data and will be given experience in writing and initiating SAS code for a reputable health business. Project Requirements: To achieve our objectives, we need a student to partner with PH-USC information technology staff and medical director to create a list of primary care provider panel data from PH-USC Family Medicine patients. Palmetto Health-USC Family Medicine Center participates in the training of family medicine students and residents. Changing residents will need their patients to be redistributed among remaining physicians. Since the data will contain approximately 5000 patients to be reassigned, with the goal of even distribution for different medical conditions and ages, this will be a large-scale dataset. The proper storing and cleaning of the data will be necessary before analysis. This program will need to be run at least once a year - near graduation and at other times when a physician may leave the practice. We estimate that the amount of work required will span 2-3 weeks dependent on student SAS experience. Required skills: • Experience with statistical software – SAS, optional: R, Stata • Experience with handling large-scale datasets – such as R, SQL, SAS, Stata, Matlab • Experience with text mining – such as R, SAS, JMP • Written and oral communication skills Mark Humphrey MD MPH University of South Carolina Family and Preventive Medicine Department 3209 Colonial Drive • Columbia, SC 29203 E: Mark.Humphrey@uscmed.sc.edu O: 803-434-2423 Paul Cooper Associate Director Palmetto Health-USC Family Medicine Center 3209 Colonial Drive • Columbia, SC 29203 e: Paul.Cooper@palmettohealth.org O: 803-434-2463

Wed Developer at Connecting Health Innovations

We are seeking an individual with strong working knowledge of website development and application program interface (API) technologies Connecting Health Innovations LLC (CHI) is a spinoff company from the University of South Carolina (USC). Its current purpose is to improve public health and clinical outcomes by increasing availability of products based on the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII®), which was invented in the Arnold School of Public Health at USC. With over 250 publications and 3000 citations during the last 52 months, the DII has become one of the most successful innovations in biomedicine in the past couple of decades. Now, the challenge is to translate this academic success into public health and clinical medicine results that really matter. In order to move products to the marketplace, CHI is looking for an individual with strong working knowledge of website development and application program interface (API) technologies. This individual should be willing to learn the rudiments of our business and our USC-based research, which focuses on control of diet-associated inflammation. The successful individual will have familiarity in working on Microsoft platforms and with these specific tools and programming languages:
  • ASP.net scripting knowledge (including knowledge of VB script or C#.)
  • PHP scripting language
  • Familiarity with Python, Ruby, .NET, Java would be desirable.
Because of the flow of work, we would like the individual to work on an hourly basis and be flexible with respect to amount of time committed. We would be willing to adapt to the ebb and flow of academic schedules. We anticipate that we can commit up to 20 hours per week. We are willing to provide compensation commensurate with experience. Interested candidates should contact: James R. Hébert, MSPH, ScD, Health Sciences Distinguished Professor Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Director, Statewide Cancer Prevention & Control Program President and Founder, Connecting Health Innovations LLC Columbia, SC e-mail to: jhebert@chi-llc.net USC Telephone: (803) 576-5622

Carolina Command Center Manager

The Carolina Command Center Manager will be responsible for the day-to-day operation of the College of Information and Communications’ state-of-the-art social media monitoring lab. The manager will serve as the college’s expert in the usage and implementation of the center’s monitoring and reporting software, training faculty, students and other users. The Manager will work with faculty to assist with gathering research-quality social media analytics and to support the center’s role as a teaching tool within the college. In addition, the manager will generate clear, concise data to assist with crisis management efforts and special projects for a variety of stakeholders. He or she also will be responsible for preparing reports on the center’s research. The Manager will coordinate with College administration, faculty and others at the university to develop newsworthy analytics reports that will enhance the research reputation of the college and university. This will require a familiarity with media practices, an ability to identify and communicate relevant trends, and the ability to translate findings into a format easily understood by the general public. The Carolina Command Center Manager will attain expertise with relevant social media software tools, technologies and practices, and will work to remain continuously adept at their usage and implementation. This person will maintain successful relationships with faculty, students, vendors, clients and other users. Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: The Carolina Command Center Manager should be an organized, enterprising self-starter with an aptitude for technology, a deep understanding of social media, and a strong strategic understanding of social listening. Experience with at least one social media analytics tool such as Crimson Hexagon, Radian6, Brandwatch or Talkwalker is preferred. Project management skills and a proven ability to meet tight deadlines are a must. Verbal communication skills including the ability to do presentations and assist with classroom instruction are important. An open, collaborative approach is necessary for success in this role. Technical capabilities must be balanced with communications acumen and an awareness of emerging trends across all relevant fields. The ability to work with and manage students is essential. Other preferred abilities include the ability to learn quickly and take initiative. Duties: Oversee the day-to-day operation of the Command Center. This will include generating analytics reports, maintaining displays, hosting training sessions for students and faculty, alerting stakeholders to relevant trends, providing monitoring support during crisis situations, and working closely with the media, vendors and outside clients as needed. Assist with academic research. This may include providing one-on-one training for faculty and students, as well as aiding in the development and maintenance of key reports of interest to the university’s faculty. Assist with classes. This may include providing software demonstrations, assisting students with projects and generating analytics reports for educational use.   Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in communications, information science, computer science or related field as well as at least three years relevant professional experience. More information and application form.

MS Student Interested in Data Analysis

We are looking for 1 talented MS. student to start in fall 2019 (or as soon as possible). This project is funded by NSF. If you are interested in flood modeling and enjoy developing algorithms for flood data analysis using Python, R, etc., I encourage you to submit your materials to samadi@cec.sc.edu and vidal@sc.edu . This is a Civil Engineering-Computer Science and Engineering research effort. The student would be expected to conduct technical research on issues related to flood simulation. He/she will work on data preprocessing and analysis, as well as algorithmic development while would be trained on a variety of programing tools. The deadline for graduate application for the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering here at the University of South Carolina (in beautiful Columbia, land of the nature selfies!) is July 1 (Fall 2019). The application file must include the following materials as a single PDF:
  1. Statement of interest that includes:
    • academic status (e.g. senior) and expected graduation date
    • list of courses
    • brief description of prior research experiences and relevant work experiences
    • motivation for participating in this research program
    • expected personal gains/impacts from this research experience
    • career plans after graduation
  2. Resume
  3. an unofficial copy of current transcript
Any submitted materials will be reviewed and interviews will be scheduled accordingly. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Dr. Samadi (samadi@cec.sc.edu) and VIDAL@sc.edu .

Applications Open for 2019 CRA Graduate Cohort Workshops

We will again host two Graduate Cohort Workshops in 2019. The CRA URMD Grad Cohort Workshop is designed specifically for underrepresented minorities in computing and persons with disabilities in graduate school in computing fields. The CRA-W Grad Cohort Workshop is designed for women students in their first, second, or third year of graduate school in computing fields. The workshops will include a mix of formal presentations, informal discussions and social events. By attending Grad Cohort, participants will be able to build mentoring relationships and develop peer networks that are intended to form the basis for ongoing activities during their graduate career and beyond. Both applications are open now and will close on November 15.

These workshops are generously funded by sponsors from industry, academia, the National Science Foundation, CRA, and the computing community.

Please encourage your eligible graduate students to apply today! Details are here.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

Water resources research group at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is seeking to hire an undergraduate student in the field of Big Data Analytics. This program is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is anticipated that one (1) student will be selected to work on research project related to Hurricane Florence data in South Carolina (SC). We are going to be performing machine learning analysis of flooding in SC. This is a Civil Engineering- Computer Science and Engineering research effort. The proposed intern would be expected to conduct technical research on issues related to floods. He/she will work on data preprocessing and analysis, as well as algorithmic development while would be trained on a variety of programing tools. Student will work under the direct supervision of faculty members in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering. The team of research mentors includes: Drs. Vidya Samadi and Jose Vidal. Eligibility Requirements: All full-time undergraduate students majoring in Civil Engineering and Computer Science and Engineering at the University of South Carolina are eligible to apply. Students who have previous experience working with python, Java, and R, are strongly encouraged to apply. Deadlines: The application deadline is November 23, 2018 at 5:00 pm. Notification of finalists will be announced no later than November 30. Finalists will be contacted for interviews during December 3th through December 7th. It is anticipated that the selection of NSF Fellowship recipient will be announced in December second week and started his/her job immediately. Stipend: Recipient will receive a $13 per hour for the 48-week period starting December 10, 2018 and ending Oct. 18, 2019. Student must be available for the entire duration of the program and are expected to work a standard 10-hour week for each one of the 48 weeks. Application: Students interested in applying for this program must submit a single PDF to Dr. Samadi (samadi@cec.sc.edu) no later than November 23, 2018. The application file must include the following materials: Statement of interest that includes:
  • academic status (e.g. senior) and expected graduation date
  • list of courses planned for spring semester 2019
  • brief description of prior research experiences and relevant work experiences (if any)
  • motivation for participating in this NSF research program
  • expected personal gains/impacts from this research experience
  • career plans after graduation
  • Resume
  • an unofficial copy of current transcript
We will review any submitted materials and schedule interviews accordingly. Any questions or concerns should be directed to Dr. Samadi (samadi@cec.sc.edu).