Student research opportunity

Dr. Faisal Aqlan, assistant professor of industrial engineering, is looking for a student researcher to join his research project. This is a paid student research position starting January 2018, and could continue in the summer. The student would be responsible for developing video games and simulations for the manufacturing systems that include machines, products, people, etc.  If you are interested and would like to be considered for the position, email your résumé to:

Dr. Faisal Aqlan ( fua11 @ psu.edu )

Applicants will be considered until the end of this week.

Minor in Game Development

Hello students,

Do you know that Penn State offers a minor in Game Development?  It works nicely with your major:

http://sites.psu.edu/gamedevelopment/

The requirement for the minor is 6 courses (18 credits), where 4 of the courses could also count towards either your General Education requirements, or your Technical Electives / Supporting and Related Areas courses.

Consider a GAME course when selecting your General Education (GS/GH/GA) courses!

Starting Fall 2018, there will be priority spots reserved for students pursuing the Game Development minor in GAME 140 (GS), GAME 160 (GH, US, IL), GAME 220 (GA), and GAME 250 (GQ).  You may declare a minor at any time on LionPath after you have attained third-semester classification or declared your major.  Procedure: https://tutorials.lionpath.psu.edu/public/UpdateAcademics/

For questions, talk to Dr. Richard Zhao (Burke 154, richardzhao @ psu.edu )

Microsoft Principal Program Manager Deb Mcfadden Will Speak (Skype) To Behrend Students on Monday 5:00pm at Burke 204

ACM has an event coming up with a Principal Program Manager who has 16+ years experience creating and delivering Enterprise and Consumer software products at Microsoft. We will be talking to her over Skype, where she will discuss her experiences throughout her career, and what it is like to work at Microsoft.

Thanks,

Aiden Chiavatti

President of Behrend ACM

Sign up the Survey to secure a seat on Coach Bus to UP for HackPSU Event on Nov. 4 & 5, 2017

Hello all,

survey

This year’s Fall HackPSU will be on November 4th! I highly recommend that all Behrend CSSE students attend as it is not only a ton of fun, but also a great opportunity for learning, gaining resume-worthy experience, and networking with companies like IBM, GM, and Capital One. Behrend students continuously take home prizes from HackPSU, and we hope this year will be no different.

The school is hoping to secure a bus to University Park, so please fill out the following survey if you have any interest in attending. If there is enough interest, then we may be able to get the bus. For any newcomers or team-less hackers, be sure to indicate on the survey that you want help finding a team. From those responses, we will create a shareable doc to help students find possible teammates.

For more info, and to sign up for HackPSU, visit https://hackpsu.org/. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at avc5665@psu.edu. Also, come visit ACM’s Hackathon Prep Session on November 2nd at 7:00 pm in Burke 201 for tips on getting started, and to see previously made hackathon projects.

Happy hacking,

Aiden Chiavatti
President of Behrend ACM

ABET Celebration Event A Great Success. Thank all the attendees and speakers!

This was a successful event. It turned out a big crowd including students, alumni, industrial advisory members, faculty and staff.  Thank all of you who joined. A very special thanks goes to our speakers: Mr. Matt Stanton (keynote speaker), Dr. Dipo Onipede (Associate director of  Academics), nine student panelists (Hozaifa Abdalla , Nick Antonelli, Yehya Awad, Fernando Carrillo, Kaytlynn Chuzie, Aiden Chiavatti, Kyle Deddo, Marcus Kline, Max Rowan), and panel moderator Dr. Wen-Li Wang for the inspirational speeches. I also want to thank Aiden Chiavatti, preident of Behrend ACM student chapter, and Ms. Joy Armbruster in school office for their help in organizing this event. Checking out these exciting moments in the photos taken by Prof. Richard Zhao and Prof. Tom Rossi – Thank you all!~Dr. Su

Celebration of ABET Accreditation for Behrend Computer Science

There will be a celebration event for Behrend Computer Science’s official ABET accreditation on Thursday, October 12. The ceremony will begin at 5PM in Burke auditorium B-180. Students, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as community and media members, are invited.

Matt Stanton, senior Vice President of Libria and one of our first computer science graduates in 2005, will give a keynote speech “Building Your Road-map.” He will talk about how his experiences at Penn State enabled his career path, what companies look for in recruiting, and his outlook on the tech market.

Additionally, there will be a internship panel consisting of current CSSE students. They will share their perspectives on the internship process and how their experiences have impacted their undergraduate academic and career development.

Student panelists in name alphabetical order with their internship companies include Nick Antonelli (KCF Technologies), Yehya Awad (Amazon), Fernando Carrillo (Intel), Kaytlynn Chuzie(Microsoft), Aiden Chiavatti (Amazon), Kyle Deddo(Ness Technologies), Marcus Kline (Erie Insurance), Max Rowan (SAP Ariba).

Immediately following the panel discussion, there will be a reception with food and drinks in the foyer part of the auditorium. A flyer for this event made by Dr. Richard Zhao is attached. Please let me know if you have any questions. We look forward to seeing you there!