Huawei scholarships for Computer Science students

Huawei Ireland have announced details of its new ‘TECH4HER’ Scholarship Programme in partnership with Technological University Dublin (TU Dublin)aimed at supporting female students studying STEM subjects.

Eight students will receive financial awards of €3,000 from a number of programmes in the School of Computer Science including MSc in Computer Science (Advanced Software Development) and MSc. in Computer Science (Data Science).

More details are at :-

https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/news/huawei-launches-new-tech4her-scholarship-programme-for-female-stem-students.html

Staff Open Source Developer Advocate

John Bent runs the open-source community for our CORTX object storage system.  He wants to hire a developer advocate in Ireland.  It can be a junior role without experience in developer relations.  We just want someone with enthusiasm who can program and has good interpersonal and communications skills.  The role will be reporting to me and I'm always very happy to teach bright enthusiastic folks about storage, so no storage experience is required either.  He is look for any current or former students of ours who might be interested in the role and can contact him directly (john.bent@seagate.com) or to directly apply: 

https://seagatecareers.com/job/Dublin-Staff-Open-Source-Developer-Developer-Advocate/687941500/?locale=en_US

 

Software Engineering or Site Reliability Engineering Intern, 2021

Google have just launched internships and scholarships. The following is relevant to our MSc students SWE/SRE Intern 2021 

Booking a study space in the Library

The Library Service across the University has continued to provide a ‘click and collect’ Service, but we now plan to enable students to book study space in the libraries within safe capacity limits.  Time slots will be allocated, and adherence to these will be a requirement.  For information on how to book a space, please go to https://tudublin.libguides.com/libraryservices/studyspacesandcomputers- and remember to complete the required confirmation regarding COVID19 symptoms for you or a close contact.  For more information on library services, visit the Library website

Huawei Data Analytics Competition

 Hi folks, 

Here is an interesting project that can be useful to raise your profile in any job applications. 

Robert

Job Description - Software Engineer

 Fijowave are advertising a position for Software Engineer. Please see job specification.

Exemptions

 A reminder that exemption applications close on Friday.

The exemption form is on the left of the blog. The module catalogue is at the top left of the blog.

Once you fill them in, please send them to compsci-pg.city@tudublin.ie

Please contact me if you have any queries.

Launch of the Student Success Module

Following extensive consultation with TU Dublin staff and students, the LTTC and Campus Life are delighted to launch our new 'Student Success Module' in Brightspace.

Funded through the HEA funded Student Retention project and aligned to the refreshed First year checklist for student success, this new Module Toolkit has been designed as a guide for Students as they negotiate this First semester of Blended learning. 

 

The Module contains almost 100 files on everything from welcome video's, IT Systems information to Library skills, online learning tips and well- being Guides.  

 

To Access the module simply 

1. login into Brightspace 
2. go to the searcher tool and add the name of the module "Students Success Portal"  "Student Success Portal School of Sciences and Health" Student Success Portal School of Business"  according to your school.

 

New to Brightspace? Click here to get started

TU Grad Programmes

 Dear final year and postgrad students,

 

Many graduate training programmes have now opened their applications for entry for 2021 graduates, with many deadlines in the coming weeks.

 

We have prepared a listing which we are updating regularly of all of the grad programmes. It includes the name of the company, the entry requirements, disciplines they recruit from the application process, the deadline and a link to the company website. This should make it as easy as possible for you to identify companies and programmes that may be of interest. Even if you haven't considered grad programmes I would encourage you to take a look. 

 

Please note that this link can only be opened when done so via your TU Dublin email address. Also, if you have specific questions about a particular programme you will need to contact the company directly through their website or meet with them at one of the up coming careers fairs.

 

https://tinyurl.com/TUGradProgs

 

If I can help at all in any way with any applications that you are making please give me a shout.

 

Best wishes,

Edel (edel.kearney@TUDublin.ie)

TU060-1 Induction Material

 The MSc Student Handbook is available here.

Timetables are as follows:

Advanced Software Development timetable

Data Science timetable

The induction presentation is available here,

TU059 Induction Material

 The MSc Student Handbook is now available.

Timetables are as follows:

Advanced Software Development

Data Science

Induction Presentation is here

PgCert Induction Documentation

PgCert Induction Documentation is now available:

PgCert Student Handbook

PgCert Timetable

The induction presentation is available here 

TU060-2 Students: Welcome back

I hope everybody is safe and well in this unusual time. 

Semester one starts next week (the week of September 21st). 

The timetables are as follows: 

TU060-2-ASD Timetable 

TU060-2-DS Timetable 

At this stage, you should have received an invitation to register. If you have not, could you contact compsci-pg.city@tudublin.ie asap? 

Due to the current situation, all lectures and labs are online through Brightspace. 

• Video 1 - Getting started in Brightspace as a student 

• Video 2 - How to self-enrol on your modules 

Other useful videos and guides on Brightspace are available at https://www.dit.ie/brightspace/studentlogin/ 

If you have any questions, please contact andrea.f.curley@tudublin.ie or compsci-pg.city@tudublin.ie. Wishing you the very best of luck in the new academic year. 

Andrea

Graduate Work Ready Programme -- Pain Industry Internship Training

Graduate Work Ready Programme -- Pain Industry Internship Training

The Centre for Applied Data Analytics  (CeADAR) have opened applications to the AI & Data Analytics Work Ready Graduate Trainee programme

We are looking for candidates with some coding experience and with postgraduate degree in a numerate subject such as Computer Science, Computational Biology, Astronomy, Neuroscience, Mathematics, Physics, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemical engineering, Chemistry, Civil/Electrical/Mechanical engineering, Economics, Quantitative Social Sciences, or Statistics.

Application is only available via

https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/

External Vacancies

Job Ref: 012460

Fixed Salary: €30,000 per annum

Closing date: 17:00hrs (local Irish time) on 2nd July 2020

More information is available in the attached PDF. Please see that PDF for details on where all applications and queries are to be directed towards. 

Summer Work Placement Programme - ASD Student

Site Passport Developer – Work Placement Programme

Site Passport is a young and innovative Construction Technology company based in the heart of Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.

  

Site Passport’s mission is to be the single most convenient and valuable place for the construction sector to do business by building powerful applications that solve real industry problems through transparency and trust.

This role will involve supporting the Managing Director, Rob Fox and Lead Developer, Tirdad Kiafar

https://www.linkedin.com/company/site-passport/

The Site Passport Work Placement Programme

The Site Passport Work Placement Programme aims to provide students with a real-world working environment so that they can learn and contribute in a rewarding and team-led work environment. In order to provide this setting, the student will be:

·              provided with induction and training to help them shift to the world of work

·              given every opportunity to work, learn and develop new and relevant skills

·              provided with support and guidance appropriate to the role

·              treated with the same duty of care as all other employees

·              kept active, engaged and motivated to ensure they have a positive experience in our workplace

·              assessed for all course performance requirements

·              provided with appropriate performance feedback

The Platform

The current stack consists of a SaaS provisioned web app. It was designed and built using professional UX and Web application designers, implemented in Laravel/PHP and hosted on Digital Ocean.

Site Passport remains technology agnostic and adheres to sound development architectures, patterns and practices over specific technology product-driven motivations.

Data will be content based, structured and non-structured. The data on the platform is one of the key high value assets and analytics and data value products will be a major focus. There will also be a credential verification engine/service and we are researching blockchain solution designs in Q3 2019.

Role Requirements:

Assist lead Developers to refine and develop new features on the existing code base

Work with product owners to help define requirements and features

Research frameworks and tooling

Assist in code base migration project 

Learn about IDE setup and SDLC process automation

Provide support and assistance to other team members

Opportunity to work within a new company and a small team

Skills and Experience

Be studying 3^rd level Applications Development or Computer Science or Software Development equivalent

Keen interest and studies in MVC, RESTful, IOC, OEM

Exposure to Web Services and/or micro services

Fluent English and appropriate communication skills – understand problems, be able to communicate ideas and solution designs

Experience and interest in some of the following preferred

·             PHP/Laravel, Ruby on Rails, C#

·             Node.js, Backbone.js, Angular

·             MSSQL, sqlite, postgres,

·             NoSQL

·             Docker

·             .NET/Azure, AWS, Digital Ocean

This role will have scope to develop and the successful candidate will have the opportunity to become involved in the business after graduation

Company Name Site Passport Limited

Location: Upper George’s Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Job Title: Developer

Hours of Work: Mon-Fri 9–530 (or similar)

Pay rate: Expenses of €100 per week

Contact: fergal@sitepassport.ie

Note re extension on assignment 3 and schedule for this week's chats

Hi folks,
I've sent an email through on this but just to confirm that there is an extension on the final assignment until 23:59 on Friday 15th.

Also please see this link for times for the discussions re the main assignment this week.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iLAVqalblH44x8ATmxof_eAU0w7ADmAlBzHl2yBaeTM/edit?usp=sharing

I have sent this information through from Brightspace via its email functionality that is designed to send an email to all students who are registered on the module. I've been told that several students have not received these emails this week.

I'd be grateful if this note could be shared on any class chatgroups etc.


Robert

6 Month Research Assistant Position in BullsEye Research Project

Research Assistant (B)  position in BullsEye Project

 School of Computer Science,

Technological University Dublin (City Campus)

The School of Computer Science, TU Dublin (City Campus) currently has a position available for a Research Assistant B to assist with Research, Development and Analysis activities connected to the BullsEye Innovation Partnership Project.

Job Description

The School is seeking to appoint a Research Assistant (B) in Computing on a fixed term (6 months) specified purpose basis. The post holder will be required to carry out development and research activities connected to a project involving the 3D monitoring of animals. The post holder will be required to assist with the design, coding, deployment and testing of systems for data collection. The post holder will also be required to participate in the documentation of any artefacts created and contribute to the overall project’s development.

Principal Accountabilities

·      Report to Principal Investigator, Postdoctoral researcher and other senior research team collaborators.

·      Contribute to the research design in relation to the project.

·      Assist with the design and implementation of a prototype for data collection in an outdoor environment.

·      Participate in off-site visits to farms where data is to be collected.

·      Assist with the assessment of different algorithmic solutions for the collection of data and its analysis.

·      Prepare and present findings of research activity to colleagues for review purposes.

·      Contribute to the overall activities of the research team and department as required.

·      Work under supervision on an assigned research task.

·      Be responsible for ensuring that equipment is safe and maintained in working order.

·      Carry out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job as requested by the PI.

·      Manage time effectively to meet the deliverables of the project.

·      Actively comply with all TU Dublin policies and regulations, including those in relation to Research Ethics and Health and Safety.

Person Specification

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the appropriate mix of knowledge, experience, skills, talent and abilities as outlined below:

Knowledge

·      An undergraduate B.Sc. (Hons) (NFQ level 8) in Computer Science or related numerate discipline. (essential)

·      A completed MSc in Computing (desirable)

·      Working knowledge of research techniques (essential)

·      Working knowledge of software development methods including containerization (desirable)

Experience

·      2 years of relevant experience working in industry (essential)

·      Evidence of experience working in a research environment (desirable)

·      Evidence of ability to analyse, statistically review and technically report analytical data.

Skills, talents & abilities 

·      Effective written communication skills. (essential)

·      Effective verbal communication skills.

·      Excellent interpersonal skills.

·      Excellent communication skills.

·      Excellent organisational skills, time management and ability to undertake duties assigned and meet deadlines required.

Salary

·      The successful candidate will be appointed at Point (01) of the Research Assistant B salary scale i.e. 29,649 gross per annum. (Position is for 6 months).

Interested parties should send a current CV to bianca.schoenphelan@tudublin.ie by 3pm on Friday 17^th April. Interviews are expected to take place on the week of the 20^th April.

Internships in CeADAR -- Application Date Monday 13th

Hi folks,
The CeADAR centre will be hosting a number of internships over the next 12 months. We are currently looking for any students interested in those internships to apply with a CV and short cover letter outlining your interest in taking the internship.

Please send your application email to robert.ross@tudublin.ie by close of business on Monday 13th of April.

We are interested in internship applications from either Data Analytics or Advanced Software students.

Thanks

Robert

Updated MSc Assignment Schedule

The updated MSc Assignment Schedule is available here

PgCert/DT9231 Updated Assignment Schedule

The updated assignment schedule for DT9231 is available here.

Problem Solving Class today (1/4/2020)

Hi all,

we'll be having a Problem Solving class today in Brightspace at 4pm, in the Brightspace module "Problem Solving Comms and Innov SPEC9160: 2019-20"

https://bongo-eu.youseeu.com/sync-activity/invite/68906/8372e61170298cc2acf81af1ca1e1663?lti-scope=d2l-resource-syncmeeting-list


Damian

Problem Solving Class tomorrow (25/3/2020)

Hi all,

we'll be having a Problem Solving class tomorrow in Brightspace at 4pm, you can self-enroll in the module by searching for the module "Problem Solving Comms and Innov SPEC9160: 2019-20" in Brightspace or just email me and I'll enroll you.

Damian

Seminar on content moderation

You can't say that! Policing the long tail of public opinion, and why Facebook won’t allow us to talk about it

Presented by Tech Won’t Build It Ireland and School of Multidisciplinary Technology TU Dublin and the TU Dublin Critical Media Literacy Group

With Chris Gray.

7pm-8:30pm, Wednesday 19th Feb 2020 Room 259, TU Dublin, Bolton Street.

Social media platforms such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter employ around 100,000 people worldwide to vet content posted by their users - online bullying, hate speech, extreme violence, pornography, fake news, and worse. Most content moderators are employed by third-party companies who provide services to the major Internet companies.

Thousands of those content moderators are based here in Ireland. It’s becoming increasingly clear that many moderators experience trauma and PTSD as a result of the volume of disturbing content that they’re exposed to, often without adequate preparation or support from their employer[1] . In late January this year, one contractor (Accenture) even asked employees to sign a document acknowledging the risk of PTSD, and making them individually responsible for dealing with it.

Two groups of current and former employees are suing Facebook over this issue, in both California and Ireland. Chris Gray is the lead plaintiff in the case against Facebook and contractor Cpl Resources that is now going through the Irish High Court. 

Chris will walk us through how content moderation works, how moderators are trained, conditions on the job, and how moderators make decisions. He will tell us about the psychological impact of this work, and his experience taking a legal case against his former employer Facebook, one of the world’s largest technology companies. 

We’ll also discuss the trade offs between free speech, hate speech, censorship and fake news; and the role of regulation versus corporate responsibility for content on Internet platforms.