UQ Computing Society@UQComputing

UQCS is the University of Queensland's dedicated computing society, representing broad interests from digital design to software engineering.

 University of Queensland
Based in Australia
uqcs.org
Joined February 2011
🎉 Welcome to 2022 with UQCS! 🎉 Happy new year everyone, and thanks for a wonderful 2021! We hope your holidays have been going well; we have a lot of exciting events planned this year (including our annual pre-semester tech BBQ), so stay tuned!
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Hi Everyone, Earlier this year IMC and Team Liquid came together to host their inaugural College Clash. And due to its roaring success, it’s back! The second IMC College Clash, CS:GO edition, will be even bigger and better this time, doubling in size to 2,000 participants!
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Aginic - Graduate Software Engineer Are you an engineer with an interest in Cloud and Data Engineering? Aginic are looking for Graduate Software Engineers to join their team in 2022.
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Mycelium Reputation - Software Developer Internship Mycelium Reputation is a software company working on blockchain and we are looking for talented interns! We want smart problem solvers and aren't expecting any prerequisite blockchain knowledge - we want to train you.
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End of Semester drinks tomorrow at the Red Room! 🥳🎉 Come celebrate the end of semester tomorrow with UQCS! We'll have plenty of free drinks and food to go around, as well as some pool! Date: Tuesday 26th October Time: 5PM - Late Location: Red Room FB: fb.me/e/1eqbfd9pj
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Board Game Night tomorrow! 🧩🎲 Come join QUGS and UQCS for a fun time and an excuse to procrastinate! We'll have free food and all the games you'll ever need! Date: Thursday 21st October Time: 5PM - Late Location: Heath Room FB: fb.me/e/UmIXXVvo
Wipe away some of the Week 13 woes with UQCS at the Red Room! If alcohol is not your thing, no worries, there will be plenty of food to go around, and if that doesn't get you excited, we'll also have pool going, so there's no reason not to come! We can't wait to see you there!
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Join us tomorrow night for Video Game Programming w/ William Derrington! Date: Tuesday 19th October Time: 6PM - 7PM Location: Hawken (50) T103
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Have you ever played Sushi Go Party? Do you love defeating your friends at Coup or Secret Hitler? Do you enjoy playing Magic: The Gathering? Do you want to spend hours on a never-ending Monopoly game? Regardless of the game you enjoy, we will bring it for you!
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Tomorrow we will have representatives from Aginic, a Brisbane-based consultancy which combines agile techniques with analytics, who will be helping UQCS members sharpen some of their skills via a workshop. There will also be free 🍕 after so don't miss out!
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New Router Special! The History of UQCS youtu.be/6iyjP2covcs As you may know, the UQCS AGM is coming up, and there we will elect a new committee for 2022. This is the history of UQCS, as told by six former UQCS presidents, Jackson, Taylor, Cameron, Nick, Madhav and James.
Come join us tomorrow night for Consulting: A career with the lot with Deloitte Digital, a digital consulting firm with an office right here in Brisbane! 📆 Date & Time: 6pm - 7pm. 📍 Location: 50-T103, Hawken Engineering Building. 🌐 Facebook: fb.me/e/12OditIcN
The UQCS Annual General Meeting is almost upon us and with an AGM comes a new executive for 2022! To help you get ready for the AGM this Thursday, we've put together a short description about all the committee positions in this thread!
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The UQCS AGM is fast approaching on Thursday 7 October. Hear from the team behind UQCS and vote in the committee of 2022! Come along to enjoy some Pizza Caffe and learn what goes on behind the scenes of our society. FB: fb.me/e/1hgQIflUk Nominate: link.uqcs.org/nominate
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New Router Episode! Image Processing and Computer Graphics with Dave Durbin youtu.be/Bd77IMQK_wk Today, Liv has a chat to Dave Durbin from Canva, all about image processing & computer graphics, and their application to one of the largest graphic design platforms in the world.
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Come have some "mid" semester break fun with UQCS with some laser tag. 🔫 With unlimited laser tag and pizza included, fun times are guaranteed! 🎉 Tickets are ONLY $10, so get it quick! Event: facebook.com/events/10918904…
Jackson Richards from Polymathian will be giving us a talk tomorrow from 6-7PM on an introduction to linear programming. Come join us at Hawken Engineering Building (with food after the event) or join us on Youtube via the livestream! facebook.com/events/31728269…
We want to hear from YOU! Participate in the National Student Safety Survey and have your say on the safety, respect and wellbeing policies at UQ. Safety is everyone’s responsibility and no matter your experiences or circumstances, your opinion is important.
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This event will be in person at Hawken (50) T103 (with food!) and streamed online. Facebook event: facebook.com/events/43684510…
UQCS AGM 2021 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is your chance to see the behind the scenes of UQCS (and how we keep up with the endless pizza). Come along to recap the year and have your say about the direction of the society.
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This event will be in person at Hawken Engineering Building (with food!) and livestreamed via YouTube. Hit going on the Facebook page to be reminded before the talk starts! FB event: facebook.com/events/31728269…
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Streaming live from Chicago….Akuna Capital will be hosting an interactive Virtual Trading Info Session on Friday 24th Sep (rescheduled) at 10am! Don’t miss your opportunity to gain insights into a career in trading & learn more about Akuna Capital! ripplematch.com/event/akuna-…
Get excited…the Hackathon is coming up TOMORROW! Taking place from the 10th to 12th of September, this is a great time to learn a new framework, develop your programming and/or design skills, and win some money. facebook.com/events/20054724… events.humanitix.com/hackath…
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The Annual General Meeting is your chance to see the behind the scenes of UQCS (and how we keep up with the endless pizza). Come along to recap the year and have your say about the direction of the club. link.uqcs.org/nominate github.com/UQComputingSociet… facebook.com/events/97747773…
Next Tuesday, come learn about the old, the new & the ugly in internet scams, learn how to protect yourself & even to hunt down the bad guys. This talk will cover the telltale signs of online scams and tools you can use to protect yourself and fight back. facebook.com/events/60000411…
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This Tuesday at 6pm, join Tom and Owen from Canva for an immersive session into the world of product design and launch processes, including software design and architecture, new feature processes and optimizing Canva for scale. facebook.com/events/18946429… youtu.be/eOGF2DpiEKs
Every year at the Hackathon, there's always at least one person who stretches the limits of their innate human potential for a couple of lines of code. We look forward to seeing what you all can do this year! FB: facebook.com/events/20054724…
Next Tuesday, join Tom and Owen from Canva for an immersive session into the world of product design and launch processes, including software design and architecture, new feature processes and optimizing Canva for scale.
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At How to Hackathon: Lightning Talks, we've got three hackathon veterans to talk about all things hackathon. Raggy, Matt, and Nguyen will share their experiences and show what they've built in past hackathons! Hawken 50-S201 • youtu.be/tMus8u6x1IY facebook.com/events/42105275…
Are you analytically minded, thrive on solving complex problems and love working with people? Optiver invites you to attend our upcoming FutureFocus event on Thursday 16 September, 2021 at 12.30pm AEST! Full details: link.uqcs.org/futurefocus
Mid-sems creeping up? Hours of lectures to catch up on? We have just the procrastination event for you this tomorrow! :partying_face: Spend however long as you'd like playing fun games like Jackbox and Garticphone, with one easy click through the UQCS Discord, from 6PM on 26/8!
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Have you ever wondered how your favourite IDE is able to tell that you've made a mistake, or how an autoformatter is able to correct your code accurately? Do you want to build your own source code analysis tools?
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ITEE has a Student Consultative Committee meeting on 25/8! This is a chance to have your say on any school matters. Want to Join? Email studentenquiries@itee.uq.edu.au with your name, student number/email, program and year of study. Further information: itee.uq.edu.au/scc
Further information found at itee.uq.edu.au/scc Want to Join? Email studentenquiries@itee.uq.edu.au with your full name, student number, student email address, program and year of study. Everyone is welcome. ITEE SCC is a great opportunity to improve our School for everyone
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Join the UQCS Discord: discord.uqcs.org Facebook Link: facebook.com/events/67726473…
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Facebook Link: facebook.com/events/85723493… YouTube stream: youtu.be/7PacJ4nj--0
Have you ever wondered how your favourite IDE is able to tell that you've made a mistake, or how an autoformatter is able to correct your code accurately? Do you want to build your own source code analysis tools? If you said yes to any of these questions, this talk is for you.
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Join Jenna this Tuesday on a journey about the magical world of Version Control, where you’ll learn how to stop saving your work into a million folders, collaborate with a team on the same code, and leave with your very own Git repo! RSVP at fb.me/e/QXKvdI4e
New Router! Ben Burton & Rhuaidi Burke, from the School of Mathematics and Physics at UQ, both work in the field of computational topology. They’re here to intro the area + some of the unique challenges that arise when writing software for mathematicians. youtu.be/UH3iS-rI58s
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Tonight at 6pm we are having our games show night in AEB (49-301). This isn't your ordinary trivia event...it'll be just like a real game show, with hosts, a "stage" and a live UQCS audience! The event will of course be catered and there are heaps of prizes up for grabs.
Announcing the official UQ Computing Society Discord server! We’ve noticed a growing shift towards moving online communities to Discord. This is due to some of the advantages it provides such as voice and video chat support and unlimited message history. Join today!
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Come hang out this Sunday with UQCS, Code Network, Robogals, UQ Cyber Squad, UQ LIT, QUT White Hats, QUT Women in Tech, QUTRC, and DUQ. We will be hanging out in Orleigh Park, West End from 11am with the winter edition of the Brisbane Tech Clubs BBQ. fb.me/e/1ukSJxEKx
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With the start of a new semester come holiday blues and the desire to stay in bed all day. To combat this, why not come to UQCS’s welcome event? It'll be just like a real game show, with hosts, a "stage" and a live student audience. facebook.com/events/36006914…
Think you've got what it takes? Accelerate your career and challenge your thinking. The IMC Launchpad countdown begins! IMC just opened applications for their 2-day taster programme in late September – IMC Launchpad.
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DeFi, Ethereum and Cryptocurrency with Kendrick Tan youtu.be/HjHNmN4A0eY Kendrick is here to give us a 20-min rundown on blockchain, Ethereum, decentralised finance and more, as well as addressing some of the concerns regarding the past, present and future of cryptocurrency.
It’s back - the SIG and UNSW Fintech Societies Algothon is bigger and better for 2021! Register as an individual, or as a team of 4, and build a trading strategy! Individual registration closes Tuesday 29/6, and team registration closes Monday 5/7. fb.me/e/1M0sxU08K
"PENS DOWN!" Sick of your exams? Excited the semester is over? Just want milk that tastes like real milk? Whatever the reason, we're excited to see you TOMORROW at 7PM at the Red Room 🎉
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Whether you’re celebrating or drinking away your sorrows, don’t forget to come by the Red Room THIS THURSDAY at 7PM for free food & friends! Make sure to hit ‘Going’ so you don’t miss out. FB: fb.me/e/2eAGXBJar
Do you want to know what a role in Quant is like? Akuna's Quantitative Team are a mixture of mathematicians, statisticians and technologists that find solutions to problems. You don't need a background in finance or trading, rather they look for maths and coding skills.
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Happy pride month to all our UQCS members! Pride month is celebrated in June to honour the 1969 Stonewall uprising, a massive milestone leading to increased rights for the LGBTQ+ community alongside raising awareness about the discrimination faced by the community. (cont.)
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Join us for a brand new episode of the Router, where we chat with Dr Rob Bell of Scope and Network Ten fame! He’s been inspiring students to pursue STEM on television for many years, and is joining us to talk about his experiences as a science educator. youtu.be/6YA0MouD7Bo
If you’re looking for something out of the ordinary career-wise, Optiver is the best start to an exceptional career.  Apply before the application deadline on 17 May. optiver.com/working-at-optiv…
Do you want to work on real business projects within the fast-paced world of market-making? Hardware Engineering Intern roles close soon, don’t miss out! careers.imc.com/ap/en/job/RE…
There’s still time to turn our passion for math’s, puzzles and strategy games in to a career! SIG’s Graduate and Intern, trading and research roles close applications on Monday 17th May! Apply here: bit.ly/3bouaIJ
If you’re an experienced Python software developer and want to join an innovative Industrial Mathematics company, Polymathian want to hear from you! For more details, apply here: polymathian.com/careers
UQCS has teamed up with MSS to bring you maths and CS Talks. If you're interested in how maths and CS intersect (or you just want to hear about the more theoretical side of CS) this is the talk for you! Come along tomorrow at 4pm! facebook.com/events/11724376…
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It's week 12, you're probably stressed, and you've almost certainly got 5 assignments due. So come along to destress over some board games with QUGS and UQCS. And to make it even better there will be food! facebook.com/events/12380538…
Next Friday, UQCS is teaming up with MSS to bring you our Maths & CS Talks. If you've ever been interested in about how mathematics and computing intersect, this event is for you! facebook.com/events/11724376…
Jane Street brings you Preview, a one day Insight-style programme for all uni students. This is an opportunity to learn how math, computer science, and probability concepts have a real-world impact on the work we do.
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🏳️‍🌈Tomorrow from 6pm to 7pm the UQ Computing Society and the UQU Queer Collective joint trivia night will be held at the Health Room. If you want to have some fun and test your own knowledge on all things tech and queer, then make sure to come along. 🏳️‍🌈
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Have you ever wondered about the magic behind ```some_package``` easy installation? Then this is the event for you. This talk will turn ```pip install some_package``` to ```pip install your_package``` as you learn about publishing your very own Python package.
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🏳️‍🌈Only a few days to go until the UQ Computing Society and the UQU Queer Collective joint trivia night on all things tech & queer. There will be prizes, food and lots of fun involved, so add it to your calendar and make sure to come along!🏳️‍🌈 FB: facebook.com/events/60487389…
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🏳️‍🌈 Less than a week to go, come join the UQ Computing Society and the UQU Queer Collective as we do a joint trivia night on all things tech & queer! There will be prizes & food involved, so make sure you add it to your calendar. 🏳️‍🌈 FB: fb.me/e/DLeTnc9n
Have you been looking at your closet every morning wondering what to wear? UQCS brings you the perfect solution that encompasses style, fit, and comfort: the newest UQCS branded shirts!
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Are you ready to take on gamers from universities all around Australia and New Zealand? Together with Team Liquid IMC is hosting IMC College Clash - League of Legends. The first edition will be held on 1 and 2 May 2021. They're giving away a ton of prizes so sign up now!
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Are you confused about what the supposed blockchain is? Have you wanted your own DOGECOIN? Have you missed free UQCS pizza? If so, this is the perfect event for you! Mycelium will be running a two hour workshop tomorrow from 5-7PM about creating your own cryptocurrency.
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Happy Lesbian Visibility Day to all of our lesbian members! This day is a haven for lesbians to feel recognized, safe, and visible in a world that still discriminates against them through inequality, and in some countries with violence.
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New Router episode! Say Yes! with Harry Guthrie youtu.be/PH3Zmhh2qAk Harry Guthrie is a recent UQCS alumni (software engineering) and has a wealth of experiences to share, from travelling in Illinois to China to co-founding a software company, Autop, and everything in between.
If you enjoyed learning about Data at Canva yesterday, we have good news! On April 28th, Canva will be holding a series of lightning talks on everything infrastructure at Canva. Tickets are free and can be booked through the link below! events.humanitix.com/infrast…
Curious about how the world of data works in computer science? We are too! Join us tomorrow night as Canva talks about how they organise and engineer their data through the use of analytics and more! facebook.com/events/47807369…
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Next Tuesday, UQCS is teaming up with Mycelium to deliver a workshop centred around smart contracts. Ray Mogg and Aiden Tetther, will be walking you through how to create your own personal currency using Solidity. facebook.com/events/66366721…
Tomorrow night, Optiver’s Claire McMillan and Vicky Su will be joining us to talk about what they do and how they do it. If you’ve ever been interested in how the world of trading and market-making works, tomorrow will be a great opportunity to learn! facebook.com/events/39726694…
Industry Panel is TONIGHT! Make sure to join the #industry-panel channel on Slack (slack.uqcs.org) and join the panel at 6pm at youtu.be/G2ZbS2HjWoI.
Data Science? Data Analytics? Data Engineering? All the data! If you're curious about the world of data & how it can help empower the world to design, come along to Canva's lightning talk event on April 22nd and learn the steps to take to join the team. facebook.com/events/47807369…
Matt joined TechnologyOne in 1996 as a technical consultant, and has delivered solutions for the company’s largest and most complex enterprise customers around the world. He continues to be one of TechnologyOne’s thought leaders in product development and technology.
Patrick is passionate about the emerging Web3 environment and is eager to continue to build a future powered by open-source, immutable blockchains with Mycelium.
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Sacha studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at UQ from 2015-2019. Sacha enjoyed being a part of UQCS and even managed to take home first prize at the 2018 UQCS Hackathon. He now works at IMC in their FPGA development team where he works on super low latency trading systems.
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Chris is a Software Engineering Manager and Solutions Architect working for Deloitte Digital in Brisbane. Since starting as a graduate in 2015 Chris has worked on a wide range of interesting and challenging projects.
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Graduate Recruiter, Van Santos has built the university programs space from when it was just an idea in 2018 to the multi-disciplinary space it is today, having recruited all Graduate and Interns at Canva.
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We hope you’re keen for the Industry Panel this Thursday! facebook.com/events/50533995… Here’s some info about our panelists from Canva, Deloitte Digital, IMC, Mycelium and TechnologyOne:
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Optiver will be a doing a presentation with Claire McMillan and Vicky Su at Optiver's Sydney office next Tuesday 6–7PM. This is your chance to learn more about Optiver, current opportunities, get tips from recruitment & ask any burning questions! facebook.com/events/39726694…
This Thursday: have you been applying to companies wondering how to stand out? Fret not, UQCS brings you the flagship UQCS Industry Panel! This will be your one-stop shop to ask questions you’ve been burning to ask industry representatives. facebook.com/events/50533995…
Later this month, Jane Street will be holding a virtual Electronic Trading Challenge (ETC), a day-long programming contest where participants compete against each other in a simulated market. Find more information here: janestreet.com/etc-virtual-a…! Date: April 24, 11am - 7pm (AEST)
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The Hardware Side with William Toohey youtu.be/6cidHCx2_90 Will Toohey works full-time as a software engineer, but in his spare time he is a passionate rhythm game fan and hardware hobbyist. Here's how you can get into hardware projects, no 4-year elec engg degree required!
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With five days left to go for Industry Panel, we’re excited to tell you more about all the companies who will be there. You’ll get to meet representatives from Canva, Deloitte Digital, IMC, Mycelium, and TechnologyOne! Find out more about these companies below:
Infrastructure at Canva! Teams within Canva's infrastructure group will be giving lightning talks on the 28th of April; find out how they build reliable foundational products that will propel Canva to the next level of growth! Secure your spot now: events.humanitix.com/infrast…
McGrathNicol’s Graduate and Summer Vacation applications for Technology will close tomorrow! Apply now at mcgrathnicol.com/students for the opportunity to work at an AFR Top 100 Graduate Employer.
Unfortunately this does mean you will have to source your Tuesday pizza needs elsewhere. As we have done in the past, this talk will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel! You can view Matthew’s talk here: youtube.com/watch?v=j-xuHaPW… Hope to “see” you there!
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Hello everyone! I’m sure you’ve already heard the news that Brisbane is going into a 3-day lockdown. Don’t fret though, Matthew Miller’s “How to SEO Your Personal Website” Talk is still happening, just not in-person. youtube.com/watch?v=j-xuHaPW…
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youtu.be/0ko6TDnVTqQ Side projects can be daunting. You have a brilliant idea in your mind, but how do you get it into code? Kenton & Darren, both current uni students & side project veterans are here to give you guidance on how to start, finish & maintain your side projects
Join us on Tuesday! Matthew Miller will go through the fundamentals of search engine optimisation. Come along to learn how to boost your project and help it get the attention it deserves, all for free! 🌐 fb.me/e/LemXmWxu 📺 youtu.be/j-xuHaPWkw4 📍 50-N202, Hawken.
Things go wrong, it's inevitable—especially in software development. Tomorrow, Jordie Peters and Yianni Stergouwill will be talking about their experiences at WorkingMouse: what works, what doesn't, and how to apply this to your own projects. fb.me/e/47h5iPMaa
Optiver are holding a series of virtual talks on technology and trading, where you can connect directly with their Heads of Education to learn about Optiver and their opportunities! And you’ll get a chance to get your answers straight from the horse’s mouth (albeit via Zoom).
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Tomorrow night, IMC's Connor Cashman and a UQ Alumni will be talking about C++: The Evolution of Concepts. Come join us at 6pm in 50-T105 or live on YouTube! youtu.be/xTYUsw24WQ4
Next Tuesday, WorkingMouse are coming to talk about Why Software Projects Fail. Come join us at 6pm in 50 (Hawken) - T105, at 6pm to learn all about what WorkingMouse have learned and how you can use these skills in your own projects. fb.me/e/47h5iPMaa
Don't know what you're doing yet this Saturday? We've got you sorted with the UQCS CodeJam, supported by IMC! Check out all the details at: uqcs.org/competitions/codeja…
Tomorrow night, Anabelle is giving us the 101 on search engines and information retrieval. Come join us at 6pm tomorrow night in Hawken (50) - T105 or live on YouTube at youtu.be/jmbuGOKBmwM FB Event: fb.me/e/1caIsAtTi
The UQCS Competitive Programming Group is starting again for 2021! Meetings will be Wednesday in the ITLC and we'll be starting from scratch, in Python! Come along if interested, and for more info join the Slack channel #cpg on slack.uqcs.org. fb.me/e/coBS08Lh0
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UQCS has teamed up with IMC to present the UQCS CodeJam! Join us for competitive programming challenges designed to challenge everyone from 1st to 5th years (and beyond)! When: 10AM – 4PM, Sat. March 20 Where: 49-316 AEB Event link: fb.me/e/42v91HFQA
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