Oberlin College Computer Science

Senior computer science major Claire Nelson presented a paper on “An Interactive Software Tool for Parsing English Sentences” at the Midstates Conference on Undergraduate Research in Computer Science and Mathematics (MCURCSM), held at Denison University on November 19, 2011. The paper was based on the work that she did this past summer in collaboration with fellow senior computer science major Becky Punch and their faculty mentor professor John Donaldson.

Claire Nelson at MCURCSM 2011

I am happy to announce the fifth year of Ohio Wesleyan University’s REU program in scientific computation, with projects in astronomy, computer science, mathematics, and physics. Attached is a flyer with information for you to share with students in your department. We hope that you will encourage your students to consider our program. Questions can be directed to Professor Brad Trees at brtrees@owu.edu or at the following telephone number, 740-368-3776.

Research Experience for Undergraduates, Summer 2011, Ohio Wesleyan University

Ohio Wesleyan University announces the fifth year of its NSF-funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates) program in scientific computation. Projects are available in astronomy, computer science, mathematics, and physics. The program is for ten weeks starting on May 16, 2011. Review of applications will begin March 14, 2011 and will continue until all positions are filled. For more information, including an on-line application form, please see our website at http://reu.owu.edu or contact Dr. Brad Trees at brtrees@owu.edu.

Thank you for helping us bring this opportunity to the attention of your students.

Kathy Boger
Administrative Assistant
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, OH 43015

On July 23, 2010, three CS students (along with their research advisors) travelled down to Ohio Wesleyan University to present their summer research as part of the 2010 Five Colleges of Ohio Summer Science Research Symposium.

L to R in front are the student presenters Garrett Robinson, Jason Kimmel, and Becky Punch. Back row has the faculty advisors Ben Kuperman, Rich Salter, and John Donaldson.

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Professor Kuperman is looking for students interested in doing paid, on-campus research work in CS this summer. Funding is for 8-10 weeks of work, up to 40 hours per week, with some flexibility as to scheduling.

I have 3 different projects I’ll be working on this summer. They are all systems or security related:

1. Testing and releasing a security monitoring tool as an open-source project

2. Refining an isolated virtual network lab environment for the security course

3. Network measurement and troubleshooting (in conjunction w. Case Western)

Useful background could include C/systems programming, Linux/Unix experience, Python programming, shell scripting, security topics, system administration, and/or computer networking. Each project has different needs, and you only need a subset of these topics and motivation to learn more to be able to help.

If you are interested in any of these projects send me an email (Benjamin.Kuperman@oberlin.edu) letting me know which projects you are interested in and your relevant background. Also email me if you have questions or just want more info. Graduating seniors are eligible to participate.

• Computational Social Science at Carleton College with Alexa, Tom, and David

Alexa Sharp and Tom Wexler are looking for a total of up to 2 or 3 students interested in a seven-week program on Computational Social Sciences at Carleton during Summer 2010 (June 21st through August 6th). The program will focus on the application of (both theory- and implementation-based) computer science to social networks and game theory, and it will be co-advised by Alexa, Tom, and David Liben-Nowell (Carleton College). The program will primarily involve students of Carleton and Oberlin, and we hope to include one or two students from other similar liberal arts schools in the program if circumstances permit.

Students will work in groups of three or four on computational problems related to social networks and algorithmic game theory, working closely with all three faculty members. Groups will have different focuses: some will be more implementation based (working with real large-scale social network data to better understand patterns of friendship), some will be more theoretical (for example, working to understand what the strategic implications of network structure are for certain types of network games). You should expect to read recently published papers, develop and attempt to prove conjectures about various problems or algorithms, write programs to generate and test hypotheses, and read about new techniques in computer science to tackle these questions.

Students should have taken at least CS 150 and CS 151. For more theoretical groups, you’ll want CS 280. More CS is better, as is more math, and knowledge of Game Theory and Discrete Mathematics and helpful, but these are not requirements.

These are paid research positions, and travel and housing expenses will be subsidized. For details on how to apply, or further questions, please contact Alexa (alexa.sharp@oberlin.edu) or Tom (tom.wexler@oberlin.edu).

• The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is running a Research Experiences for Undergraduates program over the summer of 2010. Participants will be paid a stipend for the 10 weeks of the program, and we will provide assistance in finding on-campus housing for the duration of their stay in St. Louis.   Deadline February 21. Program Dates: May 31-august 12, 2010

Check out more details of the Summer 2010 program, see the sorts of projects you could be working on, and send in an application.If you have any questions about the program that aren’t answered on these web pages, send us an email at reu@cse.wustl.edu, and we can answer them for you.

• Depauw University – REU summer Research. Stipend of $4,500

Information and application packet due March 15th.  Program runs from May 26-July 30,2010

• Computing Research for Undergraduates

Socially Relevant Computing Summer 2010 at UNC Charlotte
June 1-July 30, 2010 Application deadline: March 15, 2010

• Computational and Systems Biology at Iowa State University

June 6-July 30, 2010.
Application deadline: April 15, 2010