December 10, 2007

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IN THE NEWS
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The heaps of information piling up virtually on today's computers present a major organizational problem for many people. A soon-to-be-released product called Smart Desktop, from a division of Seattle-based company Pi Corporation, aims to help people sort that information automatically and intelligently. MIT Technology Review

Software company MyStrands Inc. has raised $24 million, mostly from Spanish bank Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria S.A., bringing total investment to $55 million. MyStrands was started up four years ago by Francisco Martin, a graduate student at Oregon State University, and two OSU professors, Thomas Dietterich and Jon Herlocker. Portland Business Journal

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OPPORTUNITIES
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The Memorial Union Program Council is pleased to announce the 19th annual Women's Leadership Conference will be held on Saturday, February 9, 2008 in the Memorial Union. A daylong event designed to inspire and motivate women students, this conference will consist of a keynote speaker, two breakout sessions with multiple presenters, and a luncheon. All sessions will reflect the theme "Changes, Challenges, Choices." If you are interested in this event, the School of EECS will gladly nominate you for participation in the conference. Please stop by the front desk in Kelley 1148 no later than December 14 to be included in the School's nomination.

Enter the TI Analog Design contest and get free analog evaluation modules. Do your senior project using at least 3 different TI analog chips. Each team will get up to $200 worth of free evaluation modules from TI. The winning team will receive $1500. More info: http://www.ti.com/corp/docs/landing/universityprogram

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GRADUATE EXAMS
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Tuesday, December 11, 8-10 am, KEC 1007. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Joseph Prudell. Major Professor: Annette von Jouanne; Committee: Ted Brekken, Bob Paasch; GCR: Joseph Zaworski. "Novel Design and Implementation of a Permanent Magnet Linear Tubular Generator for Ocean Wave Energy Conversion." Details

Monday, December 17, 10am-noon, KEC 1114. MS FINAL ORAL EXAM - Ryan Ollerenshaw. Major Professor: Toshimi Minoura; Committee: Timothy Budd, Prasad Tadepalli. "Satellite Image Processing and Web-Based Services Implementation." Details

Monday, December 17, 3-5 pm, KEC 1007. PhD Oral Preliminary Examination - Jianqiang Shen. Major Professor: Thomas Dietterich; Committee: Alan Fern, Jonathan Herlocker, Prasad Tadepalli; GCR: David Sullivan. "Activity Recognition in Desktop Environments." Details

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JOBS
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Did you know that you can subscribe to the EECS Jobs List that will send you e-mail when new jobs are posted? Internships and even a few on-campus jobs get advertised there as well. Subscribe here.

Don't forget to check out the AfterCollege job site, tailored especially for our EECS students.

The Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technology (TRUST) will sponsor eight undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds and cultures, to participate in the Summer Undergraduate Program in Engineering Research at Berkeley during the summer of 2008 (SUPERB-IT). These students will be working with graduate student mentors throughout the summer performing research and supporting activities in the area of information technology and TRUST related topics. Details

Systems Development Engineer, Business Solutions Group, College of Business, Oregon State University. Required qualifications include Bachelor's Degree in Business, Computer Science or related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. To review posting and apply, go to http://oregonstate.edu/jobs Posting 0001857. Closing Date: 12/19/07. OSU is an AA/EOE.

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