Schedule of Events
Past Events: Fall 2020, Spring 2021, Summer 2021, Fall 2021
Current Schedule: 2022-2023 - COF-CS Meetings, FRIDAYS 12-1 p.m., MSB 228
| Aug. 23, Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | |
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 COF Meet and Greet Integrated Science Building An opportunity for the KSU COF Community to kick off the school year and connect with peers, faculty and staff. |
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| Aug. 30, Tuesday, 5 to 6 p.m. | |
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 COF-CSTE 2022-2023 Welcome Meeting Please check your email for Teams link |
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| Sept. 9, Friday, noon to 1 p.m. | |
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COF-CS 2022-2023 Welcome Meeting Welcome COF-CS Scholars! We are very excited to start another year. At the meeting, we will discuss COF-CS expectations, eligibility and renewal criteria, schedule of events for the year, meeting attendance requirements and faculty advisor assignment. Meet and greet all the COF-CS Scholars in the program, we have Freshman, Sophomore and Juniors! Speaker: Prof. Gus Samba |
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| ** Get to know all our CS Faculty and their Research Labs! ** | |
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All COF-CS Scholars have the exceptional opportunity for an exciting CS research exposition under the supervision of one of our many vibrant research faculties. Your faculty advisor will be your mentor as you spend time in their lab working alongside other researchers in the field.
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| Sept. 23, Friday, noon to 1 p.m. | |
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Building a More Secure Cyber World with Help of Hardware Current Status and Opportunities Speaker: Dr. Lei Xu, Assistant Professor, Computer Science |
Presentation Recording |
| Sept. 26, Monday, 3:45 p.m., MSB 228 | |
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Smart City Transportation: Impact of Machine Learning Methods on Real-time Vehicle Data Study Speaker: Dhananjay Singh, Director of ReSENSE Lab |
Optional Attendance |
| Oct. 5, Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. Kent Student Center, Room 306 | |
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 COF Work Based Opportunity: Resume Building Workshop RSVP to ksucof@kent.edu |
Optional Attendance |
| Oct. 7, Friday, noon to 1 p.m. | |
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Ohio Supercomputer Center Project All COF-CS Scholars will create an account and work on a special project using the Ohio Supercomputer Center. Speaker: Mr. Philip Thomas, KSU Research Architect Email: plthomas@kent.edu |
Mandatory Attendance |
| October 10, MONDAY, 5-6pm (Room is SMITH 110) | |
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 Speaker: Nicolas Tietz-Sokolowsky, KSU COF Alumni Software Engineer, Remesh Inc. "You get paid to do what?" Nicholas will talk about some of the surprising aspects of a career in software engineering and some of the decision points along the way. |
Mandatory Attendance |
| FALL Break - Oct. 11-14, 2022 | |
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| Nov. 17, Thursday, 6-8 p.m. Kent Student Center, Room 306 | |
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 COF Work-based Opportunity: Flashternships, Internships and Co-Ops Workshop |
Optional Attendance |
| Nov. 18, Friday, 12-1 p.m. | |
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 Programming FPGAs in high level languages: challenges and opportunities Speaker: Dr. MD I. Islam Tamim, KSU CS Alumni Software Engineer, Juniper Networks |
Presentation Recording |
| Nov. 21-25 | |
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Thanksgiving Break - NO meetings
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| December 2, Friday, 12-1 p.m. | |
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Big Data Analytics Speaker: Dr. Salem Othman, KSU CS Alumni Assistance Professor, Wentworth Institute of Technology |
Presentation Recording |
| Dec. 12, 2022 - Jan. 16, 2023 | |
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Holiday Break - NO meetings
No Meetings/Workshops |
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| 2023 - Jan. 18, Wednesday, 6 p.m. | |
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| 2023 - Jan. 20, Friday, noon to 1 p.m. | |
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 Speaker: Mr. Johnson Fisher KSU Information Technology Director (Retired) KSU Data Center - Soft Skills for a Project |
Presentation Recording |
| 2023 - Jan. 27, Friday, noon to 1 p.m. | |
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 Importance of Internship Experience: Advice and Challenges Speaker: Jay Thaker, KSU PhD student |
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| 2023 - Feb. 15, Wednesday, 6-8 p.m. | |
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COF Career Preparation Speaker Event |
Required Attendance for COF scholars |
| 2023 - March 1, Wednesday, 1-4 p.m. | |
COF Career & Internship FairStudent Center, Room 306A |
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| 2023 - March 10, Friday, 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. (Virtual) | |
