compsoc-freshers October 2015

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Jane Street Information Evening
by Matthew Burke 30 Oct '15

30 Oct '15

Hello All, One of our kind sponsors, Jane Street, are holding an information evening on Tuesday. The details are below. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hi All, Jane Street is always looking for great new people to join our talented team! We invite you to spend an evening with us and learn more about Quant Trading and the Technology we use at Jane Street. You’ll get to meet our Traders and Developers and learn more about our recruitment process over pizzas and drinks. Event details: Tuesday 3th November @ 7:30pm, The Old Bank Hotel, 92-94 High Street, Oxford Our culture is driven by our talented team of traders and programmers. At Jane Street, we don't come to work wanting to leave. We come to work excited to test new theories, have thought-provoking discussions, and maybe sneak in a game of ping-pong or two. Keeping our culture casual and our employees happy is of paramount importance to us. We hope to meet you in Oxford! Please note that no sign up is required for this event. For more information on Jane Street, visit www.janestreet.com <http://www.janestreet.com/> -- Matthew Burke Secretary - Oxford University Computer Society secretary(a)ox.compsoc.net <mailto:secretary@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 3 External Events
by Cameron Alsop 27 Oct '15

27 Oct '15

Hello All, In order to avoid spamming your email with all the events we're informed about, we're going to start doing a weekly digest of all the external events we think you might be interested in. There will be a similar weekly email for job opportunities on the compsoc-jobs mailing list - go to our website to find out how to sign up. [C]lick your Screen: Probing the Senses Online - Talk by Dr Andy Woods<https://www.facebook.com/events/911679465582729/?ref=1&feed_story_type=117&…> Wine reception, snacks, and £5 year membership to PsyNAppS available. Alternatively, pay £2 for a single event! Tues 27th Oct, 4:30pm Venue: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Experimental Psychology ******************** We are at the cusp of some far-reaching technological advances that will be of tremendous benefit to sensory research. Within a few short years we will be able to test thousands of people from any demographic with 'connected' technology every bit as good as we use in our labs today — indeed more so. Here, Dr Woods discusses on-web versus in-lab, predicted technological advances and issues with online research. Dr. Andy Woods received his PhD from Trinity College, Dublin, in Multisensory Psychology and have subsequently postdoc'd in Bangor (Wales) and later in Manchester (England). He also spent 4 years as a research scientist working for industry in the Netherlands (Unilever R&D). His research remains primarily focused in the field of multisensory psychology. For the past 6 years he has been developing the 'Xperiment' software package, which lets scientists conduct research interchangeably on the internet, on the phone/pad through Xperiment apps, or in the lab. ******************** Psychology and Neuroscience Applications Society The junction where psychology and neuroscience research meets action and innovation. PsyNAppS aims to disseminate information about what you can do with your psychology or neuroscience degree and research. We are here to tell you everything Freud hasn't. We want to show you how psychology and neuroscience can be applied practically to a variety of industries. Bloomberg Tech Talk<http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/seminars/1460.html> Wednesday at 13.00 in the Wolfson Building. Lecture Theatre A. We will have Jubin Chheda, one of our senior Developers coming down to talk through Derivative Trading Algorithms. We will be providing some food beforehand as well! The details can be found here http://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/seminars/1460.html UK CodeCon Coding Competition - Bloomberg<https://Bloomberg-uk-codecon.eventbrite.co.uk> On October 27th, students from 7 of the top UK universities will simultaneously compete in a live coding competition for the UK CodeCon Cup! Winners will be taken to London for the Global CodeCon Competition against the top performers in the United States. Competing universities are Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial, St. Andrews, Edinburgh, Bristol and Southampton. Leaderboards will showcase the top performers as the competition progresses, to see a live update on who is taking the win. Food, beers, cool prizes, swag, and bragging rights will be had! Date: Tuesday 27th October 2015 Time: 6.30pm-9:30pm Location: Various On-Campus Locations (see event link for more details) Register for the event or get more information on the schedule and instructions here: https://Bloomberg-uk-codecon.eventbrite.co.uk There are limited spaces, so please act quickly if you intend to compete! Kind regards, Bloomberg Campus Team [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 3 Newsletter
by Cameron Alsop 25 Oct '15

25 Oct '15

Hello All, We have 2 sponsor talks this week, as well as our usual geek night. We'd also like to draw your attention to the TGM happening in Week 5; where we will be discussing and voting on any motions the society puts forward. Bank of America Merril Lynch Talk - AngularJS<https://www.facebook.com/events/430497147150434/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (3rd week) Our first talk of the week will be from BAML, covering a variety of topics: AngularJS + Bootstrap, Why Angular? Why Bootstrap?, Simple Bootstrap webpage, AngularJS Modules (Controllers, Services and Factories), AngularJS Routing, AngularJS Views (Directives), AngularJS Best Practices. There are a dew recommended pre-requisites for the talk, although anyone is welcome to come along: JS (scopes, prototype objects), HTML5 (basics and the syntax), CSS (basics and the syntax), Some understanding on how web works Aswift Video Games Career Talk<https://www.facebook.com/events/1204022506281831/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Thursday (3rd week) Grads In Games is operated by Aardvark Swift, leading graduate recruiters for the video games and digital entertainment market. ??Grads In Games improves the link between the games industry and academia, providing studio-backed guidance to both students looking to break into the industry, as well as to the universities on how to best help their students achieve their goals. Geek Night 3<https://www.facebook.com/events/1495722580754866/> Undergraduate Social Area - 7:00pm Saturday (3rd week) Our third geek night of term. Come along for the usual chatting, games, coding and refreshments. Netcraft - Stealing App Credentials for Fun & Profit<https://www.facebook.com/events/409242325937808/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (4th week) Netcraft are running a workshop where you can learn how to find networking vulnerabilities in apps used by millions of people. Bring your own laptop, phone or tablet to take part. Netcraft has discovered a large number of Android & IOS apps which do not implement SSL certificate validation correctly – allowing an attacker to carry out a ‘man-in-the-middle attack’, where they place themselves between the app and the real server. We will give a short tutorial outlining and illustrating the concept, followed by a hands-on competition to see who can MitM the apps used by the largest number of people in the time available. Netcraft staff will be available when you want help. Food & drinks will be provided. Termly General Meeting<https://www.facebook.com/events/169605013384588/> UGSA - 7:00pm Wednesday (5th week) Our termly general meeting is the chance for the committee to report our progress to members, and for members to vote and submit motions to influence the direction of the society. All are welcome to attend but you must be a member to submit or vote on actions. Please submit any questions or motions to the committee at committee(a)ox.compsoc.net. Google APM Workshop<https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=147325001&> Google are currently looking for Associate Product Manager Interns. If you're interested, find out more at https://www.google.com/about/careers/search#!t=jo&jid=147325001& [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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G-Research Coding Challenge - Final Reminder
by Cameron Alsop 23 Oct '15

23 Oct '15

Hello everyone, This is a final reminder that if you wish to attend the coding challenge tomorrow, please email graduates(a)gresearch.co.uk with your name. You can enter individually or in teams of 3/4. The event is at 2pm in the Computer Science Department. [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Week 2 Newsletter
by Cameron Alsop 19 Oct '15

19 Oct '15

Hello All, Second week brings us another talk, along with a coding challenge by G-Research. Palantir Talk - Title TBA<https://www.facebook.com/events/902713906480368/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (2nd week) Our second week talk will be given by Palantir. Details TBA G-Research Coding Challenge<https://www.facebook.com/events/754413321329471/> Department of Computer Science - 2:00pm Saturday (2nd week) Please note this event requires registration: To register please either enter individually* or in a team by sending names to graduates(a)gresearch.co.uk. Can your code beat the markets? Test your coding skills and systematic investment ideas on our simulated stock exchange and win a £50 Amazon voucher for each member of your team. Which team will turn the largest profit? Here's a great chance to test your problem solving and coding skills, and to see what it's like to work in a dynamic, innovative environment on the cutting edge of finance and technology. Teams of three or four students will have one hour to devise and code their investment ideas to run on our simulated exchange. Final strategies will be run through the exchange and will compete against other teams. Winner takes all and will be invited to represent your university at our annual inter-varsity coding challenge. *any individual entries will be allocated into teams on the day. Geek Night 2<https://www.facebook.com/events/943615105733072/> Undergraduate Social Area - 7:00pm Saturday (2nd week) Our second geek night of term. Come to the UGSA in the CompSci department for our usual selection of chatting, games, and refreshments. [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Geek Night 1 Tonight!
by Cameron Alsop 17 Oct '15

17 Oct '15

Hello everyone, Our first official geek night of the term is tonight. We meet in the department to do all kinds of things; share projects, play games, or just have a chat. We also provide food and drink, and it's a chance to meet other people in the society, as well as other new faces. We meet in the Under Graduate Social Area (UGSA) in the Computer Science Department at 7pm. Further details can be found on our facebook even here<https://www.facebook.com/events/491290171049969/>. Hope to see you there! [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Google follow-up email
by Cameron Alsop 15 Oct '15

15 Oct '15

Hello everyone, Following the talk yesterday, Google have sent on some useful links for those of you interested in applying for internships and jobs: --------------------- Hello CompSoc! Thanks to those of you who attended our tech talk last night. We hope you enjoyed learning a bit about Site Reliability Engineering at Google. We'd love your feedback, so please take a minute to fill out this short survey<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w3jRHBzD6XDiUdSj1uIYMp1pBXFoBk1M9cE02_ovXz…> so we can improve future events. Below is a quick recap of what I spoke about at the end of the talk regarding opportunities at Google. What roles are we hiring for? We're hiring interns and graduates for our Software Engineering and Site Reliability Engineering teams. All openings are posted at g.co/techstudentsEMEA<http://g.co/techstudentsEMEA>. Where could I work in Europe? We are hiring engineers into all of our engineering offices across Europe, the main ones being London and Zurich. How should I format my CV? We recommend using a format that includes the following sections: * Personal Information * Education (include expected graduation year) * Technical Skills (let us know how well you know each programming language you've used) * Work Experience * Extracurricular Activities * Honors/Achievements * Publications & Patents (relevant for PhDs) Can you provide feedback on my CV? Yes! Please submit it through this form<https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/forms/d/1aPGhh1Tua5mmhMPqCEE2MEPVsPXce…>. How should I prepare for an interview * Review the fundamentals - algorithms and data structures * Algorithms - Sorting, Searching, Graphs, Big-O analysis * Data Structures - Lists, Stacks and queues, Trees and graphs, Sets, Hashes and maps, Heaps * Practice on a whiteboard/shared doc with a friend. Get used to thinking out loud, describing your approach. * Check out the new edition of Cracking the Coding Interview<http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cracking-Coding-Interview-6th-Programming/dp/098478…>. Upcoming events * Hash Code<http://g.co/hashcode>, a team-based programming competition organized by Google for university students and industry professionals across Europe, Middle East and Africa. You pick your team and programming language, we pick a real-life engineering problem to solve. More questions? Email Jess at uk-tech-students(a)google.com<mailto:uk-tech-students@google.com> Thanks! Jess Safir Google University Programs ---------------------

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Week 1 Newsletter
by Cameron Alsop 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

Hello All, We have our first talk of the term, followed by Freshers drinks, as well as our first official geek night. Google Talk - Systems at Scale & Freshers Drinks<https://www.facebook.com/events/469802803191701/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (1st week) Our first sponsor talk of the year is from Google , followed by Freshers Drinks. Google have this form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1aPGhh1Tua5mmhMPqCEE2MEPVsPXceOeJHUDXX6CSyA…> for any students who want to keep in touch about opportunities at Google, and for those who'd like their CV reviewed for feedback. Philip is a Manager in Site Reliability Engineering at Google, where he leads software engineering projects to improve the performance, reliability and scalability of Google’s Cloud Platforms. Philip graduated from Oxford with a BA in Mathematics in 1993, and before Google spent many years building high-performance database and middleware infrastructure for a leading provider of equity trading systems. Geek Night 1<https://www.facebook.com/events/990056294349584/> Undergraduate Social Area - 7:00pm Saturday (1st week) Come down to the UGSA for our first official geek night of term. The usual array of refreshments, chatting, and other miscellaneous activities will of course be present. Palantir Talk - Title TBA<https://www.facebook.com/events/902713906480368/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (2nd week) Our second week talk will be given by Palantir. Details TBA [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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Sponsor Message: Google APM Workshop
by Cameron Alsop 13 Oct '15

13 Oct '15

[Bring questions. Build answers.]<http://www.google.com/students> Google Associate Product Manager Workshop - 30th October Are you a technical innovator who can take creative product ideas from conception to launch? Planning to graduate in 2017 and looking for a summer 2016 internship? Then apply today to attend Google's Associate Product Manager Workshop<https://docs.google.com/a/google.com/forms/d/104WDi6MyOawS0kCUwQNk456d74y5p…>. The workshop will take place at our London office on 30th October from 14:00 - 19:00. Space is limited, so submit an application by 19th October in order to be considered. We'll follow-up with all applicants by 23rd October. During the workshop students will learn about our APM internship program and get a better understanding of Product Management at Google. Students will also be split into teams to work on scoping, designing and pitching a product. The workshop is open to students studying a Bachelors, Masters or PhD in computer science or a closely related technical degree. Students should be graduating in 2017 and looking for a summer 2016 internship. We look forward to seeing your application! Thanks, Jess University Programs

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Welcome to CompSoc!
by Cameron Alsop 09 Oct '15

09 Oct '15

Hello All, Welcome to the Oxford University Computer Society. We have a number of events over the next couple of weeks, which are open to anyone; no membership required! All our events will have plenty of Pizza, Drinks and other snacks. Geek Night 0 - LAN Party<https://www.facebook.com/events/571087556371665/> Under Graduate Social Area - 7:00pm Saturday (0th week) Our first LAN party of the term. Bring a laptop (or your desktop if you're feeling strong!) and any games you're interested in. We have a few games to share so don't worry if you have nothing! Google Talk & Freshers Drinks<https://www.facebook.com/events/469802803191701/> Lecture Theatre A - 7:00pm Wednesday (1st week) Our first talk of the year is by Google (title TBA), followed by Freshers Drinks. Geek Night 1<https://www.facebook.com/events/491290171049969/> Undergraduate Social Area - 7:00pm Saturday (1st week) Come down to the UGSA for our first official geek night of term. The usual array of refreshments, chatting, and other miscellaneous activities will of course be present. [cid:part4.07070707.01010209@ox.compsoc.net] Cameron Alsop President - Oxford University Computer Society president(a)ox.compsoc.net<mailto:president@ox.compsoc.net>

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