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HT7 Newsletter: AI Talk with a famous researcher, and our Annual General Meeting!
Hi everyone,
Time flies! This week's social is our last for this term, and it's a big one because we'll be letting YOU all run for committee positions - and shaping the future of CompSoc! (someone with freer weekends apply for Marketing Manager pleaseee this pretty html newsletter is my precious lil baby but I think at this rate it might grow up with childhood trauma)
We also have a really awesome Thursday Talk coming up from a well known researcher/professor in the AI field. Cool stuff. See you there!
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Human-like AI talk with Prof Mark Lee, a distinguished intelligent systems researcher!
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Artificial intelligence has made enormous advances over the last decade. But concerns with the deep learning approach are growing. If AI is becoming so powerful, why are there issues with errors, bias, safety, and resources? If AI is advancing so fast, why isn’t it more human-friendly? And why is AI nowhere near human intelligence?
This talk will explore these problems and argue that we need to move to an AI that behaves more like humans, has a subjective perspective, and is much more adaptive. It will draw on the speaker's research and condense his experience for the next steps towards a more human-centred approach.
Speaker Bio:
Mark Lee is Emeritus Professor of Intelligent Systems in the Department of Computer Science at Aberystwyth University. Prof Lee's main research interests concern Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. He has won over £12m of research funding from UK and EU agencies, published over 200 papers, and collaborates with colleagues in many countries and with major industrial companies. Prof Lee has degrees in engineering (Swansea), a PhD in psychology (Nottingham), and is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology. His most recent work is in the new field of Developmental Robotics which is exploring computational models of infant development for use as novel robot learning techniques.
When: 5-6PM, Thursday 2nd March
Where: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2iPMxujvY
Saturday Social: Annual General Meeting
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Join us for our Annual General Meeting, where we discuss YOUR suggestions on how to make the society better... and more importantly, choose/vote in our new committee! Voting is members-only, but we'll appreciate any and all feedback. We'll hear from everyone running and get a solid team together!
Please send your motions via the dedicated channel on our Discord and run for roles using the form below before Friday 12pm! Most roles are pretty specialised and not too big of a termly commitment, but would look fancy on a CV and are a great way to show your dedication to CS and tech and be a part of something cool :)
Our Discord (members only - not one yet? Hit the big button at the top of this newsletter, it's only £1!): https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6?fbclid=IwAR1AHUAOOPUt7VXPx5_D5NbLRBcS…>
We'll round off our last Saturday Social of term with some pizza, fun games and classic CompSoc chaos!
DESCRIPTION OF ROLES: see below, or this link<https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid031eg35Fm4PoaUrZS6NR5mR8s1…>
APPLY FOR COMMITTEE ROLES HERE!! https://forms.gle/FotBrapUcsjrk9hF7
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 4th March
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2oDuNi9WT
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Committee Roles to run for!
-- CORE COMMITTEE ROLES --
-- We need people for these roles most!! --
President:
- Primary job consists of managing the rest of the society, making sure that each facet of the society is working as intended. As such you need to have good leadership and team skills.
- You'll decide the overall the direction that the society takes.
- During the summer, a bulk of your work will consist of contacting sponsors to get them to re-sponsor the society for another year or to try to onboard new sponsors.
- If there is a Vice-President elected then you can share the workload with them how you and them see fit.
Secretary:
- Primarily deals with the communications that the society gets through email, from member inquiries to sponsors.
- Also deals with memberships and mailing list; making sure people are on the right mailing lists and that members receive the benefits they are promised.
- Creates the weekly newsletter.
- If there is no branding officer or no IT officer then the responsibilities for each is given to the secretary by default (though you can reshuffle the duties within committee so long as it gets done).
Treasurer:
- Is the person responsible that makes sure that others get the money they require as soon as possible, as well as making sure that the society gets what it is owed, primarily from sponsors.
- Creates budgets for each term to regulate our spending and make sure we don't overspend.
- Creates accounts to make sure money is being used as expected and that we have the amount we expect.
-- OTHER COMMITTEE ROLES --
Vice-President:
- Shares responsibilities with the President. How this is arranged is up to those elected but in the past this has often manifested with the Vice-President dealing with the sponsors and the President with managing the society.
Social Secretary(/ies):
- Primary aim is to plan and organise the socials we hold weekly each term, and as such the bulk of the work is done over vacations as to prepare for having a term card out on time.
- Communicates with department to make sure we have access to the spaces we want to use for our events.
Learn to Code Officers:
- Job is to run the annual Learn-to-Code beginners python workshop that the CompSoc holds every Michaelmas. The slides have already been created and as such all that is needed from someone holding this role is to update them if needed and otherwise offer an hour of their time each week in MT to teach the content to those attending.
Competitive Programming Officers:
- Plans and runs any Competitive Programming styled events during the year. There is a lot of flexibility in terms of how frequently you'd like to run the events and when you want to run them.
- Ideally you'd have a decent understanding and experience in Competitive Programming already.
Marketing/Branding Manager:
- Handles social media and newsletter output and general communication of our events to members through several channels.
- Creates the society's visuals, in the images we use in social media posts, our term cards or stash!
- You will be given an extensive pack of branding materials to work with, including the font, colour palette, guides and templates
- The perfect role for artists, creative computer fans or PicsArt enjoyers.
IT Officer:
- The role's responsibilities concern the upkeep of our website, servers and general technical equipment (VR headset, drones etc). The website is in WordPress and as such is quite simple to update; no experience in web development is required.
Head of Talks:
- Primary job is to invite speakers to the CompSoc and arrange a talks timetable for the term.
- As with social secretary this needs to be done before term starts for the termcard and as such a bulk of the work is spent in the vacation sending emails and waiting for correspondence.
Leaders of Gaming:
- Organises our termly gaming socials, sourcing laptops, Wii's, games etc.
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
Mediterranean ML Summer School
A message from the Robotics dept.:
I am co-organizing the Mediterranean Machine Learning (M2L) summer school (www.m2lschool.org<http://www.m2lschool.org>) to promote education on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques in the Mediterranean region (hence the name) to university students, graduates, and the industry. After two successful years in Italy, and distinguished speakers from Google, Microsoft, Apple, NYU, Cambridge, Oxford and many local companies, this year, it will take place in the last week of August 2023 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Last year we counted more than 180 participants from the hosting country and over the world. The one-week curriculum focuses on Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing and Reinforcement Learning. The summer school is free and the applications just opened at https://www.m2lschool.org/!!
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HT5 Newsletter: Joint Pub Quiz with OxWoCS, Web Dev Class & Chill Board Games Night!
Hi everyone,
It's the start of week 5! Hope you're not feeling those dreaded week 5 blues. In any case, we have the perfect cure: a joint pub quiz with OxWoCS! If you'd prefer something more chill we have a nice relaxed board games social coming up, as well as the last session of our awesome Learn Web Dev course that anyone can show up to. Hope to see you there :)
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Joint Pub Quiz with OxWoCS!
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We are invited to join OxWoCS for a pub quiz at Jericho, with drinks provided! Meet others and have fun!
When: 8:15-10:30PM, Monday 13th February
Where: Jude the Obscure 54 Walton St, Oxford OX2 6AE
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3dQQJ8ornBo<https://fb.me/e/3dQQJ8orn>
Please contact Kitty from OxWoCS at 07308235140 if you cannot find your way to the pub :)
Learn To Code HT Series: Web Dev For Beginners
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Ever wanted to create your own content on the internet? Come and learn how to build your own pretty and mobile friendly website with Oscar, a second year CS student and experienced dev.
If you're interested, please fill out this form: https://forms.gle/vKHwJdhfVCDfwQHL7 - we will run the session based on the number of responses so please don't forget!
Also don't worry if you missed the other sessions, we will try my best to bring you up to speed. The materials are here: https://gg.gg/webandgit
When: 5:30-7:30PM, Saturday 18th February
Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2H79LnexT / https://forms.gle/vKHwJdhfVCDfwQHL7
Saturday Social: Board Games Night!
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Relax and have fun with our wide selection of games.. and pizza for members ;) Get competitive, have an intense mental battle or just chill out with some cards and chatter!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 18th February
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3qxgikyl1
[And More...]
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
Mediterranean ML Summer School
A message from the Robotics dept.:
I am co-organizing the Mediterranean Machine Learning (M2L) summer school (www.m2lschool.org<http://www.m2lschool.org>) to promote education on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques in the Mediterranean region (hence the name) to university students, graduates, and the industry. After two successful years in Italy, and distinguished speakers from Google, Microsoft, Apple, NYU, Cambridge, Oxford and many local companies, this year, it will take place in the last week of August 2023 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Last year we counted more than 180 participants from the hosting country and over the world. The one-week curriculum focuses on Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing and Reinforcement Learning. The summer school is free and the applications just opened at https://www.m2lschool.org/!!
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(The excursion is postponed for now, as the talk we were attending changed dates)
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HT3 Newsletter: Learn Web Dev: JavaScript & an AWESOME AI ART BATTLE- Joint With Art Soc!
Hi everyone,
Computers are cool. I've been at a hackathon all weekend with some friends, and someone there made a receipt printer print out karaoke lyrics (to time!) and rickrolled us all. Pretty inventive! We managed to make a full - and really cool - rhythm/ fighter/ catgirl (:3) game we're all really proud of. There's like 10 seconds of our project in the hackathon highlights video here (https://youtu.be/8ybW48rKBME) if you wanna check it out! The art soc social is going to be super fun so make sure you come!
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Learn To Code HT Series: Web Dev For Beginners
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Ever wanted to create your own content on the internet? Come and learn how to build your own pretty and mobile friendly website with Oscar, a second year CS student and experienced dev.
This Saturday we will do more web dev. We will look into JavaScript, allowing you to respond to user input on your website. JavaScript will not take up the whole session, there should be plenty of time for you to create your own web design using what you have learnt so far and I can help out when you get stuck.
Also don't worry if you missed the first two sessions, I will try my best to bring you up to speed. The materials are here: https://gg.gg/webandgit
When: 5:30-7:30PM, Saturday 11th February
Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/42kNXwL4a
Saturday Social: AI Art Battle with Art Soc!!!
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Is AI art scary? Ghostly? Inspirational? Unique? (...Fuelled by massive art theft? ...that one's not up for debate guys.) Can we even really call it art?
Whatever your views, come join us for an epic AI inspired art battle- we'll be using an AI to generate prompts and then draw them, competing against Big Computer to make the best and most creative pieces. If you can't draw, try having a haiku-off against ChatGPT, or just helping us judge!
We'll have some materials and paper but we'd love it if you bring your own too!
image: left: 'Heatwave' by Aaron Slater, right: generated with dream.ai
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 11th February
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2l8J8tQUX
[And More...]
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
Mediterranean ML Summer School
A message from the Robotics dept.:
I am co-organizing the Mediterranean Machine Learning (M2L) summer school (www.m2lschool.org<http://www.m2lschool.org>) to promote education on state-of-the-art artificial intelligence techniques in the Mediterranean region (hence the name) to university students, graduates, and the industry. After two successful years in Italy, and distinguished speakers from Google, Microsoft, Apple, NYU, Cambridge, Oxford and many local companies, this year, it will take place in the last week of August 2023 in Thessaloniki, Greece.
Last year we counted more than 180 participants from the hosting country and over the world. The one-week curriculum focuses on Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing and Reinforcement Learning. The summer school is free and the applications just opened at https://www.m2lschool.org/!!
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HT3 Newsletter: Bloomberg Bpuzzled Puzzle Competition, Learn Web Dev & MICRO:BIT HACKTHON MK II!
Hi everyone,
Happy third week! I've been doing internship applications all day. Time to sleep. zzz. Come to our events! :D
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Bloomberg Bpuzzled Puzzle Competition
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Bpuzzled is a 3 hour long competition created by Bloomberg engineers. Teams use problem solving, creative thinking, and teamwork to solve challenging and intricate puzzles that are logical in nature, similar to those found in escape rooms. Each puzzle is themed to a location of a Bloomberg office from around the world; players race from place to place and finally arrive at the final puzzle: New York or London! Top prizes are up for grabs! Join as teams of 3-4, or find a team at the event.
When: Tuesday, 31 January 06.00pm - 09:30pm
Where: Lecture Hall L2, Maths Institute Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG
Register now! Limited slots available: https://tinyurl.com/2ry37ndc
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/26bUglmw6
Learn To Code HT Series: Web Dev For Beginners
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Ever wanted to create your own content on the internet? Come and learn how to build your own pretty and mobile friendly website with HTML, CSS and Bootstrap. Run by Oscar, a second year CS student and experienced dev, this workshop series will be running every Saturday from weeks 2-5.
We will be continuing to learn more about CSS and start using Bootstrap. In case you have missed the previous session, you can review the slides by following this link. http://gg.gg/webandgit
When: 5:30-7:30PM, Saturday 4th February
Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2ivoSPjFt
Saturday Social: MICRO:BIT HACKATHON MKII
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Creative? Competitive? Want to polish your coding skills, or just make something cool? Join us for CompSoc's awesome micro:bit hackathon social! It's open to all skill levels - you can get started with just Scratch, Python, or all the way up to hand-compiled Assembly. Micro:bits will be provided. Join a small team and do your best in 3 hours!
We'll give out prizes and merch for the most fun, the most surprising or wacky and the most polished projects! (p.s. members get pizza.)
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 4th February
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/3inFRrXDC
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Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
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HT2 Newsletter: NEW EVENTS: Competitive Programming! + Learn Web Dev For Beginners, Movie Night & More!
Hi everyone,
Happy Chinese New Year! 🐇 We have lots on next week - we now have Competitive Programming events, which will be awesome to get involved in! - and the start of a new Learn to Code series. We're also partnering with a few similar societies so make sure to check out the 'And more' section at the bottom for even more cool events you might like! Hopefully we'll see you soon :)
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
*NEW* Competitive Programming: Intro Workshop
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Looking for a fun way to improve your programming skills? Enjoy solving fun logic puzzles? CompSoc is hosting an introductory workshop on competitive programming for those who want a gentle introduction into the scene. The presentation will be given by Yusuf, who has represented Turkey in the International Olympiad in Informatics twice.
When: 7-8PM, Monday 23rd January
Where: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2ydlEBE5D
Learn To Code HT Series: Web Dev For Beginners
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Ever wanted to create your own content on the internet? Come and learn how to build your own pretty and mobile friendly website with HTML, CSS and Bootstrap. Run by Oscar, a second year CS student and experienced dev, this workshop series will be running every Saturday from weeks 2-5.
When: 5:30-7:30PM, Saturday 28th January
Where: Seminar Room 051, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2mwU2Xn4v
Saturday Social: MOVIE NIGHT!
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Unwind with friends and a fun CS themed movie! Popcorn provided.
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 28th January
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2bEiAJZw4
[And More...]
CVs, Cover Letters & Cake @ Engineering Soc
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Check out this cool networking event run by our partner society, Engineering Soc!
Sign up: https://forms.microsoft.com/e/MsE80QJ9cy
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
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HT1 Newsletter: TERM CARD! + Our First Social: Video Games Night!!
Hi everyone,
Is it too late to say happy new year? Anyways, I hope one of your resolutions was to get involved in more techy stuff! In that case, you won't be disappointed - we have an absolutely packed term card of fascinating events for you, including competitive programming, a Web Dev learn-to-code course, more varied socials, talks and A TRIP TO LONDON! I can't wait to spend this term with you all, and will see you at our first social to kick off the term...
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[Events]
OUR TERM CARD!
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Check out ALL this cool stuff we have planned! More details will be provided every week, but for now, here's a guide to plan your term around.
Many thanks to President Hamzah, and the rest of the Committee, for making all this possible!
Week 1 Saturday Social: VIDEO GAMES NIGHT!
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Catch up with friends and bring out your competitive side at our first social of term! Play a large variety of games, meet others, smash that high score through the roof, and grab some delicious pizza :) Everyone is welcome, although members get food for free. Come say hi and have some fun!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 21st January
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2kdcsvFpt
[And More...]
Intro to Google Solution Challenge, Powered by Kinsta!
If you are a buzzing innovator wanting to use tech for good and see how you might fare in a global competition by Google, come along to the Intro workshop to the Google Solution Challenge this Sunday! In this event, you'll be introduced to the Google Solution Challenge as an initiative to create solutions for problems identified in the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals, participate in a Google Flutter WebDev workshop to empower YOU with the skills to innovate for a good cause, network with like-minded students, and compete with project pitches for a chance to win Google swag!
When: 2:00 PM, Sunday January 22
Where: Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, St Aldate's, Oxford OX1 1DP
Find out more: https://gdsc.community.dev/events/details/developer-student-clubs-universit…
News: Welcome, New Committee Members!
We've got a few new Committee members to help us out - here they are:
Social Secretary: Ailin Sadeghian (she/her)
IT officer: Alex Brown (they/them)
Treasurer: Morgan Banham-Wright (he/him)
Competitive Programming Officers: Leo Lee (he/him) + Yusuf Usumez (he/him)
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MT7 Newsletter: A Fascinating Talk on Trying to Program Ethics, Final Learn to Code, TGM & Final Social Board Game Bonanza!
Hi everyone,
We're down to the final stretch! I can't believe how fast term has gone by, but it feels like a few years' worth of stuff has happened at the same time. Our last social is this Saturday - it's been amazing to get to know loads of you over the last few weeks! Make sure to join us for our Termly General Meeting, where you can have your say in what we should do next term :)
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Thursday Talk: Making Moral Machines
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Should we try to program ethics—and if so, how would we do it? This talk will explore the challenges that arise when automation meets morality and whether human-level moral reasoning can be instantiated in machines.
About our speaker: Jen Semler is a DPhil student in Philosophy at Reuben College. Her research is on AI ethics, particularly artificial moral agency.
This is one for the CSPhil'ers (and anyone else interested, of course!) - don't miss out on this fascinating event!
When: 5-6PM, Thursday 24th November
Where: LTA, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2Zr5CQhlz
Learn to Code Session 6 (Bring your laptop!)
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Join us for the FINAL session of our hugely popular Learn to Code series, aimed at complete beginners! Our amazing coding officers will guide you through learning Python, from the absolute basics to making your very own game by the end of the course. If you've ever wanted to pick up coding, but felt it was hard, frustrating, or just didn't know where to start, this is the perfect event series for you. Non-members and members alike are free to come along! Bring your laptop!!
Course Materials: https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode
When: 6-7PM, Saturday 26th November
Where: Lecture Theatres, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2hbIWGokG
Week 7 Saturday Social: CompSoc TGM + Board Game Bonanza!
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Join us for our Termly General Meeting, where we discuss YOUR suggestions on how to make the society better! Voting is members-only, but we'll appreciate any and all feedback. Please send your motions via the dedicated channel on our Discord before Friday 12pm!
Our Discord (members only - not one yet? Hit the big button at the top of this newsletter, it's only £1!): https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6<https://discord.com/invite/cUZFPG5WZ6?fbclid=IwAR1AHUAOOPUt7VXPx5_D5NbLRBcS…>
We'll round off our last Saturday Social of term with some fun board games and classic CompSoc chaos!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 26th November
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2RovJGkR1
[And More...]
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MT6 Newsletter: Jane Street Tech Talk on Compilers(!!!), Learn to Code 5, Mini Micro:bit Hackathon, Google Dev AI Talk & More!
Hi everyone,
What a weekend it's been! A massive congrats to anyone who took part in Oxford Hack 2022-2 - everyone made something super cool! I certainly had a lot of fun, coding through 2am delirium and creating an awesome project with my friends (...and winning :D - absolute dream team, shout-out to Alex, Max and Jess!!). Don't worry if you missed out though - we'll be having our own super cool Mini Micro:bit hackathon in the UGSA this Saturday!
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Thursday Tech Talk: Yorsh from Jane Street on Compilation
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Title: Feedback Directed Optimization for OCaml
Speaker: Greta Yorsh
Sign up here (optional) to guarantee a place - and get a free t-shirt!!
https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/seminars/2491.html
Abstract:
OCamlFDO is a tool that uses information about frequently-executed program parts to guide compile-time optimization decisions. Code layout optimization is a classic example of why this information is useful, how hardware and compilers interact, and how (not to) measure performance.
In this talk we will explore the design of OCamlFDO and how it was influenced by practical needs to fit in with different built systems, developers' workflows, and the open-source compiler itself.
Speaker Bio:
Greta Yorsh works on OCaml compiler here at Jane Street, having previously worked on GCC compiler at ARM. She is passionate about low-level optimizations that present the combined challenges of ensuring correctness and achieving the best possible performance on modern hardware. She studied Computer Science in Tel Aviv University, and has been involved in several academic and industrial research projects in the areas of software verification, program synthesis and superoptimization.
TL;DR: How code you write is turned into an actual program that runs - fast!
This talk is TOTALLY UNMISSABLE if you are:
> a PL or verification researcher
> an undergrads, particularly those taking compilers
> a masters student (Jane Street is a major sponsor of our masters program)
When: 1PM, Thursday 17th November
Where: LTA, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/1Qm2HWONH
Learn to Code Session 5 (Bring your laptop!)
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Join us for the fifth session of our hugely popular Learn to Code series, aimed at complete beginners! Our amazing coding officers will guide you through learning Python, from the absolute basics to making your very own game by the end of the course. If you've ever wanted to pick up coding, but felt it was hard, frustrating, or just didn't know where to start, this is the perfect event series for you. Non-members and members alike are free to come along! Bring your laptop!!
Course Materials: https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode
When: 6-7PM, Saturday 19th November
Where: Lecture Theatres, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/32rlGslMr
Week 6 Saturday Social: Mini Micro:bit Hackathon!
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Missed out on Oxford Hack? Need another dose of crazy competitive coding? Just wanna make something cool with friends? Join us for our awesome MINI MICRO:BIT HACKATHON!!
It's open to all skill levels - you can get started with just Scratch (that's what the Freshers' Fair game was built in!) or, if that feels a little too easy, you can go directly to hand-compiled Assembly. Your call. Micro:bits will be provided, but we'll appreciate it if you can bring a micro-USB data cable! Pair up and do your best in THREE HOURS!!
We'll give out prizes and merch (and clout...) for the most fun, the most surprising or wacky and the most polished projects!
As always, pizza will be there. Please don't grease up the micro:bits. They aren't THAT kind of chip.
P.S. we may be demoing our OxHack-winning co-op Oxford themed micro:bit-controlled platformer…come give it a try!
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 19th November
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2lQ3s78SE
[And More...]
GDSC talk: Introduction to the State-of-the-Art AI in 2022
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In this high level overview of the current state of affairs with deep learning, we will cover many of the popular and revolutionary models and techniques, including Transformers, GANs, Diffusion Models, Vision Transformers, NeRF, GPT3, GitHub Copilot, AlphaCode, AlphaFold, AlphaTensor, GATO, Flamingo and more!
When: 3:30PM, Sunday 20th November
Where: Michael Dummett Lecture Theatre, Christ Church College St Aldate's Oxford, OX1 1DP
Find out more here: https://gdsc.community.dev/events/details/developer-student-clubs-universit…
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MT4-5 MEGA Newsletter: Quiz Night Social TONIGHT, Learn to Code, YOUR Lightning Talks, Oxford Hack 2022 and Gaming Social 2!!
Hi everyone,
It's been a busy one! Term's beginning to get intense, but we've got lots planned to help ward off those 5th week blues. Hopefully you won't be too busy watching fireworks to come to our mega Kahoot battle in the UGSA tonight!
- Tri, CompSoc branding manager
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[Events]
Week 4 Saturday Social: Quiz Night!
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Think you know your computery stuff? Put your geek/gamer knowledge to the test with the most INTENSE kahoots, handcrafted by Mr Prez himself! Snacks, pizza and edible prizes will be provided...although we all know the real prize is the bragging rights.
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 5th November
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2ocft5Thv
Learn to Code Sessions 3/4 (Bring your laptop!)
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Join us for the third/fourth sessions of our hugely popular Learn to Code series, aimed at complete beginners! Our amazing coding officers will guide you through learning Python, from the absolute basics to making your very own game by the end of the course. If you've ever wanted to pick up coding, but felt it was hard, frustrating, or just didn't know where to start, this is the perfect event series for you. Non-members and members alike are free to come along! Bring your laptop!!
Course Materials: https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode
When: 6-7PM, Saturday 5th November and Saturday 12th November
Where: Lecture Theatres, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/4d4saEMvw
Thursday Talk: CompSoc Lightning Talks!
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Got some cool research you'd like to present? A passion project you've been working on? This is YOUR opportunity to share your work with other CompSoc members, and hear from them too! Everyone who would like to present will have 5-10 minutes for a presentation, as well as time for questions. This will be a really fun, fascinating casual event - make sure to sign up if you have something cool to show us, no matter what your level in academia is!
Sign up here: https://forms.gle/NU2KstJcz8npUyw86
When: 5-6PM, Thursday 10th November
Where: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/28cLGo8E9
SPECIAL EVENT: Oxford Hack 2022
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Oxford Hack is the official Oxford student Hackathon, where over 300 people gather every year to collaborate, innovate, learn and experiment while creating a project from scratch in 24 hours. We give you all the resources you need, from hardware and APIs to workshops, sponsors and volunteers who can help you with whatever questions you might have. In a few words, you attend to have fun, learn things you didn’t even know existed and see your ideas come to life. This year we are back IN-PERSON - for more information about what is going to change, check out the Event section or the FAQs.
This event is partnered with Major League Hacking<https://mlh.io/>.
We’ll be following MLH’s Code of Conduct, which you can find here<https://static.mlh.io/docs/mlh-code-of-conduct.pdf>.
When: Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th November
Where: Maths Institute, University of Oxford Andrew Wiles Building, Woodstock Rd, Oxford OX2 6GG
Learn More: https://oxfordhack22.co.uk/
Week 5 Saturday Social: Game Night 2!
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Don't let the week 5 blues kick in - we'll be here with all your favourite games, video, board or otherwise! Bring your friends, the competitiveness and the good vibes, and we'll bring the snacks. As always, pizza's free for members ;)
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 12th November
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2Cs0Y9hVU
[And More...]
Oxford Hackathon Call For Volunteers
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A message from Ahsan (07311449084 / facebook.com/anglypascal<https://facebook.com/anglypascal> / linkedin.com/in/ahsanalmahir<https://linkedin.com/in/ahsanalmahir> ): Hey everyone, I'm on the committee for this year's Oxford Hackathon, which will happen on the 12th and 13th of November (next weekend). We're looking for volunteers to help us with logistics on the day of the event. We will have free food (2 lunches, 1 dinner, and snacks all the way through), and you'll also get to meet our sponsors if you're interested in that. If anyone is interested please DM me!
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
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MT3 Newsletter: A Fascinating Talk on Vaccine Survey Stats, Learn to Code Session 2 & Board Game Bash!
Hi everyone,
It's been a weird week news-wise right!? Well, despite all the political chaos right now, there'll always be one thing you can be sure of... cool CompSoc events. Great to see lots of you last week - stay tuned for our first academic Thursday Talk and more!
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[Events]
Thursday Talk: Unrepresentative Big Surveys Significantly Overestimate US Vaccine Uptake, by Seth Flaxman
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(Bradley et al, Nature 2021, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04198-4<https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-021-04198-4)>)
Abstract:
Surveys are a crucial tool for understanding public opinion and behaviour, and their accuracy depends on maintaining statistical representativeness of their target populations by minimizing biases from all sources. Increasing data size shrinks confidence intervals but magnifies the effect of survey bias: an instance of the Big Data Paradox. Here we demonstrate this paradox in estimates of first-dose COVID-19 vaccine uptake in US adults from 9 January to 19 May 2021 from two large surveys: Delphi–Facebook (about 250,000 responses per week) and Census Household Pulse4 (about 75,000 every two weeks). In May 2021, Delphi–Facebook overestimated uptake by 17 percentage points (14–20 percentage points with 5% benchmark imprecision) and Census Household Pulse by 14 (11–17 percentage points with 5% benchmark imprecision), compared to a retroactively updated benchmark the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention published on 26 May 2021. Moreover, their large sample sizes led to miniscule margins of error on the incorrect estimates. By contrast, an Axios–Ipsos online panel with about 1,000 responses per week following survey research best practices provided reliable estimates and uncertainty quantification. We decompose observed error using a recent analytic framework to explain the inaccuracy in the three surveys. We then analyse the implications for vaccine hesitancy and willingness. We show how a survey of 250,000 respondents can produce an estimate of the population mean that is no more accurate than an estimate from a simple random sample of size 10. Our central message is that data quality matters more than data quantity, and that compensating the former with the latter is a mathematically provable losing proposition.
About our speaker:
I am an associate professor at the University of Oxford in the Department of Computer Science and a Tutorial Fellow in Jesus College. My research is on scalable methods and flexible models for spatiotemporal statistics and Bayesian machine learning, applied to public policy and social science. Active application areas include public and global health and machine learning for science. I co-founded the Machine Learning & Global Health Network (MLGH.net) and I help run the WHO-associated "Global Reference Group on Children Affected by COVID-19." My research is currently supported by an EPSRC Fellowship (2020-2025), “Spatiotemporal Statistical Machine Learning (ST-SML): Theory, Methods, and Applications.”
TL;DR: Big surveys are often far from reliable, especially when related to Covid-19 - come to the talk if you're interested in vaccines, statistics or big data and want to find out more!
When: 5-6PM, Thursday 27th October
Where: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2H2J9YxXh
Learn to Code Session 2 (Bring your laptop!)
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Join us for the second session of our hugely popular Learn to Code series, aimed at complete beginners! Our amazing coding officers will guide you through learning Python, from the absolute basics to making your very own game by the end of the course. If you've ever wanted to pick up coding, but felt it was hard, frustrating, or just didn't know where to start, this is the perfect event series for you. Non-members and members alike are free to come along! Bring your laptop!!
Course Materials: https://github.com/oxcompsoc/learntocode
When: 6-7PM, Saturday 29th October
Where: Lecture Theatre B, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2lfwCxOla
Saturday Social: Board Game Bash!
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What kind of board gamer are you - a massive strategy nerd, with the perfect winning algorithm falling into place in your mind? A mental minmaxer, tallying up the probabilities and making the wildest leaps in Codenames? Or just prefer to relax with a nice game of snakes and ladders (which technically has 0 players, but it's all about the drama right)? However you choose to play, you'll definitely have fun at our mega board game bash this Saturday! We'll have a huge selection of various games and decks of cards... and pizza for members ;)
p.s. yeah, this is the same night as Oxford Board Games Soc, but we'll be less crowded AND have food! and all the nerdiest strat chat.
When: 7-11PM, Saturday 29th October
Where: Undergraduate Social Area, Department of Computer Science 7 Parks Rd, Oxford OX1 3QG
Click 'Going' here: https://fb.me/e/2oezN9LEI
[And More...]
Laptop Stickers still available!
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The misprinted white ones are surprisingly popular huh...
Check out OxWoCS!
Make sure to join OxWoCS (Oxford Women in CS), a society we're working closely with, if you identify as a woman or woman-adjacent person in CS! They have a host of wonderful events on, including talks, panels and socials. Computer Science is unfortunately a subject with one of the biggest gender gaps in Oxford and worldwide, and addressing this is at the core of OxWoCS.
They have a (free) lunch social coming up on the 28th, in the CS Department atrium!
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