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Friday, May 18, 2007
Friday, March 30, 2007
NYU WinC Group Visit to IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne - 30 March 2007
NYU Women in Computing Group Visit to IBM T.J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne on 30 March 2007:
30 NYU students visited IBM including 9 PhD, 16 MS, and 12 BS students from Courant and Stern.
At the end of the sessions, we proposed the following:
- making the NYU visit to IBM an annual activity
- running a workshop on technical topics in the fall at NYU
Here is the agenda for the visit
- 11:00-11:50 Cathy Lasser (VP, Industry Solutions and Emerging Business) Research Overview
- 11:50-12:10 Susan Puglia (VP, Quality and Process Transformation Executive for Technical Career Paths Development and Technical Support)
- 12:10-12:35 Brenda Dietrich (Director, Mathematical Sciences) Mathematics at IBM
- 12:35-13:00 Anshu Kak (Executive IT Architect) Services-Oriented Architecture
- 13:00-14:00 Lunch with NYU Alumni, speakers, Charles Lickel (VP, Software),
- 14:00-14:45 Fran Allen (IBM Fellow Emerita, ACM Turing Award Recipient)Compiling a Career
- 14:45-15:15 Mahesh Viswanathan (Lead Architect, Information on Demand)Web 2.0: Challenging the Status Quo in Information Technology
Here are some comments from the students about the visit:
- Lectures were interesting and engaging! It would be great to have similar speakers on campus.
- Interesting and fun. Learned a lot.
- It was great!
- Inspiring and fun!
- Very informative and fun!
- It was very nice to hear from people who are experienced in the field I am interested in.
- Great to learn about IBM and how they fit into technological innovation. Exceptionally inspiring.
- Very interesting, would have liked to have seen the facility more.
- Very useful and practical advice. Also, fun. Great.
- Useful for my future -> Very diverse topics and great speakers!!
- Amazing set of speakers. Exciting topics. Very well-organized. I learnt a lot! Thanks a lot!
One idea: have a 5-10 min break in between talks such that students can interact with the speaker informally - and rest-room break. - I appreciate the support and encouragement from IBM's employees.
- Great, informative, educational day. Wonderful opportunity to listen to exemplary figure like Fran Allen and other amazing speakers from different departments of IBM.
Suggestion: A little more detail regarding internship opportunities in different departments would have been useful and made a difference.
Reply: Here is some information on the IBM Research internship program. - Thanks a lot for the great trip!
Suggestions: More technical content and more detailed description of ongoing research would be of interest, e.g., examples of specific research problems and approaches etc). - Please provide the speakers contact information if possible.
Reply: Can contact me initially if information not available above. - Would like to have a trip inside the IBM Building
- It is great.
- Very informational, Gave me lots of insight to the company.
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Community Maintained Artifacts and The Social Web
John Riedl, Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Minnesota
Friday, March 30, 10:30AM-noon
IBM Yorktown, Room 26-024
Host: David Cohn
Many online communities are emerging that, like Wikipedia, bring people together to build community-maintained artifacts of lasting
value (CALVs). Motivating people to contribute is a key problem because the quantity and quality of contributions ultimately determine
a CALV's value. We pose three related research questions: 1) How does intelligent task routing---matching people with work---affect the
quantity of contributions? 2) How does reviewing contributions before accepting them affect the quality of contributions? 3) How do
recommender systems affect the evolution of a shared tagging vocabulary among the contributors?
About the Speaker: Professor Riedl specializes in collaborative filtering, systems, and information filtering. He also often speaks as an expert on the topic of online social networks. In 2006, he was named a Senior Member of the IEEE and also won the Best Paper Award at the Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Conference. Riedl has also received the Commerce Technology Award, The MIT Sloan School Award for Innovation in E-Commerce, and at least half a dozen teaching awards. Riedl has served on many program committees and has authored more than 50 publications, including one book, journal and conference papers, short articles and book chapters. He is a member of the ACM and IEEE organizations, and an Editorial Board member for the Journal of Electronic Commerce Technologies.
Friday, March 30, 10:30AM-noon
IBM Yorktown, Room 26-024
Host: David Cohn
Many online communities are emerging that, like Wikipedia, bring people together to build community-maintained artifacts of lasting
value (CALVs). Motivating people to contribute is a key problem because the quantity and quality of contributions ultimately determine
a CALV's value. We pose three related research questions: 1) How does intelligent task routing---matching people with work---affect the
quantity of contributions? 2) How does reviewing contributions before accepting them affect the quality of contributions? 3) How do
recommender systems affect the evolution of a shared tagging vocabulary among the contributors?
About the Speaker: Professor Riedl specializes in collaborative filtering, systems, and information filtering. He also often speaks as an expert on the topic of online social networks. In 2006, he was named a Senior Member of the IEEE and also won the Best Paper Award at the Computer Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW) Conference. Riedl has also received the Commerce Technology Award, The MIT Sloan School Award for Innovation in E-Commerce, and at least half a dozen teaching awards. Riedl has served on many program committees and has authored more than 50 publications, including one book, journal and conference papers, short articles and book chapters. He is a member of the ACM and IEEE organizations, and an Editorial Board member for the Journal of Electronic Commerce Technologies.
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Enabling Data Retrieval - by Ranking and Beyond
Title: Enabling Data Retrieval - by Ranking and Beyond
When: 29 March, 2007 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: IBM Hawthorne GN-K35
Speaker: Chengkai Li, Ph.D. Candidate, UIUC
Availability: Open
Database management systems (DBMSs) are facing challenges in supporting non-traditional data retrieval for emerging applications. We need retrieval systems over data, much like a "Google" for databases, parallel the well-established information retrieval over text. Such systems should allow users to use flexible and intuitive queries capturing their information needs, and to explore the databases
effectively. In the talk, I will discuss this exciting research area and introduce my work in this direction. In particular I will present RankSQL, a DBMS that provides a systematic and principled framework for ranking by extending relational algebra. I will further introduce our work on ranking aggregate queries. Effective data retrieval mechanisms go beyond just ranking. I will discuss our proposal of generalizing Group-By to clustering, parallel to the generalization from Order-By to
ranking, and combining the two constructs. Moreover, I will briefly mention our study of inverse ranking queries.
When: 29 March, 2007 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Where: IBM Hawthorne GN-K35
Speaker: Chengkai Li, Ph.D. Candidate, UIUC
Availability: Open
Database management systems (DBMSs) are facing challenges in supporting non-traditional data retrieval for emerging applications. We need retrieval systems over data, much like a "Google" for databases, parallel the well-established information retrieval over text. Such systems should allow users to use flexible and intuitive queries capturing their information needs, and to explore the databases
effectively. In the talk, I will discuss this exciting research area and introduce my work in this direction. In particular I will present RankSQL, a DBMS that provides a systematic and principled framework for ranking by extending relational algebra. I will further introduce our work on ranking aggregate queries. Effective data retrieval mechanisms go beyond just ranking. I will discuss our proposal of generalizing Group-By to clustering, parallel to the generalization from Order-By to
ranking, and combining the two constructs. Moreover, I will briefly mention our study of inverse ranking queries.
Monday, February 5, 2007
Recruiting and Internships in Technology Session Summary - Feb 1st
Women in Computing's (WinC) "Recruiting and Internships in Technology" event that was held on Thursday, February 1st was a great success! We had over 70 people show up, when we were expecting around 40.
Students looking for a full-time, part-time, or internship position came to meet our panel of extraordinary women technologists. A VP from Morgan Stanley and two IBM representatives came, one of which included Sandy Carter,the Vice President of SOA and WebSphere strategy, Channels and Marketing of IBM Corporation. They talked about their work, what exactly they do, what companies they work with, and what is in store for the future of technology. They shared their expert advice on how to manage and successfully execute the job hunt, and how they themselves reached the high level status in their own careers.
After the panel discussion,students got a chance to ask questions and enjoy refreshments (compliments to Patsy's Pizzeria). They also got the chance to talk to all three of our panelists, and to personally give them their resumes. This event was a fantastic networking opportunity to mingle with some very important, high power women.
This event's success is due to the hard work of the WinC team. However, we would like more people to get involved and help continue the burgeoning growth of Women in Computing. In order to serve our WInC members better, we strive to constantly hosts events and activities that will benefit you to the fullest extent. If you are interested in lending a helping hand, or have some idea/interest in a specific area and would like to pursue such, let us know! We would greatly appreciate it. Thanks to all that attended-Hope you took full advantage of a great opportunity!
The next WinC meeting
Monday, February 12th
8pm, Room 1314 Warren Weaver Hall
Hope to see you all there!
Below is a link to the blog of Sandy Carter, one of our speakers at the event :
Sandy Carter Blog
Christine Lee
Students looking for a full-time, part-time, or internship position came to meet our panel of extraordinary women technologists. A VP from Morgan Stanley and two IBM representatives came, one of which included Sandy Carter,the Vice President of SOA and WebSphere strategy, Channels and Marketing of IBM Corporation. They talked about their work, what exactly they do, what companies they work with, and what is in store for the future of technology. They shared their expert advice on how to manage and successfully execute the job hunt, and how they themselves reached the high level status in their own careers.
After the panel discussion,students got a chance to ask questions and enjoy refreshments (compliments to Patsy's Pizzeria). They also got the chance to talk to all three of our panelists, and to personally give them their resumes. This event was a fantastic networking opportunity to mingle with some very important, high power women.
This event's success is due to the hard work of the WinC team. However, we would like more people to get involved and help continue the burgeoning growth of Women in Computing. In order to serve our WInC members better, we strive to constantly hosts events and activities that will benefit you to the fullest extent. If you are interested in lending a helping hand, or have some idea/interest in a specific area and would like to pursue such, let us know! We would greatly appreciate it. Thanks to all that attended-Hope you took full advantage of a great opportunity!
The next WinC meeting
Monday, February 12th
8pm, Room 1314 Warren Weaver Hall
Hope to see you all there!
Below is a link to the blog of Sandy Carter, one of our speakers at the event :
Sandy Carter Blog
Christine Lee
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
Recruiting and Internships in Technology Event: - Thu Feb 1st
Recruiting and Internships in Technology Event: IBM and Morgan Stanley
Women in Computing (WinC) will be holding a "Recruiting and Internships in Technology" event for all those looking for a full-time, part-time, or internship position.
Date: Thursday, February 1st
Location: Courant Institute (251 Mercer), 13th Floor
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Representatives from IBM and Morgan Stanley will come speak about job opportunities and internships available at their respective companies. They will also share advice on how to land that perfect tech job and to make the most of your career hunt. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and have one-on-one time with the speakers. Come prepared with your resumes, and business casual attire. This event is open to all CS graduate or undergraduate students. Refreshments will be served.
Co-sponsored with Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Wasserman Center
for Career Development.
Women in Computing (WinC) will be holding a "Recruiting and Internships in Technology" event for all those looking for a full-time, part-time, or internship position.
Date: Thursday, February 1st
Location: Courant Institute (251 Mercer), 13th Floor
Time: 7pm - 9pm
Representatives from IBM and Morgan Stanley will come speak about job opportunities and internships available at their respective companies. They will also share advice on how to land that perfect tech job and to make the most of your career hunt. You will have the opportunity to ask questions and have one-on-one time with the speakers. Come prepared with your resumes, and business casual attire. This event is open to all CS graduate or undergraduate students. Refreshments will be served.
Co-sponsored with Association of Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Wasserman Center
for Career Development.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
IBM DM PIC Seminar: SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY MEETS WEB 2.0
Tuesday Feb 6 11 AM -12 PM EST
IBM T J Watson Research Center
Hawthorne Bldg I, Room 1S-F40
19 Skyline Dr, Hawthorne, NY 10532
Title : SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY MEETS WEB 2.0
Speaker : Donna Bogatin, Author of the Digital Markets Blog at ZDNet
Abstract :
Tim Berners-Lee envisaged the World Wide Web as a participatory medium. The original browser was also an editor and Berners-Lee wanted it to function as a collaborative authoring tool enabling interaction and editing.
Web 2.0 technologies, applications and business models are now sparking user participation and fostering group communication in both the personal and professional spheres. From blogs to wikis to social networking, consumers and businesses are tagging, bookmarking, commenting and sharing for personal expression and community building.
Is the Web 2.0 phenomenon a democratizing force? Are businesses capturing and delivering value through Web 2.0 experiences? Will Web 2.0 flourish in 2007 and beyond?
The impact of participatory media on individuals and within the enterprise will be explored.
BIO:
Donna Bogatin authors the Digital Markets Blog at ZDNet and the buzz@NYSIA weekly technology column.
Donna is the founder of online directional media properties UrbanSavings.com and VIPOffers.com. In addition to her own ventures, Donna has been advising companies on Web-based business development since 1997, when she created and led an "Internet For Entrepreneurs" workshop for the Small Business Administration. As Adjunct Associate Professor of Information Systems, Donna has instructed at the New York University Stern Graduate School of Business Administration on how companies of all sizes can best use the Internet to gain strategic advantage.
Prior to becoming an Internet entrepreneur, Donna was an international investment banker and served as Director of M & A for Societe Generale Securities Corp. Donna holds an M.B.A., M.A. and B.A. from New York University.
IBM T J Watson Research Center
Hawthorne Bldg I, Room 1S-F40
19 Skyline Dr, Hawthorne, NY 10532
Title : SOCIAL CAPITAL THEORY MEETS WEB 2.0
Speaker : Donna Bogatin, Author of the Digital Markets Blog at ZDNet
Abstract :
Tim Berners-Lee envisaged the World Wide Web as a participatory medium. The original browser was also an editor and Berners-Lee wanted it to function as a collaborative authoring tool enabling interaction and editing.
Web 2.0 technologies, applications and business models are now sparking user participation and fostering group communication in both the personal and professional spheres. From blogs to wikis to social networking, consumers and businesses are tagging, bookmarking, commenting and sharing for personal expression and community building.
Is the Web 2.0 phenomenon a democratizing force? Are businesses capturing and delivering value through Web 2.0 experiences? Will Web 2.0 flourish in 2007 and beyond?
The impact of participatory media on individuals and within the enterprise will be explored.
BIO:
Donna Bogatin authors the Digital Markets Blog at ZDNet and the buzz@NYSIA weekly technology column.
Donna is the founder of online directional media properties UrbanSavings.com and VIPOffers.com. In addition to her own ventures, Donna has been advising companies on Web-based business development since 1997, when she created and led an "Internet For Entrepreneurs" workshop for the Small Business Administration. As Adjunct Associate Professor of Information Systems, Donna has instructed at the New York University Stern Graduate School of Business Administration on how companies of all sizes can best use the Internet to gain strategic advantage.
Prior to becoming an Internet entrepreneur, Donna was an international investment banker and served as Director of M & A for Societe Generale Securities Corp. Donna holds an M.B.A., M.A. and B.A. from New York University.
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