Newsletter 1/9
Justin Hines
I hope everyone has been having a nice relaxing winter break, and remember to use courses.adicu.com as you finish up all your last minute registrations. This ADI’er can honestly say while being at home has been nice, there is nothing as tiring as chasing around toddlers (a nod to nieces and nephews). Props to all the moms and dads who have put up with us through all our years.
Beyond this, ADI has been a group of busy bees preparing for DevFest, which should be well worth the while. To stay informed, please like our new Facebook page, follow us on Twitter @adi_cu, and circle us on Google Plus.
ADI Announcments:
1. DevFest, Saturday 1/28 - 2/4 3
Other Announcements:
1. PennApps 2012, Friday 1/13 - 1/15
2. Help Codecademy and Get Paid
3. New Course: Data Driven Modeling
ADI EVENTS
1. DevFest
Saturday 1/28, 1pm in Davis Auditorium
DevFest kicks off Saturday, January 28 at 1pm in Davis Auditorium. Register here. Lunch will be provided before we head into a traditional 24-hour hackathon to jumpstart team development. The rest of the week will be filled with workshops and lectures on topics related to development and entrepreneurship. DevFest will culminate in n application showcase Saturday, February 4 at 12pm in Davis Auditorium where teams will have a chance to show off their product to a panel and general audience of representatives from NYC's top Venture Capital firms, hot tech startups, larger companies, and fellow peers.
Currently, we're putting together a collection of workshops, tutorials, and experienced individuals to help those new to application development overcome initial development hurdles. Please email us if you’d like to see a Workshop or Tech Talk about a particular technology or methodology.
OTHER EVENTS
1. PennApps 2012
Friday 1/13 to Sunday, 1/15 at University of Pennsylvania
PennApps is the University of Pennsylvania’s biannual hackathon from Top student programmers and entrepreneurs team up to build amazing applications. This year, the focus will be on simplicity. You can sign up and get more info here.
2. Help Codecademy
Ryan Bubinski (an ADI founder and Columbia alum) at Codecademy is looking for someone work part-time answering emails and taking care of miscellaneous items. They're paying by the hour and looking for those who are bored + hanging around. E-mail him at ryanbu...@gmail.com.
3. APMAE 4990 Data Driven Modeling
This course, taught by Jake Hofman, is an introduction to statistical inference and machine learning as applied to problems in data-driven modeling. Lectures will cover the theory behind simple but effective methods for supervised and unsupervised learning as well as tools and techniques for acquiring, cleaning, and utilizing data to solve real-world problems. Emphasis will be on formulating real-world modeling and prediction tasks as optimization problems and comparing optimization methods in terms of practical efficacy and scalability. Students will gain direct experience in acquiring data from online sources and will develop the necessary computing skills to address problems such as spam filtering, recommendation systems, and document clustering. The course will also feature guest lectures from prominent local practitioners in academia and industry highlighting how these skills are used in both research and business settings.
Till Next Week,
ADI Board