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COF Welcome Event

Rissman Plaza (outside of Student Center & Library)

An opportunity for the KSU COF Community to kick off the school year and connect with peers, faculty and staff.

COF-CS 2023-2024 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, Juniors, and Seniors!

Speaker: Prof. Gus Samba

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.

• Dr. Qiang Guan - Guan's Lab
• Dr. Younghun Chae - Cybersecurity and Intelligence Analytics
• Dr. Jungyoon Kim - Smart Communities and IoT

• Dr. Xiang Lian - Big Data Science
• Dr. Jong Hoon Kim - Advance TeleRobotics
• Dr. Gokarna Sharma - Computer Architecture
• Dr. Kwangtaek Kim - Haptics

Complete list of CS Research Labs

Ohio Supercomputer Center Project

All COF-CS Scholars have access and can create an account and work on a special project using the Ohio Supercomputer Center.  Contact: Mr. Philip Thomas, KSU Research Architect

Email: plthomas@kent.edu

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Graduate School Panel: "Applying to Graduate School"

Cunningham Hall, Lecture Room 101

Workflow Mapping

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Jay Thaker, Ph.D. Student, Computer Science

Workflow maps are a visual representation of the actions, decisions, or tasks performed to achieve a certain result. Workflow maps give practices an easy and quick way to visualize common processes from beginning to end.

RoboCup Rescue Competition 2023 Experience

COF-CS scholars participated in the 2023 RoboCup Rescue Competition in Bordeaux, France, under Dr. Jong-Hoon Kim's Advance Telerobotics Lab.

KSU COF Career Preparation Workshop

Student Center Room 310

Thanksgiving Break - NO meetings

Holiday Break - NO meetings

No Meetings/Workshops

Speaker Panel: "Research Experience"

Bowman Hall, 133

A Student Speaker Panel will discuss when to engage in research, how to find research advisors, the value of the research experience and will answer all your questions.

Speaker Panel: "Internship Experience"

Cunningham Hall, Lecture Room 101

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A Student Speaker Panel will discuss their experience finding internship opportunities and the value of these experiences.

Ohio Statehouse, Columbus Ohio

COF-CS Scholars Gavin Hulvey & Nathan Wolfe will be presenting their research project "Querying Over Spatial-Social Networks", advisor Dr. Xiang Lian

Meet the Employers

Wednesdays

Each Wednesday 6 new employers are set up in the DI Hub to connect with students. These sessions are a more casual way to connect with employers. You are welcome to dress professionally and bring a resume, but it is not required.

Registration & Info:  Registration link changes with each event. See respective Handshake page for employer list.

Summer Job and Internship Fair (2024)

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

This fair is tailored specifically for summer seasonal full-time, part-time, co-op, and internship opportunities. Companies and organizations are expected to be actively recruiting for these opportunities.

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Spring Internship, Co-op & Job Fair (2024)

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

This comprehensive event is open to all Kent State students and alumni from all campuses who are seeking full-time, part-time, co-op, on-campus, and internship opportunities, along with industry information, career advice, networking contacts, and the chance to explore various organizations and opportunities.
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IS/IT Expo 2024

Wednesday March 20, 2024

Join us for the IS/IT Career Expo, where students from any academic major have opportunities to explore various career paths and functional areas within Information Technology and Information Science career paths. Through the available panel discussions, you’ll be learning directly from current industry professionals – many of whom are KSU alumni!

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2024 COF Research Poster Conference

Case Western Reserve University

Abstract Submission Deadline

Registration Deadline