by Gian Paolo Samson
The UP Department of Computer Science marks the opening of a new academic year with 143 new students, one of the largest freshman batches that it has ever accepted. Read the rest of this entry »
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Parser turns 10
by Crystal Beatrice Camarao
In 1999, Jonel Uy, a CS Representative, had an idea of starting a publication for the Department with the primary purpose of information dissemination. During that time, the Engineering Logscript was defunct, and so CS students didn’t have access to important and relevant news about the college. Jonel took the initiative and sought for the approval of the department chair. He then formed a staff, with Maru Velas as the Editor-in-Chief. Parser released its first issue ever in August 2009, and staked its claim as the College’s first ever department-based student publication.
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• 8:33 PM 0
52 DCS students graduate during Engineering Recognition Rites
by Gian Paolo Samson and Joven Sebido
52 BS CS graduates marched down in the UP Theater during the Engineering Recognition Rites held last April 24, 2009.
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• 8:30 PM 0
CS student organizations conduct workshops on open-source applications and languages
by Ranyel Bryan Maliwanag
The Knowledge, Information and Skills Sharing Sessions (KISSS) 2009 were held at the UP Alumni Engineer’s Centennial Hall (UP AECH) last July 4 and 6, 2009.
Organized by the UP Association of Computer Science Majors (UP CURSOR), the Association for Computing Machinery – UP Student Chapter (UP ACM), and the University of the Philippines Linux Users’ Group (UnPLUG), KISSS 2009 is a two-day event that serves as a venue where students can learn about various technologies not usually introduced or emphasized in universities’ curricula.
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• 8:27 PM 0
Bring on the sexy!
by Audrey Garais and Jose Luis Santos
Being sexy never looked as good as the UP Association of Computer Science Majors (UP CURSOR) celebrated its 26 years of existence.
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• 8:22 PM 0
DB2 on Campus visits UP
by Gian Paolo Samson
IBM’s DB2 on Campus Program made its way to UP last June 20, 2009 at the Lecture Hall of the UP DCS.
The DB2 on Campus Program is a project of tech giant IBM designed to promote the use of DB2, a relational database management system (RDBMS) developed by the company, in universities. The visit to UP is the first such implementation of the project in the Philippines.
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TED goes to UP
by Daniela Marie Delgado
The first independently-organized TED event in the Philippines was held last June 22, 2009 at the Lecture Hall, UP Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall.
The talk, TEDxUP, featured pre-recorded talks about technology and education from respected speakers all over the world.
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• 8:17 PM 0
UP CURSOR’s TechnoTalk kicks off
by Ryan Kristofer Arana
The first TechnoTalk was held last August 27, 2009 at the Lecture Hall, Alumni Engineers Centennial Hall (AECH).
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UP ACM organizes a lecture series on web design and development
by Gian Paolo Samson
Students and professionals converged to learn about web techniques and technologies during the Spin the Web Lecture Series last August 29, September 5, and September 12, 2009.
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