World Trade Center Institute Internships are available in the following areas. For more information go: https://www.wtci.org/partner-job-postings/internship/.

Accounting and Finance

Assist in finance related activities such as accounts payable/receivable; Assist in the preparation of quarterly expenses analysis and weekly financial reports; Assist in IT related activities as needed; Attend WTCI networking events; Perform other miscellaneous duties

Business Non-Profit Management – Operations

Research and learn about Maryland’s top international companies and industries; Maintain client services database; Assist in Board of Directors meetings preparation and reports (including financials); Perform Business Development research and other research projects as needed; Communicate with WTCI clients and partnering embassies; Attend WTCI networking events; Other miscellaneous duties.

International Visitors Program & Client Services

Help the IVP team design professional and cultural programming for visiting delegations of foreign professionals; Escort visiting foreign delegations to meetings with local experts; Get acquainted with various government and private sector resources in MD; Maintain and update database and website content; prepare welcome packets for visitors; Perform research projects as needed; Attend WTCI networking events; Perform other miscellaneous duties in the internship program field, event planning, or office management.

Marketing, Communications and Events

Assist in Marketing, Communications and Event Planning activities including: Assist in development and design of marketing materials and advertising; Research various companies and countries to assist in developing marketing language; Use Google Analytics to increase web traffic; Update WTCI’s Social Media and strategize best practices; Participate in event preparation, management and logistics; Perform website updates; Attend all WTCI networking events

Strategic Planning and Business Development

Research and learn about Maryland’s top international companies and industries; Assist in new business ideas; Research strategic alliances and potential new sources of revenue building; Learn to maintain Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software; Prepare New Members Welcome Packets; Attend WTCI networking events; Perform other miscellaneous duties.

The Application Process:

Intern Applicants should submit a cover letter and resume by email or mail. The International Visitors Program applicants need to submit a writing sample of up to one page. There is no requirement for the topic. Among other things, the cover letter should indicate information on the semester for which the applicant is applying; an approximate start date if selected; the position(s) for which the applicant is applying.  Note - You will not be interviewed unless you clearly specify your preference of up to three positions.

Spring (end of January to end of May) Application Deadline: November 15th.

Please send applications to:

The World Trade Center Institute

Internship Program – c/o Janine Downey

401 E. Pratt Street, Suite 232

Baltimore, MD 21202

CSEE Colloquium

Modeling the dynamics of pulsed optical fiber lasers that rely on nonlinear polarization rotation

Brian Marks
Research Scientist
UMBC Computational Photonics Laboratory

1 pm Friday, 2 November 2012, ITE 227, UMBC

Ultrashort pulse lasers are important tools in time and frequency metrology, atomic spectroscopy, and medical applications. Passively modelocked fiber lasers are short pulse lasers that have many advantages over non-fiber alternatives — particularly size, weight, and cost. However, fiber lasers can drift due to environmental changes and changes in fiber properties, making robustness a problem. Although fiber modelocked lasers have been studied for decades, until recently modeling these devices has primarily been phenomenological. In this talk, I will discuss how passively modelocked fiber lasers work, improvements in the modeling effort in recent years, challenges for their robustness, and possible improvements for robustness based on our modeling work.

Brian Marks is a research scientist in the computational photonics laboratory at UMBC. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics at Northwestern University, and B.S.'s in Math and Physics from N. C. State University. He was at UMBC from 2000–2005 in the computational photonics lab, then taught math and statistics at Indiana University in Bloomington for several years, and is now back at UMBC. His research interests include modeling and simulation of photonics and communications systems.

CSEE Colloquium

Emerging Challenges in High Performance Computing: Resilience and the Science of Embracing Failure

John. T. Daly
Advanced Computing Systems Program at the Department of Defense / Center for Exceptional Computing

1:00 p.m. Friday, 9 November 2012, ITE 227, UMBC

Resilience is about keeping the application workload running to a correct solution in a timely and efficient manner in spite of system failures. Future extreme scale supercomputers are likely to suffer more frequent failures than current systems: As devices scale, they are more susceptible to upsets due to radiation and to errors due to manufacturing variances. The probability of multiple bit upsets is growing, since an event is increasingly likely to impact multiple nearby cells. The use of near-threshold voltage in order to reduce power consumption also increases error rates. Thus, we can expect more frequent hardware failures, and a significant rate of undetected soft errors. While it is desirable to have failure-free system hardware and software, this goal may not be achievable at reasonable cost as both hardened components and methodologies to design and test critical software tend to be extremely expensive. The challenge is to construct a system out of less than perfectly reliable hardware and software that nevertheless behaves as a reliable system from the perspective of the user.

John T. Daly is a computer systems researcher for the Advanced Computing Systems (ACS) Program at the Department of Defense / Center for Exceptional Computing (CEC). He is focused on the problem of keeping supercomputer applications running toward a correct solution in a timely and efficient manner in the presence of system degradations and failures. His research interests include mathematical modeling and analysis of failure, reliability, fault tolerance, calculational correctness, and throughput for applications at extreme scale. Before coming to the CEC, John was a researcher and resilience technical leader in the High Performance Computing (HPC) division at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a software engineer and application analyst for Raytheon Intelligence and Information Systems. He is a nationally recognized expert in resilience with 25 years of experience developing, porting, and running applications as an early adopter of many of the world's fastest supercomputers. He holds degrees in engineering and applied science and aerospace engineering from Caltech and Princeton University.

    — more information and directions: http://bit.ly/UMBCtalks –

Cyber Security Mergers & Acquisitions – Striving for a
Successful Exit: Trends, Preparation, and Lessons Learned

9:00-10:30am, Friday 9 November 2012

RWD Building, UMBC Research Park
5521 Research Park Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21228

The Cyber Incubator at bwtech@UMBC will host a third CYBERInnovation Briefing on Friday 9 November 2012 in the RWD Building of UMBC's Research Park. Registration begins at 8:30am.

Cyber security acquisitions continue to heat up. Join the CyberHive community as we host a distinguished panel of cyber security executives and capital markets experts who will share their recent merger and acquisition experiences in the cyber security industry. Learn from buyers, sellers, and deal flow managers – how to drive a successful deal and be best prepared. Our panel will explore recent trends in activity, acquisition characteristics, attributes that enhance company valuation, lessons learned, process and financial preparation, retention of key employees, and offer words of wisdom.

Acquisition activity involving cyber security companies will continue to influence the economic growth of our region, as innovators from the National Security Agency, US Cyber Command, and the Defense Industrial Base launch creative business opportunities. These sessions are very interactive and we look forward to and welcome your participation.

For more information and to RSVP, contact Alexandra Gold, Sorry, you need javascript to view this email address.

Originally from Frederick, MD, Beatrice Garcia is a Freshman Computer Science major and a Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) Scholar.

About Beatrice

When did you become interested in Computer Science? I've always liked computers and technology in general. I was always tinkering with the next new gadget. So, I decided to take a computer science class in high school, Introduction to Programming Concepts. We programmed in Java and I loved it. Sounds dorky, I know.

What area of Computer Science interests you the most? I love cyber security and I would love to explore bioinformatics. I have not taken any Biology classes yet, but I'm really interested in building software for the biology/medical field. As for cyber security, I think it's an integral part of our society nowadays because everything is being digitized and we need that security.

What Computer Science courses did you take in high school. How did those influence your choice of major? In high school, I took Introduction to Programming Concepts and AP Computer Science. No one really influenced me in taking those classes but my high school teacher was a huge influence in me majoring in Computer Science. She was a great teacher and really made the class a lot of fun.

What is your dream job? I would love to work for Google because they come up with the most innovative products. For example, the Chromebook. I've also heard about the amazing way Google treats their employees. They even have a program in Women in Leadership.

About being a CS major

What is the best part about being a CWIT Scholar? The absolute best thing about being a CWIT is the sense of community. Prior to entering freshman year, we went through a retreat. The retreat was really helpful because by the time classes started,  we already knew each other. So, college wasn't as intimidating as it could've been. In addition to already having friends as soon as you stepped onto campus, you already have an academic community supporting you. We instantly took advantage of study groups and helping each other with homework.

What classes are you taking? Right now, I'm taking Calculus I, Computer Science I for Computer Science Majors, Introduction to Gender/Women Studies, First-Year Experience, and English: Composition. I'm excited about taking CMSC 345: Software Design and CMSC 421: Operating Systems.

Are you part of any on-campus clubs, organizations, teams, or labs? Since this is my first semester as a college student, I actually did not sign up with as many clubs as I wanted because I wanted to test out the water first. Right now, I am a member of the Oxfam Club, which is an organization that helps build a future without poverty. I am a CWIT Scholar (Center of Women in Technology) and we try to promote gender diversity and equality in male-dominated technology fields. I'm also part of the Society of Women Engineers and for fun, I like to do yoga!

About life at UMBC

What is your favorite part about college so far? My favorite part of college is having more responsibility for myself. I know that I'm responsible for myself, so as long as I keep being level-headed and try my best, I will be fine. I've been constantly told that college is what you make of it and I will take advantage of that.

What is the best part about campus life at UMBC? I love that everyone on UMBC is mature and has an intention to succeed. But, we know how to have fun, too! The Students Events Board comes up with greatest events and they make sure you always have something fun to do!

What is your favorite spot on campus? I love walking by the pond or sitting at the ledges by the library because it's so peaceful and the landscape is beautiful.

Where can you get the best coffee/lunch/ food or beverage of choice? For the best coffee, I always go to Starbucks. But for breakfast, I always go to the Coffee Shop in the Administration Building. The ladies who work there are so nice and they have great food!

On-Campus Interviews offer students a chance to conveniently interview for professional positions on campus.  Employers travel to our campus for the specific purpose of interviewing preselected students for currently open positions.  This is a great opportunity to interview with employers specifically interested in UMBC students and offers the advantage of a smaller applicant pool.  Interviews take place during the fall and spring. The logistics (viewing positions, applying, signing up for interview time slots, etc.) are all handled via UMBCworks.

Don't miss out on employers coming to UMBC to recruit YOU this fall! The following is a list of employers coming to conduct on-campus interviews with application deadlines in the next month.

**Naval Sea Systems Command - NAVSEA

Interviewing on 11/14/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  10/31/12)
Position:  Various Engineering Positions
Majors:  CHEM, ENME, ENEE, Environmental Science, MATH, MSSE, ISD

**Sherwin-Williams

Interviewing on 12/7/12 (Deadline to apply via UMBCworks:  11/23/12)
Position:  Management/Leadership Training Program
Majors:  All Majors

A full list of On-Campus Interviews scheduled this fall is available on our website calendar and on UMBCworks, please check regularly for any updates or changes that may occur.

The following part-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings!

9254545 - The Answer - SAT & ACT Prep Instructor
9254520 - YMCA of Central Maryland - Chess Instructor
9254500 - Maryland Casino Live - Cashier
9254495 - Ex-Boyfriend.com - Office Assistant

The following full-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! 

9254363 - Ecuadent Foundation - Program Director
9254544 - Inovation - Business Analyst
9254536 - Northrop Grumman Corp. - Jr. Java Developer
9254528 - Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission - GIS SpecialistII/GIS Specialist I

1. Read about opportunities in your major. Investigate the summer programs linked to your major and pick 15 favorites.
   
2. Put these workshops on your calendar  
   
3. Use the advice on the same page to get started on a Personal Statement and on letters of recommendation to go with your application.
   
4. Visit the Career Center or Shriver Center to make sure your resume is the best it can be for this purpose. 
5. Make sure you are a member of the myUMBC group Undergraduate Research so you receive notices about application deadlines and application support.