Thursday, 19 April 2018 Prof. Tim Bell (University of Canterbury): "Computer Science... without computers?!"
UP FAMNIT and UP PEF
are pleased to invite everyone to the lecture
"Computer Science... without computers?!"
which will be held by Prof. Tim Bell
(University of Canterbury, New Zealand)
on Monday, 23 April 2018 at 17:00
in the big lecture room of the Faculty of Management
(3rd floor, Cankarjeva 5, Koper).
"Computer Science Unplugged" is a fun and engaging way to delve into the topic of computer science, without using computers at all, and before you learn how to do programming! Instead, there are games, puzzles and magic tricks that engage students with deep concepts behind the technology that is right under their noses. In this workshop you will get to experience some of the activities first-hand, and get guidance on how to use them in a classroom. All of the material is free and open-source.
Tim Bell is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Canterbury. His "Computer Science Unplugged'' project is being widely used internationally with the supporting materials (books and videos) having been translated into over 20 languages. Prof. Bell has received many awards for his work in computing education including the 2018 ACM SIGCSE Outstanding Contribution to Computer Science Education award. Since 2008 he has been actively involved in the design and deployment of the approach to the teaching of digital technologies in New Zealand schools.
Wednesday, 18 April 2018 University of Primorska International Mathematics Competition 2018
On Monday, 16th April, 19 pupils from 5 kosovar schools participated to the second Mathematics competition which the University of Primorska organized in Kosovo. Last year the competition took place in Gjakova (click here for more), while this year the location was moved to the capital.
The competition was organized by UP FAMNIT professors and 2nd year Mathematics students Eda Kaja and Lisi Qarkaxhija, and was supported by the municipalities of Pristina and Peja.
The competition was held the in the Specialised Mathematics Gymnasium in Pristina, where competitors tested their knowledge in mathematics. They are all last year pupils of the following schools »Sami Frasheri«, »Xhevdet Doda«, »Aluddin«, »Specialized Mathematics Gymnasium« (Prishtina) and »Bedri Pejani Gymnasium« (Peja).
One of the aims of the competition was to discover, encourage and challenge mathematically gifted pupils who will consider the possibility to study at UP FAMNIT. In fact, two scholarships will be offered by the University of Primorska to the best ones.
Official results will be announced in May.
Apart from our two students from Kosovo, UP FAMNIT would like to thank everyone who has contributed in making the competition happen. Special thanks go to: Mrs. Diana Qarkaxhija, Mr. Fatos Osmani – Chief of the Directorate of Education in municipality of Prishtina, Mr. Shemsi Berisha – Director of Specialized Mathematics Gymnasium, Mr. Jonuz Salihaj – Director of the Department of Education in Prishtina and Mr. Besim Avdimetaj – Director of the Department of Education in Peja, Mrs. Ardiana Hyseni, Mrs. Shpresa Berisha and all the teachers that prepared the pupils for the competition.
And of course, congratulations to all participants!
Monday, 16 April 2018 Seminar Information Economics and Robust Institutions (Prof. Jernej Čopič, PhD)
The Department of Mathematics UP FAMNIT is pleased to invite everyone to the the Seminar Information Economics and Robust Institutions, which will be held by Prof. Jernej Čopič, PhD (Aix-Marseille School of Economics; Center for Economic Research and Graduate Education – CERGE-EI) from April to June 2018.
All sessions will be delivered in English language.
DATES:
- Wednesday 18. 4. 2018 (16:00-18:00), location: FAMNIT-Muzejski1
- Tuesday 24. 4. 2018 (18:00-20:00), location: FAMNIT-MP1
- Sessions in May/June will be announced shortly.
More informations are available on this link.
ABOUT THE SEMINAR:
In this seminar we will be firstly cover some basic concepts of Game Theory, i.e., Nash equilibrium and dominant strategy equilibrium under complete information. Then we will move to the setting of incomplete information and equilibrium concepts suitable for robust analysis, i.e., ex post Nash equilibrium and dominant-strategy equilibrium under incomplete information (strategy proofness). In both of these settings, complete and incomplete information, we will then consider concepts of economic efficiency: Pareto efficiency (classical efficiency) and constrained Pareto efficiency. Next, we will formulate and prove the revelation principle under incomplete information and move to the question of maximally efficient economic institutions.
We will commence with the well-known class of allocation schemes, the so-called Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanisms, which satisfy equilibrium conditions (incentive compatibility) and have seen wide applications in Economics and Computer Science. However, these allocation schemes in general fail some desirable properties: either they may fail to satisfy budgetary constraints or they may fail the requirement that the participation of economic actors is voluntary (individual rationality).
We will thus move on to address the question of existence and maximal possible efficiency of desirable allocation schemes, which along with the equilibrium conditions satisfy all desiderata. We will broach these questions in the following economic settings:
Market settings:
- Auctions
- Double Auctions
- more general market platforms
Non-market settings:
- Public goods
- Voting (time permitting).
Monday, 16 April 2018 Our mathematicians at Vojtěch Jarník International Math Competition
Also this year, our math students participated at the oldest mathematics competition for students within EU: the 28th Vojtěch Jarník International Mathematical Competition, which was held in Ostrava (Czech Republic) on Friday, April 13th.
At this year's event, 150 students from 33 European universities competed. In the first category (for 1st and 2nd year students or under 22 years of age), Famnit was represented by Đorđe Mitrović (1st year of Mathematics), Arbër Avdullahu and Daniil Baldouski (both 2nd year of Mathematics), in the second category our Faculty was represented by Mirza Krbezlija (3rd year of Mathematics).
Mitrović, Avdullah, and Baldouski received the certificate of a successful participant.
Congratulations to our students and we wish them many successful performances!
(on the picture: Mirza Krbezlija, Đorđe Mitrović, Arbër Avdullahu, Daniil Baldouski)
Tuesday, 10 April 2018 Our math students among the top students of the Open International Internet-Olympiad
In March our Mathematics students participated to the first two rounds of this year's International Mathematical Competition of the Open International Internet Olympiad for Higher Education Student. In both rounds students were solving mathematical problems online. The first round was attended by 5,887 students from 158 different universities, in the category »specialized faculty«, where Famnit competes, there were 772 students from 63 universities worldwide.
Our faculty was represented by Luka Pavlović (2nd year Mathematical Sciences MSc), Roman Solodukhin (1st year Mathematical Sciences MSc), Mirza Krbezlija (3rd year Mathematics BSc), Arbër Avdullahu and Daniil Baldouski (both 2nd year Mathematics BSc), and Đorđe Mitrović (1st year Mathematics BSc).
All of our students have achieved above average results and entered into the 2nd round of the competition. Roman Solodukhin and Luka Pavlović also achived 50% of all points, which ranks them among the best of all competitors (see the graph below which shows the ranks of students according to the points achieved).
The 2nd round was attended by 542 students, of which 135 were in the »specialized faculty« category, where Roman Solodukhin won the 2nd place. In addition, also Arbër Avdullahu and Luka Pavlović (who both ranked on the 36th place), advanced into the 3rd round, which will take place in May.
Famnit’s students traditionally participate in the mentioned Open International Internet Olympiad, where they are also very successful. Last year, two students entered the finals of the competition, while two years ago the University of Primorska won the award ''Winning University''.
We congratulate our students for their success!
(On the picture, from left to right: Arbër Avdullahu, Mirza Krbezlija, Luka Pavlović, Roman Solodukhin, Đorđe Mitrović in Daniil Baldouski)
Tuesday, 10 April 2018 MSc Sustainable Built Environments - scholarship for prospective students
Are you interested in contributing to the development of a sustainable built environment?
Do you see yourself working in the fields of engineering, wood and material science, business innovation, and building design?
Then the MSc study programme Sustainable Built Environments (SBE) is the right choice for you, since it offers a complete set of skills and knowledge that graduates will need to design, assess, construct, and renovate a new generation of buildings that consider human health and environmental and social impacts.
This programme prepares students to solve complicated problems and face challenges that arise in the field of the sustainable built environment. Graduates will be able to effectively communicate and support work within construction, building, and civil engineering institutions as well as conduct independent scientific research.
This skill set provides an interdisciplinary approach that is necessary for graduates to actively contribute to the development of the sustainable built environment in both public and private sectors.
The SBE programme along with the InnoRenew CoE are offering five scholarships for the programme. These scholarships will offer financial assistance for the degree programme, but will also integrate successful applicants into a vibrant, international, research institute providing many research opportunities. Send us your PRE-APPLICATION!
Interested? Read more about programme structure, courses, and admission requirements HERE.
Monday, 9 April 2018 Today, 9 April 2018 first application term for postgraduate study starts
On Monday, 9 April 2018 starts the first application term for Master's and doctoral study programmes at UP FAMNIT (enrolment in the 1st year, for the subsequent year and parallel studies):
-
lasts until 31 August 2018 for Slovene citizens and EU citizens,
-
lasts until 27 June 2018 for Slovene nationals without Slovene citizenship and non-EU citizens.
All information about the application procedure are available here.
Candidates are invited to check our programme’s presentation and visit us on 11 May 2018 during the Open day! The exact Open day’s programme will be published later in the section Education/ Enrolment 18/19.
For more information please contact the Student Services (e-mail: referat@famnit.upr.si, tel. + 386 5 611 75 75).
Tuesday, 3 April 2018 Jessica Cauchard: On body and Out of body Interactions
The Department of Information Sciences and Technologies
is pleased to invite you to the Seminar
On body and Out of body Interactions
by Jessica Cauchard (IDC Herzliya, Israel)
on Wednesday, 4th of April 2018 at 16.00 (FAMNIT-POSTA).
PLEASE SIGN-UP FOR THIS EVENT!
ABSTRACT:
Mobile devices have become ubiquitous over the last decade, changing the way we interact with technology and with one another. My research focuses on the design, development, and evaluation of novel interaction techniques with mobile devices using a human-centered approach. In this presentation, I will in particular focus on two types of mobile devices: wearables and autonomous mobile devices. I will discuss the use of multiple modalities to interact with technology and in particular how haptics on wearables can support long-term tasks without interrupting the user’s attention. I will then discuss how autonomous devices such as drones re-invent our understanding of ubiquitous computing and present my current research on collocated natural human-drone interaction.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER:
Jessica R. Cauchard is a Senior Lecturer at IDC Herzliya, Israel in the departments of Computer Science and Communications. Prior to joining IDC Herzliya, she was working as a postodoctoral research fellow at Stanford's Computer Science Human-Computer Interaction laboratory and completed her PhD at the University of Bristol at the Interaction & Graphics research lab. At IDC Herzliya she leads the Ubiquitous Computing research lab. Her research focuses on wearable, mobile, and ubiquitous computing. She is interested in new interaction techniques and how users can be supported by technology.
