Echo

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Echo is CSESoc’s own weekly podcast where we talk about topics all over the place related to CSE, technology and university life. You can expect us getting live sound bites at our events, picking the brains and getting the advice of highly effective people in industry & academia and discussing current issues in the industry.

18/08/2023

[ECHO] Working Overseas with CSE Alumni John Wiseheart

In this interview, we explore the intricacies and nature of moving overseas to the USA as an expat from a CSE point of view. Featuring our guest John Wiseheart, a graduate of UNSW CSE working at Candid Health, Seattle, and hosted by Michael Zheng, Dylan Hu and Leo Xu. Ask any questions in this form to John and we'll send them over! https://forms.gle/Mx6Rt87XBEyx1mGNA

51 min
15/02/2023

[ECHO] Life, Startups and Education with Hayden Smith

Is Hayden Smith your lecturer this term? Doesn't matter! Hear a talk from Hayden, currently a co-founder of a start up called Pearler, who is also a lecturer AND ex-tutor that has dabbled in many subjects. He is most known for running COMP6080, the React course, and COMP1531, the groupwork course. In this podcast, we talk about uni life, startups and education and cover questions like: Does Hayden have work life balance? What does Hayden think about students? ... and how does Hayden experience impostor syndrome? Hayden's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hayden-smith-4505a55a/ Time stamps 00:00 - Intro 00:58 - Life: Juggling everything 03:17 - Life: Opportunities current students should grasp 04:42 - Life: Projects 07:29 - Life: Impostor syndrome 12:27 - Start Ups: CompareMeals, why start a start up? 15:45 - Start Ups: Fail fast learn quickly 18:27 - Start Ups: What good startups need 20:06 - Start Ups: Technical Depth 22:22 - Start Ups: Mentorship at Pearler 23:31 - Start Ups: Daunting things 25:49 - Start Ups: Letting go of and taking on responsibilities at a higher level 27:07 - Education: Why teach 27:51 - Education: Why still teach 30:00 - Education: Hayden and the community 31:47 - Education: Key things learned from teaching 35:45 - Education: Accommodating for students 37:27 - Education: Impacts of covid 40:31 - Education: Most challenging courses to teach 43:38 - Education: MyExperience 46:34 - Education: Teaching skills 50:49 - Life: Other horizons 52:52 - Education: Advice to uni self

56 min
18/12/2022

Coming back for CS: The Postgrad Experience

Want to listen to some 👄 talky talk 👄on the postgrad experience in CS? Rachel and Ivan try to cover these topics in a roundtable with some students studying CS as their second, or next, degree. Welcome our features, - Peter, who was in the Construction Management 📋 industry when he started a Bachelor's degree majoring in Computer Science - Rachel, a pharmacist 💊who decided to start a Bachelor's degree majoring in Computer Science - Mark, who was already working as a Mechanical Engineering graduate 🔨 when he made the jump into an MIT - Ady, who was doing a PhD in Biology 🦠 until she decided to pursue an MIT majoring in Bioinformatics 🚦Where did they come from? 🏃‍♂️Why did they make the jump?? 👀How are they finding it??? 🤼Can they even make friends???? 🚄What are they looking forward to????? Timestamps 00.00.12 - 00.02.04 intro 00.02.04 - 00.04.22 original plan 00.04.22 - 00.08.45 phase in life when decision to start cs was made 00.08.45 - 00.11.40 initial thoughts on cs 00.11.40 - 00.15.06 cs attractive why? preconceptions? 00.15.06 - 00.18.30 first impressions of cse at unsw 00.18.30 - 00.21.10 useful acquired skills 00.21.10 - 00.24.37 uni life, volunteering 00.24.37 - 00.27.03 young classmates 00.27.03 - 00.31.57 maybe: how to make friend w/ young classmates 00.31.57 - 00.36.52 fears 00.36.52 - 00.46.26 bachelors vs mit vs other 00.46.26 - 00.52.40 pacing the degree 00.52.40 - 00.54.56 regrets 00.54.56 - 00.57.48 plans 00.57.48 - 01.01.51 advice 01.01.51 ending + thank you In case you had any further questions or wanted to continue discussion specifically with any of the guests, you can reach out: Mark - discord: MarkRaya#4626 - ig: @markyr - linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-raya-4467a21b8/ Peter - discord: Kiki#8134 - ig: @poots___ - linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/putijak-souk-58a10a19b/ Rachel - discord: rachel#4578 - linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachel-ahn-926a05222/

1h 2m
29/09/2022

Is Computer Science Right For You?

📫📫📫 Is studying compsci right for you?📫📫📫 You're sick of your degree, or you're a high school student thinking about your future. Well, Mariya and Nat sit down with four people who've all grappled with the same question! - Rani Jiang, who ditched Information Systems 📊 to study computer science ⚙️; - Teresa Feng, who started in Computer Engineering ⚡ but graduated with a compsci degree 🎓; - Raymond Wan, who came back 🏃 after graduating to start a new path in physics ⚛️ ; and - Issac Norris (Izzy), who skipped uni entirely 🌟 and went straight into industry! You're asking - maybe they'll have the answer for you!!! Timestamps: 0:00: Intro 0:28: High school experience and path to computer science 8:39: Difference between highschool and uni/industry 11:57: Why UNSW? 13:48: Rani - transferring into compsci from information systems 18:16: Raymond - changing minds about computer science 21:40: Izzy - Going into the workforce without a degree 27:34: Teresa - Transfering from Computer engineering, working with a Compsci degree 34:33: Things missing from a compsci education 38:30: Is CSE worth it? 41:18: Advice for high schoolers 45:22: Final words 47:40: Outro

48 min
05/09/2022

Competitive Programming w/ Angus Ritossa

Ever been interested in competitive programming but don’t know where to start?🥴 Keen to hear about what it's like taking part in some of the biggest programming competitions in the world?😱 Join Raman and Caitlyn as they delve into the ✨mysterious✨ world of competitive programming with Angus Ritossa, current president of CPMSoc, and chat about topics including: - How to get started with competitive programming 🤓 - Juicy group dynamics 😳 - Angus’ most traumatic questions 😭 0:00 - 4:04: Introduction 4:04 - 9:55: Competitions 9:55 - 17:00: Angus’ History 17:00 - 28:50: General CP Questions 28:50 - 30:20: Talking about CPMSoc 30:20 - 35:35: Pre-reqs for getting started 35:35 - 40:20: Getting Started 40:20 – 44:00: Practicality of CP 44:00 - 47:34: Group Dynamics 😳 47:34 - 50:20: Before and after a competition 50:20 - 51:58: Looking Forward 51:58 - 53:28: Outro

53 min
28/07/2022

CSE News - Ethics in Tech

Had your fill of careers podcasts? Wanna get into philosophy but words make brain hurty? Listen in on Abby, Lesley and Sam as they tackle CSE news - headlines in computer science and technology and the ethics that underpin them. Watch us discuss: - the possibility of Elon Musk as the next big religion🛐 -the secret to immortality ⏰ - cyborgs 🤖 - and planned obsolescence (of both man and machine😳) Timestamps: 0.00 - 00:32 Intro 00:32 - 21:20 Planned Obsolescence 21:20 -43:10 Secret to Immortality (Transhumanism) 43:10 - 50:21 Our Impact as Students 50:21 - 50:49 Outro

51 min
09/06/2022

Data Analytics at Canva w/Vincey Au

Our world is now becoming more and more data driven, but what do we do with it all? Enter the field of ✨data analytics✨!! In this episode of the Echo podcast, Subrat and Michael sit down with Vincey Au from Canva to discuss: - What even is data analytics??? 🙃 - The skills 🧠 you need to grind 💪 to become a data analyst - Life and culture at Canva 🎨 - Breaking into the industry - And more!! 🔥 🔥 🔥 Note: This episode was recorded in 2021 during the Covid-19 lockdowns. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:56 - What is data analytics, ELI5 03:32 - A/B testing at Canva & dark analytics 05:32 - Data analytics vs. engineering vs. science vs. analytics engineering vs. marketing analytics 07:14 - Coding background give you a head start? 08:33 - Involvement of AI, ML, etc. 09:24 - Analytics Engineering 12:26 - Personal background 17:50 - Volunteering & developing soft skills 18:12 - Gender disparity 19:20 - More on volunteering 21:47 - Internships 24:15 - Working at Canva 35:40 - Changes with COVID 38:27 - Advice on breaking into industry 41:02 - Side note on Red Tape 42:32 - Future goals/plans 44:06 - Outro

45 min
25/03/2022

Software Engineering at Google w/ Eve Martin-Jones

Everyone's thought about working at Google at least once in their life. But what is it like to actually work there as a 🤔 software engineer 💻? In this podcast, Mitchell and Michelle are joined by Software Engineer 🤩Eve Martin-Jones🤩, as they dive into the fascinating world of Google. Join us as we navigate through Eve's journey through internships, hardships, and the many rooms at the Google office! Find the answers to all of your burning 🔥 questions like such as: What are the different pathways into securing an internship at Google? 🚀 Is the Google office as cool as the rumours say? 😎 What are the biggest challenges working at such a big company? 🥶 Women in the tech industry 💪 How is the work life balance at Google? ⚖️ And more! 👀 Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:42) From Philosophy to Software Engineering (04:09) The Google Internship Experience + The Google STEP Program (15:28) Google Headquarters & Perks (19:43) What is it like working at Google? (33:26) Looking to the future and reflecting on the past (36:02) Women in Technology (40:09) Inspiration + Giving Advice

41 min

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Echo is CSESoc’s own weekly podcast where we talk about topics all over the place related to CSE, technology and university life. You can expect us getting live sound bites at our events, picking the brains and getting the advice of highly effective people in industry & academia and discussing current issues in the industry.

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Years Active

2019 - 2023
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54
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