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Winner of the First Digital Photography Contest: ‘Bits en Femenino’

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Universidat Politècnica de València (UPV) has presented the award of the First Digital Photography Contest arranged last March.

The topic was: IT needs women to invent the future, it was addressed to High School, Upper-Level Training Cycles and ETSINF students.

There were four categories included in the competition, according the contest rules. The jury met today and they decided to rule categories I, II and III out, and to grant the only award to the IV category.

  • The picture above shows prize delivery by Eduardo Vendrell, ETSINF’s director, to José Matías Cano Aguilar is the author and the title: “Navega con tu inspiración sin rozar el suelo, flotando sobre tus dedos” (Sail with your inspiration without touching the ground, hover over your fingers). .

The aim of the first Digital Photography Contest: Bits en Femenino, is to make visible women in IT industry, to raise awareness among young people and university community of the women engineers’ low rate, and also disseminating Computer Engineering from a female perspective. We hope that quality standards of the material presented help to increase future editions.

We expect your participation in future editions!

The Jury has Decided the Winner of the First Digital Photography Contest: Bits en Femenino

The Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering (ETSINF) of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has chosen the winner of the Digital Photography Contest organised last March, the deadline was last April 29.

The topic was: IT needs women to invent the future, it was addressed to High School, Upper-Level Training Cycles and ETSINF students.

There were four categories included in the competition, according the contest rules. The jury met today and they decided to rule categories I, II and III out, and to grant the only award to the IV category.

  • The picture above has been awarded with the prize of IV category José Matías Cano Aguilar is the author and the title: “Navega con tu inspiración sin rozar el suelo, flotando sobre tus dedos” (Sail with your inspiration without touching the ground, hover over your fingers).

The aim of the first Digital Photography Contest: Bits en Femenino, is to make visible women in IT industry, to raise awareness among young people and university community of the women engineers’ low rate, and also disseminating Computer Engineering from a female perspective.

Prize delivery will take place on May 8 at 14:00pm in centre’s management department (3rd floor, Building 1H).

Film Series – Revolution OS

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The Museum of Computer Science of theHigher Technical School of Computer Engineering (ETSINF) of UPV continues the Film Series ‘Un Museo de Cine’, which started back in 2013, with the film “Revolution OS” next March 12, at the Conference Hall of Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering at 16.30h. 

‘Revolution OS’ tells the story of the computer scientists who were against the proprietary software model (Microsoft, Apple, among others) to create GNU/Linux and Open Source movement. Together with the rest of the supporters of the free software, they all represent one of the greatest threats to big companies that create and monopolise software.

‘Revolution OS’ was filmed at Silicon Valley, it is on the trail of pioneers in the development of Linux and open source. The film also includes interviews with such influential computer scientists as Linus Torvalds, Richard Stallman, Bruce Perens or Eric Raymond.

The Film Series has organised a new initiative in order to find out more, in a fun way, about evolution of IT. From the starts ‘Un Museo de Cine’ all the scheduled films reflect part of the recent history of IT, and they take place during 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. We want to approach through cinema to every kind of audience the different facets of IT in a fun way. Each session consists of a presentation of the film and its relationship with IT, then the film will be screened and a cinema forum at the end.

This movie is the final of a series that began last 2013. The aim will be to analyse the free software development. ‘Pirates of Silicon Valley’, , ‘Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ and ‘Billion Dollar Brain’have already been projected.

If you like IT and you like cinema you definitely shouldn’t miss out this event in the ETSINF.

Film Series– Pirates of Silicon Valley

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The Museum of Computer Science of the Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering (ETSINF) of UPV  opens the Film Series ‘Un Museo de Cine’,which started back in 2013, with the film ‘Pirates of Silicon Valley’  next 12 February, at the Conference Hall of Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering at 16.30h. The Film Series has organised a new initiative in order to find out more, in a fun way, about evolution of IT. From the starts ‘Un Museo de Cine’ all the scheduled films reflect part of the recent history of IT, and they take place during 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s. We want to approach through cinema to every kind of audience the different facets of IT in a fun way. Each session consists of a presentation of the film and its relationship with IT, then the film will be screened and a cinema forum at the end.
The origin of companies such as Apple and Microsoft, and Free Software development will be analysed in the next films. ‘Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb’ and ‘Billion Dollar Brain’ have already been projected. ‘Pirates of Silicon Valley’ take place next 12 February y and ‘Revolution OS’ 12 March. If you like IT and you like cinema you definitely shouldn’t miss out this event in the ETSINF.

Film Series and IT: Un Museo de Cine

Venuer : Building 1E ETSINF

Date: 12 February

Time: 16:30h

Film Series Link: http://goo.gl/kjQ3qU

More Info: https://museoinf.webs.upv.es/ciclo-de-cine-museo-de-inform%C3%A1tica/

Cinema cycle – Museum of Computing

The Museum of Computing of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Informática of the UPV (ETSINF) has organized a new proposal to deepen the evolution of its discipline. Over the next months it has programmed the cycle “Un Museo de cine” with feature films set on the 50s, 60s, 70s and 80s, which collect part of the recent history of computing.

The aim is to present an activity which brings any kind of public closer to the different aspects of computing, in an entertaining way, through the cinematic language.

The feature films will be projected at Salón de Actos of the Informatics School at 16:30h. Each session consists of a presentation of the film and its relation with computing, the projection in itself and the pooling, once it has finalized.

The cycle consists of four feature films which deal with topics related to:

1. Informatics from the late 50s of the 20th century.

2. Informatics from the late 60s of the 20th century.

3. The origins of Apple and Microsoft.

4. The development of the free software.

From October to March it is expected the projection of Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, Billion Dollar Brain, Pirates of Silicon Valley and Revolution OS. Historical computers, the cold war, spies with technological knowledge, the genesis of the multinationals that nowadays govern a large part of the market and the origin of the open source are some of the issues that will be discussed during the session.

If between your passions are cinema and computing, you should attend this unique exhibit at ESTINF.

Original title: “Ciclo de Cine e informática: Un Museo de Cine”

Location: 1E Building, ESTINF

Dates: October 16th, November 13th, February 12th and March 12th

Hours: 16:30h

More information: https://museo.inf.upv.es/

II Session Bits en Femenino

Around hundred of people attended the 2nd edition of “Bits en femenino: women in computer science” last Friday. Students of the School of Computer Science, professional computer engineers, teachers and ESO students took part in the conference.

First of all, the School of Computer Science director, Eduardo Vendrell, explained the reason and the aim of the meeting which wants to consolidate in the School year after year.

After that, the Museum of Computing director, Xavier Molero, with four students of the school, described the different role of women in the history of informatics. More specifically, they talked about Ada Byron, ENIAC programmers, Anita Borg, Rosa Peter, Fraces Allen, Carol Shaw or Felisa Verdejo, among others.

This is the video of the first meeting:

Later, some of the attendees took a guided visit in the Museum while a group of students and professionals debated about the present and the future of the activities as computer engineers like applying for a job, internship, more wanted profiles and topics in which working women told the students throughout questions and answers.

Among the attendees to the work agenda were representatives from the Júcar Hydrographic Confederation, the multinatinoal Edicom, the start-up Bitsnbrains, the Corts Valencianes and the Department of Health. Later, Marta Rivas, marketing director of the IBM in Spain, and Blanca Gómez, HR director of Iberian Microsoft, participated in the conference.

You can access the conferences of the representatives of IBM and Microsoft:

More information about the Session is also available in the UPV media, here: http://www.upv.es/noticias-upv/noticia-5782-bits-en-femenin-va.html

IT and Cinema Exhibition: When the Bits Arrive to Celluloid

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The Museum of Computer Science from Higher Technical School of Computer Engineering in UPV (ETSINF) has organized in collaboration with teachers María José Castro y Juan Ángel Saíz a temporary exhibition under the heading “IT and Cinema”, which will stay at School throughout May. This exhibition highlights an intimate and successful relationship that Cinema and Informatics have been developed for years.

A tour through espai.inf,exhibition area located in Hall of Building 1E from ETSINF, goes over the most popular films that enhance essential aspects of Computer Science, and it also shows to the public some computers and videogames used in movies. The exhibition has put on display an interactive space where the audience can play some of the most popular games from the 80s. In addition, a film series related with the exhibition has been scheduled.
The design of the exhibition counts with posters, fact sheets and different materials from the Museum of Computer Science. In words of Xavier Molero, the Museum’s director, from featured films “it is possible to set out and analyse in a very enjoyable way cross curricular subjects as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, planned obsolescence or electronic waste”. The exhibition was carried out together with Carlos Settier and Diego Álvarez.

If you do like cinema, IT or videogames, do not think too much we will wait for you to visit us in the ETSINF.

Exhibition: IT and Cinema
Venue: espai.inf, exhibition hall Building 1E, ETSINF
Date: From 6 to 31 May, 2013
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday 9-20h

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