Rensselaer's Chapter of UPE


Rensselaer UPE I/O Events

We hold a special lectures series called I/Os multiple times a semester. A UPE I/O is a forum to introduce students to interesting & useful technologies that they would otherwise not come into contact with, in a way that will aid them in growing personally, academically, and professionally. The typical format is to recruit a speaker who is knowledgeable about the technology at hand, and have them give an overview of what it is, what problems it solves, and how to use it.

Upcoming I/Os


Past I/Os

Oct 19, 2016: Apache Spark I/O

Want to learn about Apache Spark in distributed systems and cloud computing? Come to our I/O! Slides from the presentation are here!

Sept 21, 2016: Deep Learning I/O

6:30 @ Amos Eaton 214

Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning? Do you want to learn more?
Come to our talk on Deep Learning on September 21, 2016 at 6:30 in Amos Eaton 214.
Slides from the talk can be found here!

December 9, 2015: Deep Learning I/O

Are you interested in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning? Do you want to learn more? Come to our talk on Deep Learning on December 9, 2015 at 6:30pm, location TBD.

April 24th, 2015: JavaScript and Node.js

6pm @ Lally 102

Talk by UPE's Josh Goldberg on introductory JavaScript and Node.js, targeted to newcomers to the language. Sample code and slides are available online at bit.ly/JSNodeIO!


April 3rd, 2015: Web Exploitation

5pm @ DCC 324

UPE partners with RPISec for a interactive introduction to Web Exploitation.


February 20, 2015: Google Go

Go (also Golang) is a new open source language. Initially developed by Google but now a separate software project, it is intended to be a major systems language superior to C++. It features garbage collection, type safety with some dynamic typing, and a large emphasis on concurrency.

The language's official site is golang.org. You can try Go on the official site or using repl.it.


October 1st, 2015: Grad School Basics

Talk hosted by UPE's Elsa Gonsiorowski about what to expect, how to apply, and other topics surrounding her decision to pursue graduate studies.


April 24th, 2015: Ruby Development

Learn the basics of Ruby development!


February 20th, 2014: Android Development

Learn the basics of Android application development!