GLUG
GNU/Linux Users Group
Chair(s): Chinmaya Mahesh
ICPC
The primary goal of IPL is to prepare contestants for ICPC Regionals and World Finals. Additionally, IPL is a place for participants to polish their technical skills by learning and practicing algorithms and data structures.
Chair(s): Nikil Ravi, Yen-Hsiang Chang
Meeting times: 4pm (CST/CDT) every Sunday, starts from Feb. 7. Zoom link
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SIGCHI
Special Interest Group for Human-Computer Interaction
We're a SIG that focuses on Human-Computer Interaction. This semester, we will be focusing on 3 different projects: a kiosk for the ECEB building, our own SIG's website, and an IoT project focused on UX. We will be hosting workshops almost every meeting!
Chair(s): Abhimanyu Thosar, Swathi Ram, Mitchell Bifeld
Meeting times: Tuesdays at 6:00 PM, project meetings at various times throughout the week. Discord link
SIGGRAPH
Special Interest Group for Graphics
We explore all things computer graphics including modeling, rigging, animation, VR, shaders, and more!
Chair(s): Sahil Patel, Bryan Huang
Meeting times: 12-1pm central on Saturdays. Zoom link
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SIGHPC
Special Interest Group for High-Performance Computing
Chair(s): Jonathan Nativ
SIGCloud
Special Interest Group for Cloud Computing
SIGCloud teaches students how they can use Cloud technologies and remote DevOps for their personal and professional projects. It focuses on leveraging platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, CircleCI etc.
Chair(s): Shreyas Kishore
SIGPlan
Special Interest Group for Programming Languages
Chair(s): Reed Oei
AIDA
Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
We seek to educate UIUC students on the fundamentals and state of the art topics in machine learning and data science. We hope to present topics in an accessible and engaging way so that everyone can take part in the exciting data revolution.
Chair(s): Ajay Arasanipalai, Jeffrey Lai, Jatin Mathur, Michael Xiang, Shaw Kagawa, Shrirang Bagdi, John Li
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QUIUC
Special Interest Group for Quantum Computing
Our goal is to have inclusive organization for students to learn and utilize quantum computing through education resources, projects, and field networking.
Chair(s): Bailey Tincher, Graeme Jacobson
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SIGMobile
Special Interest Group for Mobile Development
SIG dedicated towards learning more about mobile development.
Chair(s): Matt Geimer
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Meeting times: 5:00pm-6:00pm Central Time. Discord link
SIGMusic
Special Interest Group for Music
Chair(s): Sahil Patel and Billy Walters
Meeting times: Fridays 5-6pm (new meetings TBD). Discord link
SIGPwny
Special Interest Group for Security
Chair(s): Joseph Ravichandran
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Meeting times: Thursday 6:00 to 7:00. Discord link
SIGNLL
Special Interest Group for Natural Language Learning
A project-based natural language processing club open to all students regardless of background and prior experience.
Chair(s): Jack Nash, Nishant Balepur
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Zoom link
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