Electives at Supercomputing Challenge Kickoff

New Mexico Tech, October 12th Saturday  7:30 – 9:30 PM

  1. Cyberfire, Speare 4 - In this simulated hacking event, participants will "break in" to a poorly-coded mainframe. By learning common attack techniques through experimentation, participants gain a strong sense of how to code with security in mind.
    Leaders: Neale Pickett, Alum, LANL and Raisul Ahsan, UNM
  2. Autonomous Robots, Cramer Hall 203 - Bring your own laptop, tablet, or any other wifi capable device that has a keyboard input and screen.
    Leader: Creighton Edington, Teacher Sponsor, Instructor, Media Arts Charter School, Rural Education Advancement Program (REAP)
  3. Did You Really Delete That File?, Cramer Hall 123 - Is data really gone when it is deleted? Can deleted files be recovered? Impress your friends and family knowing how to get deleted files back.
    Leader: Jesse Crawford, Meow Wolf, NMT alum
  4. Mafia, Cramer Hall 101 – Otherwise called Werewolf, Vampire, Witch Hunt, or Pirates. It is a game modeling a battle between an informed minority (the mafia) and an uninformed majority (the townspeople).
    Leader: John Paul Gonzales, Santa Fe Institute, UNM Alum
  5. Artificial intelligence in Medicine and Biology, Speare 23 - Learn a new tool called Jupyter Notebooks, web-based interactive development environment.
    Leader: Henry Brown, Dept. of Information Technology State of New Mexico, parent of an alum
  6. Special Elective for Girls ONLY, Cramer 239 - Exploring Tech - play with programmable electronic toys.
    Leader: Teri Roberts, Los Alamos National Laboratory, retired
  7. Gym - dodge ball, basketball, marathon training
    Leader: Kaley Goatcher, Transcore, NMT Alum
  8. Movie Time: Inception, Workman 101 - Enjoy some popcorn and drinks as you watch…
    Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has made him a hot commodity in the world of corporate espionage but has also cost him everything he loves. Cobb gets a chance at redemption when he is offered a seemingly impossible task: Plant an idea in someone's mind. If he succeeds, it will be the perfect crime, but a dangerous enemy anticipates Cobb's every move.