Month: July 2012
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UMD professor pushes for better Computer Science education in high schools
In a recent essay in the Baltimore Sun, James M. Purtilo, a professor in the Computer Science Department at the University of Maryland, College Park, outlines the myriad ways that Maryland is failing to support Computer Science education at the High School level. First, Purtilo cites the state's failure to require Computer Science as a…
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New Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, an Inspiration for Computer Science Women
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) "Despite the growing numbers of successful women in once male-dominated professions like medicine and law, computer science remains overwhelmingly a boys club." So says a recent NPR article that discusses the arrival of Marissa Mayer as Yahoo's new president and CEO. As one of Google's first employees, Mayer helped develop…
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MS thesis defense: Abbas on Federating Disjoint Wireless Networks Using a Mix of Stationary and Mobile Nodes
Ahmad Abbas will defend his MS thesis on Federating Disjoint Wireless Networks Using a Mix of Stationary and Mobile Nodes at 12:00pm Thursday, 26th July 2012 in room ITE 325b
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Chandrasekaran MS Defense: MIMO Channel Modeling and Capacity Using the Channel Correlation Matrix
Anush Chandrasekaran will defends his MS thesis on “On MIMO Channel Modeling and Capacity Using the Channel Correlation Matrix” at 1pm on 18 July 2012 in 325b ITE.
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Picking your PC: Computer Recommendations for Incoming Freshman
Please visit the CSEE Required Technology page for more information.
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TechCouncil of Maryland reveals new career resource, CORE
Photo courtesy www.techcouncilmd.com If you're tired of sifting through sketchy jobs on Craigslist, why not try the TechCounil of Maryland (TCM)'s new job resource CORE (Career Opportunities REsources). CORE's database is full of jobs in the areas of biotechnology, information technology, and business. "CORE will help our region's companies attract and match talented individuals, students,…
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UMBC receives NSF award to develop new freshman seminar for computing majors
UMBC received a three year award from NSF that provides $154,000 in funding to develop and evaluate an innovative first-year seminar for computing majors aimed at increasing retention, completion, and success.
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UMBC students show-off original video games at Gamescape 2012
Tired of playing Diablo III? If you head to Gamescape next weekend, you'll have a chance to try your hand at over a dozen original video games dreamed up by local students and indie game developers. As part of Artscape–the country's largest free arts festival–the annual three-day video game celebration will take place in MICA's…
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CSEE faculty receive NSF grant to study computing education in Maryland high schools
Drs. Marie desJarins, Penny Rheingans and Susan Martin received an 18 month research award worth $200,000 from NSF to study computing education in Maryland high schools.
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Kugaonkar MS defense: Finding Associations among SNPs for Prostate Cancer
9am 11/18: Rohit Kugaonkar will defend his MS thesis on “Finding associations among SNPs for prostate cancer using collaborative filtering” at 9:00am on Wednesday, 18 July 2012, Room ITE 325b