Month: March 2013
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UMBC's Rick Forno on Protecting Your Financial Data From Cyberattacks
As more corporate and personal data moves online, Assistant Director at the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity Richard Forno provides tips on protecting financial information before a cyberattack hits. In this video, Mariko Sanchanta of the Wall Stree Journal Digital Network interviews Dr. Rick Forno on the risks of cyberattacks on banks and other financial insititutions.
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JOB: Summer research program for undergrads in interactive virtual experiences
The Institute for Creative Technologies (ICT) offers a 10-week summer research program for undergraduates in interactive virtual experiences. A multidisciplinary research institute affiliated with the University of Southern California, the ICT was established in 1999 to combine leading academic researchers in computing with the creative talents of Hollywood and the video game industry. Having grown…
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First Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering goes to Internet pioneers
The first Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering was awarded to five people who made major contributions to the development of the internet and the WWW: Louis Pouzin, Robert Kahn, Vinton Cerf, Tim Berners-Lee and Marc Andreesen each played a significant part in the development of the technology. The UK government initiated the QE Prize as…
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Digital Societies and Social Technologies Summer Institute, UMCP
Doctoral students, postdocs and established researchers working in the intersection of technology and social systems might consider applying to the 2013 Digital Societies and Social Technologies Summer Institute, 7/28 to 8/1 at the University of Maryland College Park. "MOOCs, Education and learning; personal health and well-being; open innovation, eScience, and citizen science; co-production, open source,…
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Free workshop: high performance computing and XSEDE, 4/11-12
4/11-12: UMBC will host a free workshop on high performace computing and XSEDE in room 120 of the Meyerhoff Building on the UMBC campus, starting at Noon on Thursday April 11 and ending at 4:00pm on Friday, April 12. Advanced registration is required and space is limited.
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talk: Teaching & Research with Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, 4/9
2:30 4/9: Experts from Wolfram will talk about Teaching & Research with Mathematica 9 and Wolfram|Alpha Pro, 2:30-3:45 Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 401 Math/Psyc Building, UMBC
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Shafi Goldwasser & Silvio Micali win Turing Award for work on cryptographic security
"Shafi Goldwasser of MIT and the Weizmann Institute of Science and Silvio Micali of MIT were names as the winners of the 2012 ACM A.M. Turing Award. Working together, they pioneered the field of provable security, which laid the mathematical foundations that made modern cryptography possible. By formalizing the concept that cryptographic security had to…
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Webinar on Certificate in Cyber Operations training program
UMBC's Training Centers is offering a new Certificate in Cyber Operations that is designed to help move participants from a basic competence with computers and technology up to the level of a competent, entry-level professional as a Cyber Analyst or Operator. Homer Minnick, the Training Centers' director for Cybersecurity training, will host a free webinar on…
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talk: Privacy and Security in Online Social Media, 10:30 3/11
10:30a Mon 3/11: Professor Ponnurangam Kumaraguru (PK) of IIIT Delhi will talk about his research on Privacy and Security in Online Social Media at 10:30am on Monday, March 11 in room 325b of the ITE building at UMBC.
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UMBC Cyber Academy: certificate in computer network operations
UMBC Training Centers has launched the Cyber Academy to address the tremendous need for Cyber professionals in the workforce. The Cyber Academy is a full time, intensive training program designed to prepare students for immediate employment in Cybersecurity job specialties within government and industry. The Cyber Academy – Certificate in Computer Network Operations will develop…