Month: October 2014
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JOBS: Intern Scientist, Yahoo Labs
Intern Scientist, Yahoo Labs (Job Number: 1450702) Apply Yahoo Labs sets the course for the future. We’re Yahoo’s incubator for bold scientific experimentation. We specialize in deep, creative thought on the company’s hardest technical problems, and hire amazing research scientists and engineers who serve as Yahoo’s most forward-looking thinkers. We stretch the limits of theory,…
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CSEE Faculty Mentioned in Article about Catonsville HS Cyber Club
CSEE Faculty members Rick Forno and Marie desJardins were mentioned in a recent Baltimore Sun article, in which the Catonsville High School Cyber Club is interviewed as they prepare for the final round of the Maryland Cyber Challenge. The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Competition, designed by Dr. Rick Forno, was created to encourage more high school students to consider STEM…
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talk: R. Balu on Quantum Probabilistic Logic Programming, 2:30pm Tue 10/28, ITE 325b
Dr. Radhakrishnan Balu of the Army Research Laboratory will talk on ‘Quantum Probabilistic Logic Programming’ at 2:30pm on Tuesday, 28 October 2014 in room 325b of the ITE building at UMBC.
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Inside Look at Grad School & Summer Research: How to Prepare, Get Accepted, and Succeed.
If you are interested in going on to graduate school after graduation, either directly or later, and either full-time and part time, you might attend the following workshop on Monday, October 27. An Inside Look at Graduate School & Summer Research: How to Prepare, Get Accepted, and Succeed Evelyn S. Erenrich, PhD Asst Dean, Rutgers…
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UMBC researcher spotlighted in celebration of National Chemistry Week
October 19-25th is National Chemistry Week (NCW). The theme for this year is “The Sweet Side of Chemistry: Candy.” In conjunction with this week-long celebration of chemistry, each day the National Science Foundation has been highlighting a different “sweet molecule” in a stop-motion video post. These posts also give mention to the lead scientist(s) working…
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Computer Engineering researchers develop system to detect dangerous driving behaviours
CSEE Professor Chintan Patel and computer engineering student Gurashish Singh recently demonstrated a prototype system that can detect distracted driving behavior at the ATPA expo, the largest gathering of industries involved with transportation. Their novel wearable proximity sensor-based system alerts drivers who show signs of falling asleep, being distracted or driving dangerously. The project is a…
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CYBR students present @ NCCoE Open House
UMBC CYBR MPS students Zack Rich and Jeff Scheier (pictured) are interns at the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) in Rockville, MD. On October 15, 2014, they presented NCCoE use case projects to leading cybersecurity experts from both the private and public domains at the NCCoE’s fall Open House on education and workforce…
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Cybersecurity-related internship at Ridgeback Network Defense, Inc.
Ridgeback Internship Ridgeback Network Defense, Inc. is seeking motivated interns to assist with building a cybersecurity device. Paid position, 90 day duration, 20-30 hours per week, starting late November or December. The location would be in the UMBC CyberHive on the UMBC campus. Expertise in C++ is a must. All other criteria are highly…
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Summer research internships at Verisign Labs, Reston VA
POSITION: Verisign Labs Internships; Summer 2015 Verisign is the entity responsible for running .COM and .NET, two of DNS’ root instances, and a number of other top level domains; answering 80+ billion queries daily. Not just a leader in the domain industry, the company is also a prominent provider of DDOS protection and a suite…
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UMBC partners on national cybersecurity research center
UMBC will play a role in strengthening our nation’s cybersecurity infrastructure through a new Federally Funded Research and Development Center announced this week. NIST awarded a contract to operate the center to MITRE, which will partner with the University System of Maryland to carry out the center’s goals. UMBC and the University of Maryland, College…