Author: Tim Finin
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UMBC partners with five universities in the US, UK, and Japan to launch International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
image: Representatives from the partnering institutions at UMBC. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. UMBC partners with five universities in the US, UK, and Japan to launch International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence UMBC has partnered to create a global university network dedicated to securing critical systems against cyber threats: the International Cybersecurity Center of…
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talk: Correlation analysis with small sample sizes, 2pm Tue 6/18, UMBC
Correlation analysis with small sample sizes Peter Schreier, Univ. of Paderborn, Germany 2:00-3:00 Tuesday, 18 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC Most common techniques for correlation analysis (e.g., canonical correlation analysis) require sufficiently large sample support, but in many applications only a limited number of samples are available. Correlation analysis with small sample sizes poses some…
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talk: Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays, 2pm 6/13 ITE325
Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays Prof. David Brie, University of Lorraine 2:00pm Thursday, 13 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC The goal of this talk is to give an introduction to tensor decompositions for the analysis of multidimensional data. First, we recall some basic notions and operations on tensors. Then two tensor decompositions are presented:…
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Intro computing courses available to students in any major through X + Computing pilot
Intro computing courses for students in any major through X + Computing pilot Computing and coding skills are becoming integral to many jobs and industries, but students outside of computing disciplines are not always exposed to these fundamentals. UMBC is working to change that with new learning pathways for non-computer science majors. The pilot “X…
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UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5, Sat May 11
UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, May 11, 2019 Commons Sports Zone, UMBC The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual student-organized event that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk about their experience in the game industry. DEC’19 will be held 11-5 on Saturday, May 11 in the Sports…
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UMBC welcomes Donna Ruginski as executive director for cybersecurity initiatives
“Cybersecurity research is important because we live in a connected world. As a society, we have an expectation to conduct professional business in a safe and secure technology environment,” says Donna Ruginski, UMBC’s new executive director for cybersecurity initiatives. “Research is thriving at UMBC, and some of the nation’s leading cybersecurity research is being conducted…
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talk: Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems, 12-1 5/3, ITE 227
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems Prof. Anupam Joshi, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 3 May 2019, ITE 227 Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are increasingly embedded in our everyday life. Security incidents involving them are often high-profile because of their ability to control critical infrastructure. Stuxnet and the Ukrainian power-grid attack are some notorious…
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talk: Data-driven Approach for Sustainable Smart Cities, 11am 5/6, ITE 459, UMBC
Information Systems Spring 2019 Distinguished Lecture on Sustainable Smart Cities A Data-driven Approach for Sustainable Smart Cities Prof. Prashant Shenoy, University of Massachusetts 11:00am Monday, 6 May 2019, ITE 459, UMBC Recent technological advances have enabled deployments of pervasive sensing and actuation in our physical world, which has led to the emergence of cyber-physical systems…
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talk: The Evolution of Mobile Authentication, 1pm 4/30, ITE325, UMBC
The Evolution of Mobile Authentication Prof. Keith Mayes, Royal Holloway University of London 1:00pm Tuesday 30 April 2019, ITE325, UMBC Mobile communication is an essential part or modern life, however it is dependent on some fundamental security technologies. Critical amongst these technologies, is mobile authentication, the ability to identify valid users (and networks) and enable…
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talk: Using CPSA to Analyze Force-Latency Protocols, 12-1 4/19
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Using CPSA to Analyze Force-Latency Protocols Dr. Edward Zieglar, National Security Agency 12-1 Friday, 19 April 19, ITE 227 Several cryptographic protocols have been proposed to address the Man-in-the-Middle attack without the prior exchange of keys. This talk will describe a formal analysis of one such protocol proposed by Zooko Wilcox-O’Hearn,…