Author: Tim Finin
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UMBC’s Sherman receives $5.4m in funding for cybersecurity research and scholarships
UMBC receives $5.4m in funding for new cybersecurity projects NSF and NSA Fund Three Cybersecurity Projects by Prof. Alan Sherman Professor Alan Sherman and colleagues were recently awarded more than $5.4 million dollars in three new grants to support cybersecurity research and education at UMBC, including two from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and one from…
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2018 Maryland Cyber Challenge registration opens for student teams
2018 Maryland Cyber Challenge seeks student teams The 2018 Maryland Cyber Challenge seeks teams willing to test a range of skills simulating real-word cyber scenarios. Teams will climb a ladder of challenges demonstrating an ability to work together, understand both simple and complex vulnerabilities, defensive operations and gamified offensive operations. Registration is now…
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talk: Robot Governance – Institutions and Issues, 10:30 Tue 7/24, ITR346
Robot Governance – Institutions and Issues Dr. Aaron Mannes, ISHPI Information Technologies 10:30-11:30 Tuesday, 24 July 2018, ITE 346 Inexpensive sensors and information storage and processing have enabled the large-scale production of robots: autonomous systems capable of acting on the world. These systems represent an enormous technological and economic opportunity that will change…
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UMBC’s cybersecurity research partnership featured in WBAL-TV piece
Baltimore’s WBAL-TV ran a short news item on UMBC’s new partnership with Keio Research Institute (KRIS) in Japan, and Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) in the UK to investigate the use of common system simulation tools for modeling critical national infrastructure. This partnership is part of a broader international collaboration, the International Cybersecurity Center…
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UMBC launches cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners
University leaders, including Karl V. Steiner, third from right, signed the three-nation agreement in a ceremony at the sixth International Cybersecurity Symposium in Japan. Photo courtesy of Karl V. Steiner UMBC launches infrastructure-focused cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners UMBC is one of three leading academic institutions collaborating on a new research…
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UMBC CSEE student and alumna selected to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum
UMBC CSEE student and alumna to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum A UMBC Ph.D. student and an alumna have been selected to participate in this year’s international Nobel laureate forums, which connect top student engineers and scientists from universities around the globe with the world’s leading scientific researchers. Kavita Krishnaswamy ‘07, computer science and mathematics, and…
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Bryan Vanek (CS, ’18), president of national champion CyberDawgs team, heads to computer security career
Bryan Vanek, president of national champion CyberDawgs team, heads to computer security career UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation this week, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the world, we reflect on all they have achieved. Here is a CSEE student profile…
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With 3 majors and a passion for service, Max Poole (CS, Math, Econ ’18) promotes access to computing education
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SGA President Joshua Massey (CE ’18) prepares for a technology-focused teaching career
SGA President Joshua Massey (CE ’18) prepares for a technology-focused teaching career UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation this week, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the world, we reflect on all they have achieved. Here is a CSEE student profile from…
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CWIT Scholar Katherine Dillon (CS ’18) heads to Google as a software engineer
CWIT Scholar Katherine Dillon heads to Google as a software engineer UMBC students have rewritten the record books in 2018. With graduation this week, and our soon-to-be new Retriever alumni preparing for graduate school, careers, and research around the world, we reflect on all they have achieved. Here is a CSEE student profile from the…