Author: Tim Finin
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Council of computing majors to meet 3pm Wed. 3/27, ITE 325b
The UMBC Council of Computing Majors (CCM) will hold a general meeting from 3:00pm to 4:00pm this Wednesday, April 27, in the CSEE Department conference room, ITE 325b. Come discuss service opportunities, CSEE speakers, and upcoming CCM events. Several professors have generously agreed to lecture on tools and topics in computer science. Dates and details…
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CMPE undergraduate townhall meeting, 11:30-1:00 Wed. 4/3, UC Ballroom Lounge
The CSEE Department will hold a CMPE Undergraduate Townhall Meeting on Wednesday, April 3, 2013 from 11:30am to 1:00pm in the University Center Ballroom Lounge. All CMPE majors and other interested students are welcome. We will discuss recent important changes to the CMPE program, course scheduling, current Capstone projects, the BS/MS program, guidance about undergraduate…
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Newspaper's online poll on Internet voting compromised to make a point
Rick Forno, Assistant Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, was quoted in an article in the Louisville KY Courier-Journal about a compromised online poll the paper ran about Internet voting. The paper's March 20th poll was prompted by a Kentucky initiative to make voting easier for overseas personnel and asked "Should overseas U.S. military…
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talk: The Problem with Print: publishing born digital scholarship
4pm 3/25: Professor Helen J. Burgess of the UMBC Department of English will give a lecture and demonstration on “The Problem with Print: publishing born digital scholarship” at 4:00pm on Monday, March 25, 2013 in the 7th floor of the AOK Library at UMBC. A reception, sponsored by the Libby Kuhn Endowment Fund, will follow…
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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