Author: Tim Finin
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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…
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talk: Dorband on Dynamically Reconfigurable Layered Filesystem, 3/8
1pm 3/8: Professor John Dorband will talk at the CSEE colloquium on Dynamically Reconfigurable Layered Filesystems at 1:00pm on Friday, March 8 in room 227 if the ITE building at UMBC.
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Cybersecurity graduate programs information session, 2013-3-21
The nation's demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to rise. The UMBC Cybersecurity Graduate Program will hold an information session from 6:00pm to 7:30pm on Thursday 21 March in room 102 of the Information Technology and Engineering Building (ITE). Participants will learn how our masters and certificate programs can help you get started or advance…
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talk: Reinventing the Classroom, Harry Lewis, Noon Fri 3/1
Noon Fri 3/1: Professor Harry Lewis of Harvard will talk about his experiences in flipping the classroom at Noon on Friday, March 1, 2013 in room 456 if the ITE building at UMBC.
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Ph.D. dissertation proposal: Huguens Jean
3pm Tue 3/5: Huguens Jean will resent his Ph.D. dissertation proposal on Paper form digitization for information systems strengthening and socio-economic development in developing countries at 3:00pm on Tuesday march 5, 2013 in room 346 of the ITE building at UMBC.
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JOB: Internship/part-time position at The World Bank
The World Bank’s Development Prospects Group (DECPG) is looking for a top-tier undergraduate student with a passion for software development to work on a part-time basis during the school year. The selected individual will play a significant role in designing, developing, testing, and launching various innovative software tools for World Bank economists. These projects are…
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Zuckerberg, Gates and Will.I.Am encourage kids to learn how to code in new video
Code.org is a non-profit foundation dedicated to growing computer programming education. They believe computer science and computer programming are liberal arts that are important for everyone to know and that should be part of the core curriculum in education, alongside other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses, such as biology, physics, chemistry and algebra. Their…