Category: Computer Science
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UMBC recognizes Marie desJardins for lasting commitment to inclusive computing education
UMBC recognizes Marie desJardins for lasting commitment to inclusive computing education Marie desJardins, associate dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) and professor of computer science and electrical engineering, will be leaving UMBC to take up a new position as founding dean of the College of Organizational, Computational, and Information Sciences at…
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talk: SPARCLE: Practical Homomorphic Encryption, 12pm Fri 4/27
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab SPARCLE: Practical Homomorphic Encryption Russ Fink Senior Scientist Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory 12:00–1:00pm Friday, April 27, 2018, ITE 237, UMBC In the newly coined Privacy Age, researchers are building systems with homomorphic algorithms that enable “never decrypt” operations on sensitive data in applications such as computational private information…
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Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education
Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education When Stephanie Milani ‘19, computer science and psychology, attended an all-girls robotics camp as a middle school student she realized that she found computer science truly fascinating. It was also the last time she had an abundance of female mentors and peers…
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2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference
2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference UMBC’s Game Developers Club will hold its 13th annual Digital Entertainment Conference from 11:00-5:00 on Saturday April 28 in the UMBC Commons. Come learn about the game industry from local game developing companies. High school students, college students, aspiring game developers, and game developers are all welcome. Meet professionals in…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018 This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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🤖 talk: Where’s my Robot Butler? 1-2pm Friday 4/13, ITE 231
UMBC ACM Student Chapter Talk Where’s my Robot Butler? Robotics, NLP and Robots in Human Environments Professor Cynthia Matuszek, UMBC 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 13 April 2018, ITE 231, UMBC As robots become more powerful, capable, and autonomous, they are moving from controlled industrial settings to human-centric spaces such as medical environments, workplaces, and homes. As physical…
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🗣️ talk: Human Factors in Cyber Security, 12-1 Fri 4/13, ITE 229, UMBC
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Human Factors in Cyber Security Dr. Josiah Dykstra Cyber Security Researcher, US Department of Defense 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 13 April 2018, ITE 229, UMBC Humans play many roles in the effectiveness of cyber security. While users are often blamed for security compromises, human strengths and weaknesses also affect people who…
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🗣️ talk: Challenges and pitfalls in big data analysis, 3:30 Thr 4/12 ITE325
CHMPR Distinguished Lecture Challenges and pitfalls in big data analysis Yoav Benjamini, Tel Aviv University 3:30-5:00 Thursday, 12 April 2018, ITE 325b, UMBC I shall warn about the pitfalls resulting from the false assurance that “we have all data at hand”, and discuss the challenges that are not commonly recognised such as the validity and…
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UMBC launches NSF Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics
UMBC launches Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics to tackle data-intensive challenges from disease tracking to online privacy The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected UMBC to lead a new $3 million research partnership that will deploy next-generation computing hardware to solve major infrastructure challenges. UMBC will launch the Center for Accelerated Real Time…
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Hands-on Raspberry Pi Workshops: starting 3/28
Hands-on Raspberry Pi Workshops: starting 3/28 The UMBC IEEE Student Branch will hold a hands-on Raspberry Pi Workshop Series over the next two weeks. The Raspberry Pi is a low cost, credit-card sized computer that plugs into a computer monitor or TV, and uses a standard keyboard and mouse. It is a capable little device that…