Category: Computer Science
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talk: Phase synchrony in heart-brain interactions predicts personality and emotions, 1pm 3/17
UMBC CSEE Seminar Series Phase synchrony in heart-brain interactions predicts personality and emotions Ehsan Shokri Kojori NIH, National Institute on Alcoloh Abuse and Alcoholism 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 17 March 2017, ITE 231 Despite the historical interest in the link between brain and heart, it is unknown whether brain and heart interactions provide meaningful information about emotions…
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Drs. Joshi and Forno assess CIA Wikileaks ‘Vault7’
Graphic via shutterstock.com This week’s WikiLeaks release of what is apparently a trove of Central Intelligence Agency information related to its computer hacking should surprise no one: Despite its complaints of being targeted by cyberattackers from other countries, the U.S. does a fair amount of its own hacking. Multiple federal agencies are involved, including the…
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In Hour of Code, UMBC students give Baltimore youth hands-on intro to computing careers
At one table, thirteen Lakeland Elementary/Middle School students from Baltimore used tablets to create patterns of colorful shapes through code. At another station, the students composed music and played games on laptops by completing circuits connected to bananas and celery. The scene in UMBC’s Commons last Thursday was just what Gabrielle Salib ‘17, interdisciplinary studies,…
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Talk: Lexumo Continuous Open Source Code Security
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Lexumo Tech Talk: Continuous Open Source Code Security Dr. Richard T. Carback III Lexumo, Inc. 11:15am Friday, 16 December 2016, ITE 237, UMBC Lexumo is a startup which provides the only automated service that continuously monitors IoT software platforms for the latest public vulnerabilities. Funded in January of 2016…
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UMBC researchers collaborate with Army Research Laboratory to understand human variability
UMBC’s Mobile Pervasive and Sensor Systems Laboratory is collaborating with researchers at the Army Research Laboratory as part of their Center For Adaptive Soldier Technologies (CAST) laboratory. The UMBC group, led by Prof. Nilanjan Banerjee, is funded to work on the Human Variablility Project. The ARL described and motivates the project as follows. “While it…
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Event: Wanted, One Million IT Security Specialists by 2018
Students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to join CWIT and STEMRules for a lunch event to hear from and network with diverse professionals from across the cybersecurity industry. Wanted: One Million IT Security Specialists by 2018 You Could be One of Them 12-1:30pm Friday, 2 December 2016 Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery (1st floor) Lunch…
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talk: Dr. Phyllis Schneck (DHS) on The Need for Speed in Cybersecurity
CHMPR Distinguished Lecturers Series The Need for Speed Dr. Phyllis A. Schneck Deputy Under Secretary of Cybersecurity Department of Homeland Security 3:30pm Thursday, 1 December 2016, UC 310 3:00pm Coffee, tea, and cookies As computers get faster, they change the world. Processors get smaller, the number of devices with processors gets bigger, and the amount…
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UMBC Hour of Code, 11-2 Dec 7-8, Main Street
The CS Education student org, with support from the CS Matters in Maryland CS education project, is planning UMBC’s first-ever Hour of Code event. Hour of Code is an initiative that organizes hands-on learning experiences for students of all ages during CS Education Week (December 5-11, 2016, coinciding with Admiral Grace Hopper’s birthday). UMBC’s Hour…
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Dissertation defense: Cross-Layer Techniques for Boosting Base-Station Anonymity in Wireless Sensor Networks
Dissertation Defense Announcement Cross-Layer Techniques for Boosting Base-Station Anonymity in Wireless Sensor Networks Sami Alsemairi 9:30 Wednesday, 9 November 2016, ITE 346 Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) provide an effective solution for surveillance and data gathering applications in hostile environments where human presence is infeasible, risky or very costly. Examples of these applications include military reconnaissance,…
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talk: Engineering Plaintext Private Information Retrieval Systems, 1pm Fri 4/11, UMBC
The UMBC CSEE Seminar Series Presents Practical Engineering of Plaintext Private Information Retrieval Systems Dr. Russell Fink Chief Engineer, Cyber Operations Branch, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory 1-2pm Friday, 4 November 2016, ITE 229 Cloud computing has come a long way in the last decade, with many advances in supported platforms, security, and…