Category: Computer Science
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Alan Sherman and collaborators develop VoteXX with new strategies for secure online voting
Researchers from UMBC and xx.network have been working to design an online voting system that is resistant to coercion and would provide a secure way for people to cast their ballots from computers, tablets, and smartphones in the future.
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talk: BVOT, Self-Tallying Boardroom Voting with Oblivious Transfer; 12-1pm 11/6
UMBC PhD student Farid Javani will present his research on BVOT a self-tallying “boardroom voting” system with oblivious transfer; 12-1:00 pm Friday, 6 November 2020
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CSEE URM WORKSHOP & SOCIAL EVENT
Where: https://umbc.webex.com/ This is the second in a series of events that aim to build community among students from groups traditionally underrepresented in the field of computing. Join us for an opportunity to meet, chat with, and engage fellow CSEE students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Panelists will discuss life beyond the undergraduate years. Let’s Do…
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talk: Exploding Blockchain Myths, 5:30pm Tue 10/13
UMBC Data Science Meetup Talk Exploding Blockchain Myths Maria Vachino and Dr. James P. Howard 5:30-7:00pm Tuesday, 13 October 2020 In this talk, Maria Vachino from Easy Dynamics and Dr. James P. Howard from APL will provide an overview of what blockchain is and isn’t, focusing on non-cryptocurrency use cases, will explain the results of…
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CSEE alum Balaji Vishwanathan’s robotics company featured in Forbes
Balaji Viswanathan’s company Invento Robotics is featured in Forbes India for its work on applying robotics to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
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talk: Matt Green on Privacy-Preserving Cryptographic Protocols, 12-1 EDT Fri. 9/4, online
Professor Matthew Green of Johns Hopkins University will talk about Privacy-Preserving Cryptographic Protocols from 12:00 noon to 1:00pm at UMBC via Webex.
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New NSF grant to improve human-robot interaction
Drs. Matuszek, Ferraro and WInder received an NSF award for research on semi-supervised deep learning for domain adaptation in robotic language acquisition.
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Unique research experiences open doors for UMBC’s Class of 2020
Danilo Symonette ‘20, computer science, has earned one of the most prestigious graduate fellowships in the U.S. after completing years of research in artificial intelligence.
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UMBC researchers develop better techniques to render characters with realistic skin
UMBC researchers partner with Epic Games to develop a better way to render video game characters with realistic skin.
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online talk: Opal Hard Drives for Ransomware Resilience
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Opal Hard Drives for Ransomware Resilience Russ Fink, Ph.D.Senior Staff, the Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory 12:00–1 pm, Friday, 10 April 2020via WebEx: umbc.webex.com/meet/sherman Ransomware is crippling industry and government alike. Paying the ransom doesn’t guarantee you’ll get your files back, but it funds the criminals who…