Category: Computer Science
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UMBC Hour of Code events, 10am-1pm Dec 5 & 6, ENGR Atrium
UMBC Hour of Code events This week on Wednesday and Thursday from 10:00am – 1:00pm, the UMBC Computer Science Education Club will host Hour of Code events in the Engineering Building Atrium. Hour of Code is an annual campaign that is part of Computer Science Education Week with the goal of expanding access to computer science in…
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Game Development Workshop, 12-1pm Fri 12/7
The mobile game Deliverance by UMBC student Paul Tschirgi ’15, visual arts. Game Development Workshop 12-1:00pm Friday, 7 December 2018, ENGR 002 Join HackUMBC and CWIT for a Game Development Workshop, facilitated by Prof. Marc Olano. This workshop will focus on various facets of research and practice in the games industry, the kinds…
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Job Positions: Computer Science Lecturer, Professor of the Practice and Visiting Assistant Professor
Computer Science Lecturer, Professor of the Practice and Visiting Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) The Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) invites applications for multiple non-tenure track positions at the ranks of Lecturer, Professor of…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Spring 2019
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines Spring 2019 This spring, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences and humanities majors. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as all other sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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UMBC CS & CE tenured/tenure track faculty positions for 2019
CSEE Professor Tinoosh Mohsenin in her laboratory Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Positions in CS and CE Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) UMBC’s Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering invites applications for multiple, open rank, tenured/tenure-track positions in Computer Science (CS) and Computer Engineering (CE) to begin…
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talk: Challenges of Smart Cities Cybersecurity and Privacy with Blockchain, 11am Thr 11/15
The Challenges of Smart Cities Cybersecurity and Privacy with Blockchain Dr. Jacob Mendel, Tel Aviv University 11:00am Thursday, 15 November 2018, ITE 459, UMBC The last decades have witnessed unprecedented population and urbanization growth with the implication that today, for the first time in human history, more than half of the world’s population lives in…
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Richard Forno: Threats remain to US voting system – and voters’ perceptions of reality
As Americans go to the polls, the voting process and the information environment are still not secure. AP Photo/David Goldman Threats remain to US voting system – and voters’ perceptions of reality Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County As the 2018 midterms proceed, there are still significant risks to the integrity of the voting…
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talk: Legal Aspects of Privacy and Data Protection, 12-1 Fri 11/9
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Legal Aspects of Privacy and Data Protection Razvan Miutescu Privacy Counsel, Whiteford, Taylor & Preston 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 9 November 2018, ITE 227, UMBC Privacy and data security continue to be topics of interest for organizations of all sizes. In addition to being concerned about cyber crimes and data breaches…
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talk: Unbiased Decisions with Biased Data, Nov 14
Differential Fairness for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Systems: Unbiased Decisions with Biased Data Prof. James Foulds Information Systems, UMBC 5:30-7:30 14 November 2018 MD-AI Meetup, Emerging Technology Centers, Baltimore With the rising influence of machine learning algorithms on many important aspects of our daily lives, there are growing concerns that biases inherent in…
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Alumni startup at bwtech@UMBC earns unique award for AI work with UMBC research team
Alumni startup RedShred earns unique award for AI work with UMBC research team The artificial intelligence startup RedShred—cofounded by two UMBC alumni and housed in the bwtech@UMBC incubator—has received a rare Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Award from the National Science Foundation to expand in a new direction, in collaboration with UMBC faculty and…