Category: CSEE
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🗣 talk: Classifying Malware using Data Compression, 12-1 Fri 4/20, ITE229
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Classifying Malware using Data Compression Charles Nicholas, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 20 April 2018, ITE 229 Comparing large binary objects can be tricky and expensive. We describe a method for comparing such strings, using ideas form data compression, that is both fast and effective. We present results from experiments applying…
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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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IBM-UMBC Day, 9-3pm April 6
IBM-UMBC Day, 9am-3pm April 6, 2018 9:00am-3:00pm Friday, 6 April 2018 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Performing Arts and Humanities Building 1000 Hilltop Circle | Baltimore, MD 21250 UMBC is pleased to host the first ever IBM-UMBC Day on Friday, April 6th. IBM-UMBC Day will create connections and enhance collaboration between UMBC faculty, students, and…
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talk: Cybersecurity as a Team Sport – Understanding Counsel’s Role, 6pm Wed 4/4
The UMBC at Shady Grove Cybersecurity Program Presents Cybersecurity as a Team Sport – Understanding Counsel’s Role Allison Bender J.D. 6:00-8:00pm Wednesday, 4 April 2018 The Universities at Shady Grove Building III (Camille Kendall Academic Center) Room 4230 9636 Gudelsky Drive, Rockville, Maryland 20850 Directions/Parking In this presentation by seasoned incident response counsel, Allison Bender,…
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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…
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CS ED Meet Your Professor: John Park, 12-1 3/28
CS ED Meet Your Professor Series: John Park 12:00-1:00 Wednesday, March 28 in ITE 239 Join the Computer Science Education Club in the second installment of their “Meet Your Professor” series featuring Lecturer John Park. The series provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their professors, including how they achieved their position, what…
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🗣talk: Internet of Acoustic Things: Challenges, Opportunities & Threats, 10:30 3/28
Internet of Acoustic Things (IoAT): Challenges, Opportunities, and Threats Nirupam Roy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 10:30-11:30am Wed. 28 March 2018, ITE325b, UMBC The recent proliferation of acoustic devices, ranging from voice assistants to wearable health monitors, is leading to a sensing ecosystem around us — referred to as the Internet of Acoustic Things or IoAT.…