Category: CSEE
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Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014
The Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 bill was passed by Congress this month and signed by the President at the end of last week. The bill provides for “an ongoing, voluntary public-private partnership to improve cybersecurity, and to strengthen cybersecurity research and development, workforce development and education, and public awareness and preparedness, and for other…
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New computing faculty positions at UMBC
UMBC has nine open full-time positions for computing faculty including five tenure track professors, a professor of the practice and three lecturers.
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CSEE Faculty Involved With NSF's CS10K Teacher Training Project
UMBC Professor Marie desJardins is collaborating with Maryland educators and researchers in an NSF-funded CS10K Teacher Training Project that seeks to change how computer science is taught in high schools.
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Marie desJardins Collaborates with Howard County Parents and Teachers for HowGirlsCode
CSEE’s Marie desJardins recently collaborated with a group of Howard County parents and teachers to create HowGirlsCode, an educational program that “educates and inspires young girls to pursue computer related activities, courses, and careers.” The program–originally called Computer Mania Club–is based out of Fulton Elementary School. Over the course of ten weeks, students meet for weekly two-hour sessions, working…
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Anupam Joshi named an IEEE Fellow
UMBC Professor Anupam Joshi was named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to security, privacy and data management in mobile and pervasive systems.
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Dr. Rick Forno discusses infrastructure security with SIGNAL magazine
In the December 2014 issue of AFCEA’s SIGNAL Magazine, CSEE’s Dr. Rick Forno comments on the likelihood of a destructive cyberattack on critical American infrastructure. He was one of several experts discussing US Cyber Command’s worry about such potential incidents and how it might respond. He believes a major cyber attack against critical infrastructure is…
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PhD Proposal: Learning Representation and Modeling Time Series
UMBC PhD student Zhiguang Wang will present his dissertation proposal, Learning Representation and Modeling Time Series, at 10:00am on Friday, December 12, 2015 in room 325b of the ITE Building.
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Daily Record profiles UMBC's cybersecurity education & training
UMBC’s Cybersecurity Graduate Program Director Dr. Rick Forno and Homer Minnick, Director of UMBC Training Centers’ Cyber Academy, were featured in a recent Daily Record article examining how local universities support the cybersecurity education and training needs of corporate, military, and intelligence employers. More information: UMBC’s Graduate Cybersecurity Program UMBC Training Centers Cyber Academy
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CMPE Town Hall Meeting
The Fall 2014 Town Hall meeting for Computer Engineering majors will be held at 12 noon this Friday, November 21, in ITE 104. The agenda includes discussion about changes in the program, Spring 2015 registration, the BS/MS program, and undergraduate research opportunities. All CMPE majors are invited. Please complete the survey before Thursday, November 20…
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talk: Increasing Base-Station Anonymity in Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks, 1:15pm Wed 11/12
Professor Mohamed Younis of UMBC will present a research talk on Increasing Base-Station Anonymity in Wireless Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks at 1:15pm on Wednesday, 12 Nov. 2014 in room 325b in the ITE building at UMBC.