Category: Events

  • National Press Club Event: Rise to Dominance of Cybersecurity Challenges

      National Press Club Event: Rise to Dominance of Cybersecurity Challenges Join UMBC and industry and government experts for a panel on how cybersecurity touches our everyday lives and how journalists can engage a wide range of readers in cybersecurity news. This panel will touch on topics ranging from online commerce to national conversations about…

  • talk: Brief Introduction to Creative AI Applications and Common Network Architectures, 1pm Fri 12/1

    ACM Student Chapter A Brief Introduction to Creative AI Applications and Common Network Architectures Hang Gao, Ph.D. student, UMBC 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 1 December 2017, ITE 217, UMBC Recent advance and success in artificial intelligence technologies, e.g., deep learning, has drawn heavy investment from both universities and industries, leading to the emergence of many applications and…

  • talk: Jim Kurose (NSF) An Expanding and Expansive View of Computing, 1pm Mon 11/20

    Distinguished Lecture An Expanding and Expansive View of Computing Jim Kurose Assistant Director, National Science Foundation Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering 1:00-2:15pm Monday, 20 November 2017, ITE325b, UMBC Advances in computer and information science and engineering are providing unprecedented opportunities for research and education.  My talk will begin with an overview of…

  • talk: A Practitioner’s Introduction to Deep Learning, 1pm Fri 11/17

    ACM Tech Talk Series ​A Practitioner’s Introduction to Deep Learning ​Ashwin Kumar Ganesan, PhD student 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 17 November 2017​, ITE325, UMBC In recent years, Deep Neural Networks have been highly successful at performing a number of tasks in computer vision, natural language processing and artificial intelligence in general. The remarkable performance gains have led…

  • talk: Winning NCCDC, and its practicality in the real world, 12pm 11/3, ITE231

    The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Winning NCCDC, and its practicality in the real world Bryan Vanek, CSEE, UMBC 12:00noon–1pm Friday, 3 November 2017, ITE 231 The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) takes place every year and gives students an environment where they can develop understanding and operational competency in managing and protecting corporate…

  • Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: Career & Internship Info. Session & TechTalk, 5:30-7:15 Wed 11/1

    Chan Zuckerberg Initiative- Career & Internship Information Session & TechTalk Advancing Human Potential and Promoting Equal Opportunity 5:30-7:15pm  Wednesday, 1 November 2017,  Albin O. Kuhn Library, 7th Floor Join representatives from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to learn about career and intern opportunities and listen to a technical talk by Jeremy Freeman, James Wang and Elizabeth…

  • IEEE Fall 2017 Arduino Workshop and Halloween Social, 5-7 Fri 10/27

    IEEE Fall 2017 Arduino Workshop and Halloween Social, 5-7 Fri 10/27 The UMBC Student Branch of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) will host a Halloween Social at 5-7:00pm Friday, 27 October 2017 in ITE 233. This is a fun event where attendees can build and take home electronic Halloween decorations. The Halloween Workshop…

  • talk: Bill Fisher (NCCOE) on IoT Security @ USG 10/30 6-8PM

    The UMBC Cybersecurity program at USG Speaker Series Presents The Internet of Things (IoT) With speaker William (Bill) Fisher, NCCoE Security Engineer Building III – Room 4230 (Universities @ Shady Grove Campus) Monday, October 30th 6:00-8:00 pm The Internet of Things (IoT) is the inevitable result of years of Moore’s law – compact, cheap, chip…

  • Winning projects at the HackUMBC 2017 Hackathon

    HackUMBC was a 24-hour tech innovation marathon where students across the East Coast collaborate on new ideas to build mobile, web and hardware projects. HackUMBC involved a diverse group of students, undergraduate, graduate and high school students over 18, who enjoy a weekend of hacking, workshops, tech talks, networking, and other fun activities. At the…

  • DevFestMD ’17: a day of talks, workshops and networking, Fri Oct 27, Baltimore

    Want to learn about blockchain or machine learning? Like to get hands-on experience building software for IoT? Participate in DevFestMD ’17 and do all of that and more! DevFestMD is a day-long tech event filled with talks and hands-on workshops. So whether you’re thinking about joining the tech community or a seasoned software engineer, they…