Category: Events

  • Global Game Jam at UMBC, 5pm Fri 1/31 – 5pm Sun 2/2

    For the 12th year in a row, UMBC is the Baltimore host site for the Global Game Jam, from 5pm Friday, Jan. 31 to 5pm Sunday, Feb. 2. Space is limited, so sign up now!

  • ACM-IEEE Mid-Semester Celebration, 12-2 Mon. 10/21

    ACM-IEEE Mid-Semester Celebration 12-2pm Monday, 21 October 2019 The UMBC ACM student chapter and IEEE student branch are back together for an event to mark and celebrate the mid-point of this fall semester. Take this opportunity to mingle, network, explore ideas, collaborate and treat yourself to a wonderful feast while you’re at it! Faculty, staff…

  • Science Unscripted: Conversations with AI Experts, 5-8:00pm 29&30 Oct 2019, UMBC

    On October 29 and 30 the National Science and Technology Medals Foundation will host Science Unscripted: Conversations with AI Experts, two early evening events at UMBC from 5:00 to 8:00pm that bring together AI experts to discuss how AI will impact our lives. The events will be held in the Fine Arts Recital Hall with…

  • talk: Correlation analysis with small sample sizes, 2pm Tue 6/18, UMBC

    Correlation analysis with small sample sizes Peter Schreier, Univ. of Paderborn, Germany 2:00-3:00 Tuesday, 18 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC Most common techniques for correlation analysis (e.g., canonical correlation analysis) require sufficiently large sample support, but in many applications only a limited number of samples are available. Correlation analysis with small sample sizes poses some…

  • talk: Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays, 2pm 6/13 ITE325

    Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays Prof. David Brie, University of Lorraine 2:00pm Thursday, 13 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC The goal of this talk is to give an introduction to tensor decompositions for the analysis of multidimensional data. First, we recall some basic notions and operations on tensors. Then two tensor decompositions are presented:…

  • UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5, Sat May 11

    UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, May 11, 2019 Commons Sports Zone, UMBC The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual student-organized event that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk about their experience in the game industry. DEC’19 will be held 11-5 on Saturday, May 11 in the Sports…

  • talk: Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems, 12-1 5/3, ITE 227

    UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems Prof. Anupam Joshi, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 3 May 2019, ITE 227 Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are increasingly embedded in our everyday life. Security incidents involving them are often high-profile because of their ability to control critical infrastructure. Stuxnet and the Ukrainian power-grid attack are some notorious…

  • talk: Data-driven Approach for Sustainable Smart Cities, 11am 5/6, ITE 459, UMBC

    Information Systems Spring 2019 Distinguished Lecture on Sustainable Smart Cities A Data-driven Approach for Sustainable Smart Cities Prof. Prashant Shenoy, University of Massachusetts 11:00am Monday, 6 May 2019, ITE 459, UMBC Recent technological advances have enabled deployments of pervasive sensing and actuation in our physical world, which has led to the emergence of cyber-physical systems…

  • talk: The Evolution of Mobile Authentication, 1pm 4/30, ITE325, UMBC

    The Evolution of Mobile Authentication Prof. Keith Mayes, Royal Holloway University of London 1:00pm Tuesday 30 April 2019, ITE325, UMBC Mobile communication is an essential part or modern life, however it is dependent on some fundamental security technologies. Critical amongst these technologies, is mobile authentication, the ability to identify valid users (and networks) and enable…

  • IBM Watson Cloud Academy Workshop, 9-5 May 3

    IBM Cloud Academy Workshop 9am-5pm Friday, May 3, 2019 UMBC will host an all-day IBM Watson Cloud Academy Workshop 9am-5pm on May 3 taught by Prof. Anand Singh of NCSU. All faculty, students and staff are welcome to attend. We also welcome government and industry partners. Register for the free workshop here. The workshop will…