Category: News
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Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference
The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Conference (MDC3) will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22 at the Baltimore Convention Center. See the Web site for the schedule and to register. The MDC3 is open to anyone who’s interested in advancing, studying or working in the field of cybersecurity, including IT and cybersecurity professionals, corporate…
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Undergraduate Researcher Profile: Joseph Tuzo
Joseph Tuzo graduated from UMBC this past May with a B.S. in Computer Science. His research projects included analyzing the dynamics of simulated roadway traffic in order to reduce commute times, and work with UMBC's MAPLE Lab on the Playing to Program (P2P) Project. To learn more about Joseph's research pursuits, read his research profile.
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The Women Who Made Google Plus
This year, October 7 has been designated as Ada Lovelace Day, a day to honor Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. She is widely regarded as the first computer programmer for her work with Charles Babbage who developed an early mechanical general-purpose computer, the analytical engine. ReadWriteWeb commemorated the day with a story on the…
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Contest to forecast wind power from a wind farm
If you are interested in machne learning you might check out the American Meteorological Society Wind Power Prediction Contest. It is sponsored by the AMS Committee on AI Applications to Environmental Science, Energy, and Probability and Statistics. The goal is to compare various statistical learning techniques to predict wind power production. This contest considers a wind…
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An Evening With General Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.), 6pm 10/27, ITE 102
Cybersecurity Guest Lecture An Evening With General Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.) 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, 27 Oct. 2011 Room 102, Information Technology and Engineering UMBC is proud to announce this opportunity for students and faculty to meet with General Hayden to hear his perspectives and discuss current issues regarding cybersecurity. The evening is sponsored by Next Century…
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Apple co-founder, Steve Jobs, dies at 56
According to a New York Times article Steve Jobs, co-founder and former CEO of Apple, died on Wednesday of complications from pancreatic cancer. He was 56. Mr. Jobs’ death occurred just one day after the release of the highly anticipated iPhone 4S. On August 24, 2011, Mr. Jobs resigned as CEO of Apple Inc. because…
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Free Linux installation help at the 2011 UMBC Linux Insallfest
Got Linux? If you've ever wanted to try Linux but didn't know where to start, bring your computer to the Linux Installfest this Friday. The UMBC Linux Users Group will hold a Linux Install Fest from 10:30am to 4:30pm on Friday 7 October on Main Street in the Commons. Experts from the Linux Users Group will…
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talk: Integrated Lifecycle of IT Services in Cloud Environments, 1pm Fri 10/7
CSEE Colloquium Integrated Lifecycle of IT Services in Cloud Environments Karuna Pande Joshi University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00pm Friday 7 October 2011, ITE 227, UMBC Virtualized service models are now emerging and redefining the way information technology (IT) is delivered. Managing these services efficiently over the cloud is an open challenge. For my PhD…
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talk: Beyond Reactive Management of Network Intrusions, Noon 10/12 ITE456
Department of Information Systems Colloquium Beyond Reactive Management of Network Intrusions Professor Sushil Jajodia Center for Secure Information Systems George Mason University 12:00pm Wednesday, 12 October 2011, ITE456, UMBC This talk will discuss issues and methods for survivability of systems under malicious attacks. To protect from such attacks, it is necessary to take steps to…
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Interdisciplinary Engineering Panel Night, 7pm 10/6
The UMBC ACM Student Chapter is co-hosting Interdisciplinary Engineering Panel Night at 7:00pm on Thursday 6 October 201 in the Commons Skylight Lounge. This free event is open to both undergraduate and graduate students in all engineering disciplines. Students have a chance to hear the perspective of professionals from industry, socializing and expanding their network.…