Category: News
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Faculty research profile: Dr. Tim Oates
Dr. Tim Oates, associate professor of computer science, does research in the field of machine learning and is interested in understanding the development of the human brain. Dr. Oates is also fascinated by the idea of making robots that are capable of learning and exhibiting human characteristics. “I don’t know if we’ll ever have androids…
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CSEE Department celebrates faculty research
The UMBC CSEE Department will be publishing a series of short research profiles describing the research activities of its faculty and students. The first features Professor Marie desJardins and the work of her Multi-Agent, Planning and Learning Lab at UMBC, where she works on developing A.I. solutions to real world problems. Dr. desJardins is especially…
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Python as the new Basic
Computerworld has a story that discussed the passing of the Basic programming language and asks How are students learning programming in a post-Basic world?. Basic was developed at Dartmouth in the mid 1960s as a language that would be easy to learn and use so that virtually anyone could learn to program. It was also…
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Talk: Metabolic Profile in Personalized Medicine, Dr. Eddy Karnieli, 6/22
Metabolic Profile in Personalized Medicine Eddy Karnieli, MD Director, Institute of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism RAMBAM Health Care Campus Haifa 31096, ISRAEL 2:00pm Wednesday, 22 june 2011, ITE 325b, UMBC Personalized Medicine is revolutionizing the medical world. Understanding and integrating genetic and molecular information with traditional clinical knowledge is the hallmark of this transformation. Currently,…
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A 'Sputnik Moment' for Computer Science?
Today's New York Times has a "Room for Debate" opinion piece, Computer Science's 'Sputnik Moment'?, on the recent surge in interest in computing majors on US campuses. It asks "Will the influx of students into the field last, and can it raise American educational achievement along the way?" and features eight short essays incuding one…
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Three CSEE faculty and staff retire
Three long-time members of the CSEE community retired at the end of the Spring 2011 semester: Professor Sue Evans, Senior Lecturer, has taught Computer Science 201 since she began her teaching career at UMBC in 1997. Dr. John Pinkston, Professor,…
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MS defense: Image Classification and Automated Extraction of Collocated Actin/Myosin Regions
MS Thesis Defense Image Classification and Automated Extraction of Collocated Actin/Myosin Regions Ronil S. Mokashi 10:00am Friday, 17 June 2011, ITE 325b This study illuminates the aspects of cell migration, which is central to many biological processes. To understand cell migration we examine the relationship between local cytoskeletal features and local morphology. We demonstrate this…
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Maryland Cyber Challenge Team Registration and Orientation Session
Registration for the Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference (MDC3) is now open. MDC3 will provide an opportunity for students and professionals to network in a fun environment while participating in exciting games and learning about computer safety and cybersecurity skills. MDC3 teams up to six players who will compete in one of three categories: high…
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PhD defense: Wenjia Li on Securing Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense A Security Framework to Cope With Node Misbehaviors in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Wenjia Li 11:00am Tuesday, 14 June 2011, ITE 325b A Mobile Ad-hoc NETwork (MANET) has no fixed infrastructure, and is generally composed of a dynamic set of cooperative peers. These peers share their wireless transmission power with other peers…
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MS defense: Akshaya Iyengar, Estimating Temporal Boundaries for Twitter Events
MS Thesis Defense Estimating Temporal Boundaries For Events Using Social Media Data Akshaya Iyengar 10:00am Wednesday, 15 June 2011, ITE 325b Social media websites like Twitter, Flickr and YouTube generate a high volume of user generated content as a major event occurs. Our goal is to automatically determine as accurately as possible when an event…