Category: News
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talk: Phishing in an Academic Community, a Study of User Susceptibility and Behavior
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Phishing in an Academic Community: a Study of User Susceptibility and Behavior Alejandra Diaz University of Maryland, Baltimore County 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 14 September 2018, ITE 227 (joint work with Alan T. Sherman Anupam Joshi) We present an observational study on the relationship between demographic factors and phishing susceptibility at the…
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NSA highlights strong partnership with UMBC through Featured School campaign
NSA highlights strong partnership with UMBC in Featured School campaign Over the past two decades, UMBC and the National Security Agency (NSA) have developed a strong relationship, which has led to research, internship, and career opportunities for faculty, students, and alumni. UMBC is the first institution to be highlighted in NSA’s Featured School Series,…
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talk: Ballerina, a modern programming language focused on integration, 2pm Thr 9/6, ITE325
Ballerina, a modern programming language focused on integration Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana Founder, Chairman and Chief Architect, WSO2 2:00-3:00pm, Thursday, 6 September 2018, ITE325, UMBC Ballerina is a concurrent, transactional, statically typed programming language. It provides all the functionality expected of a modern, general purpose programming language, but it is designed specifically for integration: it brings…
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Game Developers Club Fall 2018 Opening Meeting and Game Jam, 1pm Fri 9/7
Game Developers Club Fall 2018 Opening Meeting and Game Jam The UMBC Game Developer’s Club (GDC) explores the art and science of game development in a club environment and includes members from many backgrounds, including computing, digital art, computer modeling and music composition. Their first meeting will start next week at 1pm on Friday,…
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talk: Methods and Models: Data Science for Campus Parking, 11:15am Mon 8/13
Methods and Models: Data Science for Campus Parking Professor John Hoag Associate Professor, Ohio University 11:15-12:15pm Monday, 13 August 2018 in ITE 325B How can data science improve the parking experience for students, faculty, and staff? Or are there other motives at work? This talk will define and approach this perennial campus problem from perspectives…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018 This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users’ minds
Cyberattacks target Americans’ thinking. Fancy Tapis/Shutterstock.com Weaponized information seeks a new target in cyberspace: Users’ minds Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County The Russian attacks on the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the country’s continuing election-related hacking have happened across all three dimensions of cyberspace – physical, informational and cognitive. The first two…
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UMBC’s Sherman receives $5.4m in funding for cybersecurity research and scholarships
UMBC receives $5.4m in funding for new cybersecurity projects NSF and NSA Fund Three Cybersecurity Projects by Prof. Alan Sherman Professor Alan Sherman and colleagues were recently awarded more than $5.4 million dollars in three new grants to support cybersecurity research and education at UMBC, including two from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and one from…
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talk: Robot Governance – Institutions and Issues, 10:30 Tue 7/24, ITR346
Robot Governance – Institutions and Issues Dr. Aaron Mannes, ISHPI Information Technologies 10:30-11:30 Tuesday, 24 July 2018, ITE 346 Inexpensive sensors and information storage and processing have enabled the large-scale production of robots: autonomous systems capable of acting on the world. These systems represent an enormous technological and economic opportunity that will change…
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UMBC CSEE student and alumna selected to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum
UMBC CSEE student and alumna to attend Heidelberg Laureate Forum A UMBC Ph.D. student and an alumna have been selected to participate in this year’s international Nobel laureate forums, which connect top student engineers and scientists from universities around the globe with the world’s leading scientific researchers. Kavita Krishnaswamy ‘07, computer science and mathematics, and…