Category: News

  • Open House: UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity and Data Science Programs, 6-7:30 Wed. 10/25

    Open House: UMBC Graduate Professional Programs The Fall Open House for UMBC Professional Programs, including the graduate programs on Cybersecurity and Data Science, takes place this coming Wednesday evening, 25 October 2017, at BWTECH South (map) from 6:00-7:30pm. Students interested in pursuing such programs (MPS degrees and/or certificates) or just to learn more about the…

  • Marie desJardins receives UC Berkeley Distinguished Alumni Award in Computer Science

    Prof. Marie desJardins receives UC Berkeley Distinguished Alumni Award in Computer Science CSEE professor Marie desJardins has been selected for the 2018 Distinguished Alumni Award in Computer Science by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley. Professor desJardins received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from UC Berkeley…

  • Nilanjan Banerjee: When What You Wear Understands You

    When What You Wear Understands You Professor Nilanjan Banerjee give a short talk at yher Grit-x event on recent research on systems that use intelligent, wearable sensors to provide better human-computer interfaces and for medical applications. How can cutting-edge research on textile sensors and wearable radar sensors help us recognize gestures, monitor sleep fragmentation, and diagnose…

  • 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…

  • Applications Open for 2018 CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women

    The upcoming CRA-Women Graduate Student Cohort for Women will be held April 13-14, 2018 in San Francisco, CA. CRA-W Grad Cohort for Women is a two-day workshop for female students in their first, second, or third year of graduate school in computing fields. The application is available here and closes November 30. The workshop is generously funded by sponsors from industry, academia, the…

  • 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…

  • talk: Keith Mayes on Attacks on Smart Cards, RFIDs and Embedded System

      Attacks on Smart Cards, RFIDs and Embedded Systems Prof. Keith Mayes Royal Holloway University of London 10-11:00am Tuesday, 10 October 2017, ITE 325, UMBC Smart Cards and RFIDs exist with a range of capabilities and are used in their billions throughout the world. The simpler devices have poor security, however, for many years, high-end…

  • talk: Shukla on Predictability and Prediction of Asian Summer Monsoon, 2pm Tue 10/10

    CHMPR Distinguished Lecture Series Predictability and Prediction of Asian Summer Monsoon Dr. Jagadish Shukla, George Mason University 2:30pm Tuesday, October 10, 2017, ITE 325, UMBC Coffee & Tea at 2:00pm The chaotic nature of the atmosphere puts an upper limit of about two weeks for deterministic prediction of weather. Yet, there is evidence for predictability…

  • HackUMBC hackathon, Saturday-Sunday 7-8 October 2017

    HackUMBC hackathon, Saturday-Sunday 7-8 October 2017 HackUMBC is a 24-hour tech innovation marathon where students across the East Coast collaborate on new ideas to build mobile, web and hardware projects. HackUMBC invites diverse groups of students, undergraduate, graduate and high school students over 18, to enjoy a weekend of hacking, workshops, tech talks, networking, and…