Category: News
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UMBC CyberDawgs top 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
The UMBC Cyber Defense Team took first place at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held in San Antonio, Texas this past weekend. The team defeated nine other regional winners from across the country in a contest to protect their networks from cyber attacks and threats efficiently and effectively. “We are as excited about…
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2017 Maryland Computing Education Summit, Thur. April 27, CCBC
Are you interested in K-12 computing education in Maryland? Would you like to learn more about what’s happening across the state to increase access to computing education for all students (PreK-20)? If so, please consider registering for the 2017 Maryland Computing Education Summit on Thursday, April 27th. This event, which will be held at…
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UMBC CyberDawgs win 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
The UMBC CyberDawgs team took first place at the finals of the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC). The CyberDawgs had won the Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition earlier in the spring, earning the team an invitation to compete in the final ten national championship match held April 13-15 at the University of Texas, San Antonio. This…
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UMBC Cyberdawgs compete in 2017 Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition finals
The UMBC CyberDawgs are at the University of Texas, San Antonio competing in the national two-day finals event for the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) that takes place April 13-14. The CybrDawgs took first place in the Mid-Atlantic regional finals two weeks ago which qualified them for the finals this week. This is UMBC’s second…
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UMBC Prof. Tinoosh Mohsenin receives NSF CAREER Award for Deep Learning Technologies
Tinoosh Mohsenin, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research on energy efficient implementation of deep learning technologies and machine learning algorithms that are developed to function similarly to the brain. Her award totals $475,104 over five years. Mohsenin’s research…
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talk: Stepping Away From the Edge of Illness, 4:30p Thr 4/6
CHMPR Distinguished Lecturer Series Stepping Away From the Edge of Illness Dr. Ancha Baranova, George Mason University 4:30-5:30pm Thursday, 6 April 2017, UC 310, UMBC 3:30-4:30pm Reception, UC 310 The human body may be afflicted by a multitude of chronic diseases. In principle, any chronic ailment develops along with one or more of the four…
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talk: Quantum plane and plucking polynomial of rooted trees, 1pm 4/7
UMBC CSEE Seminar Series Quantum plane and plucking polynomial of rooted trees Józef H. Przytycki George Washington University 1:00-2:00pm, Friday, 7 April 2017, ITE 231 We describe here a new invariant of rooted trees and following up state sum invariant of pointed graphs. We argue that the invariant is interesting on it own, and that…
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talk: Making in the Classroom: Rationale, Challenge & Imperative, 3pm April 6, UMBC
Making in the Classroom: the Rationale, the Challenge and the Imperative Professor Francis Quek Department of Visualization, Texas A&M University 3:00-4:00pm Thursday, 6 April 2017, ITE 217, UMBC Computing is increasingly focused in interaction with the physical world rather than just in the abstract virtual world of screens and pixels. Physical computing combines the…
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Innovate Good 24-hour Hackathon, 29-30 April 2017, UMBC
Innovate Good is a 24-hour student Hackathon that held at UMBC 29-30 April 2017 with the theme of creating software or hardware projects to benefit social causes. Participating will give you an opportunity to learn new skills, make friends, create your wildest idea, and share it with the world. Whether you want to create a…
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2017 Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5 Sat. April 8, UMBC
UMBC’s Game Developers Club will hold its twelfth annual Digital Entertainment Conference from 11:00-5:00 on Saturday April 11 in the UMBC Commons. Come learn about the game industry from local game developing companies. High school students, college students, aspiring game developers, and game developers are all welcome. Meet professionals in the game industry Learn the…