Category: News
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Prof. Anupam Joshi discusses Target credit/debit card data breach on NBC and ABC news
Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity and CSEE professor Anupam Joshi discusses the recent breach of credit/debit card data in which Target lost information on 40 million credit and debit cards.
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Prof. desJardins receives NSF research award for CS education development
UMBC CSEE Professor Marie desJardins received a research award from NSF focused on increasing the expertise of Maryland high school teachers for teaching computer science, with the ultimate goal of increasing the number of computer science classes offered in Maryland and the number and diversity of students taking them.
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UMBC to host 2014 Global Game Jam site, Jan 24-26
UMBC will host a Global Gam Jam site, January 24-26. Registration is free but space is limited.
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Prof. Gymama Slaughter receives NSF award for self-powered biosensing microsystems
Prof. Gymama Slaughter wins prestigious NSF award for research on self-powered biosensing microsystems to simultaneously generates bioelectricity and monitor glucose.
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First hackUMBC concludes successfully
The inaugural hackUMBC hackathon was a smashing success! Held in the UMBC Skylight Room from 7:00pm Friday to 7:00pm Saturday this past weekend, UMBC’s first-ever hackathon was open to all UMBC students of any skill level, from innovators and explorers to designers and hardcore coders. Its purpose was to allow students to mingle and collaborate…
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UMBC ACM student chapter
UMBC’s ACM student chapter has a new website that will be used to announce its activities and events as well as news about computing related opportunities and resources. The chapter is open to both undergraduate and graduate students interested in computing from all majors. Joining is free and is a great way to meet other…
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talk: Simson Garfinkel on Finding privacy leaks and stolen data with bulk data analysis
12/6: Dr Simson Garfinkel of the Naval Postgraduate School will talk on ‘Finding privacy leaks and stolen data with bulk data analysis and optimistic decoding’ from Noon to 1:00pm on Friday, December 6 in room 229 of the ITE building.
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HackUMBC hackathon: relax before finals and see what you can build in 24 hours
hackUMBC is a 24 hour hackathon for UMBC students held in the UMBC Skylight room from 7:00pm Friday December 6 to 7:00pm Saturday December 7. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and caffeine will be provided. The event is open to all UMBC students of any skill level, from innovators to designers to hardcore coders. Join other hackers…
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UMBC to compete in 2013 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship
CSEE Professor and director of the chess program Alan Sherman with the team that will represent UMBC at the 2013 Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship next month in Lubbock, Texas. The top four qualifying schools from the PanAms go on to compete in the Final Four of college chess, held in the spring. The…
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MS defense: Amoah on Fabrication & Characterization of a Pd Nanowire-based Glucose Biofuel Cell
Kweku Amoah will defend his MS thesis, Fabrication and Characterization of a Pd Nanowire-based Glucose Biofuel Cell, at 10:00am on Monday, November 25, 2013 in room 346 of the ITE building.