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Apply for a Grace Hopper Conference Scholarship, courtesy Facebook
Photo: Gracehopper.org Facebook has announced that it will award scholarships to 25 women who wish to attend the upcoming Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference that will take place at the Baltimore Convention center October 3-6. This year's theme is "Are We There Yet?" Applicants must be women studying Computer Science, Computer Engineering,…
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Xianshu Zhu (CS, Ph.D.) wins best student paper award at IEEE conference
Congratulations to Xianshu Zhu (CS, Ph.D.), who won the best student paper award at the 13th IEEE International Conference on Information Reuse and Integration. The conference, which took place last weekend in Las Vegas, is a forum to discuss how we can maximize the reuse of information with the creation of simple, rich, and reusable…
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Picking your PC: Computer Recommendations for Incoming Freshman
Please visit the CSEE Required Technology page for more information.
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TechCouncil of Maryland reveals new career resource, CORE
Photo courtesy www.techcouncilmd.com If you're tired of sifting through sketchy jobs on Craigslist, why not try the TechCounil of Maryland (TCM)'s new job resource CORE (Career Opportunities REsources). CORE's database is full of jobs in the areas of biotechnology, information technology, and business. "CORE will help our region's companies attract and match talented individuals, students,…
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MS defense: Integrating Domain Knowledge in Supervised Machine Learning to Assess the Risk of Breast Cancer Using Genomic Data
9am 6/29:Aniket Bochare will defend his MS Theses on Integrating Domain Knowledge in Supervised Machine Learning to Assess the Risk of Breast Cancer Using Genomic Data
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Computer Science Alumnus, Harry Chen, featured in UMBC Magazine
Photo Courtesy UMBC Magazine In its latest issue, dubbed "Tech Trekkers", UMBC Magazine features Computer Science alumnus Harry Chen, one of the key players in the development of the iPhone 4S's digital assisant, Siri. While you may have heard about Harry through an article we posted last year, the UMBC Magazine article goes deeper into…
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Meet the Students: Yatish Kumar Joshi
Originally from Almora, India, Yatish came to UMBC in 2009 to pursue his Master's in Computer Engineering. When he's not studying, Yatish likes to run, play disc golf, and read thriller novels. About Yatish… When did you know you wanted to study Computer Engineering? I pursued a Bio/Math track in high school and wanted…
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Ahmad Abbas takes home DIY/Hacker prize at Baltimore Hackathon
In its second year, the Baltimore Hackathon invites teams or individuals to build a hardware or software project from start to finish. Sporting the slogan "Meet People. Build Stuff. Have Fun.", this year's competition was held in Tide Point from June 8–10. Among the more than ninety participants was UMBC student Ahmad Abbas, who took…
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Meet the Students: Kavita Krishnaswamy
Born in Tamil Nadu, India and raised in Columbia, MD, Kavita got her B.S. in Computer Science and Mathematics. In 2001, Kavita joined UMBC's graduate program in Computer Science to pursue her Ph.D. When she's not studying, Kavita likes to watch movies and listen to audio books. About Kavita… When did you know you…
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CSEE Lecturer Susan Mitchell successfully defends Ph.D. dissertation
Congratulations to CSEE lecturer Susan Mitchell who, on April 6, 2012, successfully defended her Ph.D. dissertation entitled “Software Process Improvement through the Removal of Project-level Knowledge Flow Obstacles: The Perceptions of Software Engineers.” Eight years ago, Dr. Mitchell began working toward her Ph.D. in Software Engineering through UMBC’s Information Systems Department. Working as a lecturer…