Category: Research
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talk: Marti Hearst on Natural Search User Interfaces, 12pm Fri 11/8, ITE 459, UMBC
Human-Centered Computing Speaker Series UMBC Information Systems Department 'Natural' Search User Interfaces Professor Marti Hearst School of Information University of California, Berkeley 12:00-1:00pm Friday 18 November 2011, ITE 459 What does the future hold for search user interfaces? Following on a recently completed book on this topic, this talk identifies some important trends in the…
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14 CSEE Graduate Students Admitted to Candidacy for Doctoral Degree
The Department wishes to extend its congratulations to the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering graduate students that were recently admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree. The following students were recognized at the Doctoral Candidates Recognition Reception that was held last Tuesday, November 1st in the UC Ballroom: Computer Science David Chapman Mentor: Dr.…
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CSEE students to present research at upcoming symposiums
CSEE Students Joe Tuzo (CMSC), JJ Seymour (CMSC) and Varish Mulwad (CMSC) will present papers at the AAAI FAll Symposium on November 4-6 in Arlington, Virginia. Yasaman Haghpanah (CMSC) will present her research at the Grace Hopper Celebration for Women in Computing on November 9-12 in Portland, Oregon. Joe Tuzo (CMSC BS '11) and JJ…
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Dr. Tinoosh Mohsenin to speak at National Electronics Museum
On November 15, Dr. Tinoosh Mohsenin, assistant professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, will speak at the National Electronics Museum. Dr. Mohsenin runs UMBC's Energy Efficient and High Performance Computing Lab , where she works on developing highly accurate, low-power communication and healthcare devices. The talk, which is hosted by the Baltimore Chapter of…
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talk: Functional Brain Circuits, nAChR Genes, and Smoking, 11:30am Fri 11/4
EE Graduate Seminar Functional Brain Circuits, nAChR Genes, and Smoking Dr. Elliot Hong Director, Brain Imaging Center Associate Professor Maryland Psychiatric Research Center University of Maryland School of Medicine 11:30am-12:45pm Friday, 4 Nov 11, ITE 231 About 20% of the US population smokes cigarettes. Smoking is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and mental illnesses.The…
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Win $50K in the DARPA Shredder Challenge
DARPA has announce another research-relevant competition: the $50,000 Shredder Challenge which invites teams to try to reconstruct virtual shredded documents. "Today’s troops often confiscate the remnants of destroyed documents in war zones, but reconstructing them is a daunting task. DARPA’s Shredder Challenge calls upon computer scientists, puzzle enthusiasts and anyone else who likes solving complex…
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Undergraduate Researcher Profile: Jasmine Jones
Jasmine Jones is a Senior pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies: Human-Computer Interaction in an International Cultural Context. A Meyerhoff and NSA Scholar, Jasmine's research deals with how human factors, like culture, gender, and age, affect the way people perceive and use technology.To learn more about Jasmine's research pursutis,…
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talk: Martineau on domain adaptation for sentiment analysis
CSEE Colloquium Identifying and Isolating Text Classification Signals from Domain and Genre Noise for Sentiment Analysis Justin Martineau Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00pm Friday 4 November 2011, ITE 227 Justin Martineau will describe the results of his PhD dissertation which he will defend later this month. His dissertation research…
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Undergraduate Researcher Profile: Chitra Gadwal
Chitra Gadwal is a Sophomore majoring in Computer Science. This year, Chitra became involved with a research project dealing with Human Computer Interaction. To learn more about Chitra's research pursuits, read her research profile.
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CMPE Alumna, Angelique Johnson, recognized for new company, MEMStim
Computer Engineering Alumna, Angelique Johnson is making waves with her new company MEMStim, which recently won $27,000 in award money from the Michigan Business Challenge. According to a statement on the University of Michigan’s website, Johnson and her business partners, Christopher Cadotte and Andrew Smith, received $20, 000 for the Pryor-Hale award for best business,…