Category: Research

  • talk: Algorithms for Weakly Supervised Denoising of EEG Data, 6:30pm Feb 28

    The February meeting of the Data Works MD Meetup features a talk by UMBC Professor Tim Oates on  Two Algorithms for Weakly Supervised Denoising of EEG Data, 6:30-9pm Thursday, February 28, 2019 at UMBC’s South Campus.  Join the meetup and register to attend this free talk and network with members of the Maryland data science community. …

  • Forbes: Meet the tenacious pioneer pushing innovation to address real world problems

      Forbes: Meet the tenacious pioneer pushing innovation to address real world problems   Forbes has an article on Professor Yelena Yesha, Meet The Tenacious Pioneer Pushing Innovation To Address Real World Problems, in their Cognitive World section, a “knowledge hub and ecosystem for AI transformation”. The piece, which is the first in a two-part…

  • UMBC’s Alan Sherman and colleagues receive over $5M in NSF support for cybersecurity education

    UMBC’s Alan Sherman and colleagues receive over $5M in NSF support for cybersecurity education The National Science Foundation recently awarded Alan Sherman, professor of computer science and electrical engineering (CSEE), and his colleagues, two grants totaling over five million dollars to support students and research at UMBC. Tools to assess learning One of the two…

  • Alumni startup at bwtech@UMBC earns unique award for AI work with UMBC research team

    Alumni startup RedShred earns unique award for AI work with UMBC research team The artificial intelligence startup RedShred—cofounded by two UMBC alumni and housed in the bwtech@UMBC incubator—has received a rare Phase II Small Business Innovation Research Award from the National Science Foundation to expand in a new direction, in collaboration with UMBC faculty and…

  • UMBC’s Sherman receives $5.4m in funding for cybersecurity research and scholarships

    UMBC receives $5.4m in funding for new cybersecurity projects NSF and NSA Fund Three Cybersecurity Projects by Prof. Alan Sherman  Professor Alan Sherman and colleagues were recently awarded more than $5.4 million dollars in three new grants to support cybersecurity research and education at UMBC, including two from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and one from…

  • UMBC’s cybersecurity research partnership featured in WBAL-TV piece

    Baltimore’s WBAL-TV ran a short news item on UMBC’s new partnership with Keio Research Institute (KRIS) in Japan, and Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) in the UK to investigate the use of common system simulation tools for modeling critical national infrastructure. This partnership is part of a broader international collaboration, the International Cybersecurity Center…

  • UMBC launches cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners

    University leaders, including Karl V. Steiner, third from right, signed the three-nation agreement in a ceremony at the sixth International Cybersecurity Symposium in Japan. Photo courtesy of Karl V. Steiner   UMBC launches infrastructure-focused cybersecurity research collaboration with Japanese and UK partners UMBC is one of three leading academic institutions collaborating on a new research…

  • Prof. Milton Halem receives UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award

    Professor Milton Halem receives UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award Dr. Milton Halem, Research Professor in the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering Department, has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the UMBC Research Faculty Excellence Award. The award recognizes overall excellence in research, and where appropriate, significant contributions to teaching and service/leadership while at UMBC.…

  • UMBC CSEE research symposium, 9-5 Friday May 4, South Campus

      CSEE research symposium, 9-5 Fri. May 4, South Campus The UMBC student chapters for ACM and IEEE are jointly organizing a one-day research symposium on Computer and Electrical Systems that will be held at bwtech@UMBC’s South Campus from 9 to 5 on Friday, May 4, 2018. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. The day…

  • 2018 Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning

    2018 Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning The 2018 Mid-Atlantic Student Colloquium on Speech, Language and Learning (MASC-SLL) is a student-run, one-day event on speech, language & machine learning research to be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County  (UMBC) from 10:00am to 6:00pm on Saturday May 12.  There is no registration charge…