Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Category: Students

  • Virtual Reality Design for Science student projects, 12-1:30 Wed. 5/10, ITE 201b

      Everyone is invited to see presentations and demonstrations of  six class projects done by the 17 students in CMSC 491/691, Virtual Reality Design for Science, taught by CSEE Professor Jian Chen this spring.  The demonstrations and presentations will take place 12:00-1:30pm Wednesday, 10 May 2017 in the π² Immersive Hybrid Reality Lab located in room 201b in the…

  • CS Ed Club’s Meet Your Prof. Series: Marie desJardins, Noon Mon May 8, ITE227

    This semester, the CS Education Club has started a mini lecture series for students to interact with faculty outside of the classroom. They will have Dr. Marie desJardins as their next speaker. She will give an informal presentation followed by a discussion at 12:00 Noon on Monday May 8 in ITE 227. Light snacks and…

  • talk: Data-Driven Applications in Smart Cities, 1pm Fri May 5

    UMBC CSEE Seminar Series Data-Driven Applications in Smart Cities—Data and Energy Management in Smart Grids Zhichuan Huang University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1:00-2:00pm, Friday, 5 May 2017, ITE 231 The White House announced the Smart Cities Initiative with an $160 million investment to address emerging challenges in this inevitable urbanization. Under the scope of this…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Microsoft launches competition to create collaborative AI system to play Minecraft

      A Microsoft Research team challenged PhD students to craft an advanced AI-based system that can collaborate with people in playing the popular Minecraft game, offering three $20K prizes. Minecraft was chosen because it offers an environment that, which relatively simple in some ways, it requires advances in areas that are still difficult for artificial…

  • Free screening: CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap, 3-5 Fri 3/31, UMBC

    Join the UMBC Computer Science Education Club and the Center for Women in Technology for a free screening of the award winning film, CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap. The documentary exposes the dearth of American female and minority software engineers and explores the reasons for this gender gap. CODE raises the question: what would society gain…