Category: Students
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Meet the Students: CS Ph.D. Student Yu Wang
Meet Yu Wang, a graduate student pursuing her Ph.D. in Computer Science. Originally from China, Yu came to UMBC in 2009 to study for her Master's in Computer Science. She's part of UMBC's VANGOGH research lab and the UMBC High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF). Once she graduates, Yu hopes to one day work in a…
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Best Cities For Tech Jobs: DC #2, Baltimore #5
Forbes ranked metropolitan areas on increased tech-related jobs based on their employment growth in the sectors most identified with the high-tech economy and STEM. Among the top five are DC at #2 and Baltimore at #5. No. 2: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Amid a surge in government spending, the capital area has enjoyed 20.6% growth in tech…
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Bridging the gender gap in computer science and engineering
Judy Woodruff interviews Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe on PBS NewsHour. Watch Why More Women Aren't Computer Scientists, Engineers on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour. Harvey Mudd College president Maria Klawe is seeking to close the gender gap in the hard sciences, which she attributes to young women's perception of such fields as…
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MS Defense: Chandler on Efficient Network on Chip for a Low-Power, Low-Area Homogeneous Many-Core DSP Platform
10:30am 4/30: James Chandler will defend his MS thesis on “An Efficient Network on Chip (NoC) for a Low-Power, Low-Area Homogeneous Many-Core DSP Platform” at 10:30am Monday, 30 April 30 2012 in room ITE 325b at UMBC.
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UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference, 10-4 Sat 4/28, LH1
Sat 4/28 10-4:The Sixth UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) will be held this Saturday, April 28 from 10:00am to 4:00pm in LH1 in the Biological Sciences building.
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MS defense: Distributed Model Consensus for Models of Locally Biased Measurements in Wireless Sensor Networks
4pm Wed 4/25: Jacob Thompson will defend his MS thesis, Distributed Model Consensus for Models of Locally Biased Measurements in Wireless Sensor Networks, at 4:00pm on Wednesday, 25 April 2012 in room ITE 325B at UMBC. The public is welcome.
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MS Defense: Shamit Patel on a Working Theory of the Learning Rule for Dendritic Integration
4pm Mon 4/23:Shamit Patel will defend his MS thesis “Towards Implementation of a Pattern Recognition System based on a Working Theory of the Learning Rule for Dendritic Integration” at 4:00pm on Monday 23 April 2012 in room ITE 346 at UMBC. The public is welcome.
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CSEE Students Secure Undergraduate Research Awards (URA)
Congratulations to our Computer Science and Electrical Engineering undergraduate students who have recently been selected as Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Scholars. The URA provides undergraduates with up to $1,500 to fund their original research projects. The work is done in conjunction with a faculty mentor, and is then presented at UMBC's Undergraduate Research and Creative…
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Study CSEE this Summer
Photo Courtesy UMBC.edu Whether you're running behind on credits, or just can't fathom three months without studying, it's always smart to take advantage of summer session courses. This May through August, the Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE) Department is offering a selection of Undergraduate and Graduate courses in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, and Electrical Engineering.…
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Computer Science Curriculum for 2013 and beyond
The ACM and IEEE Computer Society jointly sponsor the development of a Computing Curricula volume on Computer Science. Their joint task force has just released a Strawman draft of the the CS2013 report.