Category: Talks
-
talk: Nonnegative Binary Matrix Factorization on a D-Wave Quantum Annealer, 1:30 2/15
CHMPR Distinguished Lecture Series Nonnegative Binary Matrix Factorization with a D-Wave Quantum Annealer Dr. Daniel O’Malley Los Alamos National Laboratory 1:30 15 February 2018, ITE325, UMBC D-Wave quantum annealers represent a novel computational architecture and have attracted significant interest. Much of this interest has focused on the quantum behavior of D-Wave machines, and…
-
talk: Results of the 2018 SFS Research Study at UMBC, 12pm Fri 2/9, ITE228
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Results from the January 2018 SFS Research Study at UMBC Enis Golaszewski Department of Information Systems University of Maryland, Baltimore County 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 9 February 2018, ITE 228 (or nearby) January 22-26, 2018, UMBC SFS scholars worked collaboratively to analyze the security of a targeted aspect of the UMBC computer system. The…
-
talk: PKI in the Defense Information Systems Agency, 12-1 Fri 12/1, ITE228
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab PKI in the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Phil Scheffler Chief Engineer – Joint Enablers ID2 – Cyber Development Directorate Defense Information Systems Agency 12:00–1pm, Dec 1, 2017, ITE 228 As a combat support agency within the Department of Defense, DISA faces unlimited challenges with Public-Key Infrastructure (PKI). Chief Engineer…
-
talk: Brief Introduction to Creative AI Applications and Common Network Architectures, 1pm Fri 12/1
ACM Student Chapter A Brief Introduction to Creative AI Applications and Common Network Architectures Hang Gao, Ph.D. student, UMBC 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 1 December 2017, ITE 217, UMBC Recent advance and success in artificial intelligence technologies, e.g., deep learning, has drawn heavy investment from both universities and industries, leading to the emergence of many applications and…
-
talk: Jim Kurose (NSF) An Expanding and Expansive View of Computing, 1pm Mon 11/20
Distinguished Lecture An Expanding and Expansive View of Computing Jim Kurose Assistant Director, National Science Foundation Directorate of Computer and Information Science and Engineering 1:00-2:15pm Monday, 20 November 2017, ITE325b, UMBC Advances in computer and information science and engineering are providing unprecedented opportunities for research and education. My talk will begin with an overview of…
-
talk: An Introduction to Quantum Cryptography, Noon Friday 11/17, ITE231
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents An Introduction to Quantum Cryptography: Or, How Alice Outwits Eve Sam Lomonaco, CSEE, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 17 November 2017, ITE 231, UMBC Alice and Bob wish to communicate without the archvillainess Eve eavesdropping on their conversation. Alice decides to take two college courses, one in cryptography, the other in…
-
talk: Ferraro on Understanding What We Read and Share, 1pm Fri 11/10, ITE325, UMBC
ACM Faculty Talk Series Understanding What We Read and Share: Event Processing from Text and Images Dr. Frank Ferraro, Assistant Professor, CSEE 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 10 November 2017, ITE 325, UMBC A goal of natural language processing (NLP) is to design machines with human-like communication and language understanding skills. NLP systems able to represent knowledge…
-
talk: Winning NCCDC, and its practicality in the real world, 12pm 11/3, ITE231
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Winning NCCDC, and its practicality in the real world Bryan Vanek, CSEE, UMBC 12:00noon–1pm Friday, 3 November 2017, ITE 231 The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) takes place every year and gives students an environment where they can develop understanding and operational competency in managing and protecting corporate…
-
talk: DOE Energy Exascale Earth System Model, 2:30 Tue 10/31, ITE325
CHMPR Distinguished Lecture Series Energy Exascale Earth System Model Dr. Mark Taylor, E3SM Chief Computational Scientist, Sandia National Laboratories 2:30pm Tuesday, 31 October 2017, ITE 325, UMBC Dr. Taylor will present an overview of the DOE Energy Exascale Earth System Model (E3SM), including Sandia’s role in numerical algorithms, parallel scalability, and computational performance. E3SM…
-
talk: Creating a Smart and Connected Health System, 10am Tue 10/31
UMBC Information Systems Department Creating a Smart and Connected Health System Dr. Wendy J. Nilsen Program Director, Smart and Connected Health Division Information and Intelligent Systems Directorate Computer & Information Science & Engineering National Science Foundation 10am, Tuesday, 31 October 2017, ITE 459, UMBC Science is changing rapidly and new transdisciplinary approaches are resulting in…