Category: Talks
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talk: Transparent Dishonesty: Front-Running Attacks on Blockchain, 12-1 pm ET 3/26
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Transparent Dishonesty: Front-Running Attacks on Blockchain Professor Jeremy ClarkConcordia Institute for Information Systems EngineeringConcordia University, Montreal, Canada 12–1 pm ET Friday, March 26, 2021online via WebEx We consider front-running to be a course of action where an entity benefits from prior access to privileged market information about upcoming transactions…
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talk: Machine Learning: New Methodology for Physical & Social Sciences, 1pm ET 3/24
24 hour LIDAR backscatter profiles and PBLH points generated from image machine learning system The Infusion of Machine Learning as a New Methodology for the Physical and Social Sciences Dr. Jennifer SleemanCSEE, UMBC 1:00-2:00 pm ET, Wednesday, March 24Online via WebEx Machine learning has made improvements in many areas of computing. Recently attention has been given…
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talk: (Don’t) Mind the Gap: Bridging the Worlds of People and IoT Devices, 1-2 ET 3/23
Dr. Roberto Yus talks about his research helping IoT systems bridge the gap between the world of IoT devices and the world where people act. 1-2 pm ET, Tue. March 23
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talk: Towards Contextual Security of AI-enabled platforms, 1-2 pm ET 3/22
Dr. Nidhi Rastogi of RPI talks about her work on using automated, trustworthy, and contextual AI systems to improve the security of Internet-connected systems and devices.
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ACM chapter talk: Career, job search, and interviewing tips, 4-5 pm Sat, 3/13
The UMBC student ACM chapter will hold a session on careers and job searches from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm ET on Saturday, March 13. Nikhil Mengani, a UMBC graduate and current Microsoft Software Development Engineer, will talk about interview tips, using LinkedIn, and overall job search best practices.
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talk: Moving Target Mobile IPv6 Defense, 12-1 Fri 2/26
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Moving Target Mobile IPv6 Defense Prof. Vahid HeydariComputer Science, Rowan University 12:00–1 pm ET, Friday, 26 February 26, 2021 remotely via WebEx Remote cyberattacks can be started from an unlimited distance through the Internet. These attacks include particular actions that allow attackers to compromise systems remotely. Address-based Distributed Denial-of-Service…
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talk: Ed Raff on Machine Learning for Malware: Challenges and Progress, 12-1pm ET Wed 2/17
Ed Raff gives an overview of malware detection and why it poses challenging machine learning research problems and progress we’ve made on these tasks by taking some non-standard approaches.
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talk: Modeling and Simulation for Reducing Risks Associated with Extreme Weather, 11-12 2/10
CARTA Distinguished Lecture Modeling and Simulation for Reducing the Risks Associated withExtreme Weather Dr. Robert Atlas Research Professor & Global Coordinator for CARTADirector Emeritus/ NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory 11:00-12:00 ET Wednesday, 10 February 2021 WebEX link The reduction of losses related to hurricanes and other extreme weather phenomena involves many complex aspects ranging…
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talk: Theoryful Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences, 1-2 Fri 2/5
Prof. Tyler Josephson of UMBC’s Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering Dept. will talk on Theoryful Machine Learning in the Chemical Sciences, 1-2pm ET Friday, Feb. 5.
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talk: 2021 SFS Research Study: Vulnerabilities in UMBC’s Incident Management System, 12-1 Jan. 29
UMBC Ph.D. students Cyrus Bonyadi and Enis Golaszewski describe the planned 2021 SFS Research Study on Vulnerabilities in UMBC’s Incident Management System.