CSEE Archived News
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talk: Virtual Human Simulator: Computer-aided Exploration of Human Biology, 1pm Fri 4/13, UMBC
1pm 4/13 Professor Andreas A. Linninger of the University of Illinois in Chicago will present developments in advanced scientific computing for discovering the fundamental transport and reaction mechanisms in biological systems.
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Wallace Brown and Alexander Morrow: Multiclass Datasets, Their Predictions, and Their Visualization
Multiclass Datasets, Their Predictions, and Their Visualization Wallace Brown and Alexander Morrow with Kevin Winner Senior, Computer Science Sophomore, Computer Science Many datasets contain a wealth of information. For example, a person may be described by their race, age, gender, income, marital status, nationality, level of education, etc. By analyzing this data, we can form…
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Morgan Madeira: Analyzing Social Media Data
Analyzing Social Media Data Morgan Madeira Junior, Computer Science Social media has increasingly become an outlet for expression for a large part of our society. Literature suggests that analyzing data from these sites can lead to improvements in areas such as health-care and search-ad targeting. Users of these sites often associate with many other users…
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talk: Ram Sriram on Cyber-Physical Social Systems April 6
1pm 4/6: Dr.Ram Sriram of NIST will talk about Cyber-Physical Social Systems: Research Challenges at 1:00pm on Friday April 6, 2012 in room ITE 325 at UMBC.
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Panel Discussion: Graduate School: Before, During, and After
10am Mon 4/16: A panel discussion on Graduate School: Before, During, and After, with Dr. Ellen Zegura (Georgia Tech), Dr. Jeffrey Forbes (National Science Foundation), Mr. James MacGlashan (UMBC CSEE Ph.D. Candidate) and Ms. Alyson Young (UMBC HCC Ph.D. student).
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Computing in Cirrus Clouds: The Challenge of Intermittent Connectivity
1pm Mon 4/16: Professor Ellen Zegura of Georgia Tech will talk on Computing in Cirrus Clouds: The Challenge of Intermittent Connectivity at 1pm on Monday 16 April, 2012 in ITE 325b, UMBC.
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Computing for Good: Experiences in Humanitarian Computing
4pm Mon 4/16: Professor Ellen Zegura of Georgia Tech will talk on Computing for Good: Experiences in Humanitarian Computing at 4:00pm on Monday 16 APril, 2012 in UC 310, UMBC.
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UMBC chess team ties for second place at 2012 President's Cup
UMBC’s legendary chess team tied for second place last Sunday in the 2012 President’s Cup in Herndon, Virginia. UMBC tied with the University of Texas-Dallas with a final score of 7.5 points. Both schools were bypassed for first place by Texas Tech University with a mere ½ point lead. Started by CSEE professor Dr. Alan…
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Work at Next Century Corporation
Next Century Corporation is looking for prospective software engineers to join their team as interns and full time employees. The local technology company was named one of Baltimore Magazine’s “Best Places to Work” in 2011. “Next Century is driven by something far deeper than software, hardware, and dollars and cents,” says the company’s website. “We…
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Computer Science for the rest of us
An article in the April 1 edition of New York Times, Computer Science for the Rest of Us, mentions UMBC and Marie desJardins. It describes the idea that our notion of literacy should be exapanded to include an understanding of computational processes and that all college graduates should know the basics of computational thinking. The…
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