CSEE Archived News
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Stripe capture the flag wargame
Stripe, a San Francisco startup with an online-payment system, is hosting a simple online cybersecurity capture the flag (CTF) challenge. See their blog post for the details. “The hardest part of writing secure code is learning to think like an attacker. For example, every programmer is told to watch out for SQL injections, but it’s…
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talk and demo: Brain-Computer Interface Technologies
Dr. Kaleb McDowell of the Army Research Laboratory will talk about Brain-Computer Interface Technologies in the Coming Decades and give a demonstration from 11:30-12:30 on Friday, 24 February 2012 in ITE 227 at UMBC.
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talk: Exploring the Web, Beyond Document Search
Dr. Yi Chen of Arizona State University will talk on effective information search on structured data t 1:00pm on Friday 24 February 2012 in ITE 325b.
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Amazon tech talk and information session, 7pm Thur 2/23, Skylight Room
Amazon, one of the most innovative and fastest growing technology companies, will hold a technical talk and information session at 7:00pm this Thursday (2/23) for UMBC students interested in full-time positions or internships. The meeting will be in the Skylight Room of the Commons. UMBC Alumna Akshaya Iyengar (MS CS '11) joined Amazon last…
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A Letter from CSEE Department Chair, Dr. Gary Carter
As we are entering the second semester of the 2011-2012 academic year, we are preparing for changes and new opportunities. Associate Professor Brooke Stephens has retired and we are preparing to interview candidates for two open tenure track positions in Computer Science. CSEE has just received permission to search for a Professor of Practice in…
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talk: Physical Layer Wireless Network Modeling and Simulation
EE Graduate Seminar Physical Layer Wireless Network Modeling and Simulation and my Technical Publishing Experience Jon R. Ward EE PhD Student, UMBC and the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory 11:30 – 12:45, Friday, 17 February 2012, ITE 237 Jon Ward, and coauthors Jack Burbank and Bill Kasch, recently wrote a book for IEEE Press/Wiley entitled…
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talk: Programming Model for Data Intensive Parallel Applications
A Scalable, Fault Tolerant Programming Model for Developing Data Intensive Parallel Applications Tyler A. Simon Faculty Research Scientist UMBC Center for Hybrid Multicore Productivity Research 1:00pm Friday 17 February 2012, ITE 325b Future exascale computing systems will have to execute a single program on the order of 10^8-10^9 individual, low powered processing elements. These processors…
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Google Map Maker University Mapping Contest
Google is holding a contest to encourage students in the US and Canada to use Google Map Maker to improve the maps of their campus areas. You can add 2.5D and 3D models of building and interior floor plans. Registration started on Monday February 13 and the contest runs through March 9. "Be a part…
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talk: Self-Powered In-Vitro Biosensing Microsystem
A Self-Powered In-Vitro Biosensing Microsystem Dr. Gymama Slaughter Computer Science and Electrical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County 11:30am-12:45pm Friday, 10 February 2012, ITE 237 Recent studies on biofuel cells have shown that energy can be harvested from biological compounds. Because of the recent biofuel cell discoveries, it possible to use inertial power scavenging design…
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Computer Science Professor of Practice Position
UMBC invites applications for a non-tenure track position in Computer Science at the rank of Professor of the Practice to begin August 2012. All CS areas will be considered, but we are especially interested in security related areas. Applicants should have a Ph.D. or equivalent stature by virtue of experience. Ideal candidates will have a…
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