CSEE Archived News
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Faculty Research Profile: Dr. Tinoosh Mohsenin
Dr. Tinoosh Mohsenin, professor of computer science and electrical engeineering, runs UMBC's Engergy Efficient High Performance Computing Lab, where she works to develop highly accurate, low-power communications and healthcare devices. Currently, Dr. Mohsenin is pursuing three distinct projects in conjunction with her lab that fall within the realm of digital signal processing (DSP) and…
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Faculty Research Profile: Dr. Fow-Sen Choa
Dr. Fow-Sen Choa, professor of computer science and electrical engineering, uses a Chemical Vapor Desposition System to grow semiconductors that are used for chemical detection and breath analysis using photo-acoustic (PA) effects. In addition, he has been working with undergraduate students at UMBC on projects dealing with flying robots, Fourier analysis of music instrument, x-ray…
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UMBC recognized as a 'Great College to Work For'
UMBC was recognized as a “Great College to Work For” in a survey done by the Chronicle of Higher Education. The 2011 survey was based on responses from nearly 44,000 people at 310 US institutions. UMBC was as one of ten large four-year colleges (> 10K students) selected for the honor roll based on its…
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Attack of the patent trolls
This week’s story on This American Life, When Patents Attack, is a good introduction to how the patent system is being used and abused, especially in the software industry. I listened to it today and got new insights into a complex problem. It will be aired on WYPR (88.1) at 4:00pm Sunday and available for…
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Exploring job trends
The job search aggregator indeed.com collects job listings from a large number of of websites, including job boards, newspapers, associations, and company career pages. Using this data, they regularly report on job trends by country, region and keywords. Their most recent report by industry shows the weakness of the economic recovery but also shows a…
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Students can now rent Kindle textbooks from Amazon
Amazon has announced a new program allowing students to rent textbooks. “Kindle Textbook Rental is a flexible and affordable way to read textbooks. You can rent for the minimum length, typically 30 days, and save up to 80% off the print list price. If you find you need your textbook longer, you can extend your…
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Teens prepare for cybersecurity careers at CCBC camp
The Community College of Baltimore County this month held a five-day cybersecurity camp for teenagers who may be on track to becoming cyber experts. Twenty-two students from Baltimore and Howard counties took part in the camp, which was intended to get high school students interested in security, and to consider pursuing college degrees or entry-level…
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Perks help tech startups attract and retain employees
While you can find a treehouse to rent using Airbnb, they also have a mockup of one for their employees to chill in. Last week’s Wall Street Journal had a story, The Perk Bubble Is Growing as Tech Booms Again, on how technology companies compete for employees by offering more and more extravagant perks. “Here…
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PhD defense: Temporal Frame Comparison Function for the Metacognitive Loop
Ph.D. Dissertation Defense Finding a Temporal Frame Comparison Function for the Metacognitive Loop Dean Earl Wright III 9:00am Wednesday 26 July 17 August 2011, ITE325 UMBC The field of Artificial Intelligence has seen steady advances in cognitive systems. However, many of these systems perform poorly when faced with situations outside of their training. And as…
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Course Highlights: CMPE 691
CMPE 691: MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS) Professor: Dr. Gymama Slaughter, Assistant Professor Semester: Fall 2011 Time: MW 4:00-5:15 Credits: 3 This course exposes graduate students to the latest developments in MicroElectroMechanical Systems (MEMS). MEMS is a rapidly growing field that combines micron-scale mechanical structures with microelectronics circuits, which have many applications in…
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