CSEE Archived News
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CSEE faculty Ben Shariati co-author of NIST guide on mobile device security and privacy
Dr. Ben Shariati co-author of NIST guide on mobile device security and privacy Dr. Behnam Shariati, Assistant Director of the UMBC Graduate Cybersecurity Program, is one of the authors of a new NIST Cybersecurity Practice Guide guide on how organizations can use standards-based, commercially available products to help meet their mobile device security and privacy…
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UMBC partners with five universities in the US, UK, and Japan to launch International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence
image: Representatives from the partnering institutions at UMBC. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC. UMBC partners with five universities in the US, UK, and Japan to launch International Cybersecurity Center of Excellence UMBC has partnered to create a global university network dedicated to securing critical systems against cyber threats: the International Cybersecurity Center of…
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talk: Correlation analysis with small sample sizes, 2pm Tue 6/18, UMBC
Correlation analysis with small sample sizes Peter Schreier, Univ. of Paderborn, Germany 2:00-3:00 Tuesday, 18 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC Most common techniques for correlation analysis (e.g., canonical correlation analysis) require sufficiently large sample support, but in many applications only a limited number of samples are available. Correlation analysis with small sample sizes poses some…
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talk: Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays, 2pm 6/13 ITE325
Tensor Decomposition of ND data arrays Prof. David Brie, University of Lorraine 2:00pm Thursday, 13 June 2019, ITE 325B, UMBC The goal of this talk is to give an introduction to tensor decompositions for the analysis of multidimensional data. First, we recall some basic notions and operations on tensors. Then two tensor decompositions are presented:…
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Intro computing courses available to students in any major through X + Computing pilot
Intro computing courses for students in any major through X + Computing pilot Computing and coding skills are becoming integral to many jobs and industries, but students outside of computing disciplines are not always exposed to these fundamentals. UMBC is working to change that with new learning pathways for non-computer science majors. The pilot “X…
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CMSC 291: Continued Computer Science for Non-Majors
New for Fall 2019! CMSC 291 Continued Computer Science for Non-Majors This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special topics course designed for all non-computer science, non-computer engineering majors. The 3-credit course will be a continuation and extension of CMSC 201 Computer Science I and taught in the popular Python programming language. The catalog description…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-Majors — Fall 2019
Fall 2019CMSC 201 Computer Science I Section for Non-Majors This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for all non-computer science, non-computer engineering majors. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as all other CMSC 201 sections and prepare students to continue…
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UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference, 11-5, Sat May 11
UMBC’s 15th Digital Entertainment Conference 11:00am-5:00pm, Saturday, May 11, 2019 Commons Sports Zone, UMBC The Digital Entertainment Conference (DEC) is an annual student-organized event that brings professional game developers from the area to UMBC to talk about their experience in the game industry. DEC’19 will be held 11-5 on Saturday, May 11 in the Sports…
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UMBC welcomes Donna Ruginski as executive director for cybersecurity initiatives
“Cybersecurity research is important because we live in a connected world. As a society, we have an expectation to conduct professional business in a safe and secure technology environment,” says Donna Ruginski, UMBC’s new executive director for cybersecurity initiatives. “Research is thriving at UMBC, and some of the nation’s leading cybersecurity research is being conducted…
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talk: Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems, 12-1 5/3, ITE 227
UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Security for Smart Cyber-Physical Systems Prof. Anupam Joshi, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm, Friday, 3 May 2019, ITE 227 Smart Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) are increasingly embedded in our everyday life. Security incidents involving them are often high-profile because of their ability to control critical infrastructure. Stuxnet and the Ukrainian power-grid attack are some notorious…
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