CSEE Archived News
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Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education
Stephanie Milani named Newman Civic Fellow for expanding access to computer science education When Stephanie Milani ‘19, computer science and psychology, attended an all-girls robotics camp as a middle school student she realized that she found computer science truly fascinating. It was also the last time she had an abundance of female mentors and peers…
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SFS cyberdefense scholarship applications due April 27
SFS cyberdefense scholarship applications due April 27 The next application deadline for SFS cyberdefense scholarships to UMBC is 12noon Friday April 27, 2018, for possible scholarships beginning fall 2018. See www.cisa.umbc.edu for details and application forms. These major scholarships include tuition, generous stipend, and more, in return for government employment. Applicants must have at least…
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2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference
2018 UMBC Digital Entertainment Conference UMBC’s Game Developers Club will hold its 13th annual Digital Entertainment Conference from 11:00-5:00 on Saturday April 28 in the UMBC Commons. Come learn about the game industry from local game developing companies. High school students, college students, aspiring game developers, and game developers are all welcome. Meet professionals in…
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CMSC 201: Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018
CMSC 201 Computer Science I for Non-CS Disciplines – Fall 2018 This fall, Dr. Susan Mitchell will teach a special section of CMSC 201 Computer Science I designed for social and biological sciences *and other majors*. The course will cover the same content and have the same rigor as the regular sections of CMSC 201 and prepare students…
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👩🏫 Meet your professor: Dr. Penny Rheingans, 12-1pm Wed 4/18, ITE239
Meet your Professor: Dr. Penny Rheingans Join the CS Education Club in their third installment of the “Meet Your Professor” series featuring Dr. Penny Rheingans. The “Meet Your Professor” series provides students with the opportunity to learn more about their professors, including how they achieved their position, what they believe makes an effective teacher, what research…
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🗣 talk: Classifying Malware using Data Compression, 12-1 Fri 4/20, ITE229
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Classifying Malware using Data Compression Charles Nicholas, UMBC 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 20 April 2018, ITE 229 Comparing large binary objects can be tricky and expensive. We describe a method for comparing such strings, using ideas form data compression, that is both fast and effective. We present results from experiments applying…
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🤖 talk: Where’s my Robot Butler? 1-2pm Friday 4/13, ITE 231
UMBC ACM Student Chapter Talk Where’s my Robot Butler? Robotics, NLP and Robots in Human Environments Professor Cynthia Matuszek, UMBC 1:00-2:00pm Friday, 13 April 2018, ITE 231, UMBC As robots become more powerful, capable, and autonomous, they are moving from controlled industrial settings to human-centric spaces such as medical environments, workplaces, and homes. As physical…
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🗣️ talk: Human Factors in Cyber Security, 12-1 Fri 4/13, ITE 229, UMBC
The UMBC Cyber Defense Lab presents Human Factors in Cyber Security Dr. Josiah Dykstra Cyber Security Researcher, US Department of Defense 12:00–1:00pm Friday, 13 April 2018, ITE 229, UMBC Humans play many roles in the effectiveness of cyber security. While users are often blamed for security compromises, human strengths and weaknesses also affect people who…
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🗣️ talk: Challenges and pitfalls in big data analysis, 3:30 Thr 4/12 ITE325
CHMPR Distinguished Lecture Challenges and pitfalls in big data analysis Yoav Benjamini, Tel Aviv University 3:30-5:00 Thursday, 12 April 2018, ITE 325b, UMBC I shall warn about the pitfalls resulting from the false assurance that “we have all data at hand”, and discuss the challenges that are not commonly recognised such as the validity and…
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🗣 talk: Mixed Membership Word Embeddings for Computational Social Science, 12pm Thr 4/5
ACM Faculty Talk Mixed Membership Word Embeddings for Computational Social Science Dr. James Foulds, Information Systems, UMBC 12:00-1:00pm Thursday, 5 April 2018, ITE459, UMBC Word embeddings improve the performance of natural language processing (NLP) systems by revealing the hidden structural relationships between words. Despite their success in many applications, word embeddings have seen very little…
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