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Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming...

Full Title: Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming language, has died Sad news. Rob Pike reports on Google Plus that Dennis Ritchie died at his home this weekend after a long illness....

Posted: October 12, 2011, 9:38 PM

Delali Dzirasa (’04, Computer Engineering) receives...

Full Title: Delali Dzirasa (’04, Computer Engineering) receives 2011 UMBC Young Alumni Rising Star Award UMBC Alumni Association presents awards each year honoring alumni for their professional...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 2:45 PM

Ralph Semmel (Ph.D. CS ’92) is UMBC Alumnus of Year...

Full Title: Ralph Semmel (Ph.D. CS ’92) is UMBC Alumnus of Year for Engineering and IT Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association presents awards to honor alumni for their professional and personal...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 12:59 PM

Maryland Cyber Challenge and Conference

The Maryland Cyber Challenge & Conference (MDC3) will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 21-22 at the Baltimore Convention Center. See the Web site for the schedule and to register. The...

Posted: October 11, 2011, 1:04 AM

Google introduces the Dart web programming language

  Google unveiled its new web programming language Dart today. It's described as a "class-based optionally typed programming language for building web applications". Dart has a native virtual...

Posted: October 10, 2011, 9:36 AM

Google introduces the Dart web programming language

  Google unveiled its new web programming language Dart today. It's described as a "class-based optionally typed programming language for building web applications". Dart has a native virtual...

Posted: October 10, 2011, 9:36 AM

Undergraduate Researcher Profile: Joseph Tuzo

Joseph Tuzo graduated from UMBC this past May with a B.S. in Computer Science. His research projects included analyzing the dynamics of simulated roadway traffic in order to reduce commute times,...

Posted: October 10, 2011, 8:26 AM

Bayes’ theorem found guilty by a UK judge?

Ruling limits use of statistical reasoning in legal arguments A UK judge in murder trial ruled that Bayes' Theorem and similar statistical analyses can no longer be used to argue for the...

Posted: October 9, 2011, 10:01 AM

Bayes’ theorem found guilty by a UK judge?

Ruling limits statistical reasoning in legal arguments

Ruling limits use of statistical reasoning in legal arguments A UK judge in murder trial ruled that Bayes' Theorem and similar statistical analyses can no longer be used to argue for the...

Posted: October 9, 2011, 10:01 AM