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Maryland Cyber Challenge finals ahead

When Dr. Rick Forno came to UMBC in the fall of 2010, he came with a plan: a weekend competition at UMBC for students interested in cybersecurity. But, what was originally conceived as a casual...

Posted: October 13, 2011, 8:12 AM

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

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

The Women Who Made Google Plus

This year, October 7 has been designated as Ada Lovelace Day, a day to honor Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace. She is widely regarded as the first computer programmer for her work with...

Posted: October 8, 2011, 5:49 PM

Contest to forecast wind power from a wind farm

  If you are interested in machne learning you might check out the  American Meteorological Society  Wind Power Prediction Contest.  It is sponsored by the AMS Committee on AI Applications to...

Posted: October 7, 2011, 2:56 AM

An Evening With General Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.),...

Full Title: An Evening With General Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.), 6pm 10/27, ITE 102 Cybersecurity Guest Lecture An Evening With General Michael Hayden, USAF (Ret.) 6:00-8:00pm Thursday, 27...

Posted: October 6, 2011, 4:26 PM