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Dr. Curtis Menyuk Elected Fellow of SPIE

Dr. Menyuk has been elected a Fellow of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. The distinction recognizes both his technical contributions to the field and his long-standing...

Posted: January 12, 2026, 1:54 PM

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Graduate Application Fee Waiver Week

January 11th - 17th apply for UMBC graduate school

Graduate Application Fee Waiver Week - January 11th - 17th. Click Here for your code.

Posted: January 8, 2026, 11:38 AM

Talk 9/12: William Gasarch on the Muffin Problem

10:30-11:30am EDT Friday, Sept. 12, 2025 in ITE 325B

The Muffin Problem William Gasarch University of Maryland 10:30-11:30am, Friday Sept 12, 2025 UMBC ITE 325b Joint work with Erik Metz, Daniel Smolyak, and Jacob Prinz Let's say you have...

Posted: September 4, 2025, 3:38 PM

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Talk 9/5: Uncovering Insecure Designs of Cellular Emergency Services

CSEE Prof. Yiwen Hu, 12-1pm EDT Fri., Sept. 5, 2025 online

CSEE Assistant Professor Yiwen Hu will give a online talk on her research on the security of US 911 services from 12-1pm EST on Friday, September 5 as part of the UMBC Cyber Defense Lab Fall...

Posted: August 29, 2025, 10:50 AM

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UMBC Receives $1M NSF Grant for its SFS Cybersecurity Program

3 year award will support five new cybersecurity scholars

NSF awarded UMBC a third grant to continue its Scholarship for Service (SFS) cybersecurity scholarship program directed by CSEE professors Alan T. Sherman (PI) and Roberto Yus (CoPI). The...

Posted: August 13, 2025, 5:20 PM

UMBC cyberscholars current and past celebrate 10 year anniversary